My First Crochet Project

For my first crochet project, I found a cute little bear tutorial online.

It is super simple and super-cute. The bears are shaped like balls and have eyes and little faces stitched on with embroidery thread.

Here are a few of mine in action:

To make a koala bear, you need grey yarn (3 or 4 weight), 2.00 mm crochet hook, tapestry needle, black embroidery thread, 6 mm safety eyes, and white felt.

 The weight of the yarn will change the size of the overall bear (as long as you follow the tutorial).

Here you can see the koala was done in weight 3 yarn.

For the panda bear, you will need black and white yarn (3 or 4 weight), 2.00 mm crochet hook, tapestry needle, black embroidery thread, 6 mm safety eyes and black felt.

 The panda is made with weight 4 yarn and is much rounder than the koala.

In order to change the thread between colors, I would recommend a Russian joiner (as seen here). There are no bulky knots poking out from your bear in strange spots making the overall look very sleek.

I love these cute little guys so much, they were Christmas presents for a lot of people this year.

My Por-Por (Chinese grandmother) laughed so hard when I gave her one. She was amazed at how fast we learned how to crochet and thought they were very sweet.

We would recommend these little bears for first time crocheters!

You have never lived till you've hooked!