Fitzherbert the Bear

In the Wooble woods lives a bear named Fitzherbert

Who always feels cold eating sherbert.
So he cozies up in his den
WOODLANDS EDITION With one friend, two, or ten,
For honeyed tea and his brother, Fitzgerbert.
Date of birth: December 2018 Height: 7 inches
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Setup
Materials
1 2mm crochet hook

1 2 4 6 9
2 Tapestry needle

3 Stitch marker

4 8mm safety eyes

5 Stuffing

10
6 Black fingering-weight yarn
8
3 5 7
7 Brown fingering-weight yarn

8 Tan fingering-weight yarn

9 Scissors

10 Pins (optional)

Abbreviations
This pattern is written in US terminology

ch chain
sc single crochet
Round and round we go
inc 2 sc in the same st
This pattern is worked in continuous rounds. Use the
dec (invisible) decrease
stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.
rnd round
Move the marker every time you start a new round.
st(s) stitch(es)
yo yarn over
[sc, inc] x 3 sc followed by inc, repeated 3 times
(5) 5 total stitches in the round

Color code
A Brown Color used for most of the bear
B Tan Color for snout, and optional details No gauge, no problem
C Black Color used for nose and mouth Since we’re making a stuffed toy, the sizes of the yarn,
hook, and ultimately toy, are up to you! Just make sure
to crochet tightly enough so the stuffing won’t be seen.
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Pattern
Head & body (yarn A)

Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic loop (8) Rnd 30: [16 sc, inc] x 4 (72)
Rnd 2: inc x 8 (16) Rnd 31-33: 72 sc (72)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 8 (24) Rnd 34: [17 sc, inc] x 4 (76)
Rnd 4: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] x 7, sc (32) Rnd 35-37: 76 sc (76)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x 8 (40) Rnd 38: [18 sc, inc] x 4 (80)
Rnd 6: 40 sc (40) Rnd 39-41: 80 sc (80)
Rnd 7: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] x 7, 2 sc (48) Rnd 42: [19 sc, inc] x 4 (84)
Rnd 8-9: 48 sc (48) Rnd 43-44: 84 sc (84)
Rnd 10: [11 sc, inc] x 4 (52) Rnd 45: [19 sc, dec] x 4 (80)
Rnd 11-13: 52 sc (52) Rnd 46-47: 80 sc (80)
Rnd 14: [12 sc, inc] x 4 (56) Rnd 48: 22 sc, [7 sc, dec] x 4, 22 sc (76)
Rnd 15-17: 56 sc (56) Rnd 49: 76 sc (76)
Rnd 18: [13 sc, inc] x 4 (60) Rnd 50: 22 sc, [6 sc, dec] x 4, 22 sc (72)
Rnd 19-21: 60 sc (60) Rnd 51: 22 sc, [5 sc, dec] x 4, 22 sc (68)
Rnd 22: [14 sc, inc] x 4 (64) Rnd 52: 22 sc, [4 sc, dec] x 4, 22 sc (64)
Rnd 23-25: 64 sc (64)
Rnd 26: [15 sc, inc] x 4 (68) Put eyes on the front of the body between rows 13-14, with

Rnd 27-29: 68 sc (68) 11 st between them. The front of the body is the side with
the belly bulge, caused by the dec. Add stuffing.

Legs (yarn A)

Now we’ll be building a smaller round on top of the round Fasten off. Using a tapestry needle, weave the yarn tail
we were just working on, to create the legs. through the front loops of the last round until the gap
closes. Weave in the remaining yarn.
Rnd 53: 5 sc. Move the stitch marker to the fifth (28)
st. This marks the beginning of every
new rnd. 23 sc.
Rnd 54: The first sc of this rnd will be in the st (24)
with the st marker, and will connect the
front of the body to the back. See
instructions to the right for more detail.
Remember to insert the hook from the
outside to the inside of the body. 24 sc.
Rnd 55-56: 24 sc (24)

Starting rnd 54
Add stuffing
To start rnd 54, rotate your work so that the side with the st

Rnd 57: [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18) marker is facing you. Like all of the other rnds, the first sc

Rnd 58: 18 sc (18) goes into the st with the st marker. To keep the right side of

Rnd 59: [sc, dec] x 6 (12) the work facing out, remember to insert the hook from the

Rnd 60: dec x 6 (6) outside to the inside of the work. Try to make the st
connecting the front and back of the body as small as
possible.
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Second leg
Snout (yarn B)
Turn your work so that the leg you just made is on the right.
Rnd 1: ch 6 (6)
On the bottom of the work, join the yarn in the 9th
Rnd 2: sc in 2nd ch from hook, then sc in next 3 (12)
unworked stitch to the left of the existing leg. Leave a long
st. 3 sc in last ch. Rotate work to work in
tail, which you’ll use to sew the gap between the legs.
the back of the foundation chain. sc in
Rnd 1: sc in the same st as the slip st join. This (24)
next 3 st. inc in same ch as the 1st st.
counts as the first st. Put a stitch marker Rnd 3: inc, 3 sc, inc x 3, 3 sc, inc x 2 (18)
in this st to mark the beginning of every Rnd 4: inc, 6 sc, inc x 3, 6 sc, inc x 2 (24)
new rnd. 23 sc. Rnd 5: inc, 9 sc, inc x 3, 9 sc, inc x 2 (30)
Rnd 2: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 6: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 3-8: Repeat steps 55-60 from the first leg. Rnd 7: inc, 12 sc, inc x 3, 12 sc, inc x 2 (36)
Rnd 8-9: 36 sc (36)
Add more stuffing to the body and legs as needed. When
you’re ready to close the body, use a tapestry needle and Fasten off and stuff. Leave long tail to sew onto body.
the long tail to whipstitch together the 8 st between the Before stuffing, embroider the nose and mouth with yarn C
legs. to avoid getting stuffing in the embroidery.

Ears (yarn A)

Make two. Remember to work with the right side facing out.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 5: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)

Fasten off and don’t stuff. Leave long tail to sew onto body.
1. Insert the needle 1 or 2 2. Insert the needle back in
rows below the middle of the same point where you
the snout, and draw it out 2 first inserted it, and draw it
Arms (yarn A)
rows above the middle of out about 2 rows to the left
Make two. the snout. of the top stitch.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4-9: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 10: [4 sc, dec] x 3 (15)
Rnd 11-12: 15 sc (15)

Stuff halfway, so the arm will lay flatter against the body.

Rnd 13: [3 sc, dec] x 3 (12)

Rnd 14: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 15: dec x 6 (6) 3. Then insert the needle 4. Repeat step 3, putting the
about 2 stitches to the right needle in and out of the
Fasten off, and weave yarn tail through front loops of the of the top middle stitch, then same holes, until the nose is
last round until the gap closes. If you’d like to embroider out of the left-most stitch. big enough to your liking.
paws, use yarn B and follow the instructions on the next
page:
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Embroider paws (yarn B)

The embroidery is worked from left to right.

1. Insert the needle between 2. Insert the needle back in 3. Insert the needle 2 rows 4. Draw the needle out of the
rows 2 & 3, and draw it out 2 the place it was first below, and draw it out 2 paw where you had first
rows above where you inserted, and draw it out 2 rows above and about 1 inserted it. Tie a knot with
inserted it. Leave a long tail. rows above and about 1 st to stitch to the right. the 2 tails, and weave in.
the right.

Tail (yarn A)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)

Fasten off and stuff. Leave long tail for sewing onto body.

Put it all together

Use pins to lay it all out before you start sewing.

Attach the ears starting between rnd 6 & 7, and ending btwn
rnd 10 & 11.

Attach the snout at the end of rnd 13, so that the top of the
snout lines up with the middle of the eyes. The bottom of the
snout should end between rnd 23 & 24.

Then attach the tail starting at the end of rnd 36, centered at
the back of the body and before the back of the body starts
sloping into the bear’s legs. The bottom of the tail should end
between rnd 39 & 40.

Lastly, attach the arms so that the tops of the arms lie
between rnd 21 & 22. To attach them in a way that they can
move, go to the next page.
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Attach movable arms

Cut a piece of yarn 5x the width of the body at rnd 23.

1. Make a stitch in the middle of the inside of one arm,

between rnd 2 & 3. Leave a short tail.

2. Pull the yarn through the body between rnds 22 & 23.

3. Make a stitch in the middle of the inside of the other arm,

between rnd 2 & 3. Then pull the yarn through the same
points of the body. For extra strength and support, repeat
steps #1-3, 2-3 times, always inserting the needle into the
same holes.

4.. The 2 ends of yarn should come out of the same hole. Pull
on both ends of the yarn tightly, tie a knot, and hide the tails
inside the body.

Embroider ears (yarn B)

The instructions work from the left to the right of the ear.

1. Insert the needle where 2. Insert the needle again 3. Repeat this pattern 4 or 5 4. For the last stitch, draw
the ear meets the head, and where the ear meets the times, making taller stitches the needle out of your work
out about 2 stitches above. head, but this time about 1 the closer you get to the where it was first inserted.
stitch to the right. middle of the ear. Tie a knot with the 2 tail
ends and weave in tails.

© 2018 The Woobles. Justine T. All rights reserved. Pattern may not be copied or distributed in any form, online or offline.
Finished items may be sold in small quantities, as long as credit for the pattern is given to Justine T.