Teddy Bears For Kids


KNITTED TEDDY BEAR PATTERN

Supplies:

4 oz. of 4 ply knitting worsted
#8 (4mm) knitting needles or use #10 needles for smaller bear

Front | Back | Ears | Soles

ROWS STITCHES

FRONT

Cast on 12 sts. twice with 2 balls of wool (2 legs)

12
31 Knit 6. K2 tog. K2 tog. inc. 1 st. in each of last 2 sts.
Join other leg inc. 1 st. in each of first 2 sts., K2 tog.
K2 tog. K6
32/54 K23 rows
55 Cast on 8 sts. each end
40
56 Increase 2 sts. each end
44
57 Increase 2 sts. each end
48
58/61 Increase 1 st. each end
56
62/70 K9 rows
71 Castoff 20 sts. each end
16
72/74 Inc. 1 st. each end
22
75 K 1 row
76/81 Repeat rows 74 and 75. 3 times
Mark middle 2 sts. of row 81 for nose.
28
82/85 K 4 rows
Mark 9th sts. form each end of row 85 for eyes
86/87 K 2 rows
Mark each end of row 87 for ears
88 Dec 1 st. each end
26
89 K1 row
90/99 Repeat last 2 rows 5 times
16
100/101 Dec. 2 st each end
Mark each end of row 101 for ears
12
102 Dec. 1 st each end
10
103 K1 row

Cast off.

BACK
1/31 Knit as front
24
32/36 K 5 rows
36a/361 Dec. 1 st. each end of 9 rows
6
36j/36k K 2 rows
36l/36t Inc. 1 st. each end of 9 rows
When the wedges thus formed are sewn up they
form the bear's seat - stuff to form a sitting position
24
37/54 K 18 rows
55/103 Complete as front. Cast off.
EARS (Make 4)
Cast on 14 sts.
5 Knit 5 rows
6 Dec. 1st. each end
12
7/8 K 2 rows
9/14 Repeat last 3 rows twice
8
15 Dec. 1st. each end
Cast off.
6
SOLES (Make 2)
Cast on 8 sts. K. 19 rows. Cast off.

Embroider eyes and nose where marked (PLEASE - NO BUTTONS OR METAL) Sew seams and stuff with polyfilla. When stuffing head, form a nose by using extra polyfilla. This bear looks nice when his body is knitted in stocking stitch and his ears in garter stitch.



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