Please meet Tiny Ted .............
Tiny Ted |
- as a sweet little nursery decoration
- for a baby-shower
- as a gender-reveal decoration
- as a keepsake
- added to a 'Congratulations on your New Arrival' card .............
Tiny Ted |
I know that a couple of charities (Tigerlily Trust and Simba amongst them) use little teddies like these for keepsakes ~ this is my version. :)
Tiny Ted
I used DK yarn (around 6g)
- with 4mm
needles, he measures around 4" in height
- with 3.5mm
needles, he measures around 3¾" in height
Knitted in one
piece
Begin with the Front Legs
Leg 1 ~
Cast on 5sts and knit 10 rows
Break off yarn, leave stitches on the needle
Leg 2 ~
Cast on 5sts and knit 10 rows
Front Body~
Knit across leg 2, then leg
1 (10sts)
Knit 5 more rows
Front Arms ~
Knit across the next row, then cast on 5sts (15sts)
Knit across the next row, then cast on 5sts (20sts)
Knit 5 rows
Cast off 6sts, knit to end of
row (14sts)
Cast off 6sts, knit to end of
row (8sts)
Head ~
Knit 22 rows
Back Arms ~
Knit across the next row, then cast on 6sts (14sts)
Knit across the next row, then cast on 6sts (20sts)
Knit 5 rows
Cast off 5sts, knit to end of
row (15sts)
Cast off 5sts, knit to end of
row (10sts)
Back Body~
Knit 6 rows
Back Legs ~
Leg 1 ~
Work on first 5sts only, work 9 rows
Cast off
Leg 2 ~
Rejoin yarn to remaining 5 stitches and work 9 rows
Cast off
To complete without stuffing (as in the pic above) ~
~ Fold in half and sew around. (I sewed it with right sides facing - left a little gap to turn it right side out
and closed the little gap).
To complete with stuffing ~
~ Fold in half and sew around. (Sew it with right sides facing - leave a little gap, turn it right side
out, add a little polyester toy stuffing, and close the little
gap).
Add a ribbon bow around the neck if desired
If you wish to add features ~
Create ears by using a length of the yarn and by sewing a line across
the top of the head at each side.
Add features to the face with a darker colour.
I couldn't resist making him a little friend!
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Oh! This teddy is lovely, thank you. Will go lovely with the garter stitch sets...... Hope I have some wool left from them.....
ReplyDeleteThanks again