Ice Cream Bear Free Crochet Pattern

Teddy bears are some of my favorite projects to make (as evidenced by the amount of designs I’ve created), but I wanted to make a fun, summery twist on the classic polar bear!

This Ice Cream Bear — an amigurumi teddy bear in an ice cream cone — is my newest summery free crochet pattern!

Read on to learn more about my design process and inspiration, or scroll to the end to get the free pattern. If you’re in a hurry and need to take this pattern offline, grab the beautifully formatted, ad-free, PDF pattern from Etsy here.

The cutest ice cream cone ever!

This adorable ice cream cone topped with a polar bear head fits in the palm of your hand and is simply precious.

This pattern can be adapted to any kind of bear you want! I dreamed of creating a whole set of Neapolitan Ice Cream Bears — I think it would be such a cute set — but you can make them in any color you like. I can imagine amazing variations for any of my favorite flavors, matcha, coffee, and chocolate, but you can also make a brown bear, grizzly bear, panda bear, or care bear!

It’s extremely beginner friendly and quick to make, even faster than an average amigurumi because there aren’t any limbs to create. If you’ve never made a teddy bear before and just want to dip your toes in, this is the perfect option.

Although appealing, this ice cream bear is not edible. (I tried.)

My Inspiration and Design Process

Teddy bears are some of my favorite projects to make (as evidenced by the amount of designs I’ve created), but I wanted to make a fun, summery twist on the classic polar bear!

The idea of an ice cream cone with a cute teddy bear head in place of the scoop of ice cream came to me one day and I was immediately obsessed with it. I think ice cream cones are such an iconic image, but I love that the simple addition of two ears and a muzzle transforms it into an amazing food animal hybrid.

The Pattern

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Description

This Ice Cream Bear pattern is a super cute beginner friendly pattern. It’s pretty quick to work up since there are only two main pieces, and faster than creating an entire animal! The ruffle around the base of the ice cream scoop is also super simple to create and a fun technique to learn.

Yarn

  • WeCrochet Brava Sport (sport)
    • (<1 skein) White
    • (<1 skein) Almond
      • Light brown

Notions

  • Size D (3.25 mm) Clover Amour crochet hook
  • 4.0 mm safety eyes
  • tapestry needle
  • polyester fiberfill
  • stitch markers
  • black embroidery thread

Abbreviations (US)

  • BLO: back loop only
  • CC: contrast color
  • ch: chain
  • dc: double crochet
  • dc inc: double crochet increase (two double crochets in one stitch)
  • dec: decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
  • FSC: foundation single crochet (tutorial here)
  • hdc: half double crochet
  • hdc inc: half double crochet increase (two half double crochets in one stitch)
  • inc: increase (two single crochets in one stitch)
  • MC: main color
  • MR: magic circle
  • rnd: round
  • sc: single crochet
  • slst: slip stitch
  • st(s): stitch(es)
  • x sc: single crochet x number of times
  • (x sts): x total stitches at the end of the round or row
  • (…) x: work instructions in parentheses x number of times

Special Stitches

Shell stitch: Skip the next stitch, then work 5 dcs into the next stitch after that. Skip next stitch, and slip stitch into the stitch after it. Repeat.

Invisible finish off: click here for tutorial.

Technical Notes

  • Crochet in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified
  • When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness.
  • To avoid large holes in the crochet fabric, increase tension until the holes cannot be seen, or choose a crochet hook a size down.
  • For this pattern, the MC is White, and the CC is Almond.

Amigurumi Basics Tutorials for Beginners

Final Size

3″ x 2″

Head (in MC)

  • Round 1 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2 inc x6 (12 sts)
  • Round 3 (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
  • Round 4 (2 sc, inc) x6 (24 sts)
  • Round 5 (3 sc, inc) x6 (30 sts)
  • Round 6 (4 sc, inc) x6 (36 sts)
  • Round 7 (5 sc, inc) x6 (42 sts)
  • Round 8-14 (7 rnds) sc around (42 sts)
  • Attach 4.0mm safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, 7 stitches apart.
  • Round 15 BLO, (5 sc, dec) x6 (36 sts)
  • Round 16 (4 sc, dec) x6 (30 sts)
  • Round 17 (3 sc, dec) x6 (24 sts)
  • Round 18 (2 sc, dec) x6 (18 sts)
  • Stuff.
  • Round 19 (sc, dec) x6 (12 sts)
  • Round 20 dec x6 (6 sts)
  • Finish off and weave in end.
Side view of head: you can see the ridge from round 15 running around the head. This is where the ruffle will go. This side should be facing downwards towards the cone.

RUFFLE (see special stitches for shell stitch)

Working into the back loops in round 15 of the head, attach yarn at any point. Skip a stitch and work 5 dcs into the 2nd stitch. Skip another stitch and slip stitch into the next stitch. Continue working shell stitches all around for a total of 7 shell stitches. Weave in end.

  • Insert hook.
  • Chain one to attach.
  • Work shell stitches all around.

CONE (in CC)

  • Round 1 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2 inc x6 (12 sts)
  • Round 3 (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
  • Round 4-6 (3 rnds) sc around (18 sts)
  • Round 7 (2 sc, inc) x6 (24 sts)
  • Round 8-11 (4 rnds) sc around (24 sts)
  • Invisible finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff. Sew the cone to the head, making sure that the ruffle from round 15 is facing the cone.

EARS (in MC)

  • Round 1 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2 inc x6 (12 sts)
  • Round 3 (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
  • Round 4 sc around (18 sts)
  • Flatten the ears and sew in a running stitch across to seam shut. Bend the ears into a cup form and sew between rounds 3 and 6 on top of the head, directly to either side.

MUZZLE (in MC)

  • Round 1 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2 inc x6 (12 sts)
  • Embroider nose in a “T” shape in the center of the muzzle. (Method 2 in this tutorial.) Sew the muzzle to the head between rounds 6 and 10, with the top of the muzzle directly between the eyes.

I hope you enjoyed making this Ice Cream Bear! If you run into any problems feel free to ask me a question in the comments section below or through email at littleworldofwhimsy@gmail.com.