Petite Polar Bear- Bitty Blizzard Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along Day 5

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It is Day 5 of The Bitty Blizzard Crochet Along and for today's pattern I decided to make a mini version of the January Bear that I recently released as part of my Bear of the Month Crochet Along. So for today we have the Petite Polar Bear. 

I had a polar bear on the list of ideas for this crochet along, because I felt like it fit pretty well with the winter/snow theme, but I was just imagining a little white bear, nothing else. Then as I was planning this crochet along I decided that I also wanted to do the year long Bear of the Month Crochet Along and decided on the design for my January Bear- a little winter bear wearing a hat and scarf, and decided it would be fun to add a little hat and scarf to my mini polar bear and make it a mini version of the January Winter Bear.

For this little bear I obviously used white yarn since I was making a polar bear, then just like the larger version I added a little winter hat with a pompom on top, and a scarf tied around its neck. For the January bear I used Soft White so it is a little bit more of a cream color, probably more accurate for a polar bear, but I wanted to keep the bright white for the mini bear to match with the rest of the Bitty Blizzard series. 

I used the same white yarn for the polar bear as I have used in the other patterns in this series, Red Heart Super Saver in White. Then for the accessories you can use any color you want. I ended up going with 2 shades of purple, a darker color (Red Heart Super Saver in Amethyst) for the hat, and a lighter color (Red Heart Super Saver in Light Jasmine) for the pompom and scarf.  

5 days down, 7 more to go. Come back tomorrow to see what Day 6 will be. 

How to Crochet a Petite Polar Bear

Finished size: about 4" tall

You will need:

• medium weight yarn in white, brown, orange, and any colors you want for scarf and hat (Sample made with Red Heart Super Saver in White, Amethyst, and Light Jasmine)
• G Crochet Hook (4.25 mm)
• 2- 6mm safety eyes
• optional- 9mm safety nose
• fiberfill
• yarn needle
• stitch markers
• black embroidery floss and needle

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. The hat uses alternating regular single crochet stitches and spike stitches, which are single crochet stitches worked into the stitch one row below. This is used to create a faux ribbing look. 

Body

Make 1 with white, 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)
Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work

Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)

Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 about 3 stitches apart

Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Finish off, weave in ends

Muzzle

Make 1 with white 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: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Add safety nose or embroider a nose on the muzzle

Add a little bit of stuffing and sew to the head just below the eyes

Ears

Make 2 with white yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Flatten into a semicircle shape and set aside

Arms

Make 2 with white yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)

Round 3: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (6 sc)

Rounds 4-5: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Sew the arms to the side of the body just below the head

Legs

Make 2 with white 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: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

add a small amount of stuffing to the end of the leg

Round 4: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Round 5-6: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

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

Scarf

Make 1 with any color, beginning with a ch

ch 36
turn, hdc in third ch from hook and each ch to the end (34 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Wrap the scarf around the bear's neck and tie, use tail to tack in place in a couple places to secure if desired

Hat

Make 1 in any color, 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)

Rounds 5-9: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)

Round 10: [1 sc in first st, 1 spike sc in next st working into the st a round below] repeat around (24 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Make a small pom pom by wrapping the yarn several times around 2 fingers, tie tightly around the middle and trim to the size and shape you want. You can also use a premade pom pom, or leave it off. 

Attach the pom pom to the top of the hat. 

Pull the hat onto the bear's head and stitch to secure in place.