5 Little Monsters: Bewitching Bears Day 6- Little Vampire Bear

Bewitching Bears Day 6- Little Vampire Bear

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Today is the final day, Day 6 of the Bewitching Bears Crochet Along. For the last bear in the set we have a Little Vampire Bear. 


This crochet along has flown by and I can't believe it is the last day. Making these bears has been a lot of fun, especially having the whole set together. 


The Little Vampire Bear is made in the same way, with the same basic pattern as the other bears in the set. He has black hair on his head that comes to a point on his forehead. He also has a black cape with a red bow tie. I chose to make the bear out of a cream colored yarn, I wanted something light colored to kind of represent the pale color of a vampire. 


My original plan had been to add little fangs to the mouth, but then I forgot to add a mouth when I made the first bear and took all of the pictures so I decided to just go with it and not put mouths on any of them, which wasn't an issue until the last bear. I didn't want to add a mouth to this one after not putting one on any of the others. If you wanted to add a mouth with little fangs I think it would be cute, but I feel like the hair and the cape with the bow tie still give vampire vibes even without the teeth. 


The vampire bear is about 6" tall sitting, same as the others. Like all of the others it is made with medium/worsted weight yarn, and I used a combination of Red Heart Super Saver and Loops & Threads Impeccable but you could use any similar yarn. 


And that is it for the Bewitching Bears Crochet Along! I hope you enjoyed these little bears. Stay tuned for an announcement coming soon about the Winter/Christmas Crochet Along. 



How to Crochet a Little Vampire 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 with cream 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)
Round 10: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 11: 1 sc in 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: sc2tog, repeat around (12 sc)

Begin stuffing body, next round begins the head portion 

Round 17: 2 sc in each st (24 sc)
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

Muzzle

Make 1 with cream 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 and if you do you can add little fangs too

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

Ears

Make 2 with cream 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

Set the ears aside to sew on later

Arms

Make 2 with cream 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 cream 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

Hair

Make 1 with black 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: [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: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in first 16 sts, hdc in the next st, dc in the next st, ch 2, sl st in first ch to make a picot/point, dc in next st, hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 16 sts (32 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Put the hair on the head, pulled down in the back with the point in the center between the eyes

Stitch in place

Stitch the ears to the head over the hair

Cape

Make 1 in black, beginning with a chain

ch 25
Row 1: dc in 3rd ch from hook and each ch to the end (23 dc)
Row 2: ch 2, turn, 2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 21 sts, 2 dc in last st (25 dc)
Row 3: ch 2, turn, 2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 23 sts, 2 dc in last st (27 dc)
Row 4: ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st (27 dc)
Row 5: ch 2, turn, 1 dc in each st (27 dc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Wrap the cape around the neck with the first row above the neck and the rest below 

Sew the cape around the neck, stitching it in place 

Bowtie

Make 1 in red, beginning with a chain

ch 3, 2 dc in first ch, ch 3, sl st in same ch as you world the dc (first ch of first ch 3), ch 3, 2 dc in same ch as other sts, ch 3, sl st in same st as before

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

wrap the tail around the center of the bow (around the stitch everything was worked into) several times to create the center of the bow

Stitch the bow to the center of the neck just below the muzzle







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