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Crochet Bear Pattern: Floppy Paws Bear: Pattern Overview

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Off-white crocheted teddy bear with black safety eyes and a small embroidered nose, seated with floppy arms and legs.

Project introduction

A cream crochet teddy bear with black safety eyes and an embroidered pink nose, sitting on a folded knit blanket near a window with books and a mug behind it.
Close-up of an off-white crochet bear head with black safety eyes and an embroidered pink nose and mouth.
Off-white crochet bear with black eyes and pink nose, standing in profile on a wooden table in a bright room
Off-white crochet bear with black safety eyes and an embroidered pink nose and mouth, sitting on a light sofa next to a cushion.

This is a pattern overview, not a full tutorial. The Floppy Paws Bear is a cuddly crochet bear pattern by Marie Segares of Underground Crafter, designed to be big and huggable while still traveling well. To make your own, visit the Original designer’s pattern and instructions, where the creator publishes the complete free pattern.

The sample version is a soft off white polar bear in bulky number 5 yarn. You may choose any colors you like, so a classic brown cub or a bright novelty shade all suit the same friendly construction.

Crochet Along Updates

This bear kicked off the sixth annual Softie Crochet Along with CAL Central Crochet, a group event in which designers release soft toy patterns that crocheters work at their own pace. As the first pattern of the 2023 event, the Floppy Paws Bear makes a fitting starting project for anyone who enjoys making toys in community.

Thank you!

Cream crocheted teddy bear with black safety eyes and a pink embroidered nose and mouth, sitting upright with long floppy limbs beside heart-shaped marshmallows.
Crochet Bear Pattern: Floppy Paws Bear - crochet detail

A warm thank you to Marie Segares of Underground Crafter for sharing this design with the crochet community. Visiting her site and supporting the original designer directly is the kindest way to show appreciation and to keep patterns like this coming.

Floppy Paws Bear

At about 19 inches (48.5 cm) tall when assembled and stuffed, the Floppy Paws Bear is a substantial softie in bulky weight yarn and a US Size H-8 (5 mm) hook. The limbs are left unstuffed so the paws flop loosely, giving the bear its name and making it easy for a child to carry on adventures.

Crochet Bear Pattern by Underground Crafter

Close-up of an off-white crocheted teddy bear with black safety eyes and a pale pink embroidered nose, showing its head, torso and floppy arm
Close-up of two long cream crocheted bear legs hanging over beige fabric, with one rounded foot showing a small American flag motif.
Close-up of a cream crocheted bear with black safety eyes and a pink embroidered nose and mouth.
Finished cream crocheted teddy bear with black safety eyes, pink inner ears and a pink embroidered muzzle, sitting against a plain light background.
Cream crocheted bear standing with pink inner ears and muzzle and black bead eyes on a light background
Close-up of a cream crochet bear with pink muzzle and pink inner ears, black safety eyes, shown from the head down to the belly.
Finished off-white crochet bear with black safety eyes, pink muzzle and inner ears, shown standing in side profile on a white background.
Cream crochet bear with pink muzzle and inner ears sitting on a wooden floor next to a beige cushion
Crocheted cream teddy bear with black safety eyes, a pink muzzle and pink inner ears, sitting on a light wooden table against a plain background.
Close-up of a cream crochet bear with one floppy unstuffed leg draped across its round paw, resting on a beige sofa.
Cream crochet bear with pink inner ears and pink muzzle, shown sitting in a three panel illustration with one blurred panel
Finished cream crochet bear with black safety eyes and pink inner ears, seated against a soft neutral backdrop.
Cream crocheted bear with pink inner ears and muzzle, standing against a plain light background.
Finished off-white crochet bear with black safety eyes and an embroidered pink nose, seated with floppy limbs on a plain light background
Finished crocheted off-white bear with floppy unstuffed limbs, black safety eyes and pink embroidered nose, seated.
Crocheted cream teddy bear with black safety eyes and an embroidered nose, sitting on a knitted blanket with a blurred shelf of yarn balls behind it.
Close-up of a cream crocheted teddy bear with black safety eyes, embroidered pink nose and mouth, rounded body and floppy arms, cropped at mid-body on a white background.

The bear is built from separate single crochet pieces: a rounded head and torso, two ears, a muzzle, upper limbs, and lower limbs ending in shaped back paws. The head and torso are stuffed firmly, the limbs stay unstuffed apart from the stuffed, whipstitched paws, and 15 mm black safety eyes sit at the sides of or just above the sewn-on muzzle.

The face earns its charm through simple embroidery in the contrasting color: a satin stitched triangle nose and a back stitched smile on the muzzle. Each ear is folded across its diameter and seamed before final assembly, when every piece joins using the long yarn tails left for seaming.

Gather this complete checklist before you begin, exactly as listed by the source:

  • Lion Brand Hue + Me yarn, a bulky (number 5) blend of 80% acrylic and 20% wool (4.4 oz/125 g, 137 yd/125 m per skein): 2 skeins in 098AS Salt for the main color and 1 skein in 102AF Bellini for the nose and smile. Any bulky acrylic and wool blend may be substituted, needing about 205 yd (187.5 m) of the main color and 5 yd (3.5 m) of the contrast color.
  • US Size H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or the size needed to get gauge
  • Locking stitch markers
  • Yarn needle
  • Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber Fill, 12 oz bag
  • 15 mm black safety eyes, 1 pair

Finished size is approximately 19 inches (48.5 cm) tall, measured from the tip of the ears to the bottom of the back paws after assembly and stuffing. The head measures 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter through round 7 for gauge; exact gauge is not critical, but keep stitches tight so the fiber filling does not show through.

The pattern is published free on the designer’s website, and an ad-free PDF is also available for purchase on Ravelry. The free web version does not prove the PDF is free, and the paid PDF does not mean web access costs anything.

For more crochet bear inspiration, try the Plaid Bear Cardigan Crochet Tutorial | Susan’s Family: Pattern Overview and the Lil’ Boo the Ghost Bear pattern by StringsandThingsByJoyce: Pattern Overview, two related reads from this site.

© 2023 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2023/03/20/crochet-bear-pattern-floppy-paws-bear/. Thanks for supporting indie designers!

The source terms are simple: the pattern is for personal use, and you may make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or as gifts, and sell items you personally make by hand. Do not distribute the pattern or its photos; instead, share the original link.

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