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Free crochet pattern: Bruno the Bear

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Bruno the Bear: free crochet pattern

Meet Bruno, a soft and lovable teddy bear designed to bring comfort, warmth, and a touch of handmade charm. I created this pattern while looking for the perfect cuddly toy for my own kids. Something gentle, simple, and easy for little hands to carry and snuggle.

With his cozy body and sweet embroidered face, Bruno is a timeless companion. You can add a tiny scarf or bow to make him even more special and truly your own. Whether you’re making him as a baby shower gift, a bedtime buddy, or a keepsake for someone you love, Bruno is sure to be treasured. Let’s bring Bruno to life, one stitch at a time.

Bruno is part of a special collection of cuddly animal friends I’ve designed. All free patterns and perfect for mixing and matching. You can also make:

Disclaimer: This pattern is for your personal use only and cannot be sold, copied, or reproduced in any way without permission from the designers. You may sell finished objects made from this pattern in small quantities but please provide pattern credit back to crazycrochetstudio.com as the pattern designer when posting online. Do not use my photos when selling your finished items

Materials you’ll need

To create Bruno the Bear, I chose super bulky weight yarn (#6) for that soft and plush feel. Specifically, I used a combination of:

You’ll also need a 5.0mm crochet hook to work the stitches comfortably, along with a tapestry needle and scissors for finishing details.

For stuffing, polyfill helps give Bruno his perfect cuddly shape, especially around the head. And to bring his sweet face to life, I used black cotton yarn for the embroidered eyes and nose, adding that gentle, handmade touch.

Be sure to use embroidered eyes instead of safety eyes to avoid choking hazard to small children.

Abbreviations

This pattern is written in US terms.

This pattern is worked in continuous rounds (unless stated otherwise). Do not join at the end of the row, unless indicated. A stitch marker is used to keep track of the beginning of the round.

CH= chain
SL ST = slip stitch
SC = single crochet
INV DEC = invisible decrease
INC = increase (two sc in the same stitch)
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only

Finished size

Once complete, Bruno measures approximately 26 cm (10 inches) from the very top of his head down to the tip of his toes. This makes him the perfect cuddly size. Big enough to be a comforting companion, yet small enough for little hands to easily hold and carry everywhere.

FREE CROCHET PATTERN: BRUNO THE BEAR

Pattern instructions

You’ll find the detailed written instructions to crochet Bruno the Bear below.

LEGS (make 2)

Use color of the bear
Round 1: In a magic circle, SC 7 (7)
Round 2: SC in each stitch around (7)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around (7)

Change to color of the bottom
Round: 4 – 15: SC around (7)
Fasten off the first leg.

Do the same for the second leg but do NOT fasten of. You will now join the legs and make the body.

BODY

Use color of the bottom
Round 16: The second leg: Chain 1. To join to the first leg, work 1 sc in each stitch around the first leg (7). SC in the chain 1. SC in each stitch around the second leg (7). SC on the other side of the chain 1 (total of 16 stitches)
Round 17: In FLO SC around (16)

Now take some yarn to sew. Sew the back loops of round 17 together to close the legs, before starting with the body. Do NOT fill the legs with stuffing.

Round 18: SC in the first 3 stitches, SC INC the next. Repeat 3 times (20)
Round 19: SC around (20)
Round 20: SC around (20)

Change to the color of the top
Round 21: SC around (20)
Round 22: SC in the first 2 stitches, INV DEC in the next. Repeat 4 times (15)
Round 23: SC around (15)
Round 24: SC in the first 3 stitches, INV DEC in the next. Repeat 2 times (12)

Stuff the bottom part of the body lightly.

Round 25: SC around (12)
Round 26: SC in the first 2 stitches, INC DEC in the next. Repeat 2 times (9)
Round 27: 1 SC, INV DEC in the next. Repeat 2 times (6)

HEAD

Use the color of the bear.
Round 1: In the front loop only of the last round of the body SC around (6)
Round 2: SC INC in each stitch (12)
Round 3: 1 SC, SC INC in the next. Repeat 5 times (18)
Round 4: SC around (18)
Round 5: SC around (18)
Round 6: SC around (18)
Round 7: SC around (18)
Start stuffing the head
Round 8: 1 SC, INV DEC in the next. Repeat 5 times (12)
Round 9: INV DEC around (6)
Finish stuffing well here. Fasten off and sew up the top of the head.

Embroider the eyes on row 5. The nose between rounds 5 and 4 (Horizontal line of the nose), and the vertical line on 4 to 2.

ARMS (make 2)

Use the color of the bear
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC (6)
Rounds 2 – 3: SC around (6)

Change to color of the top
Round 4 – 10: SC around (6)
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.
Sew them on rows 26 .

EARS (make 2)

Use color of the bear.
Round 1: In a magic circle, 4 SC (4)
Round 2: SC INC in each stitch (8)
Round 3: SC around (8)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Press the ear together to make a cup. Sew the ears on each side of the head.

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