Better Homes & Gardens – Holiday Crafts 2019

Instructions

92 HolidayCrafts 2019

Bear Essentials

shown on page 91

MATERIALS

Medium-weight 100% acrylic yarn:
brown, cream, black
Crochet hooks: Size L/11
(8-millimeter), I/9 (5.5-millimeter),
E/4 (3.5-millimeter)
Yarn needle
Polyester fiberfill

Note: See Crochet Abbreviations, below
right.

CROCHET TOE

Rnd 1: Using 8-millimeter hook and two
strands of brown yarn, ch 2, 6 hdc in
second ch from hook, close row with sl st
(6 sts).
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc, hdc in same st, 2 hdc in
next 5 sts, close rnd with sl st in center of
fi rst st (12 sts).
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc in same st, hdc in
next st, 2 hdc in next st, rep from to
second to last st in rnd, hdc, close rnd with
sl st in center of fi rst st (18 sts).
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc, hdc in same st, hdc in
next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, rep from to
third to last st in rnd, 2 hdc, close rnd with
sl st in center of fi rst st (24 sts).
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc, hdc in same st, hdc in
next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st, rep from to
end of rnd, close rnd with sl st in center of
fi rst st (30 sts).
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc, 1 hdc in fi rst st, hdc in next
14 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 14 sts,
close rnd with sl st in center of fi rst st
(32 sts).
Fasten off and cut yarn.

CROCHET THE FOOT

Rnd 1: Using 8-millimeter hook and two
strands of cream, attach yarn, ch 1, hdc
in each st around, close rnd with sl st in
center of fi rst st (32 sts).
Rnds 2–10: Hdc in each st around, close
rnd with sl st in center of fi rst st (32 sts).
Leave cream yarn attached, so it can be
picked up to attach heel.

CROCHET THE HEEL

Rnd 1: Using 8-millimeter hook and two

strands of brown yarn, beg to make heel

separate. Ch 2, 6 hdc in second ch of the

hook, close rnd with sl st (6 sts).

Rnd 2: Sc, 2 hdc in fi rst st, 2 hdc, 4 hdc

in next st, 2 hdc, 1 hdc again in fi rst st,

close rnd with sl st in center of fi rst st (this

creates 4 sts in fi rst st) (12 sts).

Rnd 3: Sc, 2 hdc in fi rst st, 5 hdc, 4 hdc

in next st, 5 hdc, 1 hdc again in fi rst st,

close rnd with sl st in center of fi rst st (this

creates 4 sts in fi rst st) (18 sts).

Rnd 4: Sc, 2 hdc in fi rst st, 8 hdc, 4 hdc

in next st, 8 hdc, 1 hdc again in fi rst st,

close rnd with sl st in center of fi rst st (this

creates 4 sts in fi rst st) (24 sts).

Rnd 5: Sc, 2 hdc in fi rst st, 11 hdc, 4 hdc

in next st, 11 hdc, 1 hdc again in fi rst st,

close rnd with sl st in center of fi rst st (this

creates 4 sts in fi rst st) (30 sts).

Fasten off and cut yarn.

ATTACH THE HEEL

Begin where you stopped with cream, use

sc and attach one side of the heel to the

foot with 16 sc from inside the stocking.

Continue with cream using 16 hdc until you

meet other side of heel; go back again to

the fi rst brown corner with hdc. Continue

to attach the other side of the heel using

16 hdc.

FINISH STOCKING BODY

Rnds 1–15: Hdc in each st around, close

rnd with sl st in center of fi rst st (32 sts).

Rnd 16: Hdc to back of sock, ch 10, sl st

chain to close hanging loop.

Fasten off and cut yarn.

beg – beginning

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

hdc – half double crochet

rep – repeat

rnd(s) – round(s)

sc – single crochet

sl st – slip stitch

st(s) – stitch(es)

crochet abbreviations

CROCHET THE FACE

Rnd 1: Using 5.5-millimeter hook and one

strand of brown yarn, ch 2, 6 hdc in second

ch from hook, close rnd with sl st (6 sts).

Rnd 2: 2 hdc in each st to end of rnd, close

rnd with sl st (12 sts).

Rnd 3: *2 hdc in next st, hdc, rep from * to

end of rnd, close rnd with sl st (18 sts).

Rnd 4: *2 hdc in next st, 2 hdc, rep from *

to end of rnd, close rnd with sl st (24 sts).

Rnd 5: *2 hdc in next st, 3 hdc, rep from *

to end of rnd, close rnd with sl st (30 sts).

Rnd 6: 14 hdc, sl st, 5 dc in next st, sl st,

7 hdc, sl st, 5 dc in next st, sl st, 13 hdc,

close rnd with sl st. Fasten off and leave

enough yarn for attaching face to stocking.

CROCHET THE SNOUT

Rnd 1: Using 3.5-millimeter hook and one

strand of cream yarn, ch 2, 8 sc in second

ch from hook, close rnd with sl st (8 sts).

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st to end of rnd, close

rnd with sl st (16 sts).

Rnd 3: Sc in each st to end of rnd, close

rnd with sl st (16 sts).

Rnd 4: Sc in each st to end of rnd, close rnd

with sl st, leaving a long yarn tail (16 sts).

FINISH THE STOCKING

Thread yarn tail onto a yarn needle, then

stitch snout to face, stuffi ng with a small

amount of polyester fi berfi ll before closing.

Using black yarn, yarn needle, and small

straight stitches, stitch the eyes and nose.

Using yarn tail on face, attach face to

stocking, adding a small amount of fi berfi ll

before closing.