Popo the Great free amigurumi pattern

Meet Popo the Great, a cute crochet bear wizard! Try this free amigurumi bear pattern to make the adorable little Halloween bear in a wizard costume. It would make a great gift for friends for Halloween!
The finished size of the crochet bear is about 4 inches (10-11cm).

Designed by @theloopedcrafts

Supplies

• Yarn (mercerized cotton; weight: #2 fine): light brown, white, violet, light pink, yellow
• 2.0mm crochet hook
• 8mm black safety eyes
• Needle for sewing
• Fabric glue
• Fiberfill for stuffing

Additional information

Skill level: beginner
Size: 4″ (10cm) tall

Free crochet Popo the Great pattern

Abbreviation used (US terms)

• Rnd – round
• R – row
• ch – chain
• st – stitch
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec – invisible decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• BLO – crochet in the back loop only
• (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
• (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times

Head

With brown yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 times (42)
Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc)* 6 times (48)
Rnd 9-16: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 17: (2 sc, dec)* 12 times (36)
Rnd 18: (sc, dec)* 12 times (24)
Rnd 19: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.

Secure eyes on Rnd 13-14 with 9 sts between them.

Legs and body (one piece)

Legs (make 2)

With brown yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc in BLO (12)
Rnd 4-6: 12 sc (3 rounds)

Repat Rnd 1-6 for the 2nd leg, but do not cut off yarn.
We are now going to continue and make the body.

Body

From the 2nd leg: make ch 2. Start on the 1st stitch of the 1st leg.
Rnd 7: (13 sc, inc)* 2 times (30)
Rnd 8: (4 sc, inc)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 9-11: 36 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 12: (4 sc, dec)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 13-15: 30 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 16: (1 sc, dec)* 10 times (20)
Rnd 17: (8 sc, dec)* 2 times (18)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Arms (make 2)

With brown yarn:
Rnd 1: 7 sc in a magic ring (7)
Rnd 2-7: 7 sc (6 rounds)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Snout

With white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Embroider a nose using some black embroidery thread. I have only used 3 strands of the thread.

Belly

With white yarn:
Make ch 6, start on the 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 1: 4 sc, inc, turn, continue crocheting around the chain: 4 sc (10)
Rnd 2: continue crocheting around, 10 inc (20)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Ears (make 2)

With brown yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-6: 18 sc (3 rounds)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Wizard hat

With violet yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (sc, inc)* 3 times (9)
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)* 3 times (12)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc)* 3 times (15)
Rnd 5: (4 sc, inc)* 3 times (18)
Rnd 6: (5 sc, inc)* 3 times (21)
Rnd 7: (6 sc, inc)* 3 times (24)
Rnd 8: (7 sc, inc)* 3 times (27)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Get some yellow yarn and embroider some small X on the hat to create the details.

Cape

Crochet in turning rows.
With violet yarn:
Make ch 18, start on the 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 1: 17 sc, turn (17)
Rnd 2-3: 1 ch, skip ch, 17 sc, turn
Rnd 4: 1 ch, skip ch, inc, 15 sc, inc, turn (19)
Rnd 4: 1 ch, skip ch, 19 sc, turn (19)
Rnd 5: 1 ch, skip ch, inc, 17 sc, inc, turn (21)
Rnd 6: 1 ch, skip ch, 21 sc, turn (21)
Rnd 7: 1 ch, skip ch, inc, 19 sc, inc, turn (23)
Rnd 8: 1 ch, skip ch, 23 sc, turn (23)
Rnd 9: 1 ch, skip ch, inc, 21 sc, inc, turn (25)
Rnd 10: 1 ch, skip ch, 25 sc, turn (25)
Rnd 11: 1 ch, skip ch, inc, 23 sc, inc, turn (27)
Rnd 12: 1 ch, skip ch, 27 sc, turn (27)
Rnd 13: 1 ch, skip ch, inc, 25 sc, inc, turn (29)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Cut two long strand of violet yarn and tie one end of each strand on each end of Rnd 3 to serve as cord of the cape.

Assembly

EARS: Sew the ears on each side of the face at Rnd 6-12.
BLUSH: Get some pink yarn and embroider blush just below the eyes.
SNOUT: Glue the snout between the eyes.
ARMS: Sew the arms on Rnd 16.
BELLY: Glue the belly in front of the body.
HEAD AND BODY: Using the yarn tail of the head, sew the head and body together. Make sure that the head is properly aligned with the body.
CAPE: Use the cords to tie the cape securely around the neck. Cut off excess cord.
WIZARD HAT: Glue the rim of the hat on top of the head. You can also sew it.