Teddy bear
A sitting teddy bear with round ears and a friendly belly, the heart of any nursery project. The cuddly outline reads warmly even at small grid sizes. Open it in the editor to add a bow tie, change the ear shape, or set the bear holding a heart, then export to PDF or print a numbered chart to crochet from.
- Grid
- 21 × 25
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Mesh count
- 525
- Category
- Baby
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Skill level: beginner
If this is one of your earliest charts, you are in safe territory. The outline is bold and simple, so a small miscount rarely shows in the finished piece.
Yarn and hook
Work the teddy bear in cotton thread for a delicate result, or in DK or worsted cotton on a larger hook for a cushion- or blanket-scale version that still holds the mesh open. Traditional filet is a single colour, which keeps the block-and-mesh contrast readable, but you can always work the background in a second shade.
Project ideas
Whether you are making a cot blanket or a bib, the teddy bear drops in cleanly, ideal for a keepsake. Set it on its own, pair it with a matching motif, or run a row of them along an edge.
Who it's for
A teddy bear panel makes a thoughtful handmade gift for a new big sibling, and it fits naturally with a christening. Add a name or date in editable bitmap lettering to make it a one-of-a-kind keepsake.
Size, printing, and scaling
At a 4-mesh-per-inch gauge the chart finishes around 5.3 by 6.3 inches; a finer thread shrinks it and a heavier yarn grows it, so check your own gauge first. Send the chart straight to print for a clean numbered grid, or resize and re-crop it in the editor first and export a PDF, PNG, or CSV.
Before you start
- Hook
- 3.5–4.5 mm hook
- Thread / yarn
- DK or worsted-weight cotton
- Finished size
- 5.3 × 6.3 in at 4 mesh/in
- Print or export a numbered chart from the editor
- Have your hook and thread or yarn ready
- 25 rows, worked bottom to top
Learn the technique
How to Read a Filet Crochet Chart
New to charts? Learn exactly how to read this one square by square.