R1with brown: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9–1348 sc(48)
R147 sc, (dec, 14 sc) ×2, dec, 7 sc(45)
R1545 sc(45)
R167 sc, (dec, 13 sc) ×2, dec, 6 sc(42)
R1742 sc(42)
Size before assembly: about 6.7 cm at the widest, 4.9 cm long; 17 rounds.
Change to red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R14).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 2, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 1, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(8)
R2(inc ×3, 1 sc) ×2(14)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc(20)
R4–520 sc(20)
Size before assembly: an oval about 3 × 2.2 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 5 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With tan: ch 4.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with tan: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R418 sc(18)
R5(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R6dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 3.3 cm at the widest, 1.5 cm long; 6 rounds.
Change to brown (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
→ This piece is not stuffed.
Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Do not stuff. Shape it into a dish: rounds 1–3 are the front of the piece, the magic ring its centre. Push the centre in so the front is concave (about 3.1 mm at the centre) and turn rounds 4–6 to the back: they make a thick rounded rim (about 8 mm thick) and lie behind as a second layer; the piece is about 33 mm across.

Flat motif — mask (two-lobed mask, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 3.2 × 5.9 cm; 3 rows.
Round 1: with blue: ch 9 (foundation chain); starting in the 2nd ch from hook; 7 sc, 3 sc in one st; along the other side of the chain; 6 sc, inc; sc 4 more to move the round start to the middle of a long side (not counted) (18) Round 2: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc (24) Round 3: 2 sl st, 1 hdc, 2 tr in one st, 1 tr, 2 tr in one st, 1 tr, 2 tr in one st, 8 tr, 2 tr in one st, 1 tr, 2 tr in one st, 1 tr, 2 hdc, 2 sl st; sl st in the first st to join (29)
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with tan: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2[tan] inc [brown] inc ×4 [tan] inc(12)
R3[tan] 2 sc [brown] 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc [tan] inc(15)
R4–615 sc(15)
R7(3 sc, dec) ×3(12)
R8–1012 sc(12)
R11(4 sc, dec) ×2(10)
Size before assembly: about 2 cm at the widest, 3.6 cm long; 11 rounds. Multi-colour rounds are listed stitch by stitch from the round-start marker; keep the round start on the piece's centre front line (as it sits on the finished toy).
colours of round 1 in order: 1 sc in tan, 4 sc in brown, 1 sc in tan
Change to brown (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with brown: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5–824 sc(24)
R9(6 sc, dec) ×3(21)
R103 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×2, dec, 2 sc(18)
R1118 sc(18)
Size before assembly: about 3.3 cm at the widest, 3.4 cm long; 11 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with brown: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R312 sc(12)
R42 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Flat motif — circle (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.3 × 2.3 cm; 3 rows.
Round 1: with red: into a magic ring; 6 sc (6) Round 2: inc ×6 (12) Round 3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

Flat motif — star (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.6 × 2.8 cm; 2 rows.
Round 1: with yellow: into a magic ring; 10 sc; sl st in the first st to join (10) Round 2: (point (ch 3, then back along the chain from the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc), skip 1 st, 1 sl st) ×5 (15)
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 12 mm (on the head): in round 15, 9 st apart (count along round 15: about 4.3 st each side of the centre front line).
Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in dark thread, a oval about 9 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line .
Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (in round 1, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 2, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).
Blush about 10 mm, dry pastel or blush (on the head, both sides): in round 18, 7.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left . Colour blush.

Superhero Teddy Bear

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