Crochet Bear and Sugar Cookies!

The other day I decided to finally try making sugar cookies with royal icing.  The recipe that I used was Peppermint Plum's "Thick, Soft Sugar Cookies".

Oh my goodness!!!  These sugar cookies are amazing!  Even W said that they were, and compliments from him on my cooking/baking are kinda rare.  He just doesn't care about what it tastes like all that much.  Every time I try a new recipe I ask, "what do you think?"  and every time the answer is, "it's okay."

Oh well.  It doesn't sway my adventerousness at all.

I made 3 different kinds of cookies - bear, train and horse.  The only ones that I really thought turned out were the bears, so those were the only ones that I took pictures of.  After my train disaster (I tried to make them look like Thomas...) I found this on pinterest, and it shamed me.

Sorry about the quality, this was taken with my phone.

So, there he is, the pointy-eyed little bear.

Speaking of bears - here is the crocheted bear that I came up with:

And here is the pattern:

Crochet Teddy Bear

Finished Bear: 10 in. high

Materials:

Hook: size E/4 (3.5 mm)

Yarn: Worsted Medium, Size 4

Ring Stitch Marker

Thread for face and arm and leg joints.

Fiberfill

Gauge:  10 sc x 10 rows = 1.75 in x 1.25 in

Stitch Explanation and Abbreviations:

ch - chain

sc - single crochet

rnd - round

Sc2tog - (Insert the hook and draw up a loop) twice, yarn over and draw hook through all 3 loops on hook - 1 sc decreased

Notes:

All rounds are worked in continuous spirals, use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of a round.  Do not turn at the end of each round.

Use diagrams for further explanation.

***  When working on the body attach legs and arms as you move up so that you get them on before the stuffing is in and it’s impossible!  ***

Leg (make 2):

Ch 2 (or use magic ring)

Rnd 1:  Work 6 sc in first ch.  Mark first st for beginning of rnd; move marker up each round.

Rnd 2:  Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc.

Rnd 3:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) do this 6 times – 18 sc.

Rnd 4:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc) do this 6 times – 24 sc.

Rnd 5:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc) do this 6 times – 30 sc.

Rnd 6:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc) do this 6 times – 36 sc.

Rnd 7-9:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 10:  sc2tog twice, sc in each sc around – 34 sc.

Rnd 11:  sc2tog twice, sc in each sc around – 32 sc.

Rnd 12:  sc2tog twice, sc in each sc around – 30 sc.

Rnd 13, 14:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 15:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 3) do this 6 times – 24 sc.

Rnd 16, 17:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 18:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 2) do this 6 times – 18 sc.

Rnd 19-24:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 25:  (sc2tog, sc in next sc) do this 6 times – 12 sc.

Rnd 26-29:  sc in each sc around.

Fasten off.  Stuff each leg and sew flat across the top.

Arm (make 2):

Ch 2 (or use magic ring)

Rnd 1:  Work 6 sc in first ch.  Mark first st for beginning of rnd; move marker up each round.

Rnd 2:  Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc.

Rnd 3:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) do this 6 times – 18 sc.

Rnd 4-12: sc in each sc around.

Rnd 13:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 7) do this twice – 16 sc.

Rnd 14:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 15:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 6) do this twice – 14 sc.

Rnd 16:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 17:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 5) do this twice – 12 sc.

Rnd 18-22: sc in each sc around.

Fasten off. Stuff with polyfill and sew flat across the top.

Body:

Ch 2 (or use magic ring)

Rnd 1:  Work 6 sc in first ch.  Mark first st for beginning of rnd; move marker up each round.

Rnd 2:  Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc.

Rnd 3:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) do this 6 times – 18 sc.

Rnd 4:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc) do this 6 times – 24 sc.

Rnd 5:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc) do this 6 times – 30 sc.

Rnd 6:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc) do this 6 times – 36 sc.

Rnd 7:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 5 sc) do this 6 times – 42 sc.

Rnd 8:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 6 sc) do this 6 times – 48 sc.

Rnd 9-19: sc in each sc around.

Rnd 20:  sc2tog twice, sc in each sc around – 46 sc.

Rnd 21:  sc2tog twice, sc in each sc around – 44 sc.

Rnd 22:  sc2tog twice, sc in each sc around  - 42 sc.

Rnd 23:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 5 sc) do this 6 times – 36 sc.

Rnd 24,25:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 26:  sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 18 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc rest of round – 38 sc.

Rnd 27:  sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 18 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc rest of round – 40 sc.

Rnd 28:  sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 18 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc rest of round – 42 sc.

Rnd 29:  sc in each sc around.

Attach legs.

Rnd 30:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 5) do this 6 times – 36 sc.

Rnd 31:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 4) do this 6 times – 30 sc.

Rnd 32:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 3) do this 6 times – 24 sc.

Rnd 33:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 2) do this 6 times – 18 sc.

Attach arms.

Rnd 34:  (sc2tog, sc in next sc) do this 6 times – 12 sc.

Stuff.

Rnd 35:  (sc2tog) do this 6 times – 6 sc.

Fasten off and close hole.

Head:

Ch 2 (or use magic ring)

Rnd 1:  Work 6 sc in first ch.  Mark first st for beginning of rnd; move marker up each round.

Rnd 2:  Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc.

Rnd 3:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) do this 6 times – 18 sc.

Rnd 4:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc) do this 6 times – 24 sc.

Rnd 5:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc) do this 6 times – 30 sc.

Rnd 6:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc) do this 6 times – 36 sc.

Rnd 7:  (2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 5 sc) do this 6 times – 42 sc.

Rnd 8-10:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 11:  sc2tog, sc in each of next 5 sc, sc2tog, finish round – 40 sc.

Rnd 12:  sc2tog, sc in each of next 4 sc, sc2tog, finish round – 38 sc.

Rnd 13:  sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc2tog, finish round – 36 sc.

Rnd 14:  sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sc, sc2tog, finish round – 34 sc.

Rnd 15:  sc2tog, sc in next sc, sc2tog, finish round – 32 sc.

Rnd 16:  sc2tog twice, finish round – 30 sc.

Rnd 17-21: sc in each sc around.

Rnd 22:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 3) do this 6 times – 24 sc.

Rnd 23:  (sc2tog, sc in each of next 2) do this 6 times – 18 sc.

Rnd 24:  (sc2tog, sc in next sc) do this 6 times – 12 sc.

Rnd 25:  (sc2tog) do this 6 times – 6 sc.

Rnd 26:  (sc2tog) do this 3 times – 3 sc.

Fasten off.  Stuff and close opening.

Ear (make 2):

Ch 2 (or use magic ring)

Rnd 1:  Work 6 sc in first ch.  Mark first st for beginning of rnd; move marker up each round.

Rnd 2:  Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc.

Rnd 3-7:  sc in each sc around.

Rnd 8:  (sc2tog) do this 6 times – 6 sc.

Rnd 9:  (sc2tog) do this 3 times – 3 sc.

Fasten off.  Close opening (do not stuff) and press flat.

Putting it all together:

Legs and arms should already be sewn on to the body (for sake of ease).  Sew ears on to head.  Sew head on to body.  Embroider eyes, nose and mouth.  Sew from bottom of chin to just above the nose to create a little crease.  Do the same with both feet.

Enjoy!