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Hello and welcome to my Free Cuddly Polar Bear Knitting Pattern

I love teddy bears, and when a lady requested for me to design a polar bear I jumped at the opportunity.

It is perfect for beginner knitters and even people who have been knitting for years.

The pattern is very easy to follow and actually really fun to make, I just love his little scarf accessory.

He has a cute personality that goes with him, and who doesn’t love a toy they can cuddle?

So here you go, a treat on me, my Free Cuddly Polar Bear Knitting Pattern, enjoy and have a wonderful time making this adorable toy.

Free Cuddly Polar Bear Knitting Pattern.

Designed By Nicola Marie Rattley.
Copyright © 2018 by Nicola Marie Rattley.
All rights reserved. No part of this pattern may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Required:

Needle Size- 4.5mm Single Point Needles (AUS).

Wool Ply- 8 Ply, Dk.

2 Balls of White Wool.

1 Ball of Grey Wool.

1 Ball of Blue Wool.

Tapestry Needle.

Polyester Toy Filling.

Sewn In Wobbly Eyes – Warning if this toy is going to a young child, toddler or baby, Sewn In or Stuck On Wobbly Eyes can be a choking hazard so I would seriously recommend that you embroider the eyes with black wool instead.

Finished Size is 30cm Tall and 21cm Wide.

Abbreviations:

KFB – Stands for Knit Front and Back of Stitch, in other words Increase Stitch.

St-St – Stands for Stocking Stitch, otherwise known as Knit and Purl Rows.

K2Tog – Stands for Knit 2 Stitches Together, in other words Decrease Stitch.

St – Stands for Stitch.

Sts – Stands for Stitches.

Pattern.

Head.

Cast On 10 Stitches with White Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Row 2- KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3- Purl Row.

Row 4- (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 5- Purl Row.

Row 6- (Knit 2 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 40 sts remaining.

Row 7- Purl Row.

Row 8- (Knit 3 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 50 sts remaining.

Row 9- Purl Row.

Row 10- (Knit 4 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 60 sts remaining.

Row 11- Purl Row.

Rows 12-29- St-St 18 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 30- Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 4 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 2 sts. 50 sts remaining.

Row 31- Purl Row.

Row 32- Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 3 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 40 sts remaining.

Row 33- Purl Row.

Row 34- Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 2 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 30 sts remaining.

Row 35- Purl Row.

Row 36- Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 1 st) 9 times, K2Tog. 20 sts remaining.

Row 37- Purl Row.

Row 38- K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Fasten Off, Sew Up and Stuff.

Snout.

Cast On 30 Stitch with White Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Rows 2-5- St-St 4 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 6- Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 1 st) 9 times, K2Tog. 20 sts remaining.

Row 7- Purl Row.

Row 8- K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Fasten Off, Sew Up and Stuff.

Body.

Cast On 10 Stitches with White Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Row 2- KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3- Purl Row.

Row 4- (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 5- Purl Row.

Row 6- (Knit 2 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 40 sts remaining.

Row 7- Purl Row.

Row 8- (Knit 3 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 50 sts remaining.

Row 9- Purl Row.

Row 10- (Knit 4 sts, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 60 sts remaining.

Row 11- Purl Row.

Row 12- (Knit 5 sts, KFB 1 st) 70 sts remaining.

Row 13- Purl Row.

Rows 14-23- St-St 10 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 24- Knit 3 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 5 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 2 sts. 60 sts remaining.

Row 25- Purl Row.

Rows 26-31- St-St 6 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 32- Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 4 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 2 sts. 50 sts remaining.

Row 33- Purl Row.

Rows 34-37- St-St 4 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 38- Knit 2 sts, (K2Tog, Knit 3 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 40 sts remaining.

Row 39- Purl Row.

Rows 40-43- St-St 4 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 44- Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 2 sts) 9 times, K2Tog, Knit 1 st. 30 sts remaining.

Row 45- Purl Row.

Rows 46-47- St-St 2 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 48- Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 1 st) 9 times, K2Tog. 20 sts remaining.

Row 49- Purl Row.

Row 50- K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Fasten Off, Sew Up and Stuff.

Arms. Make Two.

Cast On 10 Stitches with White Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Row 2- KFB in every st to the end of row. 20 sts remaining.

Row 3- Purl Row.

Rows 4-21- St-St 18 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 22- K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Fasten Off, Sew Up and Stuff.

Legs. Make Two.

Cast On 12 Stitches with White Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Row 2- KFB in every st to the end of row. 24 sts remaining.

Row 3- Purl Row.

Row 4- (Knit 1 st, KFB 1 st) repeat to the end of row. 36 sts remaining.

Row 5- Purl Row.

Rows 6-7- St-St 2 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 8- Knit 15 sts, (K2Tog) 3 times, Knit to the end of row. 33 sts remaining.

Row 9- Purl Row.

Row 10- Knit 15 sts, (K2Tog) 2 times, Knit to the end of row. 31 sts remaining.

Row 11- Purl Row.

Row 12- Knit 15 sts, K2Tog, Knit to the end of row. 30 sts remaining.

Row 13- Purl Row.

Rows 14-23- St-St 10 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Row 24- Knit 1 st, (K2Tog, Knit 1 st) 9 times, K2Tog. 20 sts remaining.

Row 25- Purl Row.

Row 26- K2Tog to the end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Fasten Off, Sew Up and Stuff.

Outer Ears. Make Two Pieces.

Cast On 4 Stitches with White Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Row 2- KFB 1 st at each end of row. 6 sts remaining.

Row 3- Purl Row.

Row 4- KFB 1 st at each end of row. 8 sts remaining.

Row 5- Purl Row.

Row 6- KFB 1 st at each end of row. 10 sts remaining.

Row 7- Purl Row.

Rows 8-11- St-St 4 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Cast Off.

Inner Ears. Make Two Pieces.

Cast On 2 Stitches with Grey Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Row 2- KFB 1 st at each end of row. 4 sts remaining.

Row 3- Purl Row.

Row 4- KFB 1 st at each end of row. 6 sts remaining.

Row 5- Purl Row.

Row 6- KFB 1 st at each end of row. 8 sts remaining.

Row 7- Purl Row.

Rows 8-9- St-St 2 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Cast Off.

Striped Scarf.

Cast On 7 Stitches with Blue Wool.

Row 1- Purl Row.

Rows 2-5- St-St 4 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Change Colour to White Wool.

Rows 6-11- St-St 6 rows starting with a knit row and ending with a purl row.

Repeat St-St 6 rows of each colour until you have 10 sets of the 2 colours.

Cast Off.

How To Make It Up.

Simply sew up and stuff the pieces, do not stuff the ear pieces.

Once you have done that with the snout it is best to sew it onto the head then stuff it as you go, however you can just sew it up and stuff it and then sew it onto the head, either way works.

With the ears, sew the two pieces together, grey onto white, but do not stuff them as this will distort the shape and sew them onto the head.

Then sew the head onto the body, the arms onto the top sides of the body and the legs onto the bottom sides of the body.

Sew in the loose threads for the scarf and wrap it around the polar bears neck, however if this toy is going to a child you can sew it onto the bear to make it safer.

I used black wool to embroider him a nose and a mouth.

I also used Sewn In Wobbly Eyes, however Warning, if this toy is going to a young child, toddler or baby Sewn In or Stuck On Wobbly Eyes can be a choking hazard so I would recommend that you embroider the eyes with black wool instead.

If you have enjoyed knitting my adorable Free Cuddly Polar Bear Knitting Pattern I would love if you could leave a comment telling me what you love about it, also don’t forget to post up pictures of your own Polar Bear!

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Have a wonderful day full of knitting white polar bears.