"Teddies for Tragedies"

The Crocheted Teddy Bear Pattern.

SUPPLIES:

Knitting worsted yarn - small amounts for:
bear colour, colour for trousers, shirt and scarf.
Crochet hook size: 4.5 mm (or to get a tight tension)

PATTERN:

Begin at foot - chain 10
Row 1 - sc in 2nd chain from hook and in each chain across (9 sc),
chain 1, turn.
Row 2 - sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.
Repeat row until there are 6 rows for foot.
At end of 6th row finish sc with trouser colour.
With trouser colour work 18 rows for leg of trousers. Fasten off.

Make 2nd leg the same way, but do not fasten off on 18th row,
ch 1, turn.
Work across leg and work across the first leg, (18 sc) ch 1, turn.
Work a total of 8 rows for the top of trousers.

At the end of the 8th row finish sc with colour for shirt, ch 1, turn.
Make 10 rows for shirt, finish off at end of 10th row, with bear
colour for head.
Work 26 rows for head. At the end of the 26th row, complete last
sc with shirt colour.

Work 10 rows for shirt, finish off sc at end of 10th row with
colour for trousers, ch 1, turn. Work 8 rows for top of trousers.
At end of row 8, ch 1, turn.
Work across 9 sc for leg, ch 1, turn.
Work on these 9 sts for a total of 18 rows.
At end of 18th row finish off sc with bear colour, ch 1 turn.
Work 6 rows for foot and fasten off.

Join trouser colour at top of leg and work as for 1st leg,
on this side of the bear.
Sew up sides of head on wrong side and turn right side out.

Make 7 sc on each side of the head for sleeve in shirt
colour (14 sc).
Work 12 rows for sleeve. At end of 12th row finish last sc with bear colour.

Work 6 rows for paw and fasten off.
Make sleeve on other side to match.

Turn bear to wrong side. Using matching yarn sew up bear,
leaving opening in crotch. Turn right side out and stuff bear.
Sew up crotch.

With bear colour, starting at back of head, run a thread around
the base of the head and draw in some to make neck.
Fasten off and run ends in.

Make scarf: ch 71. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across,
ch 1, turn.
Make 3 more rows and fasten off. Sew in yarn ends.

Place scarf around neck and fasten with scarf colour at back of neck.
Tie scarf in a half-knot at front.

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