free bear chef crochet pattern

Free Bear Chef Crochet Pattern

Björn the Booking Bear Chef Amigurumi

Meet Björn the Bear Chef with this free bear chef crochet pattern, a cute amigurumi character who loves cooking! This pattern is written in U.S. terms and includes clear step-by-step instructions, making it easy for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. With his adorable chef outfit and sweet expression, Björn is a fun crochet project full of personality.

In this post, you’ll learn how to crochet Björn the Bear Chef step by step using simple techniques. Perfect as a gift or a charming addition to your amigurumi collection, this bear chef is sure to bring a smile. Grab your yarn and hook, and let’s get started!

Size: Björn the cooking bear chef is approximately 8 inches (21 cm) tall when made with sport-weight cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm crochet hook.

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Björn the bear chef Story:

Björn is an amazing chef who believes everything tastes better with honey! From noodles and pancakes to even potatoes, he loves adding a sweet drizzle to all his favorite dishes. Somehow, Björn always makes it taste absolutely delicious.

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Basic Stitches Tutorial

If you are a beginner that want to learn how to crochet, check out my beginner-friendly basic stitches tutorial, it has many instructional videos on how to crochet every stitch. It shows you all you need to know to make your very own cute koala bear Amigurumi with this free bear crochet pattern.

Materials

These are the materials that I used. However, feel free to replace them with other materials of your choice. Furthermore, if you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of the bear chef amigurumi using this free stuffed animal crochet pattern, you can simply use a thicker or thinner yarn and crochet hook.

Cotton Sport Weight version 15 cm / 6 inch:
– Camel cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 089
– Brown cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 027
– Beige cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 111
– Red cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 032
– Black cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 100
– White cotton Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 001
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size B/1 (2.5 mm)
– Safety eyes 1 pair: 10 mm

Search for a similar cotton yarn you can buy near you on YARNSUB

Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16 or 17
– Pins

TIP: Are you using are using Blanket yarn? Then I recommend a L/11 (8.0 mm) crochet hook.
For Super Bulky Chenille yarn I recommend a H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook, for bulky velvet yarn a E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations (U.S. Terms) used in this free bear chef bear crochet pattern:
(All abbreviations are explained in my basic stitches tutorial)
Rnd: Round
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
dec: decrease
inc: increase

Free Bear Chef Crochet Pattern

Head:

  • Use brown yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12)
  • Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
  • Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
  • Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (36)
  • Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (42)
  • Rnd 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (48)
  • Rnd 9: (sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (54)
  • Rnd 10: (sc in next 8 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (60)
  • Rnd 11-12: sc in all 60 st (60)
  • Rnd 13: (sc in next 9 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (66)
  • Rnd 14-15: sc in all 66 st (66)
  • Rnd 16: (sc in next 10 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (72)
  • Rnd 17-24: sc in all 72 st (72)
  • Insert both safety eyes between rounds 17 and 18, with an interspace of 17 stitches.
  • Rnd 25: (sc in next 10 st, dec) repeat 6 times (66)
  • Rnd 26: (sc in next 9 st, dec) repeat 6 times (60)
  • Rnd 27: (sc in next 8 st, dec) repeat 6 times (54)
  • Rnd 28: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times (48)
  • Rnd 29: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times (42)
  • Rnd 30: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times (36)
  • Rnd 31: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
  • Rnd 32: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
  • Rnd 33: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
  • Stuff the head with filling.
  • Rnd 34: (sc, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 35: dec 6 times (6)
  • Finish the head of the bear chef by taking the last strand of yarn and sewing it through the front loops of every crochet stitch that you made in the last round. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Now stick a needle under the hole and weave in the yarn end.
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Nose:

  • Use black yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
  • Rnd 2: sc in all 8 st (8)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the nose on the snout.

Snout:

  • Use camel yarn.
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 3: sc in next st, inc in next 3 st, sc in next 3 st, inc in next 3 st, sc in next 2 st (18)
  • Rnd 4: sc in next st, (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 3 st, (sc in next st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 2 st (24)
  • Rnd 5: sc in next st, (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 3 st, (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 2 st (30)
  • Rnd 6: sc in next st, (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 3 st, (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 2 st (36)
  • Rnd 7: sc in next st, (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 3 st, (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times, sc in next 2 st (42)
  • Rnd 8-11: sc in all 42 st (42)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the snout onto the head.
  • Sew the snout onto the head between rounds 14-29, the snout is sewn 2 stitches from the eyes. Stop sewing when you have hole left to stuff the snout. Stuff the snout and sew the nose onto the snout, onto rounds 6-7. Hide the thread in the snout. Finish sewing the snout onto the head of your bear.

Ear 2x:

  • Use brown yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (24)
  • Rnd 5-9: sc in all 24 st (24)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the ears onto the head. Flatten the ears and sew the ears onto the side of the head of the cooking bear between rounds 8-18 (7 stitches from the eyes).
cook bear chef amigurumi
free bear chef crochet pattern

Body:

  • First make two legs:

Leg 2x:

  • Use brown yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
  • Rnd 2: inc 8 times (16)
  • Rnd 3-5: sc in all 16 st (16)
  • Rnd 6: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 4 times (20)
  • Fasten one leg off with a slip stitch, do not fasten of the other leg.

Body:

  • Continue to crochet in the second leg.
  • Rnd 1: sc in the next 10 sc, (now we are going to join with another leg) continue in the first stitch of the first leg, in all 20 st of Leg 1 continue in the eleventh stitch of the second leg, sc in next 10 st (40)
  • Rnd 2: sc in all 40 st (40)
  • Rnd 3: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (48)
  • Rnd 4: sc in all 48 st (48)
  • Change color to white
  • Rnd 5-8: sc in all 48 st (48)
  • Rnd 9: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 8 times (40)
  • Rnd 10-13: sc in all 40 st (40)
  • Rnd 14: sc in all 40 st (40)
  • Rnd 15: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 8 times (32)
  • Rnd 16: sc in all 32 st (32)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the body onto the head.
  • Now crochet a border between the brown and white rounds. This technique is called Surface Crochet. You can find a detailed video tutorial here about how to Surface Crochet. A great tutorial for this free bear chef crochet pattern.
  • Insert the hook under the first stitch, grab the yarn and draw up a loop. Yarn over and draw through the loop on the hook attaching the yarn to the body. Insert the hook under the next stitch.Yarn over and draw the yarn under the stitch and through the loop on the hook (like a slip stitch). Do this in all the stitches.
surface crochet bear chef
surface crochet
  • Embroider the black knots on the front of the body. Do this with a french knot.
  • How to make a french knot: Tutorial with video.
  • Bring your needle up from the back side. Point the needle downward and wrap the thread around the needle two times. Continue the tension of the floss with your left hand (non-needle hand) to prevent it from uncoiling. Re-insert the tip of your needle just next to, but not into the same exit point on the body. Give the floss a little downward tug so that the coil will tighten up, and slide it down your needle to make a little bundle against the surface of the body. With your coil held in position against the surface, push your needle all the way through.
  • Tighten the yarn with a knot on the inside of the body of your cooking bear.
  • Stuff the body with filling.
  • Sew the body onto the head, between round 31-32.

Arms 2x:

  • Use brown yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 3-4: sc in all 12 st (12)
  • Rnd 5: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 3 times (9)
  • Stuff the arms with filling.
  • Change color to white
  • Rnd 6-7: sc in all 9 st (9)
  • Rnd 8: sc in next 2 st, dec, sc in next 3 st, dec (7)
  • Rnd 9-14: sc in all 7 st (7)
  • Put a bit more stuffing into the arms.
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the arms onto the body.
  • Now crochet a border between the white and brown rounds.
  • Sew the arms on the sides of the body on round 14.

Tail:

  • Use brown yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
  • Rnd 2: inc 4 times (8)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the tail onto the body.
  • Sew the tail on the back of the body on round 3-4.

Cooking hat:

  • Use white yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
  • Rnd 2: inc 8 times (16)
  • Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (24)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (32)
  • Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (40)
  • Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (48)
  • Rnd 7: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 16 times (64)
  • Rnd 8: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 16 times (80)
  • Rnd 9: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 16 times (96)
  • Rnd 10-12: sc in all 96 st (96)
  • Rnd 13: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 16 times (80)
  • Rnd 14: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 16 times (64)
  • Rnd 15: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 16 times (48)
  • Rnd 16: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 8 times (40)
  • Rnd 17: (sc in next 8 st, dec) repeat 4 times (36)
  • Rnd 18-23: sc in all 36 st (36)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the hat onto the body.
  • Sew the hat on the head between round 6-7 of your bear chef.

Scarf:

  • The scarf is made in 3 crocheted parts.

Long strap around neck:

  • Use red yarn and crochet in rows
  • How to make a chain stitch
  • CH 35
  • Row 1: Start in second ch from hook, sl st in next 34 st (34)
  • Fasten off
  • Wrap the strap around the neck and sew ends together. The long strap should fit around the neck, if it is to long make it a few chains shorter (for example ch 32, sl st in next 31 st).If it is to short, make it a few chains longer (for example ch 38, sl st in next 37 st).

Loose ends:

  • Use red yarn and crochet in rows
  • CH 10
  • Row 1: Start in second ch from hook, sl st in next 1 st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st (9)
  • Fasten off

Small strap:

  • Use red yarn and crochet in rows
  • CH 8
  • Fasten off
  • Wrap the small strap around the middle of the loose ends and the strap. Sew the ends of the small strap together.
  • Now your Bear Chef is done!

Spoon:

  • Use beige yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
  • Rnd 4-10: sc in all 18 st (18)
  • Rnd 11: (sc, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 12: dec 6 times (6)
  • Rnd 13-28: sc in all 6 st (6)
  • Flatten the round top part of the spoon.
  • To make sure that the spoon does not bend, I have put a small straw inside the handle of the spoon.
  • Finish the head by taking the last strand of yarn and sewing it through the front loops of every crochet stitch that you made in the last round. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Now stick a needle under the hole and weave in the yarn end.

I hope you enjoyed this free bear chef crochet pattern, there are many more cute Amigurumi patterns on my blog.

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