Tanner's Teddy

Back in oooohhhhh...last year sometime, my young nephews sidled up to me casually while I was knitting at the cottage and in the subtlety that only a 7 and 11 year old could display (which wasn't much...lol) kindly requested that I knit them each a teddy bear.

Well, after much time in between projects and life stuff (as any knitter could relate to, I'm sure) I've completed one of the bears.

Here's the FO:

Pattern: (Warning, Ravelry link)  Bertie & Bruce from Sandra Polley's book The Knitted Teddy Bear
Yarn:  Vanna's Choice Worsted
Needles:  4.5 mm circs and DPNs
Additional notions:  Two buttons for the eyes, black embroidery thread for the nose.
Notes:  This bear does not take that long to knit.  I procrastinate, therefore I am.  It really is a sweet pattern.  I made the arms and legs posable by sewing a loop of yarn through both arms and the body, then did the same with the legs.

The result, I think, is absolutely adorable.  The next one for the 11 year old will follow soon, once I find the perfect colour of "turquoise...it has to be turquoise".  Why turquoise?  I don't know.  I can only say that my 11 year old nephew has very specific tastes but is a wonderful kid, so turquoise it is!

All good things,
Morrighana

Comments

[Baiba]

So cute bear! But as I always see, all patterns come from books, that are far from the place I live :(.. I will be very grateful to get a scanned page of this pattern (mignone@inbox.lv) and send back to show my crafts :) Thank You very much! Baiba

[Tahlia]

I love this bear! I can not find a pattern similar to it anywhere! I have not been knitting for too long so I need guidelines...can you help?

[Madge]

Awww, Teddy.

[mary]

Teddy is adorable!

[MandyzMoon]

wonderful, adorable teddy bear

[Christiann]

Awwww..... so much personality !!
You must let us know what the boys name their Bears.... and we must also get to see the turquoise fella !!! :o)