Bobo Bear for Beckett

I made a Bobo Bear for Beckett our niece's son who is turning two in two days. Two is still young enough to enjoy a cuddly bear. 

I added a mask to mimic current covid fashion trends. It's not that I'm trying to normalize wearing masks; just hoping to make masks and the people who wear them look less scary to kids.

I finished this Bobo Bear for Beckett while staying at the cottage last week. I wrote all about my week with Mom at Lasting Memories Cottage in my last post here. Spoiler alert: We thoroughly enjoyed our stay 😊

Since Beckett's grandparents own Lasting Memories Cottage, I thought it might be nice to do the photo shoot and leave Bobo Bear there for his Gramma to deliver. 

Happy Birthday to Beckett ... crocheted with love. Sending lots of virtual hugs and kisses from Auntie Beth and Uncle Lee ...actually Great Aunt or Grandaunt and Great Uncle or Granduncle but that sounds like such a mouthful for a two year old. 😕

I just love how Bobo Bear turned out. He looks so cute in aqua wearing a mask. I had fun with this photo shoot at the cottage.

For the crocheters out there who might like to make their very own Bobo Bear, I followed my Bobo Bunny pattern exactly for the legs, body, arms, head and hood. 

For the ears and tail, I followed my Boo Bear pattern reducing the size by a bit to fit this slightly smaller bear. 

Eyes - stitched using brown yarn

Yarn: 

Mary Maxim Ultra Mellowspun DK 50 gm, 1 3/4 oz

1 ball - Cotton (head, hands, mask)

1 ball - Aqua (body, ears, arms, tail)

Unlabeled DK Yarn from stash

dark brown (eyes)

Hook sizes: 

3.0 mm 

Mask Instructions:

Stitches:

ch - chain

ss - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

hdc - half double crochet

blo - back loop only

Chain 21 (enough to cover width of face)

R1 - 2 ss, 2 sc, 13 hdc, 2 sc, 2 ss, turn

R2 - ch 1, blo (2 ss, 2 sc, 12 hdc, 2 sc, 2 ss) turn

Repeat R2 until mask is big enough to cover face

Chain 30 (to fit around ear), ss down side of mask and across bottom, chain 30 (to fit around other ear), ss across top of mask and finish off, weaving in ends

I plan to continue reworking my patterns with masks for 2020. If you decide to make one too, please do send me a photo. I'd love to see it.

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For the record ... I do not believe masks are effective on their own. I personally rely on physical distancing and frequent hand washing to keep covid safe.

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Tootsie Bear #2

Recently I crocheted a cute little brown bear dressed in blue and green wearing a matching blue scarf. Tootsie Bear #2 stands about 8" tall.

I named him Tootsie Bear #2 because he is the second bear I made from a free pattern called "Tutti Frutti Bears" by blogger Yellow, Pink and Sparkly. Janet retired from blogging in 2016, but her patterns are still readily available online. It's worth taking a look at her site if you're into crochet.

Tootsie Bear #2 enjoyed posing in his scarf before heading off to his new home with a three-month old baby boy named Jack. 

To make Tootsie Bear #2 I followed this free pattern by blogger Yellow, Pink and Sparkly but changed up the striping, altered the ears and added a scarf. My first Tootsie Bear (shown below) followed the pattern more closely. In my opinion, both Tootsie Bears are equally adorable.

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Crochet Christmas Bear

What's red and white and cute all over? 

It's a Crochet Christmas Bear of course. 

This year for Christmas I crocheted a polar bear using red and white yarn from my stash. His eyes, nose and smile were stitched in black. 

I took a couple photos in the house then headed outside for a proper photo shoot in the snow. What do you think? Isn't he perfectly adorable?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the crocheters out there who might like to make a similar looking bear, I loosely followed this Christmas Bear pattern by blogger Yellow Pink and Sparkly. For the hat, I followed this free pattern by blogger Planet June adding two rows to make it fit my bear a bit better.

Wishing you all a Bear-y Merry Christmas from 
meo my crochet.

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Blue Boo Bear

Once I finished Another Little Lamb, I started right away making a Blue Boo Bear. It has been a while since I last made a Boo Bear. I chose a mix of blue and off-white chunky yarns from my stash altering my pattern as I worked to keep him properly proportioned. I also made a cutesy smiley face for his tummy ... simple and sweet without being too busy. 

Blue Boo Bear posed for photos showing his front, back and side views.  

 

 

 

Blue Boo Bear looks a little sad, yet totally adorable and huggable too.

Blue Boo Bear and Little Lamb both made from leftover yarn - how great is that? I hope it brightens your day seeing more cute and cuddly crochet.

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Buster Bear

Buster (short for Stash-Buster) Bear was made using a leftover ball of light brown chunky yarn. I have no idea what kind of yarn because it came from a friend who gave me his deceased mother's stash earlier this year. 

I also have no idea how much yarn exactly. I started with one big ball of hand-wound yarn finishing with only a short strand leftover ... so lucky.

Buster Bear was happy to pose for photos. Isn't he a sweet little bear?

Boo Bear is soft and cuddly while Buster Bear is sturdier on his feet. Boo Bear and Buster Bear get along famously despite their differences. 

Buster Bear was made following my pattern for Boo Bear with extensive alterations to allow for chunky weight yarn making up the hood, arms, legs and body combined with worsted weight yarn for the head. You can read about the controversy over Boo Bear's pattern here if you missed it.

Buster Bear is different enough from Boo Bear that I think it totally fair to share his pattern. If you look closely, you can clearly see the difference in stitch sizes. My yarn was really quite thick, unfortunately, I do not know exactly how thick. If you choose a different weight yarn, you can use this pattern as more of a guideline making alterations as required.

Buster BEAR PATTERN

 

Materials used:

1 ball of worsted weight yarn in cream colour (from stash)

1 ball of chunky weight yarn in brown colour (from stash)

Hook size = 3.25 mm + 4.0 mm

yarn needles to join pieces

Polyester Fiberfill for stuffing

Small amount of black yarn (for eyes)

Stitches used:

ch - chain stitch

ss - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

inc - sc increase

dec - sc decrease (sc2tog - single crochet 2 together)

Magic Circle - see how here (start each piece with magic circle)

Time to Complete - 14 hours (approximately)

Finished size - 14 inches tall

Legs (x2)

Use brown chunky yarn and 4.0 mm hook. Working from the bottom up, starting with a magic circle, use stitch marker to mark end of rows (work in continuous rounds with no joining)

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - (2 sc inc) x6 (24)

R5-R6 - sc around (24)

R7 - sc2tog x4 + 16 sc (20)

R8 - sc2tog x4 + 12 sc (16)

R9-R16 - sc around (16)

R17 - (3 sc inc) x4 (20)

R18-R20 - sc around (20)

R21 - (4 sc inc) x4 (24)

R22 - sc around (24) Finish off and stuff leg.

Body

Join legs on middle 2 stitches as shown in this tutorial. The instructions are in German but the video alone is enough to understand the technique. Once the legs are joined continue crocheting around both legs to form the body.

R23 - sc around (50)

R24 - sc around (50)

R25 - (5 sc inc) x 7 + 7 sc (55)

R26 - sc around (55)

R27 - sc around (55)

R28 - sc around (55)

R29 - sc around (55)

R30 - (9 sc dec) x5 (50)

R31 - sc around (50)

R32 - (8 sc dec) x5 (45)

R33 - sc around (45)

R34 - (dec 7 sc) x5 (40)

R35 - sc around (40)

R36 - (dec 6 sc) x5 (35)

R37 - sc around (35) 

R38 - (dec 5 sc) x5 (30)

R39 - sc around (30)

R40 - sc around (30)

R41 - sc around (30)

R42 - sc around (30)

R43 - sc around (30)

R44 - sc around (30)

R45 - sc around (30)

R46 - sc around (30)

R47 - sc around (30)

R48 - dec 2x on each hip (26)

R49 - sc around (26)

R50 - dec 1x on each hip (24)

R51 - sc around (24)

R52 - dec 2x on each side (20)

R53 - sc around (20)

R54 - dec 2x on each side (16)

R55 - sc around (16)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail to attach the head. Stuff body firmly.

Arms (x2)

Start with cream worsted weight yarn and 3.25 mm hook

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - sc around (18)

R5 - (4 sc dec) x3 (15)

R6 - sc around (15)

R7 - (3 sc dec) x 3 (12)

Change to dark brown yarn at end of R7

R8 - sc around (12)

R9 - (4 sc dec) x 2 (10)

R10-R34 - sc around (10)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for joining. Stuff only hands and part way up arm.

Head

Use cream worsted weight yarn and 3.25 mm hook.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - (2 sc inc) x6 (24)

R5 - (3 sc inc) x6 (30)

R6 - (4 sc inc) x6 (36)

R7 - (5 sc inc) x6 (42)

R8 - (6 sc inc) x6 (48)

R9 - (7 sc inc) x6 (54)

R10 - (8 sc inc) x6 (60)

R11 - sc around (60)

R12 - sc around (60)

R13 - sc around (60)

R14 - sc around (60)

R15 - sc around (60)

R16 - sc around (60)

R17 - sc around (60)

R18 - sc around (60)

R19 - sc around (60)

R20 - sc around (60)

R21 - (8 sc dec) x6 (54)

R22 - sc around (54)

R23 - (7 sc dec) x6 (48)

R24 - (6 sc dec) x6 (42)

R25 - (5 sc dec) x6 (36)

R26 - (4 sc dec) x6 (30)

R27 - (3 sc dec) x6 (24)

R28 - (2 sc dec) x6 (18)

R29 - (2 sc dec) x3 + 6 sc (15)

R30 - sc around (15)

R31 - sc around (15)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for joining. Stuff head and neck firmly to hold shape.

Hood

Use brown chunky yarn and 4.0 mm hook. Check to make sure hood fits. You may have to adjust increases or decreases depending on your yarn thickness.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - (2 sc inc) x6 (24)

R5 - (3 sc inc) x6 (30)

R6 - (4 sc inc) x6 (36)

R7 - (5 sc inc) x6 (42)

R8 - (6 sc inc) x6 (48)

R9 - (7 sc inc) x6 (54)

R10 - sc around (54)

R11 - sc around (54)

R12 - (7 sc dec) x6 (48)

R13 - sc around (48)

R14 - sc around (48)

R15 - sc around (48)

R16 - sc around (48)

R17 - sc around (48)

R18 - sc around (48)

R19 - sc around (48)

R20 - (6 sc dec) x6 (42)

R21 - ss loosely around (42)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for joining. Position on head as shown in photos above. After attaching head to body, I like to wrap the tail from the hood around the neck to cover joining stitches.

Ears (x2)

Use brown chunky yarn and 4.0 mm hook.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3 - (sc inc) x6 (18)

R4 - (2 sc inc) x6 (24)

R5-7 - sc around (24)

Finish off leaving 8" tail for joining.

Fold ear in half to form a natural curve and attach to head (see photo above).

Tail 

Use brown chunky yarn and 4.0 mm hook.

R1 - 6 sc (6)

R2 - inc x6 (12)

R3-4 - sc around (12)

Finish off leaving 6" tail for joining.

I just stuffed starting yarn end into tail so it is only lightly stuffed then attached to form a neat little ball on his backside (see photo above).

Refer to photos of Buster Bear before joining ears, head, arms and tail. I like to pin the pieces in place to pick the most pleasing look before attaching. 

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Another Bear

I finally finished Another Bear following my Boo Bear pattern. I say 'finally' because I started in November. Christmas preparations, vacation planning and spending time with our son who was Home for the Holidays took my attention away from crochet. Nevertheless, I managed to fit in short blocks of time to work on this bear until he was finally finished.

   

Tah-Dah! Meet Boo Bear #3. He fits right in with Boo Bears #1 and #2.

This time I used three 50 g skeins of Patons Angora Bamboo yarn in a warm sandy colour called flax. Patons Angora Bamboo is a luxuriously soft worsted weight yarn. Although it costs a bit more than acrylic yarns, I love using it to make my amigurumi creations feel extra special. For the head and hands, I used cream coloured worsted weight yarn with a small amount of black yarn (for eyes) and pink yarn (for mouth).

You can find my Boo Bear pattern here for free if you would like to make one too. You won't be disappointed if you do.

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