Duke the Teatime Teddy

Design by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.

This adorable teddy bear stands on his own with weighted feet.

Measurements

• Finished Size: Approximately 9.5” (24 cm) tall excluding ears when stuffed.
• Gauge: Through Rnd 11 in pattern for head = 3” (7.5 cm) diameter. Exact gauge is not critical for this project but stitches should be small so that fiber filling doesn’t show.

Skills Used

• Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch
• Crocheting in the round, increasing
• Seaming with whipstitch, starting with magic adjustable ring, foundation single crochet (includes linked video tutorials)
• Seaming with single crochet (includes video tutorial)
• Special stitch pattern: Bob (includes written instructions and video tutorial)
• Special stitch pattern: Invdec (includes written instructions and link to video tutorial)

Materials

• King Cole Forest Aran (35% wool/20% acrylic/20% polyamide (nylon)/25% viscose (rayon), 3.5 oz/100 g/328 yds/300 m) – 1 skein each in 1921 Epping Forest, or approximately 165 yd (151 m) in any medium weight yarn.
  King Cole Forest Aran is available at your local yarn shop or shop online at LoveCrafts | Wool Warehouse UK.
• Tulip Etimo US Size F-5/3.75 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Fairfield Poly-Fil Poly-Pellets Weighted Stuffing Beads – 24 oz. bag.
• Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber Fill – 16 oz. bag.
• Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker Set.
• Clover bent-tip yarn needle.
• 12 mm blue safety eyes – 1 pair.
• 15 mm black triangle safety nose – 1.
• Pair of stockings or tights.
• Tablespoon (optional, for measuring stuffing beads).

Skill Level: Easy