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Little Teddy Bear Toy Knitting Pattern
Size: the height of the toy may vary depending on the yarn used and the number of knitting needles
Needles: use knitting needles 1-1.5 sizes smaller than recommended for yarn
Materials: 50 g yarn
For example
Drops Soft Tweed 50% Wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose 50g/130 m on 3.5 mm needles produces a toy 18 cm high.
Pattern + Video
Hands (Paws ? 😀)
Cast on 4 sts on needles with your preferred cast-on method. I use long tail cast-on method. Join your work in the round.
| Round 1: | knit 4 sts |
| Round 2: | [ k 1, M1R ] x 4 |
| Round 3-20: | knit 8 sts |
Pull the lower end of the yarn through 4 stitches, pull and fasten the yarn, hide inside hand.
Break the yarn, place the 8 sts on stitch holder or length of leftover yarn.
Stuff the hand a little.
Knit the second hand similarly to the first.
Legs
Left leg
Cast on 6 sts on needles with your preferred cast-on method. I use long tail cast-on method. Join your work in the round.
| Round 1: | knit 6 sts |
| Round 2: | [ k 1, M1R ] x 6 |
| Round 3-9: | knit 12 sts |
Pull the lower end of the yarn through 6 stitches, pull and fasten the yarn, hide inside leg.
Break the yarn 20 cm, place the 12 sts on stitch holder or length of leftover yarn.
Right leg
Knit the right leg similarly to the left, but don’t break the yarn.
Let’s move on to knitting the body.
Body
| Round 1: | knit 6 sts right leg, cast on 6 sts, knit 12 sts left leg, cast on 6 sts, knit 6 sts right leg |
| Round 2: | knit 36 sts |
| Round 3: | k6, M1R, k1, M1R, k1, M1R, k2, M1L, k1, M1L, k1, M1L, k12, M1R, k6, M1L, k6 |
| Round 4: | knit 44 sts |
| Round 5: | k9, M1R, k2, M1R, k2, M1L, k2, M1L, k29 |
| Round 6-7: | knit 48 sts |
| Round 8: | k6, M1R, k16, M1L, k12, M1R, k8, M1L, k6 |
| Round 9-13: | knit 52 sts |
Sew 12 sts between the legs with a Kitchener stitch with the thread 20 cm long.
| Round 14: | k12, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k34 |
| Round 15: | knit 50 sts |
| Round 16: | k11, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k33 |
| Round 17-18: | knit 48 sts |
| Round 19: | k10, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k32 |
| Round 20-22: | knit 46 sts |
| Round 23: | k2togR, k7, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k9, k2togR, k20 |
| Round 24: | knit 42 sts |
| Round 25 | [ knit together 2 sts hand and 1 st body ] x 2, k17, [ knit together 2 sts hand and 1 st body ] x 4, k17, [ knit together 2 sts hand and 1 st body ] x 2 |
| Round 26 | knit 42 sts |
Stuff the bear.
| Round 27: | [ k9, k2togR, k8, k2togR ] x 2 |
| Round 28-30: | knit 38 sts |
| Round 31: | [ k8, k2togR, k7, k2togR ] x 2 |
| Round 32-48: | knit 34 sts |
| Round 49: | [ k7, k2togR, k6, k2togR] x 2 |
| Round 50: | knit 30 sts |
Stuff the bear. Break the yarn 20-25 cm. Sew 30 stitches with a Kitchener stitch. Fasten the yarn, hide inside.
Ears
Cast on 8 stitches on needles with your preferred cast-on method so that a 15-20 cm long thread remains.
| Row 1: | edge stitch, purl 7 |
| Row 2: | edge stitch, knit 7 |
Repeat rows 1 and 2 – 4 more times.
You should get a square.
Break the yarn 15-20 cm. Place the 8 stitches on yarn. The ear is ready. Knit the second ear in the same ways. Sew on the ears.
Nose
Cast on 8 stitches on needles with your preferred cast-on method so that a 15-20 cm long thread remains.
| Row 1: | edge stitch, knit 17. |
Join work in a round.
| Rounds 2-4: | knit 18 |
| Round 5: | [ k1, k2togR, k2togR, k1 ] x 3 |
| Round 6 | [ k2togR ] x 6 |
Break the yarn 10 cm, sew 6 stitches with a Kitchener stitch. Fasten the yarn, hide inside. Stuff the nose a little. Sew on the nose with a Kitchener stitch.
Embroider the bear’s eyes and nose.
Abbreviations
| k | knit |
| K2togR | right-leaning decrease stitch; knit two stitches together |
| K2togRL | left-leaning decrease stitch; knit two stitches together |
| M1L | increase; make one left |
| M1R | increase; make one right |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
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