Bernat Velvet Bear Crochet Pillow

Your favorite Velvet Bear is now in pillow form! I used the same squishy soft Bernat Velvet yarn as in my crochet bear pattern and made a super squishy pillow! A skein of Bernat Velvet yarn goes a long way so it takes less than one ball to make the entire pillow! Be sure to shop all the colors of Bernat Velvet yarn HERE on Yarnspirations.com and make multiple pillows in different color combos!

Get the Bernat Velvet Valentine Crochet Bear pattern HERE

Materials:
– Bernat Velvet yarn (one skien for main pillow). I used Frosted Cranberry for the main pillow and a bit of quiet pink for the snout. Shop all colors HERE.
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– 14 inch round pillow form (I purchased it from Amazon)
– Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing
– One Large Safety Nose
– Two Large Safety Eyes (18mm)

Finished pillow is 14 x 14 inches.

Pillow Cover (make 2):
With darker pink yarn..
Magic ring, Chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, do not join, continue to SC in rounds.
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 6: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1 (50 SC)
Round 7: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (50 SC)
Round 8: 2 SC in first, SC in next 4, repeat around, join, chain 1 (60 SC)
Round 9: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (60 SC)
Round 10: 2 SC in first, SC in next 5, repeat around, join, chain 1 (70 SC)
Round 11: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (70 SC)
Round 12: 2 SC in first, SC in next 6, repeat around, join, chain 1 (80 SC)
Round 13: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (80 SC)
Round 14: 2 SC in first, SC in next 7, repeat around, join, chain 1 (90 SC)
Round 15: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (90 SC)
Round 16: 2 SC in first, SC in next 8, repeat around, join, chain 1 (100 SC)
Round 17: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (100 SC)
Round 18: 2 SC in first, SC in next 9, repeat around, join, chain 1 (110 SC)
Round 19: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (110 SC)
Round 20: 2 SC in first, SC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 1 (120 SC)
Round 21: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (120 SC)
Round 22: 2 SC in first, SC in next 11, repeat around, join, chain 1 (130 SC)
Round 23-24: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (130 SC)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Snout:
with lighter pink yarn..
Chain 5, SC in second chain from hook, SC in next two, 2 SC in last, now working on other side of chain, SC in each stitch across making 2 SC in last chain, join to first SC, chain 1 (10 SC)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 4-5: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (30 SC)
Round 6: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 7: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail
Add safety nose and sew onto one of the pillow covers. Stuff lightly with poly-fil as you are stitching it on.
Add safety eyes just a stitch above the snout on the left and right.

Ears (make 2):
with darker pink yarn…
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 4-7: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 8: SC decrease, SC in next 3, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 9: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 10: SC decrease, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain1
Round 11: SC in each stitch around, join,
Fasten off, leaving long tail.

SC the two pillow covers together around the pillow form.

Stitch the ears onto the top edge of the pillow.