Recently, I got a free pattern in my e-mail inbox of the cutest little polar bear, courtesy of Claire Garland. It can be found here. On Friday the 9th, I decided that it was imperative that I made the little polar bear. So I set off to find the ball of white furry yarn that I remembered I had, somewhere. I also got some thicker white yarn that was also required. I did not follow the gauge or yarn thickness as stated on the pattern at all and just wing it.
I finished the back of the bear up to the front legs on Friday and set out to finish it on Saturday. The furry bits have the thicker white and the fur yarn held together. I did manage to finish the entire knitting and most of the sewing. When I’d finished all the instructions it didn’t really hold the right shape, but it took a few days to get around to stitching him down so that he held his shape correctly.
There’s only one real deviation from the pattern, and that is that I used a dog-nose for the tip of his face instead of stitching. I’m not sure what I’ll do with him, so we’ll see where he ends up. He’s quite adorable though.
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