Just'in-credible Bears Recipe
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Ingredients: set of knitting needles
yarn
fibre fill
black yarn for face
large needle to sew bear together
NOTE: thicker yarn = bigger needles = larger bears. My favourite ones are made with Chunky yarn and 5mm needles.
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Directions:Leg #1:
Cast on 8 stitches
Garter stitch 16 rows
Leave tail and cut yarn
Leg #2:
Same as #1
Body:
Knit across both legs (16 stitches)
Garter stitch for 16 rows
Arms:
Cast on 8 stitches. Knit across. Cast on 8 more stitches. Knit across
Garter stitch for 8 rows
Cast off 8 stitches. Knit across. Cast off 8 more stitches. Knit across.
Head:
Garter stitch for 44 rows
Repeat arms as above
Repeat body as above
Legs:
Knit 8 stitches as leg instructions above (put other 8 stitches on holder). Knit 16 rows. Bind off.
Pick up stitches from holder and work as above
Finishing:
Fold bear in half and sew seam starting at the bottom of one foot, go up and around leaving between legs open for stuffing. Turn bear right side out, stuff starting at head, arms, then body, and legs. Neatly stitch leg opening closed. Draw up neck with yarn and tie in a triple knot
EARS: they are just part of the head and need to be stitched in with yarn. You just stitch across like a corner, to form a triangle, on each side of the head and pull it a little bit to make the ears.
FACE: embroider on a face with black yarn making sure to bury yarn ends deep into the head. |
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Notes: These bears were born when my grandnephew, Justin, was diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 2 years old. We enlisted knitters to knit these bears and donate them to the Children's Cancer Clinic at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, SK. Many were donated....and Justin is now a happy, healthy young man. These bears are never to be sold, only given, with love and hope.
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