Crochet Gloomy Bear Plushie In The Works

[Indigo]

So here in this forum, I will start to highlight my crochet process of making my own Gloomy Bear plushie.



I always wanted to have some kind of Gloomy Bear merch as a teen so now that I see some people crocheting their own online, It inspires me to give it a try to build-a-bear one my own too.

First things first, is getting my yarn supplies together. I pretty much saved a good chunk of white yarn from my stash for the snout and some button eyes, but I am scarce on some pink yarn. Hopefully, I can be able to obtain that bubble gum pink color I am looking for soon. If not, plan B is to make a different version of Gloomy Bear like Zombie Gloomy Bear or a Halloween Gloomy Bear(both pictured below.)since I have those pounds of yarn colors somewhere in my yarn stash.






I'll do my best to keep this updated and highlight my process. Please keep in mind that I am a slow crocheter sometimes so it sometimes takes me awhile to get some work done. 

[gregmoondancer]

omg thats such a cool idea good luck i cant wait to see ur progress   live laugh love crochet and gloomy bear

[BasilABST]

That sounds really cute!! :o good luck!!
I had no idea what a Gloomy Bear was before seeing this but I now want some.   Feels like I would be all over this if I saw it as a kid lol

[Indigo]

Thank you folks for the encouragement.  For now as an update I don't know if I can get pink yarn at this time so I think I will use some baby blue yarn and either make an alternative color of Gloomy Bear with it or stick with Zombie Gloomy Bear. We'll see after the whole body is finished and how I feel about wanting to add extra details soon.

For the tutorial, there are Gloomy Bear patterns out there I can pay for. (But guys I am really broke at the moment.) There's a free pattern that caught my eye though. It's this one by Kristi Tullus on crocheting a teddy bear.

Free Pattern: Small Teddy Bear

When I look at the amigurumi bear in the blog post I think this one has similar proportions to Gloomy so I am going to follow along this pattern(with some modifications.) Hoping to get started maybe tonight.

[Indigo]

Giving a small update on how the gloomy bear is going.

So I decided to use what was in my yarn stash, instead of going out and buying bubble gum pink yarn right now. It's a popular color at the moment to use I believe so the supply is scarce. Plus I do have a bunch of weight 4 baby blue yarn, so I need to start using more of that up.
Another yarn I am using from my stash is a pound of white weight 4 yarn as well.

And since both of the yarns I am working with are chenille, I am sticking with using the alternative chenille pattern on the teddy bear website for a somewhat better control of working with these types of yarns.

So far with my progress I have completed the head portion of the amigurumi. (The picture will be attached.)

I had some trouble with the muzzle at first. Idk how but I tried to trim it and it unraveled so I had to redo it. The second attempt came out so much better though.

Gloomy's head is longer than I wanted to be but it's fine. I think I can modify it when it comes together more with the body as I make more of the plush. If not, he will just be long gloomy bear then.

[TheFrugalGamer]

He looks so cute! You definitely captured the essence of Gloomy Bear really well! And if you're not happy with the "longness" of his face, you could always add some extra details that would make sense there, like a big smile, or a drooly mouth or something.

[Indigo]

Thanks very much. ^_^ Yes I was thinking the same thing of adding extra details like red felt for blood on Gloomy. (I know I have felt somewhere in my stash of arts and craft supplies too.)

Right now I am focusing on making his paws because omg they are so difficult to get through right now for me and idk why.  But it's going to be okay. the best part about crocheting has always been for me is how easily you can modify it to your liking at any pace you are at.

[Indigo]

New update on Gloomy Bear plushie:

I eventually moved on to the paws and feet and let me tell you, THEY WERE A CHALLENGE. 
But this does have a good outcome though.

Out of the two pairs of limbs, I would say the paws were difficult to work with and get just right to my liking, mainly due to not being use to decreases with chenille yarn at that time yet. This took around five discarded arms to figure out which ones worked out best. After picking the best out,(I was exhausted and didn't want to waste more yarn at this point.) I believed I picked out some pretty good ones and modified them really well. I think the claws really helped them balance out their height better too.
For extra details I also added some red yarn embroidery for the nails as well for Gloomy's signature blood marks.(You will also see later I did this for the face and torso as well.)

Lastly for now, I moved on to the feet which weren't too difficult to do. At that point I eventually got use to the decreases in the patterns and really took time with them, so there were little obstacles with that section.

I think all I have left is the torso and some extra details soon and that should be it. My next post you will see from me will be will be the final reveal and a good-bye on this forum. See you then.

[Indigo]

Gloomy Bear is all finished! What was left was crocheting the torso and adding some more detailing to this grizzly overall.

Admittedly, the head is still off. But you know, You live and you learn.    I still liked how it was sewn on though. Gloomy's next almost became like that teacher from Little Nightmares 2, so I was able to decrease more stitches to fix it and I'm happy it didn't become like that. The proportions in the end compliment each other well in the final outcome.

Thank you guys for reading along and catching up with the progress of Gloomy Bear. It was fun. Maybe next time I will do another crochet progress update forum in the future.