Sleepy Bear Lovely is one of those versatile little makes that can be made as a last minute gift for a baby shower. It works up very fast and uses only basic stitches so that it is suitable for a beginner.
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To make Sleepy Bear lovey. Here is what you will need.
Approx 90g of any fuzzy yarn (although normal will work also) I used Sidar Snuggly, which can be bought here. You will also need a 3.5mm crochet hook. My favourite hooks are the Clover Amour range available here. You will also need some polyfibre stuffing, scissors, stitch markers and a needle to sew in your ends.
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I will use US terms for the pattern. (The UK version will be in brackets)
Abbreviations
Stitch – ST
Skip – SK
Chain – CH
Slip stitch – SL ST
Single Crochet – SC (Double Crochet – DC)
Double Crochet – DC (Treble Crochet – TR)
Increase – INC
Decrease – DEC
Finish off – F/O
The main blanket of the lovey is a granny square. Here is my guide to a granny.
Blanket section should measure approximately 38cm square.
A granny square is made up of groups a 3 DC *(TR). In each hole you should have 3 DC (TR) . Each corner group will have (3 DC (TR), CH1, 3DC (TR)) all in the one hole.
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Make a slip knot then chain 4 times. Insert your hook into the chain furthest from the hook and pull a loop through (the first chain that you made). Making a slip stitch and creating a circle which is the centre ring of your granny square. The first round is made working all of your DC (TR)into this ring. I use stitch markers to visually mark each corner making it easier to understand where the stitches should go.
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Round 1: Chain 3 (This chain will act as your first DC (TR). Make 2 more DC (TR) into the ring. (1st group of 3 DC (TR) completed)
*Chain 1 and place 3 DC (TR) into the ring. *
Repeat * * until you have a total of 4 groups of 3 DC (TR) all joined by a chain 1.
Round 2: CH3, and place 2 more DC (TR) into the hole directly at the bottom of the chain. (This is the first half of our corner and will only be closed when we’ve worked our way back around again.) Ch1, place 3 DC (TR) into the next hole. CH1, now we are working into a corner. 3 DC (TR) into the hole. Ch1, place 3 more DC (TR) into the same hole. Moving onto the next hole, 3 DC (TR).
Keep repeating this process to grow your square.
At the final corner, we only place 1 group of 3 DC (TR) instead we join the 1st and last groups with a CH1, SL ST into the top of the chain. CH3 to begin our new row, repeating the whole process again until the square is the size required.
Pattern
With 4mm hook. Make an 18 row granny square. The first 3 rows of the granny should be in the bear head colour. The final row will also be in the bear colour.
Bear Head
With bear colour 3.5mm hook
Round 1: In a Magic ring 6 SC. Alternatively, CH4, SL ST to form a ring, place 6 SC inside (6)
Round 2: INC in each ST around (12)
Round 3: (SC, INC) around (18)
Round 4: (2SC, INC) around (24)
Round 5: (3SC, INC) around (30)
Round 6: (4SC, INC) around (36)
Rounds 7 – 11: SC in each ST around.
Round 13: (4SC, DEC) around (30)
Round 13: (3SC, DEC) around (24)
Round 14: (2SC, DEC) around (18)
Begin to stuff
Round 15: (SC, DEC) around (12)
Round 16: DEC around (6)
F/O and close the hole. Leave a long tail to attach the body.
Bear Ears (make 2)
With bear colour 3.5mm hook (the bears ears are unstuffed)
Round 1: In a Magic ring 6 SC. Alternatively, CH4, SL ST to form a ring, place 6 SC inside (6)
Round 2: INC in each ST around (12)
Round 3: (SC, INC) around (18)
Round 4: (2SC, INC) around (24)
Round 5 – 6: SC in each ST around.
Rounds 6: (2SC, DEC) around (18)
Round 7: (SC, DEC) around (12)
Round 8: DEC around (6)
F/O. Leave a long tail to attach the body.
Assembly
With brown/black embroider eyes and nose features.
Sew ears and head firmly to the granny square. Due to the nature of the yarn, I used strands of acrylic 4ply in order to securely attach all pieces.
Place the head slightly off the centre of the contrast colour for the head.
Thanks
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Thank you to all my testers in the Flo’s Crafty Crochet Testers Group. Your work makes this possible. You all rock ☺
A special word of thanks to Stephanie Fitzgerald Hall, Brittany Vanderpool, Barbara Huntington Lange, Hannah Schmuker and Marie Lennon for being a part of the testing process and helping to make this pattern come to life.
All works are Copyright 2020 of Fiona Campbell, Flo’s Crafty Crochet. Original pattern made by Fiona Campbell. This pattern is made for personal use only. You may not distribute, reproduce, publish, translate, alter or resell this pattern in any way or form. You may sell the finished product. Please credit Flo’s Crafty Crochet in all promotions of your work.
