This simple crochet Christmas bear is crocheted with a sweater as part of the body. The festive hat is seamed to the head during assembly. A long scarf can wrap around several times and be styled different ways. This is the first pattern in the 11th Annual Holiday Stashdown Crochet Along.

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Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting flat in rows, increasing, crocheting in the round
Starting with the magic adjustable ring, embellishing with embroidery backstitch, adding fringe (includes links to video and photo tutorials)
Changing color in single crochet, whipstitch seam, single crochet seam (optional), working with a long foundation chain, crocheting in the front loop only (includes video tutorials)
Special stitches: bob, FPsc, invdec, pf, sc4tog (includes written instructions and video tutorial in pattern)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Bear with Hat: 12” (30.5 cm) tall after assembly.

Scarf: 18.5” (47 cm) long x 1” (2.5 cm) wide (not including fringe).

Materials
Herrschners Worsted 3 yarn (100% acrylic, 3 oz/85 g, 183 yd/168 m) – 1 skein in Pecan (CA), or approximately 70 yd (64 m) in CA in any medium weight yarn.

Herrschners Worsted 8 Celebrate Sparkle yarn (92% acrylic/ 8% polyester, 8 oz/226 g, 489 yd/448 m) – 1 skein in Merry & Bright (CB), or approximately 90 yd (82.5 m) in CB in any medium weight yarn.

US Size E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Stitch markers – at least 3.

Fiber filling.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
Through Rnd 5 in pattern for Head = 2” (5 cm) diameter. Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern. Stitches should be small so fiber filling doesn’t show through.