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Teddy Bear Knitting PatternRita Taylor MaterialsDK or worsted in main colour (MC) for head and paws Various colours for trousers, jumper and scarf Needles appropriate to yarn Instructions Using MC, cast on 10 sts and purl 1 row. Knit next row, increasing in every stitch to 20sts. St St 7 more rows. Change to trouser colour, garter st 30 rows. Break yarn. Work another leg the same, then work across all 40 sts and garter stitch 16 rows. Leave 10 sts on holder. Change to jumper colour and garter st across 20 sts, leaving next 10 on holder. Garter st on these 20 for 24 rows. Break yarn. Leave sts on holder. Garter st across both sets of 10 left on holder for 24 rows. Change to head colour and knit across all 40 sts. St St 3 rows, then dec in every 4th st for neck. Work 1 row then inc in every 3rd st (to approximately 50sts). Work for about 3 ins and cast off all sts (or work across half of them, then cast off both sets of 25 together). Fold head in half and join seam across top (if necessary) and down side. Turn right side out and stitch across corners with matching yarn to form ears. Sleeves Pick up 17 sts (8 from front, 1 from neck edge and 8 from back) in jumper colour and work in garter st for 20 rows to form arms. Change to paw colour and st st 10 rows. Thread yarn through last sts and draw up tight. Sew up paw, under arm and side seam of jumper. Sew up inside legs. Stuff teddy fairly firmly (but don't make him too hard or he won't be cuddly) through back seam of trousers. Using yarn for head, etc, doubled weave a thread in and out of sts of neck and pull it up fairly tightly. Sew in firmly so babies can't pick it out. Scarf Cast on 6o sts, knit 4 rows, cast off. Sew the middle of this to the back of the neck (firmly enough that it can't be removed) and leave ends long enough for child to play with. Face Embroider a nice face on the teddy. I use a chain st, outlined with a bigger ch st for the eyes, 4 or 5 straight sts for the nose, and 2 large fishbone sts for the whiskers (sometimes with an extra one underneath the centre of these two) to give him a smile. If you have knit this pattern and can submit a photo, please contact me. See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help. |