There’s A Bear ….

He’s fun and fast to knit. Knit in one piece.

Not an overly unique design or pattern. Although I have made a couple of tweaks to how these little garter stitch bears are worked.

The major tweak is the ears. My little bears ears are knitted by increasing and decreasing at the top of the head to create little wings. These wings are not sewn up the side but on a diagonal to the top of the head.

I’ve also created a nose by sewing and gathering a circle of running stitches in the middle of the face.

Check out my YouTube video on how to construct this little bear. He’s the perfect size for little hands. Only 15 cm tall, he’s a fast little fellow.

Yarn: 8ply

Needles: 3.5mm

Teddy is made by:

• knitting one leg, breaking yarn,

• knitting leg two.

• Knitting across both legs

• Knitting body

• Casting on for arms

• Casting off arms

• Decease / increase for head

• Increase / decrease for ears

The process is worked backwards to create second half of body.

Teddy is sewn up along sides, across feet and stuffed, before closing crotch.

Neck is cinched with yarn.

Pattern

Leg

Cast on 6 sts

Rows 1-20 knit

Break yarn

Make second leg the same but …

Do not break yarn on second leg

Body

Knit 12 rows (12sts)

Arms

Cast on 8 sts, knit to end of row. (20 sts)

Cast on 8 sts, knit to end of row (28 sts)

Knit 8 rows

Cast off 8 sts, knit to end of row (20 sts)

Cast off 8 sts, knit to end of row (12 sts)

Head

Kfb, knit to end

Repeat above row until 14 sts on needles

Knit 10 rows

Ears

Kfb, knit to end

Repeat above row until 20 sts on needles

Knit 6 rows

K2tog, knit to end

Repeat above row until 14 sts on needles

Head

Knit 10 rows

K2tog, knit to end

Repeat above row until 12 sts on needles

Arms

Cast on 8 sts, knit to end of row. (20sts)

Cast on 8 sts, knit to end of row (28 sts)

Knit 8 rows

Cast off 8 sts, knit to end of row (20 sts)

Cast off 8 sts, knit to end of row (12 sts)

Body

Knit 12 rows (12 sts)

Leg one

Knit 6 sts turn

On these six sts knit 19 rows, cast off

Leg two

Rejoin for second leg

Knit 20 rows, cast off

Making up

Fold bear in half matching feet.

Using mattress stitch. Sew the sides of the bear, starting at the feet, working around the arms and to the base of the ear. Sew at an angle from the base of the ear to the top of the head. Secure yarn. Sew across bottom of leg and inside legs, leaving a space in the upper leg to stuff bear.

Stuff into arms first, then into head, body and legs before closing upper leg.

Sew around neck and pull to draw in to shape neck. Tack ears to face forward. Sew a circle of running stitch in the centre of face, draw in yarn and push stuffing into ‘nose’ before securing yarn.