Crunch through the snow with Bruno Bear - a great beginners project!

What you need...

• 5mm crochet hook
  
• Yarn: DK, brown, red, green, nude, black, glitter
  
• Safety eyes

instructions

1. Ear - Make two
   Using 5mm hook and brown DK make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring, join with a sl st to first st. Six sts
   Fasten off, leaving a long tail

2. Head & Body - Using 5mm hook and cream DK make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts
   Rnd 1: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Eight sts
   Rnd 2: 1dc in each st to end
   Rnds 3-4: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts
   Change to brown DK
   Rnd 5: 6dc, (2dc in next st, 1dc) four times, 1dc in each st to end. 22 sts
   Embroider nose and mouth using black DK
   Rnd 6: rep Rnd 2
   Rnd 7: 8dc, (2dc in next st, 1dc) five times, 1dc in each st to end. 27 sts
   Rnd 8: 15dc, 2dc in next st, 1dc to end. 28 sts
   Rnd 9: rep Rnd 2
   Rnd 10: 11dc, dc2tog, 6dc, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end. 26 sts
   Rnd 11: 11dc, dc2tog, 4dc, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end. 24 sts
   Rnd 12: rep Rnd 2 Insert safety eyes between Rnds 5-6, approx five sts apart Sew Ears to Head Stuff
   Change to green DK
   Rnd 13: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts
   Join blue DK to back loop of any st
   Rnd 14: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end
   Rnds 15-21: 1dc in each st to end
   Change to green DK
   Rnds 22-23: 1dc in each st to end
   Join brown DK to back loop of any st
   Rnd 24: working in back loops only 1dc in each st to end
   Rnd 25: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 24 sts
   Rnds 26-28: 1dc in each st to end
   Embroider five stars onto jumper using silver DK
   Rnd 29: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts
   Stuff
   Rnd 30: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts
   Rnd 31: (dc2tog) to end. Six sts
   Fasten off

3. Tail - Using 5mm hook and brown DK make a magic ring, work 5dc into ring. Five sts
   Rnd 1: 1dc in each st to end
   Fasten off, leaving a long tail
   

4. Leg - Make four
   Using 5mm hook and red DK make 5ch
   Rnd 1: starting in second ch from hook 3dc, 3dc in last ch, work along opposite side of ch as follows: 2dc, 2dc in next st. Ten sts
   Rnd 2: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end
   Rnd 3: 1dc in each st to end
   Rnd 4: 3dc, (dc2tog) to last st, 1dc. Seven sts
   Rnds 5-7: 1dc in each st to end
   Join brown DK to back loop of any st
   Rnd 8: working in back loops only 1dc in each st to end
   Rnds 9-10: 1dc in each st to end
   Fasten off, leaving a long tail

5. Hat - Using 5mm hook and red DK make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts
   Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts
   Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts
   Rnd 3: 1dc in each st to end
   Change to green DK
   Rnd 4: rep Rnd 3
   Fasten off, leaving a long tail

6. To Make Up - Weave in all ends. Using fastened-off yarn end, sew Body closed. Make a pom-pom using silver DK and attach to top of Hat. Stuff Hat and sew to Head. Stuff Legs and sew to Body: front legs on Rnds 12-15, back legs on Rnds 23-26. Attach Tail to Rnd 29 of Body