5 Little Monsters: October Bear of the Month- Birthday Bear
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October Bear of the Month- Birthday Bear

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It is October, and that means it is time for the next Bear of the Month, the 10th one in the set. Typically I choose a theme for the bear that matches the season or a holiday that happens that month. This month I chose to do something a little bit different, but there is a reason I chose to do that. This month's bear is a Birthday Bear. 


The obvious choice for this month was a Halloween theme, but the thing that inspired the idea for the Bear of the Month Crochet Along was the Bewitching Bears Crochet Along that I did last year in October. It was a series of 6 Halloween themed bears- a witch bear, a pumpkin bear, a ghost bear, a candy corn bear, a Frankenstein bear, and a vampire bear. After that crochet along I decided that I thought it would be fun to do the same thing, but over the course of a full year, and make little bears for each season. 


The bear pattern I use for the base of the Bear of the Month Bears is exactly the same as the pattern I used for the Bewitching Bears so I already have 6 Halloween themed bears and decided that I didn't want to make another. I wanted to come up with something different and October happens to be my birthday month, and I thought that a birthday bear would be fun to make. You could make it for any month that make sense for you or your family. Or I know some people are making the bears as a gift for someone, so it could be for whenever their birthday is. Then for Halloween/October you can fill in with any or all of the 6 Bewitching Bears. 


For the bear I used the same basic bear pattern as I use for all of the bears. I have been trying to use a variety of different shades of brown, black, and white for my bears. I have a couple of browns that I have used a couple of times so I was going to reuse another this month and I decided on Red Heart Super Saver in Sienna, the same color I used for my Leprechaun Bear in March. It is kind of an orange brown color, which is why I used it for the Leprechaun, but I thought it worked for October as well. But you could use any shade of brown you want, or you could use black, white, or a fun color of your choice. I almost made another black bear, but although I love how the black bears turn out, black is my least favorite color to work with so I chose a shade of brown instead. 


To turn my little bear into a birthday bear I chose to give it a little cone shaped birthday hat, and a cupcake with a little birthday candle. You could use any colors you want for these. I chose kind of a pastel theme with a light blue and yellow hat, a yellow cupcake with pink frosting and a purple candle. I just pulled yarn from my stash so it was a mixture of brands. I used Big Twist Value in Sky Blue, Loops and Threads Soft Classic in Butter, and Red Heart Super Saver in Baby Pink and Light Jasmine. 


With October's Bear we have 10 bears done, and only 2 more to go! The November and December Bears will be released on the first of each month. 


How to Crochet a Birthday Bear


Finished Size: about 6" tall sitting (not including hat)

You will need:



Instructions:


The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sewn on. All pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr).


Body/Head

Make 1 with bear color 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)
Rounds 6-12: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 13:  [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Rounds 14-15: 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)
Rounds 20-25: 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 bear color 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 you can at this point use embroidery floss to embroider a mouth if desired but I chose not to, if you do just make a line coming down from the nose and then branching off to each side.

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

Ears

Make 2 with bear color 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 aside to sew on after adding the hat

Arms

Make 2 with bear color 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)
Rounds 7-11: 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 sides of the body

Legs

Make 2 with bear color 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)
Rounds 7-11: 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

Hat

Hat

Make 1 with desired color, 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: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts] repeat around (21 sc)
Round 7: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts] repeat around (24 sc)

switch to accent color (yellow in sample)

Round 8: [sc in first st, 2 dc cluster in next st (yo, insert hook in st, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, insert in same st, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 3 loops) push the clusters to the outside of the hat as you work] repeat around, sl st to first sc to join (12 sc, 12 clusters)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Pom Pom

Make 1 with accent color, 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: sc2tog, repeat around (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing 

Sew the pom pom to the top of the hat and then add some stuffing to the hat and sew to the top of the head between the ears. 


Cupcake

Cupcake

Make 1 with desired color, 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: 1 sc in blo of each st around (18 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 6: 1 sc in each st (24 sc

Finish off and set aside

Frosting

Make 1 with desired color, 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: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 sts] repeat around (27 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Add stuffing to the cupcake and sew the frosting to the top of the cupcake, adding stuffing as needed as you sew around. 

Leave a tail from either the frosting or the cupcake to use to later sew the cupcake into the hands of the bear

Candle

Make 1 with desired color, beginning with a magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Rounds 2-3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Sew the candle to the top center of the frosting

Flame

Make 1 with yellow or orange, beginning with a magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in each st (4 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Sew the flame to the top of the candle

Sew the cupcake into the hands of the bear. 





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