
Celebrate love and creativity this Valentine’s Day with Valentin the Romantic Bear, an adorable crochet design that’s perfect for gifting or decorating. With its charming heart-shaped balloon and intricate details, this pattern combines playful artistry with heartfelt expression.
Designed by the talented @les.mailles.du.roche.
Materials Needed:
- Cotton Yarn (ricorumi)
- Brown, Pink, Beige, and Red
- Crochet Hook: 3 mm
- Safety Eyes: 6 mm
- Yarn Needle
- Fiberfill for Stuffing
- Stitch Marker
- Scissors
- Aluminum Wire (optional)
Abbreviations:
(US / French Terms)
- Rnd: Round / Tour
- MR: Magic Ring / Magic Circle
- Ch: Chain / Chaîne
- Sl st: Slip Stitch / Maille Coulée
- Sc: Single Crochet / Maille Serrée
- BLO: Back Loop Only / Brin Avant
- FLO: Front Loop Only / Brin Arrière
- Inc: Increase / Augmentation
- Dec: Decrease / Diminution
- (*): Repeat till the end of the round
Bear Pattern
Ears (Make 2):
- In brown:
- Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
- Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* [9]
- Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)* [12]
- Fasten off, fold the ear, and sew it to the head.
Arms (Make 2):
- In brown:
- Rnd 1: MR, 8 sc [8]
- Rnd 2-3: 8 sc [8]
- Change to pink:
- Rnd 4-7: 8 sc [8]
- Rnd 8: (2 sc, dec)* [6]
- Fasten off and close.
Muzzle:
- In beige:
- Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
- Rnd 2: (inc)* [12]
- Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* [18], 1 sl st.
- Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
- Nose: In brown, create a small oval with 4 sc in an MR, 1 sl st. Sew or glue to the muzzle.
Head:
- In brown:
- Ch 13, crochet around the chain starting in the 2nd ch from the hook:
- Rnd 1: 11 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, 10 sc, inc [26]
- Rnd 2: inc, 10 sc, 3 inc, 10 sc, 2 inc [32]
- Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 3, 10 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 [38]
- Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 3, 10 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 2 [44]
- Rnd 5-14: 44 sc [44]
- Rnd 15: BLO – 44 sc [44]
- Ch 13, crochet around the chain starting in the 2nd ch from the hook:
- Insert safety eyes between Rnds 7 and 8, approximately 5 stitches apart.
- Change to pink:
- Rnd 16-21: 44 sc [44]
- Rnd 22: FLO – (3 sc, inc) x 3, 10 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 2 [50]
Body:
- In brown:
- Ch 13, crochet around the chain starting in the 2nd ch from the hook:
- Repeat Rnds 1 to 4 of the head.
- Rnd 5-8: 44 sc [44]
- Ch 13, crochet around the chain starting in the 2nd ch from the hook:
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the body to the head using the back loops of Rnd 21 of the head.
Heart Balloon (Optional):
- Make 2 Pieces:
- Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
- Rnd 2: (inc)* [12]
- Rnd 3-4: 12 sc [12]
- Join the two pieces:
- Rnd 6: Join with 1 sc, then crochet around both pieces [24]
- Rnd 7-10: 24 sc [24]
- Rnd 11: (4 sc, dec)* [15]
- Rnd 12: (3 sc, dec)* [12]
- Rnd 13: (2 sc, dec)* [9]
- Rnd 14: (1 sc, dec)* [6]
- Add aluminum wire if desired or close the balloon.