Friday, March 8, 2013

March 8th, 2013, Make your own Mini Bear Rug




I used to make crocheted and fabric minibears under the name of Meribears. And also I not only made them but i designed the patterns also. Then came  along a person who said that this was their pattern, even though she came on the scene 8 years after me and the pattern i created was the first one I had ever made. I would like to share some of the minibears i have made with my own patterns. and then below is the pattern for a bear rug for a dollhouse or just for fun for you to enjoy.









The Easy Bear Rug (for beginner bear makers)
Easy Bear Rug Body by Marylou of Meribears©
Use a size 10 crochet thread..with a size 11 or 12 hook...
Use white for Polar bears
brown for brown bears..
black for black bears
reddish brown for Grizzly bears..
***And** you don’t have to use thread..you can use yarn (The larger sized yarn or thread
the larger the rug will be and visa versa).. just make sure
When you size your hook there arent many gaps in the rug body itself..
If there are ..you need to downsize your hook and make your stitches tighter.
* ALSO* I have the rug in picture turned different than in the previous picture to show you
you can do it either way.. Put the head and tail on the long sides to make the rug stretch
out or put the head and tail between the two sets of legs..So its legs stretch out in front of
him. Either way is good..
ch - chain sc - single crochet
st - sttitch hdc - half double crochet
sl st - slip stitch dc - double crochet
sk st - skip stitch tog - take two stitches dec to one
dec - decrease. Make sure you see all the photos at the bottom of instructions, please
ch 29, do not twist the chain.
row 1 - in 3rd chain from hook start hdc.. counting the two start ch as one hdc.
hdc each st in the ch.. ch 2, turn over (27st)
row 2 - hdc across, ch 2 and turn over(27)
row 3 - hdc across, ch 2 and turn over (27)
row 4 - sl st 7 st, sl st in nx st and ch 2 (counts as one hdc), hdc 12, ch 2, turn over. This
makes the middle of the body. (13 st)
row 5 - 13 hdc, ch 2 turn turn over (13 st)
row 6 - 13 hdc, ch 9 turn over (13 hdc,9 ch)
row 7 - keeping ch straight, hdc in 3rd ch from hook (counts as one hdc, 6 hdc, 11 hdc, ch
9 turn over (18 st, ch9)
row 8 - hdc in 3rd ch fm hook(counts as one hdc), 6 hdc, then continue down the body part
and do 11 hdc, and over to the other leg continue and make 6 hdc , ch 2 turn. (24 st)
row 9 - hdc across, ch 2 and turn over ( 23 st)
row 10 - hdc, ch 2 and turn over
row 11 - 1st 2 hdc tog, 6 hdc, last 2 hdc tog, ch 1 turn (8 st)
DO NOT tie off.
OUTLINE
You want to give your rug a finished look.. so we are going to outline it.
First fold back legs to find a center and mark it with a small piece of different colored
thread for later.
*now go back to your hook and place a sc all around the exterior of the rug..when you
come to a corner.. 3 sc around each corner..
* * Tail.. when you come to that piece of string.. in one st, sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc and go on
with your outline.
This should be noted as the top of the bear body.
Now you have finished your body rug.. lets do the head.
Head of the bear for the bear rug
Leave a tail in string for pulling through and use for counting rows.
Row 1 - ch 2, in 2nd chain from the hook, 8 sc, continuous rounds.. (8st)
row 2 - 2 sc each st (16 st)
Row 3 & 4 - sc each st (16 st)
Row 5 - 4 sc, 2 sc each st x 8, 4 sc (24 st)
Row 6 - 8 sc, 2 sc each st x 8, 8 sc (32 st)
Row 7 & 8 - sc each st around
Row 9 - 10 sc, 2 sc tog, 6 sc, 2 sc tog, 11 sc (29 St)
Row 10 & 11 & 12 - sc each st around
Stuff partially
Row 13& 14 - Start decreasing.. * 2 sc tog, 1 sc* repeat from *
Row 15 - sl st every other st to close..tie off
Ears:
ch 2 - in 2nd st from hook; 2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2hdc, 2sc, ch 1 and turn
row 2 - sc in back loop only to end .. tie off leaving a string tail of 12" for sewing onto bear.
Attach the ears to head.. make sure they are straight.
sew on two black beads for eye.. Placement of eyes.. use 2 ball headed pins.. replace with
beads..
nose: use a straight stitch from: . _______ .
and then go around it: clockwise till full and give it a line in center down to a mouth..you
can add a small upside down " Y " or leave it straight.
Attach the head to body...place head on the top of the bear body.
Congratulations..you have made your bear rug...
You may use this pattern to make as many as you like.. and yes you can sell them.
But no part of this pattern MeriluOriginals© may be sold as it is copyrighted..by
Meribears™
March 2005
NOTE* Because a friend made a mistake and turned the body so its
outstretched arms were in front of the body instead of on the side..We decided this was
good too ./.. simply put the tail inbetween the two back legs like the directions state.. only
turn the body..* I liked this way so much better its how I make them nowadays.
Either way is great..ML
Please make as many as you want, sell them, trade them or give them away, just dont sell
my pattern.