5 Little Monsters: Bewitching Bears Day 5- Little Ghost Bear

Bewitching Bears Day 5- Little Ghost Bear

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Today is Day 5 of the Bewitching Bears Crochet Along, which means there is only one day left. Doing a one week crochet along instead of two weeks like I usually do makes it feel like it goes by so fast. I can't believe we are already almost done. For today's bear I made a Little Ghost Bear. 


I had something very specific in mind when I envisioned this bear and I was a little nervous about whether or not I could make it happen. Funny story about this design, I actually had an idea for a bear like this several years ago just after I made my pumpkin bear. I think it was maybe the next year I decided to try to make a ghost bear. The idea I had in mind was that I wanted it to look like a teddy bear wearing a sheet type ghost costume. It turned out terrible. I never finished it because it was so bad. I was not sure I could make it work this time but I decided to give it another shot.


This little bear took a lot more attempts  and trial and error than it normally does for me to get to the final pattern, and it still isn't exactly the way I had pictured in my mind, but hopefully it gives the idea of a little bear wearing a sheet style ghost costume. 


The Little Ghost Bear is made by making most of the body in white, with less decreases around the neck than the other bears have because I wanted to make it look more draped and less fitted to the head and body. Towards the bottom there is a round of stitches worked in the back loop only, leaving the front loops unworked. After finishing the body you will reattach the yarn at that row and work into those front loops to create the skirt type portion of the ghost costume. I also added little sleeves to make it so that only the hands were peeking out of the costume, as if holes were cut in the sheet. I made the arms, legs, and ears in brown (the color I made the bear), but the muzzle I made with white to look more like the sheet was just draped over the face with the eyes and nose poking through. 


Like the others the finished ghost bear sits about 6" tall. It is made with medium/worsted weight yarn, this time using only 2 colors, white and the color of the bear which I chose a brown for my bear. I used Red Heart Super Saver and Loops & Threads Impeccable for the colors of my bear, but any similar yarns would work. 


Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what the last Bewitching Bear will be on Day 6!



How to Crochet a Little Ghost Bear


Finished Size: about 6" tall sitting

You will need:



Instructions:


The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sew on. Most pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr), the beginning of each piece will indicate if it starts with a magic ring or a chain. 


Body/Head

Make 1 starting with brown yarn, beginning with a magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 6: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)

Switch to white yarn

Round 10: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 11: 1 sc in flo of each st (30 sc)
Round 12: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 13:  [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 14: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 17: 2 sc in each st (24 sc)

Begin stuffing body 

Round 18: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 19: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Round 20: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 21: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 22: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 23: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 24: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 25: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 26: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (30 sc)

Insert eyes between rounds 23 and 24, about 5-6 stitches apart, begin stuffing head and continue to stuff as needed as you finish closing up the head

Round 27: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 28: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 29: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 30: sc2tog, repeat around (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, use tail to weave around opening to close, weave in end

Begin working the next section in the unworked front loops of round 11, attach yarn and start working at the back to make it less noticeable 

Round 1: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (42 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts] repeat around (48 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 sts] repeat around (54 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 8 sts] repeat around (60 sc)
Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 9 sts] repeat around (66 sc)

Finish off and weave in end




Muzzle

Make 1 with white yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [3 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2] repeat (10 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat (16 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 4 sts (20 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (20 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Add safety nose to the muzzle, and embroider a mouth if desired 

Sew the muzzle to the face just below the eyes, adding stuffing behind it 

Ears

Make 2 with brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Sew the ears to the sides of the head, curving slightly as you sew them on

Arms

Make 2 with brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 6: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 10: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 11: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Add a little bit of stuffing to the end (hand area) of the arm

Sew the arms to the side of the body

Legs

Make 2 with brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 6: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 10: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 11: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)


Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Add a little bit of stuffing to the end (foot area) of the leg

Sew the legs to the bottom of the body in a sitting position

Sleeves

Make 2 with white yarn, beginning with chain

ch 13
Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to the end (12 sc)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st to the end (12 sc)
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st to the end (12 sc)
Row 4: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st to the end (12 sc)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st to the end (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Place the sleeve rectangle over the arm so the short ends are on the back and front of the bear and the long edge drapes over the "shoulder"

Stitch in place along the short edges and the long top edge



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