Crochet a beginner-friendly bear (pattern!)

Hello, it's Thursday! After all the colour changes from last week, I thought a chill little bear would be just thing.

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Tools & Materials (Affiliate links)
Curved Sewing needle: https://amzn.to/3MvV1CR

US terminology used
All pieces are worked in a continuous spiral unless otherwise indicated.

Stitch Glossary:
ss: "slipstitch" - insert hook, yarn over and pull through loop on hook.
ch: “Chain” - yarn over, pull through only loop.
sc: “Single crochet” - Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.
inc: “Increase” - Complete two single crochets into the same stitch, one after the other.
3sc in 1: work 3 single crochet into the same stitch.
dec: “Decrease over two stitches”- Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up loop. Yarn over a third time, and pull through all three loops on hook.
sc3tog: decrease over three stitches.

00:00 Hello!
00:24 Tools & Materials
01:24 Head
05:34 Position the eyes
06:54 Finish the head
08:17 Body & chat
12:17 Legs
13:33 Ears
14:15 Pinning on the ears
15:00 Pinning on the legs
18:05 Sewing on the ears
20:37 Sewing on the legs