Super Ted

Crochet a tiny superhero

Posted by Tales of Twisted Fibers

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This is Super TED, a tiny little superhero teddy bear. During the day, he’s like just any other sweet little teddy bear, a friend to little kids. But once the lullabies are sung and the little ones drift into the dream world, Super TED turns into a warrior—a deadly 4-inch foe to monsters hiding under the bed. POW!
Super TED is a super simple amigurumi pattern, perfect for beginners. For the more experienced, it’s still a fun and quick stash busting project.

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You Will Need (5 things)

  • Fingering Weight Yarn in brown, red, white, blue, dark brown
  • Crochet Thread or embroidery floss in brown
  • Crochet Hook 2.5mm
  • Fiber Fill
  • Yarn Needle

Steps (11 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    LEG (make 2)
    Round 1: With brown yarn, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
    Round 2: (sc 1, inc in the next st) X 3. (9)
    Round 3-6: sc around. (9)
    FO and stuff.
    Work the second leg following steps 1-6 but do not FO.
    Join legs: Hold both legs together, making sure they face in the same direction. Insert hook into the 2 stitches that meet in the center, YO and make a sc. Mark this stitch as the beginning of the round. Continue making sc stitches in the remaining 17 st around both legs. (18)

  2. 2

    BODY
    Round 1: sc around. (18)
    Round 2: Join red and sc around. (18)
    Round 3: Join white and sc around. (18)
    Round 4: With red, sc around. (18)
    Round 5: With white, sc around. (18)
    Round 6: With red, (sc 1, dec in the next st) X 6. (12)
    Stuff and FO. Weave in ends.

  3. 3

    ARM (make 2)
    Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
    Round 2-4: sc around. (6)
    Round 5: Join red and sc around. (6)
    Round 6: sc around. (6)
    FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew arms to the body.

  4. 4

    HEAD
    Round 1: Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
    Round 2: Inc in all 6 st. (12)
    Round 3: (sc 1, inc in the next st) X 6. (18)
    Round 4: (sc 2, inc in the next st) X 6. (24)
    Round 5: (sc 3, inc in the next st) X 6. (30)
    Round 6: (sc 4, inc in the next st) X 6. (36)
    Round 7-12: sc around. (36)
    Round 13: (Sc 4, dec in the next st) X 6. (30)
    Round 14: (Sc 3, dec in the next st) X 6. (24)
    Round 15: (Sc 2, dec in the next st) X 6. (18)
    Round 16: (Sc 1, dec in the next st) X 6. (12)
    FO, leaving a long tail. Stuff.

  5. 5

    EAR (make 2)
    In a magic ring, hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 2 dc, hdc. Pull the loose end of the yarn to form a semi circle. FO, leaving a long tail. Sew ears on the head between Round 5 and 9, 10 stitches apart.

  6. 6

    MUZZLE
    Round 1: ch 4. Starting from second ch from the hook, sc in the next 2 st, 3 sc in the last ch. Working on the underside of the foundation chain, sc in the next st, inc in the last st. (8)
    Round 2: inc in the first st, sc in the next st, inc in the next 3 st, sc in the next st, inc in the last 2 st. (14)
    FO, leaving a long tail. Sew on the center of the face between Round 10 and 15.

  7. 7

    CAPE
    Row 1: With blue yarn, ch 11. Starting from second ch from the hook, sc in the next 10 st. ch 1, turn. (10)
    Row 2-3: sc across, ch 1, turn. (10)
    Row 4: dec 1, sc 6, dec 1, ch 1, turn. (8)
    Row 5-6: sc across, ch 1, turn. (8)
    Row 7: dec 1, sc 4, dec 1, ch 1, turn. (6)
    Row 8-9: sc across, ch 1, turn. (6)
    Row 10: dec 1, sc 2, dec 1, ch 1, turn. (4)
    Row 11: sc across. (4)
    Do not ch 1 and turn. Do not FO. We will continue working on this piece to add straps to the cape next.

  8. 8

    STRAPS
    Chain 11 and starting from second ch from the hook, sl st in each of the remaining 10 ch [Figure 1]. This makes the first strap.

  9. 9

    Now sc along the edge (row end) of the cape, then sl st along the foundation ch, and finally sl st along the other row end [Figure 2].

  10. 10

    Now we will work on the second strap. Ch 11, and starting from second ch from the hook, sl st in each of the remaining 10 ch [Figure 3]. FO, weave in ends.

    With red yarn, embroider a “T” on the cape.

  11. 11

    ASSEMBLY

    EYES: With dark brown yarn, embroider eyes on either side of the muzzle.

    NOSE: With brown embroidery thread or fine weight yarn, embroider a big triangle on the muzzle.

    ATTACH HEAD: Sew head to the body.

    Now tie cape around the teddy’s neck and transform him into a superhero.