TV & Movie Characters

We Bare Bears — Bear Stack

Crochet your own bear stack! This pattern includes all three bears — Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear — designed to stack together just like in the show.

Intermediate

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Brown yarn
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Black embroidery thread
Plastic safety eyes
Sized to fit the weight of yarn you are using.
Crochet hook
One to two sizes smaller than suggested for your yarn to keep stitches tight.
Tapestry needle
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Stuffing
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Scissors

Use the same yarn weight for all pieces. If different weights are used, the parts may not fit together and the bears won't stack correctly.
Choose a hook one to two sizes smaller than suggested for your yarn to keep stitches tight so stuffing won't show through.
The body and head instructions are the same for all three bears. Color-switch notes are for Panda only — skip them for Grizzly and Ice Bear.

dark gray

bear color (brown for Grizzly, white for Ice Bear, white for Panda)

R1: sc 6 in magic circle (6)
R2: *inc* × 6 (12)
R3: *sc, inc* × 6 (18)
R4: *sc, inc* × 9 (27)
R5: *sc 2, inc* × 9 (36)
R6–10: sc for entire row (36)
R11: *sc 5, inc* × 6 (42)
Panda only: switch to white.
R12–16: sc for entire row (42)
Panda only: switch to dark gray.
R17–19: sc for entire row (42)
R20: *sc 5, dec* × 6 (36)
Panda only: switch to white.
R21: *sc 4, dec* × 2, *sc, inc* × 6, *sc 4, dec* × 2 (38)
R22–26: sc for entire row (38)
R27: sc 10, *sc, dec* × 6, sc 10 (32)
R28: *sc 3, dec* × 2, *dec* × 6, *sc 3, dec* × 2 (22)
You can start stuffing the body here. Don't fully stuff the head yet — stuffing can get in the way of finishing the face.
R29: *sc 2, dec* × 2, *inc* × 6, *sc 2, dec* × 2 (24)
R30: *sc, dec* × 2, sc 12, *sc, dec* × 2 (20)
Add the eyes now — see the Make the Face section below.
R31: sc for entire row (20)
R32: dec for entire row (10)
Bind off.

For Panda: place an eye in the middle of each eye patch, then position both patches on the head. The partial-row edge of each patch should face outward, not toward the center. Once placed, stitch the outer edge of each eye patch to the head.
For Grizzly and Ice Bear: add eyes just above the nose area with 3–4 stitches between them. Suggested placement is in R28 at the second and fifth decrease stitches.
Add the backing to each eye and fasten securely.
Using black embroidery thread, stitch a nose centered on the top edge of the snout, spanning 3–4 stitches wide. Two or three loops are enough.
Sew a mouth below the nose with black embroidery thread.
To bind off the head: cut yarn leaving a 6-inch tail. Slip stitch into the next stitch and pull yarn through to bind off. Use the tapestry needle to close the hole with a whip stitch through the outer loops. Thread the needle into a nearby hole and out through any hole far from the top, pull slightly taut, then cut close — the end will pull back inside.

bear color

bear color

bear color

bear color

Sew the ears to the top of each bear's head.
Sew the front legs close together on the front of the body, and the back legs close together on the back. Keeping the legs close helps the bears stack stably.
Sew the tail to the back of the body.
Weave in and sew any remaining ends into the body to hide them.

Pattern use

Personal use is welcome
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