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It may not be sold or used for commercial
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by users of the pattern. This pattern is for free and a gift for you. I spend a lot of time
designing it, please don’t take advantage of it in any way. Enjoy crocheting this essie rainbow
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Materials:
• Cotton yarn in colors you like
• Hook size 2,5 mm
• Fiber fill to stuff
• Needle and scissors
• Safety eyes 12 mm
Finished size: 20 cm (made with cotton yarn and hook size 2,5 mm
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Abbreviations (US):
Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slipstitch
St - stitch
Ch – chain
BLO – back loop only
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
( ) repeat what’s between ( )
• You can use any yarn for this pattern and suitable hook size.
• The pattern is worked in rounds.
• Don’t use safety eyes for children under 3 years old.
• I changed color after every 2 rounds.
• Stuff the bear very firmly.
Pattern:
Head:
(change colors after every 2 rounds)
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x 5, 1sc (24sc)
R5: (inc, 3sc) x 6 (30sc)
R6: 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x 5, 2sc (36sc)
R7: (inc, 5sc) x 6 (42sc)
R8: 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x 5, 3sc (48sc)
R9: (inc, 7sc) x 6 (54sc)
R10: 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc) x 5, 4sc (60sc)
R11: 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x 2, 24sc, inc, (6sc, inc) x 2, 3sc (66sc)
R12: 25sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 25sc (64sc)
R13: 24sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 24sc (62sc)
R 14 – 18: 62sc (62sc)
R19: change color to brown/camel and continue in this color,
19sc, 2 x inc, 20sc, 2 x inc, 19sc (66sc)
R20: 16sc, 2 x inc, 30sc, 2 x inc, 16sc (70sc)
R21 – 22: 70sc (70sc)
R23: 3sc, dec, 7sc, dec, 7sc, inc, 27sc, inc, (7sc, dec) x 2, 2sc (68sc)
R24: 68sc (68sc)
R25: 1sc, dec, (2sc, dec) x 2, 46sc, dec, (2sc, dec) x 2, 1sc (62sc)
R26: 4sc, dec, 50sc, dec, 4sc (60sc)
R27: 3sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 3sc, dec, (1sc, dec ) x 2, 4sc, (dec 2x), 4sc, dec, (1sc, dec) x 2 , 3sc,
dec, 6sc, dec, 3sc (48sc)
Insert the safety eyes between R 20 and 21 with 9 stitches between them. Embroider a small
white stitch underneath the eyes.
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R28: 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec) x 2, 6sc, (dec 2 x), 6sc, dec, (4sc, dec) x 2, 2sc (40sc)
R29: (3sc, dec) x 8 (32sc)
R30: (2sc, dec) x 8 (24sc) start stuffing the head
R31: (1sc, dec) x 8 (16sc)
R32: 16 sc (16sc)
R33: inc, 16sc, inc (18sc) stuff the head firmly
Now we continue crocheting the body.
Body:
R1: change to different color; (2sc, inc) repeat (24sc) (change color after every 2 rounds)
R2: (3sc, inc) repeat (30sc)
R3: (4sc, inc) repeat (36sc)
R4: (5sc, inc) repeat (42sc)
R5: (6sc, inc) repeat (48sc)
R6: (7sc, inc) repeat (54sc)
R7: (8sc, inc) repeat (60sc)
R8 - 14: 60sc (60sc)
R15: (8sc, dec) repeat (54sc)
R16: 54sc (54sc)
R17: (7sc, dec) repeat (48sc)
R18 – 20: 48sc (48sc)
R21 – 22: change to brown/camel color
(and continue in this color): 48sc (48sc)
R23: (6sc, dec) repeat (42sc)
R24: (5sc, dec) repeat (36sc)
R25: (4sc, dec) repeat (30sc)
R26: (3sc, dec) repeat (24sc)
R27: (2sc, dec) repeat (18sc) stuff the body firmly
R28: (sc, dec) repeat (12sc)
R29: dec 6 x (6sc) stuff and fasten of. Weave the yarn tail through last stitches to close the
body.
Muzzle:
With Cream color:
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: (2sc, inc) repeat (24sc)
R5: 24sc (24sc) fasten off and leave a tail
to sew the muzzle to the head.
Embroider a line with brown/camel yarn, see photo
Ears:
With brown/camel color
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R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: (2sc, inc) repeat (24sc)
R5- 7: 24sc (24sc) fold the ear and
crochet the opposite stitches together with sc.
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew the ear to the
Head. Make a second ear.
Legs:
With brown/camel color
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: 1sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x 5, 1sc (24sc)
R5: (inc, 3sc) x 6 (30sc)
R6 – 7: 30sc (30sc)
R8: 3sc, dec, (2sc, dec) x 2, 2sc, dec, 13sc (26sc)
R9: 2sc, dec, (sc,dec) x 2, sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 5sc (21sc)
R10: 21sc (21sc)
R11: sc, (dec 4x), 6sc, dec, 4sc (16sc)
R12 – 20: 16sc (16sc) stuff the foot, not the leg. Fold the leg and crochet the opposite
stitches together with sc. Make a second leg and sew to the body. (connect the feet together
with a small stitch if you like)
Arms:
With brown/camel color
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4 – 5: 18sc (18sc)
R6: (sc, dec) repeat (12sc)
R7: dec, 8sc, dec (10sc)
R8 – 17: 10sc (10sc) only stuff the hand part, don’t stuff the arm. Fold the arm and crochet
the opposite stitches together with sc. Make a second arm and sew to the body.
Tail:
With brown/camel color
R1: sc 6 in magic ring
R2: 6 x inc (12sc)
R3: (1sc, inc) repeat (18sc)
R4: in back loops only: 18sc (18sc)
R5: 18sc (18sc)
R6: (sc, dec) repeat (12sc)
R7: dec 6 x (6sc) fasten off and sew the tail to the body.
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