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This adorable teddy bear was a very special project for a very special person. Mike, my mom’s fiance, had an amazing relationship with his mother, who was a knitter like me. She passed away several years ago, but Mike saved her WIPS and a lot of her yarn. Last year, he gave them to me because he knew how much I love yarn and knitting. One of her WIPS was a red and white striped sweater, about half-way finished. There was no pattern and it’s probably unlikely that I could match her gauge exactly, so finishing the sweater wasn’t really an option, so I set out to recycle the yarn.
I wanted to make a very special gift for Mike to thank him for the gift, so I decided to use the yarn that I unraveled from the sweater to make him a little teddy bear from the same yarn that passed through his mother’s fingers.
yarn details
mystery white yarn (recycled)
fingering or sport weight?
fiber did not felt – acrylic or superwash wool?
a bit of red mystery red yarn (recycled) for heart
bits of black fingering weight yarn from stash for eyes
findings
polyfill stuffing
buttons
carpet thread
project details
pattern: “Owen” by Jane Watling, available for purchase on Ravelry (£4.00 GBP)
finished size: sitting (seat to top of head) – 10”; standing (toes to top of head) – 13.5”
needles: size 3 bamboo dpns (see note)
yarn used: ??
duration: Dec. 7, 2014 – Jan. 27, 2015
notes
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Unknown | 3rd May 16
Gorgeous bear! I'm so sad that the pattern doesn't seem to be available for purchase any longer. I would knit this guy in an instant for my little who asked for a bear for Christmas. Nicely done!
Pepper | 4th May 16
That's too bad that the pattern isn't available any more! I'd keep an eye on it. Sometimes designers stop selling them individually when the pattern is going to be published in a book. You may be able to get it that way.
barbara walker | 15th Feb 17
Jane the designer died.no one seems to know what will happen to her patterns.Im glad to have my copy,x