I never realised that I wanted a bear until I saw this on the Purl Bee website. I was almost tempted to buy the kit which includes what looks like gorgeous (and pricey^) soft felted wool, but having access to the awesome Dongdaemun fabric market meant it seemed daft not to source my own material.
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| Olive felt (about 2mm thickness) and contrast cotton for nose, ears, paws and tail |
Not being sure of how it would work out, I went for some soft felt and even better that I found it in one of my favourite green shades. The pattern is available as a free download and the instructions are quite easy to follow. I'd never made a toy before so I guess I'd thought it would be much harder than it turned out to be... either that or the Purl Bee pattern is foolproof (yes, probably that^). The pieces go together quickly and the whole bear took only a few hours to put together.
Despite a foolproof pattern, I still managed to make mistakes^^. As the arms are sewn into the side seam whilst the body is inside out you have to be sure which arm (left or right) you are placing into which socket^ Yep, I got them the wrong way round... Still - gives Frank that unique Jennifer twist.
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| Mistakes? What mistakes?!! |
This is really, really cute!
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