You, Me and the ABCs : Crochet ABC Toys: T is for Teddy Bear

If you are a crocheter and have a baby or toddler, play room or nursery, and love organization and helping your child learn – this post is for you!  I am posting new patterns for each letter many times per week so keep checking back.

Want a fun way to use your scraps? Want to make a lot of little projects/toys that are great for little ones? Want to custom a special piece for a wee one? – and then end with one big finale? This project is for you! (And you can skip the big finale if it’s not for you and still have all the little toys and ABCs.)

I have compiled the first letters of this event in a convenient downloadable PDF if you prefer to print them out and have them all in one place.  And my printable paid patterns contain a lot more photo tutorials to help you if you need.

You can find the toys for the letters A-F HERE ON MY ETSY.

And now, in Part 2, you can find the letters G-M also on my Etsy at this link right HERE

And MOST ALL of my PAID patterns contain way more photos and tutorials than what I can add to my blog post. I try to keep my fees very low.

Update: I neglected to post the link when I sent group 3 over to my Etsy shop as a downloadable bundle.  You can find Part 3 with the letters N-S as a convenient bundle to print out ALL the toys from that set.  That 41-page PDF contains the following patterns:

Nest, Ninja, Octopus, Panda, , Penguin, Pig, Queen, Rainbow, Robot *you get ALL 3 Robot’s in this PDF and not just the two on my blog, Snake or Snail, , Sun, and two more PDFs: O is for Otter and Owl and you get MY INCREASE AND DECREASE CHEAT SHEET! Part 3 has a LOT!

This project was in my head as I was designing all of these letters and I’m so excited to get this started! Won’t you join me? Here is the latest new pattern to go with the others already linked.  If you prefer to shop on Ravelry for your patterns I also have the entire alphabet PDF over there.

You can begin by deciding what colors you want to use for your letters – I’ll be using them all! – and make up the alphabet  or save this post and wait for the end and make it all at once.

I’m gonna give you some options at the end to make the final part right for you/your space.  Here are some of the previous toys so make sure to check out THE ORIGINAL POST to link hop to them all.

Here are some of the latest patterns that are all free here on my blog. I will be keeping THIS ORIGINAL POST updated with all the links for all of the toys. 

I will using some of the patterns that I’ve already made for this ABC project and you will see those linked below at the end of this post.  You can go ahead and get started today! I can’t wait to share this with you. I’m planning on at least a weekly update, but I’m going to shoot for two per week. I’m gonna try.

So, join me. Save this post. Let’s get started!

This post does contain affiliate links.  I will get a small percentage from any purchase made through my page here, but your price remains the same.  I appreciate any purchase made through my page as I can continue to offer free patterns here on my blog.

UPDATE: T is for Teddy Bear: July 7, 2020

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Baby T was created for a huge baby ensemble that I created earlier this year.  His pattern is available in both MY ETSY SHOP and also in my download now“>Ravelry Shop.

If you love this pattern I have a WHOLE BUNCH of baby animals over in MY ETSY SHOP and many are constructed just like Baby T with minimal sewing. Just click down to my PDF/Patterns section and take a look. There are also numerous bundles that you can find.

Some of my other minimal sewing patterns like Baby T are: Baby Fox and Wolf, Baby Deer,  Pinky the Dezzy Inspired Dragon, Baby Squirrel, Baby Alligator, Baby Giraffe, Baby Racoon, Baby Otter, Scrappy Dinosaur and more!

So, without further delay, here is Baby T in all of his sweetness.

 

Materials:

Yarns: Baby T was constructed with all Impeccable Yarn: Misty Blue as the main color and a bit of Plum and Green Lagoon in his shirt.  But, this would be a super cute girly teddy as well – just choose different colors and keep going on rounds to make the tshirt a dress. <3

-Hook: I used a G/4mm hook for most of this pattern. These are the hooks I use:

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-Safety Eyes (or yarn to embroider if you choose) and needle to embroider face. This is the set that I have used:

-Stuffing.  I have used Poly-Fill brand stuffing, but feel free to use what you prefer.

– I don’t use Stitch markers, but if you do you will want those to keep track of your rounds.  As a “free” stitch marker you can loop a bright colored piece of scrap yarn through your stitch to act as a marker – then just pull it out when you get back around to it and move it up one row.  Easy marker!

Spiral Crochet:

I crochet in the “spiral” for this project and for most of my work.  This prevents the joining seam that can occur with crochet.   What that means is that you don’t join each round with a slip stitch and then chain 1, but rather keep on working the next stitch – the first one from the previous row.  It may help to use a stitch marker to designate the beginning of the previous round.  For example, if your round calls for 30 sc stitches, then sc 30 around, but instead of slip stitching to the first stitch and then chaining one, sc in the first stitch and keep on going for your next round.

TIP Counting:

I also tend to open the calculator on my phone and keep track of “rounds” and stitches by my calculator.  For example: if I need to do 4 rounds of 36 stitches I will do “4×36=144” on my calculator and then subtract as I go.  So, I might do 30 sc and stop (144-30) get up and do something and come back and so forth until I get done.  This keeps me on track and keeps me from having to use and move stitch markers.  I only advise this if you are good with counting and have no distractions.

Invisible Decrease:

Doing an invisible single crochet decrease is one of the best things I ever learned! There are many online tutorials on this so look up doing the invisible decrease single crochet online and you will not be sorry.  Essentially, you will be doing your single crochet decrease in only the front loops of the crochets being decreased.

Stitches Used:

Chain: Ch

Single Crochet: SC

Inc Sc: make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch as indicated

Invisible Decrease: inv. dec – this is an invisible single crochet decrease

HDC: half-double crochet

HDC Inc: increase in HDC

DC Inc: increase in DC

DC: double crochet

TR: treble crochet   *US Terms apply

Please note, that my paid patterns contain a lot more photos than I put on the blog. So, if you find the pattern complex in any area, my low fee PDFs might be the ticket.  For this teddy bear you can find the PDF with Lots more photo on my Etsy or Ravelry.

Head: This pattern starts at the back of the head and works toward the nose.

***This pattern is a modification of my Pinky the Dragon pattern – so, if you get stuck and really do not want to purchase a PDF or download the free version on Ravelry, hop over to THIS POST FROM PINKY THE DRAGON to see a photo tutorial of the head because this pattern is a modification to that pattern. 

Ch 2 (you can also use a magic ring if that is your preferred method of starting a circle or amigurumi)

Round 1: 6 sc in second chain from hook (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (18)

Round 4: *1 sc in next two sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (24)

Round 5: *1 sc in next three sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (30)

Round 6: *1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (36)

Round 7: 1 sc in each stitch around (36)

Round 8: *1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (42)

Rounds 9-11: 1 sc in each stitch around working in a spiral (42)(42)(42)

Round 12: *sc in each of the next 5 sc, dec sc* repeat around (36)

Round 13: sc in each stitch around (36)

Round 14: ***place a stitch marker here in the first stitch. *** sc in each of the next 20 sc, chain 10, slip stitch in marked first stitch, (There are many good photos in my paid pattern or if you hop on over to my Pinky the Dragon post).  Chain 1 and sc in each stitch around (30)

Rounds 15-16: sc in each stitch around (30)(30)

Round 17: *1 sc in next three sc, inv dec over the next 2 sc* repeat around (24)

Round 18: sc in each stitch around (24)

Round 19: *sc in each of the next 2 sc, dec sc* repeat around (18)

Round 20: sc in each stitch around (18)

Round 21: *sc, inv dec* repeat (12)

Round 22: inv dec around (6) – sew closed.

Finish off and leave a tail to sew closed.

You can add the nose at this point or wait until your head is finished.

The nose is a simple heart shape.  Chain 2.  Make all of the following stitches in the 2^nd chain from the hook: sc, hdc, dc, tr, chain 2, slip stitch in the same space, chain 2, tr, dc, hdc, sc, slip stitch and finish off with a tail to sew.  You can leave a longer length to also embroider a mouth.

Body:

Start body at back of head (more photos in my paid pattern or in my Pinky the Dragon post) – sc around piece *I got 29.  This part isn’t crucial – you may get a few more or a few less.  It is okay.  Just make sure your stitches are evenly spaced and don’t look puckered.  It should be around 30.

On the second round you are going to decrease to get 20 sc.  You want to decrease this round evenly from whatever you had on the previous row. Just decrease around using inv. dec to get 20 stitches.  So, for me since I had 29, I did (1 sc, 1 dec) around.

Rounds 3-4: Sc in each stitch around (20)(20)

Start stuffing head and stuff as you go. Insert safety eyes if you are using them.  Mine are inserted about 13-14 rows back from the nose.

Round 5: Increase this round by 4 evenly spaced stitches to end up with 24.

Rounds 6-8: sc around (24)(24)(24)

Round 9: *1 sc in next three sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (30)

Rounds 10-12: sc around (30)(30)(30)

Round 13: *1 sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (36)

Round 14: sc around (36)

Round 15: *1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (42)

Round 16: sc around (42)

Round 17: *1 sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (48)

Rounds 18-22: sc around (48)

Round 23: *sc in each of the next 6 sc, dec sc* repeat around (42)

Round 24: *sc in each of the next 5 sc, dec sc* repeat around (36)

Round 25: *sc in each of the next 4 sc, dec sc* repeat around (30)

Round 26: *sc in each of the next 3 sc, dec sc* repeat around (24)

Round 27: *sc in each of the next 2 sc, dec sc* repeat around (18)

Round 28: *sc in the next sc, dec sc* repeat around (12) FO and sew opening closed.

Ears (make 2 in each color) – USE YOUR H/5mm hook

Ch 2 (you can also use a magic ring if that is your preferred method of starting a circle or amigurumi)

Round 1: 6 sc in second chain from hook (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (18)

Round 4: *1 sc in next two sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (24)

Rounds 5-9: sc in each stitch around

Round 10: *sc in each of the next 2 sc, dec sc* repeat around (18)

Round 11: *sc in the next sc, dec sc* repeat around (12) FO and leave a tail to sew.

Feet/Legs (make two):

Ch 2

Round 1: 6 sc in second chain from hook (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc* repeat around (18)

Round 4: *1 sc in next two sc, 2 sc in next sc* repeat around (24)

Rounds 5-7: 1 sc in each stitch around (24)(24)(24)

Start your Decreases and stuff as you go.  Stuff how it is easiest for you.  I usually stuff around my 18 sc round.  Stuff the feet firm, but don’t over stuff the legs.  I didn’t add any stuffing to my legs.

Round 8: *sc in next 2 sc, inv dec over next 2* repeat around (18)

Round 9: *sc in next sc, inv dec over next 2 sc* repeat around (12)

Round 10: sc in each sc around (12)

Round 11: repeat round 8 (9)

Single crochet in each stitch around until you reach the length you desire for your legs.  I ended up with 15 total rows in my example.

Arms (make two):

Ch 2

Round 1: 6 sc in second chain from hook (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc** repeat around (15)

Rounds 4-6:  1 sc in each stitch around (15)(15)(15)

Start your Decreases and stuff as you go.  Don’t overstuff your arms.  I only add stuffing to the bottoms in the “hands” and leave the arm free.

Round 7: *sc in next 3 sc, inv dec over next 2* repeat around (12)

Rounds 8: (sc dec over the next 2 stitches) x 2, then sc in the next 8 sc (10)

Rounds 9-20: sc in each sc around (10)

Finish off, but leave a long tail for sewing to the body.

Shirt/Dress:

With your H/5mm hook, chain 49 *please note that you may have to modify your shirt size depending on your gauge, stuffing etc if your bear is a different than mine.  Work a few rows and then see how it lays across the belly and adjust as needed.

Row 1: single crochet across the chain (48) and join the last stitch to the first stitch to make a circle. *I work in continuous round and do not join and chain up, but please feel free to do this if you prefer.

Round 2: sc around (48)

Round 3: sc around (48)

Round 4: sc 6, dec sc * repeat around (42)

Round 5: sc around (42) **If you want to add more rounds to make this shirt into a dress, add more rounds here for (42) around and more rounds of (36) around below.  Do the decreases starting on round 7 after almost the desired length is reached.

Round 6: sc 5, dec sc * repeat around (36)

Round 7: sc 4, dec sc * repeat around (30)

Round 8: sc 3, dec sc *repeat around (24)

Round 9: sc around (24)

Round 10: sc 6, chain 6, skip 4, sc 10, chain 6, skip 4 *continuous rounds so while this is the end of round 10 keep going:

Round 11: sc 6, hdc 8 in the chain 6 space, sc 10, hdc 8 in the chain 6 space (32)

Round 12: sc 6, dec sc 4 times (these dec sc are in the 8 hdc on the arm), sc 10, dec sc 4 times

Slip stitch or invisible join and weave in the end.

Attach second color to the bottom and sc around.  Attach yarn to the arm hole and work evenly around in sc until desired length is obtained.

And perfecto! You have the sweetest little teddy bear. Thank you for hopping over.  Keep coming back for more fun – I’m almost done with the ABCs!!!

 

Pin this post and come back for all of the A-Z toys!   You can find a link to the original post below to start from the beginning!!

 

I realized after I started this project that I would never be able to update every new post with every new link – once I got down to the end of the alphabet, I would have to update about 20 post with all the links to all the new patters – So, I will be keeping THIS ORIGINAL POST updated with all the new links for all of the new toys.  <3

In addition to the alphabet patterns, below you will find a list of toys that will be linked right here starting now. *these are not set in stone and I may decide to switch them as I work if I am inspired in a different direction. So, pin or save this post and come back and follow along with me or subscribe to my blog and get email updates when I make a new post.

 

Ball – for the ball toys in this project, I refer you to this post to make one – or many – crochet balls using your scrap yarns.  The more textures the better.  You can also add rattle boxes, squeakers, stress balls as filler and more.  UPDATE: B is for Balls

Bunny – I have made a few bunnies in the past and  I will be making another version of my Clover the Baby Bunny Pattern 

UPDATE: Latte Bunny and B is for Bunny

Dinosaur – here on my blog you will find an entire Dinosaur Family.  For this ABC event, I will be making a different version of Scrappy.  He’s the perfect size and uses up some assorted scrap yarns.  If you want a different option, Baby Pea is also a nice small size and also Pinky the Dezzy Inspired DRAGON is a good choice for D is for Dragon.  UPDATE: D is for Dinosaur

Eye – I will be using the eyeball pattern from my Halloween Bag of Balls for this project.  This one would be super cute with some crinkle paper inside.  *Also, when you visit this post there is a Zombie ball that would make a cute Z word.  UPDATE: E is for Eye

Goat – here on my blog you will find Ginger the Goat in my Farm Series.  She is a bit large for this project so she will get a few modifications to be a bit smaller.  Feel free to make her if you want a larger goat.  *Baby KG will be available soon on my blog, but for now she is only in my Etsy and Ravelry.

Lamb– another make from my Farm Series is Lonny the Lamb.  Lonny is a  nice, small size so I will be using this pattern here for the  Lamb, but will switch up the colors I’m sure. Maybe bright? Maybe a girl?

Octopus – in my opinion this octopus squeeze ball is the perfect baby toy when made from cotton so this is the pattern that I will be using right here.  I like to use 100% cotton and the stress/squeeze balls on the inside of the head and it makes these the perfect baby toy with teether capabilities.  And they are so quick to make you can make a handful.

 

Will you be joining in the fun? I’d love for you to make all of this with me, but if not pick a few and make it with me.

I’d love to see all your work or catch up with your progress so connect with me over on IG @theburgundybasket

#youandmeabccrochet

 

XOXO,

Kristi