Amigurumi KIBOU BEAR
Designed by
Maria atelier
Finished Size
8 inches/20 cm
Tools
Materials
• fingering thick cotton of different colors
• light brown (color 108)
• mustard (color 104)
• beige (color 100)
• pastel pink (color 102)
• sky blue (color 103)
• stuffing
Designer’s Comment; I have chosen 100% organic cotton Mochi by Rosas Crafts
• black safety eyes (6mm)
NOTES
・We knit in a spiral unless otherwise specified
・Always change your yarn in the last step of the last stitch
・Fasten off your work with needle join
・Stuff your amigurumi as you go
・Use a stich marker to the beginning of a round
・Using) the materials described, Kibou is 8 inches / 20 cm
ABBREVIATIONS
Sc: single crochet
St: stitch
Inc: increase
Dc: decrease
Rnd: round
Ch: chain
Sl: slip stitch
Dc: double crochet
Making
LEGS
Start in light brown
Rnd 1: Start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (16)
Rnd 3 – 20 : sc in all 16 st (16)
Break the yarn and finish off your work with needle join.
Make the 2nd leg in the same way, but don’t break the yarn this time!
Continue working on the body.
BODY
Ch 3 and join the 2nd leg to the 1 st leg with a sc.
This stitch counts as the 1 st stitch of the following 16 sc
Please see the pic number one
Start color light brown
Rnd 1: 18 sc in the stiches of the 1st leg, 3 sc in the 3 ch, 16 stiches of the 2nd leg, 2 sc in the loops on the other side of the 3 ch ( 38)
Rnd 2 – 6: sc in all 38 st (38)
Rnd 7: 17 sc, 1 dec, 3sc, 1 dec, 14 sc (36)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 8 – 9: sc in all 36 sc (36)
Change color beig
Rnd 10: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 11– 12: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change color beige
Rnd 13: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 14 – 15: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change color beige
Rnd 16: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 17 – 18: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change color beige
Rnd 19: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 20: sc in all 36 st (36)
Rnd 21: (2sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 19: sc in all 36 st (36)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 20: sc in all 36 st (36)
Rnd 21: (2sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
Continue working on the head
HEAD
Change a color light brown
Rnd 1: sc in all 18 st (18)
Rnd 2: (2sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 3: (3sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 4: (4sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 5: (5sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 6: (6sc, 1 inc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 7 – 14: sc in all 36 sc (48)
Insert the safety eyes between round 11 – 12 about 9 st.
Rnd 15: (6sc, 1 dc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 16: (5sc, 1 dc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 17: (4sc, 1 dc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 18: (3sc, 1 dc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 19: (2sc, 1 inc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 20: dc 6 times (6)
Close off the remaining stiches and weave in all the ends.
ARMS(Make 2)
Start color light brown
Rnd 1: start 6 sc magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3 – 6 : sc in all 12 st (12)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 7 – 8: sc in all 12 st (12)
Change color beige
Rnd 9: sc in all 12 st (12)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 10– 11: sc in all 12 st (12)
Change color beige
Rnd 12: sc in all 12 st (12)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 13 – 14: sc in all 12 st (12)
Change color beige
Rnd 15: sc in all 12 st (12)
Change a color mustard
Rnd 16 - 17: sc in all 12 st (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. No stuff
Sew the arms on both side between rounds.
EARS(Make 2)
Start colors light brown
Rnd 1: start 6 sc magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3 : (1 sc, 1inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4 – 6: sc in all 18 st (18)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing
Sew the ears to the top of the head.
CHEEKS(Make 2)
Start color pastel pink
Rnd 1: start 6sc in a magic ring (6)
Sl st in next st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
TAIL
Start color light brown
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
Rnd 3 – 4: sc in all 12 st (12)
Fasten on, leaving a ling tail for sewing
Sew the tail to the back body
COLLAR
Soft Touch Crochet Hook(2,25 mm)
Start color light blue
now we are going to knit flat, which means that at the end of the round we turn the crocheting
Rnd 1: ch 31, insert the hook in the 2nd ch stitch, continue working 1 dc for ch. (31)
Rnd 2: up 1 ch, sc in all 31 st (31)
Rnd 3: up 1 ch , slip 2 stitch ,(*7dc in next st, 1 sl in next st, 1 sc in next st), repeat from (* ) to the end of the round., 1sl.
ASSEMBLY
Use a tapestry needle
1. sew the ears on the head next to the beginning of the magic ring. Use pins to help you hold de piece.
2. Whit the same thread of the body, embroider the nose in the round 12 or 13 centering it with the eyes.
3. Sew the tail on the back of body
4. Sew the cheeks below the safety eyes.
5. put the collar with a bow.