What’s up everyone! I made Swinub from Pokemon. Much to my surprise he was voted for over on my regular twitter polls on what to make next. I did not expect this cutie to be so popular, but I’m all the happier that Swinub has many many fans! So here you go! Swinub may require a few more “advanced” stitches, but he is very fast and easy to make, so don’t hesitate to give him a go!

Materials
To make the cooking bear you will need:
– A Crochet hook, 2.5mm
– Brown and pink yarn as well as some black to embroider the eyes
– A tapestry needle and scissors
– Stuffing
– Felting wool in a darker brown for the stripes (you could also crochet these instead)
– A stitch marker to help you keep track of the start of the round
Please note that you can make Swinub using any size crochet hook and yarn weight for a smaller or bigger result. Using DK yarn and a 2.5mm crochet hook, Swinub should be about 6cm tall.

Stitches & Abbreviations
The pattern is written using US crochet terms in continuous spirals. You will need to know the following kinds of stitches:
– Chaining (Ch)
– Magic Ring (MR)
– Single crochet (sc)
– Half double crochet (Hdc)
– Double crochet (Dc)
– Treble crochet (Tc)
– Picot stitch
– Decrease (dec); preferably using the invisible decrease method
– Increase (inc)
– Crocheting into back loops only (BLO) and front loops only (FLO)
– Slip stitch

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