Tommy Bear

Tommy Bear Crochet Pattern

What Is Being Made

Tommy Bear is an amigurumi crochet pattern designed to create a stuffed toy bear measuring 19cm (7.5 inches) in height. This downloadable PDF pattern provides complete instructions for crafting a finished bear using the amigurumi technique, which is a Japanese method of crocheting small, three-dimensional stuffed toys with a distinctive rounded appearance.

Craft and Technique

This project uses the crochet craft, specifically the amigurumi technique. Amigurumi is ideal for creating small, densely-stitched stuffed animals and toys. The pattern is classified as beginner-level difficulty, making it accessible to those new to crochet while still producing a charming finished toy. The pattern includes step-by-step instructions with detailed guidance and more than 40 pictures to support the crocheter throughout the project.

Stitches Used

The Tommy Bear pattern employs a variety of fundamental crochet stitches to construct the toy:

• Single Crochet (Sc) — the primary stitch used for building the dense fabric typical of amigurumi
• Chain (Ch) — used for foundation and transitional stitches
• Half Double Crochet (HDC) — provides structure and texture variation
• Double Crochet (DC) — adds height and dimension to specific sections
• Slip Stitch (Sl st) — used for joining rounds and finishing edges
• Bobble Stitch (Bob st.) — creates textured details on the bear
• Increases (Inc) and Decreases (Dec) — essential for shaping the bear's body, head, and limbs
• Back Loops Only (BLO) — a technique that creates textured ridges by working through only the back loop of stitches

Materials and Tools

The pattern calls for specific yarn weights and colors to achieve the intended appearance:

• YarnArt Jeans Crazy nr.7204 in blue (colorful) — 1/2 ball, sport weight yarn for the bear's main body
• YarnArt Jeans nr.28 in black — 2 meters for details such as eyes or accents
• Alize Cotton Gold nr.262 in beige — 1/2 ball for contrast areas
• Alize Cotton Gold nr.55 in white — 1 meter for highlights or facial features
• Alize Cotton Gold nr.287 in turquoise — 5 meters for additional color work
• 2.5mm crochet hook — appropriately sized for the sport and lace weight yarns used
• Fiberfill stuffing — for filling and shaping the completed bear toy
• 6mm safety eyes — for the bear's facial features
• Sewing needle and scissors — for finishing, weaving in ends, and assembling components
• Stitch marker — for tracking rounds and marking pattern repeats

Pattern Format and Language

Tommy Bear is provided as a downloadable PDF pattern written in US crochet terminology. The pattern uses standard crochet abbreviations and includes notation such as (..) to indicate repeat instructions within brackets a specified number of times. The comprehensive visual guide with over 40 pictures makes this pattern particularly suitable for beginners seeking detailed step-by-step support.