Simple Teddy Bear
Attributed to Patricia Smith
This pattern may not be sold – teddies made from it, for charitable purposes only, please.
Use any yarn and choose appropriate needles.
Teddy can be knitted all in one colour, or change colours to give him a jumper and/or trousers (pants).
The whole bear is knitted in one piece and folded in half and sewn up. It is knitted in garter stitch.
Legs: Cast on 8 stitches knit 16 rows (garter stitch).
Break off yarn and make another leg.
Body: knit across both legs (16 sts) and knit 15 more rows.
Arms: Cast on and knit 8 stitches at the beinnning of the next 2 rows.
Knit 6 more rows.
Cast off 8 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
Head: knit 38 rows.
Arms: Cast on and knit 8 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
Knit 6 more rows.
Cast off 8 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
Body: knit 16 rows
Legs: knit 8 stitches( put the other 8 on a safety pin) turn and knit another 15 rows, cast off.
Second leg: pick up the remaining 8 stitches and knit 16 rows for the second leg. Cast off.
Make up teddy and stuff with approved toy stuffing.
Sew on a smiley face.
Stitch across the corners of the head to make the ears.
( I drew up a schematic to mark off the changes for the colours of the pants and jumper. I also stitched half the sleeve and added 3 rows of white to make the hands (paws). )
Replies
I'm sure that the little doll on the right is from www.jeangreenhowe.com and is in her free patterns - this one is called Rainbow babies.
Last year we send 50 bears in time for Christmas to sick children in the former USSR who are still suffering the nuclear fall-out from the Chernobyl explosion over 20 years ago. (Care of the Chernobyl-Affected Children Charity based in Leicester, UK. They have a website if anybody is curious.)
Then earlier this year 20 bears were taken by a friend to an orphanage/school in Limuru, Kenya. The lady wrote back to say that these children had never had cuddly toys before and had to be shown how to play with them!
Rob :-)
Thank you.