Prayer Bear Head:
With green and mint yard together:
Chain 2
Row 1: 6 sc in 1st stitch, place marker to designate end of each row.
Row 2: 2sc in each stitch (12 sc)
Row 3: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (18 sc)
Row 4: (Sc in next 2 sc, 2sc in next sc) repeat around (24 sc)
Row 5: (Sc in next 3 sc, 2sc in next sc) repeat around (30 sc)
Row 6 (Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc ) repeat around (36 sc)
Rows 7-10: Sc in each sc around (36 sc)
Row 11: (Sc in next 4 sc, 1 sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around(30 sc)
Row 12: 2 sc in each sc around (60 sc)
Row 13: Sc in each sc around (60 sc)
Row 14: Sc dec in every sc around (30 sc)
Row 15: (Sc in next 3sc, 1 sc dec in next 2 sc)repeat around (24 sc)
Row 16: (Sc in next 2sc, 1 sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around (18 sc)
Row17: Sc in each sc around. Sl st to end and weave end into sts.(18 sc )
Prayer Bear Body:
With green and mint yarn together:
Chain 2
Row 1: 6 Sc in 2nd ch from hook, use marker to mark each Row
Row 2: 2 Sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Row 3: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (18 sc)
Row 4: (Sc in each next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (24 sc)
Row 5: (Sc in each next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (30sc)
Row 6: (Sc in each next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (36 sc)
Row 7: (Sc in each next 5 sc, 2sc in next sc) repeat around (42 sc)
Row 8-12: Sc in each sc around (42 sc)
Row 13: (Sc in each next 5 sc, 1 sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around (36sc)
Row 14: (Sc in each next 4 sc, 1 sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around
Row 15-19: Sc in each sc around (30 sc)
Row 20: (Sc in each next 3 sc, 1 sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around (24 sc)
Row 21: (Sc in each next 2 sc, 1 sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around (18 sc)
Row 22-23: Sc in each sc around sl st and weave ends in to body (18 sc)
Prayer Bear Leg:
Using two strands of the white yarn:
Ch 2
Row 1: 6 Sc in 2nd chain from hook, place marker to designate end of each row.
Row 2: 2 Sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Row 3: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (18 sc)
Row 4: (Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (24 sc)
Row 5: Working in back loops sc in each sc (24 sc)
Row 6-7: Sc in each sc around (24 sc)
Row 8: (Sc in each of next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around (18 sc)
Row 9: (Sc in next sc, sc dec in next 2 sc) repeat around (12 sc)
Row 10: Sc dec x3, sc in each sc around (9sc)
Row 11: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (10 sc)
Row 12: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (11sc)
Row 13: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Row 14-17: Sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Row 18: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (13sc)
Row 19: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (14sc) sl st and weave end into leg.
Prayer Bear Arm:
Use two strands of white
Chain 2
Row 1: 6 Sc in 2nd chain from the hook (6 sc)
Row 2: 2 Sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Row 3: (Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) repeat around (18 sc)
Row 4-5: Sc in each sc around (18 sc)
Row 6: (Sc in next sc, sc dec in next sc) repeat around (12 sc)
Row 7: Sc dec in next 2 sc x3, sc in each sc around (9 sc)
Row 8: Sc dec in next 2 sc, sc in each sc around (8 sc)
Row 9: 2 Sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (9 sc)
Row 10: 2 Sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (10 sc)
Row 11: 2 Sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (11 sc)
Row 12-14: Sc in each sc around
Row 15: 2 Sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Row 16: 2 Sc in first sc, sc in each sc around (13 sc)
Stuff arm but do not over - stuff. Pinch arm in half and crochet closed. Fasten off.
Prayer Bear Ear
With two strands of white yarn
Ch4 join to create a circle
Row 1:8 sc in loop
Row 2: 2 Sc in each sc (16 sc)
Row 3-4: Sc in each sc (16 sc)
Row 5: ch1 fold ear in half, sewing together sc in first st, dec in next 5sc (to make ear pucker) with all 5 loops on hook, draw yarn through, sc in last stitch. Fasten off. (4 sc)
Prayer Bear Muzzle
With two strands of white yarn
Chain 2
Row 1: 6 sc in last chain on hook (6 sc)
Row 2: (3 Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc)repeat x 1 (12sc)
Row 3: Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next 3 sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next 3 sc, 1 sc in last 2 sc (18 sc)
Row 4: Sc in next 2 sc,( 2 sc in next sc, 1sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) 1sc in next 4 sc, repeat parentheses, 1 sc in last 2sc. (24 sc)
Row 5: Sc in next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc x3,sc in next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc x3, sc in next 2sc. Sl st and fasten off. (18 sc)
Prayer Bear Triangle Nose
With one stand of black and size E hook
Ch 2
Row 1: 2 Sc, ch 2, 2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc, ch 2, join at first sc with sl st and fasten off. (6 sc)
Prayer Bear Tail
With 2 strands of white yarn
Ch 2
Row 1: 6 Sc in 2nd chain from hook
Row 2: 2 Sc in each sc (12 sc)
Row 3: Sc dec in next sc, 4 sc in next 4sc,sc dec in next 2 sc, 4 sc in next 4 sc. Sl st and fasten off. (10 sc)
Prayer Bear Heart
With 1 stand of pink yarn and size E hook
Make a magic ring, chain 2
Row 1: (3 tr,4 dc, 3 tr) in magic loop, pull the magic ring mostly closed, leaving a small space in the middle, ch 2 and sl st into remaining hole in the magic ring (11 sts). Pull the magic ring tightly closed
Row 2: Sc in ch space, 2 hdc in next st, 3 hdc in next st,2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 3 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, sc and sl st in ch space. Fasten off.(21 sts)
Assembling the Prayer Bear
Sew triangle nose to muzzle and sew mouth with yarn and crochet needle
Stuff muzzle and sew to the prayer bear head
Sew ears to prayer bear head
Stuff head and place eyes accordingly above muzzle
Sew arms onto body
place legs in between arm length and pin them so the bear will look like he is sitting down and sew
Sew tail in opposite side at the same height as legs and centered.
Stuff body
Sew head and body together
Sew heart pocket on front of bear and center accordingly leaving enough space in heart for a pocket