Christopher & Rosie Teddy Bear

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• Step 1

  Body and Head
  Side A
  make 1
  With main colour, cast on 9 sts
  Starting with a K row, Inc 1 st at each end of every row until 19 sts
  Row 6—P
  Row 7—(Inc 1, K5), 3 times, Inc 1 (23 sts)
  Row 8—P
  Row 9—Inc 1 st at end of row
  St st 11 rows (ending on a P row)
  Row 21—Dec 1 st at beg of row and following alt row (22 sts)
  St st 3 rows
  Row 27—Dec 1 st at beg of row (21 sts)
  Row 28—P
  Row 29—Dec 1 st at end of row (20 sts)
  St st 3 rows
  Rep last 4 rows (19 sts)
  Row 37—Inc 1 st at beg and dec 1 st at end of row
  Row 38—P
  Row 39—Dec 1 st at end of row and each alt row until 15 sts
  Row 46—P
  Row 47—Dec 1 st at each end of row and following alt row (11 sts)
  Row 50—Dec 1 st at end of row
  St st 2 rows, ending on a P row
  To shape head
  Row 53—Inc 1 st at end of row
  Row 54—Cast on 4 sts, P to end
  Row 55—Inc 1 st at end of row (16 sts)
  Row 56—Inc 1 st at beg of row
  Row 57—Inc 1 st at end of row (18 sts)
  St st 7 rows (ending on a P row)
  Row 65—Dec 1 st at beg of row

• Step 2

  To shape nose
  Row 66—Cast off 5 sts, P to last 2 sts, P2 tog
  Row 67—Dec 1 st at each end of row and following row (7 sts)
  Cast off, knitting 2 sts tog at each end of row at same time

• Step 3

  Body and Head
  Side B
  make 1
  With main colour, cast on 9 sts
  Starting with a P row, Inc 1 st at each end of every row until 19 sts
  Row 6—K
  Row 7—(Inc 1, P5), 3 times, Inc 1 (23 sts)
  Row 8—K
  Row 9—Inc 1 st at end of row
  St st 11 rows (ending on a K row)
  Row 21—Dec 1 st at beg of row and following alt row
  St st 3 rows
  Row 27—Dec 1 st at beg of row (21 sts)
  Row 28—K
  Row 29—Dec 1 st at end of row (20 sts)
  St st 3 rows
  Rep last 4 rows (19 sts)
  Row 37— Inc 1 st at beg and Dec 1 st at end of row
  Row 38—K
  Row 39—Dec 1 st at end of row and each alt row until 15 sts
  Row 46—K
  Row 47—Dec 1 st at each end of row and following alt row (11 sts)
  Row 50—Dec 1 st at end of row
  St st 2 rows, ending on a K row

• Step 4

  To shape head
  Row 53—Inc 1 st at end of row
  Row 54—Cast on 4 sts, K to end (15 sts)
  Row 55—Inc 1 st at end of row
  Row 56—Inc 1 st at beg of row
  Row 57—Inc 1 st at end of row (18 sts)
  St st 7 rows (ending on a K row)
  Row 65—Dec 1 st at beg of row

  To shape nose
  Row 66—Cast off 5 sts, K to last 2 sts, K2 tog
  Row 67—Dec 1 st at each end of row and following row (7 sts)
  Cast off in P, working 2 sts tog at each end of row at the same time

  Head Gusset
  make 1
  With main colour, cast on 3 sts
  P 1 row
  Inc 1 st at each end of row and every alt row until 13 sts
  St st 9 rows (ending on a P row)

  To shape nose
  Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows
  (7 sts)
  St st 7 rows
  K2 tog at each end of row
  Cast off in P

  Ears
  make 2
  With main colour cast on 8 sts, working in G. st:
  K4 rows
  Dec 1 st at each end of row and following alt row
  K2 tog twice and cast off in same row, leaving a long thread (to sew ears to head)

  Outside Arm
  side A
  make 1
  With main colour, cast on 3 sts
  Starting with a K row:
  Row 1—Inc 1 st at each end of this and every row until 9 sts
  Row 4—P
  Row 5—Inc 1 st at beg of row and following 2 alt rows (12 sts)
  Row 10—P
  Row 11—Inc 1 st at beg and Dec 1 st at end of row
  Row 12—P **
  Row 13—Dec 1 st at end of row and following alt row (10 sts)
  Row 16—Dec 1 st at beg of row
  Row 17—Inc 1 st at beg of row (10 sts)
  St st 7 rows (ending on a P row)
  Rep last 8 rows twice (12 sts)
  Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows (6 sts)
  Cast off, taking 2 sts tog at each end of row at same time

  Outside Arm
  side B
  make 1
  With main colour, cast on 3 sts Starting with a K row:
  Row 1—Inc 1 st at each end of this and every row until 9 sts
  Row 4—P
  Row 5—Inc 1 st at end of row and following 2 alt rows (12 sts)
  Row 10—P
  Row 11—Dec 1 st at beg and Inc 1 st at end of row
  Row 12—P **
  Row 13—Dec 1 st at beg of row and following alt row (10 sts)
  Row 16—Dec 1 st at end of row
  Row 17—Inc 1 st at end of row (10 sts)
  St st 7 rows (ending on a P row)
  Rep last 8 rows twice (12 sts)
  Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows (6 sts)
  Cast off, taking 2 sts tog at each end of row at same time

  Inside Arms
  Work as for outside arms but start with the contrast colour (for paw pads) and change to main colour from **

  Legs
  make 2
  With main colour cast on 32 sts
  Starting with a K row, St st 4 rows
  Row 5—Dec 1 st at each end of row and following alt row (28 sts)
  Row 8—P
  Cast off 6 sts at beg of next 2 rows
  Row 11—Inc 1 st at each end of row and every 4 th row until 24 sts
  St st 6 rows
  Row 30—P2 tog, P8, P2 tog twice, P8, P2 tog
  Row 31—K
  Row 32—P2 tog, P6, P2 tog twice, P6, P2 tog
  Cast off remaining 16 sts, knitting 2 sts tog at each end of row at same time.

  Soles
  make 2
  With contrast colour, cast on 4 sts
  Starting with a K row, Inc 1 st at each end of every row until 10 sts
  St st 13 rows
  Dec 1 st at each end of row and following alt row (6 sts)
  Dec 1 st at each end of row (4 sts)
  K2 tog twice, pass 1 st over the other and finish off.

  To make up
  Press all the pieces on the purl side with a warm iron, especially at the edges where they tend to curl in. This will make sewing up the bear easier.

  Head and Body and Limbs
  With K sides together make up and stuff the head, body, arms and legs following the instructions for
  Annie & George (page 20).

  Ears
  Sew in and trim off the shorter cast on thread. Thread the longer thread onto the needle; weave it in along the edge of the ear down to the corner and pull slightly to give a nice rounded shape. Take a couple of sts to anchor the thread and use the rest to sew the ears to the head. Pin in position first, about 1/2 inch (1cm) in from the back of the head and about halfway across the head gusset seam. This is only a guide; you may like to experiment with the ear positions before sewing them on.
  Eyes
  If you are giving this bear to a child, use black embroidery thread and work a few tiny stitches for each eye.
  As a collector’s bear or mascot for an adult, you can use small black beads for the eyes. See General Instructions on page 13 for adding the eyes.

  Nose and Mouth
  Use three strands of black or dark brown embroidery thread to sew a nose and your choice of mouth. I think a big smile looks best on this bear!

  Claws
  With three strands of black or brown embroidery thread, make three claws on all four paws.
  See General Instructions on page 13 sewing claws and thread-jointing
  your bear.

  Overalls
  Legs
  make 2
  With colour of choice, cast on 34 sts
  G. st 2 rows (both rows K)
  Starting with a K row, st st 16 rows

  To shape crotch
  Cast off 2 sts at the beg of the next 2 rows
  St st a further 24 rows
  next row: (K6, K2 tog) 3 times, K6 (27 sts)
  P 1 row
  G. st 2 rows
  Cast off

  Bib
  make 1
  Cast on 20 sts
  K1 row
  Row 2—K2, P to last 2 sts, K2
  Row 3—K
  Row 4—K2, P2 tog, P to last 4 sts, P2 tog, K2
  Repeat the last 4 rows 3 times (12 sts)
  G. st 3 rows
  Cast off

  Pockets
  make 2
  Cast on 10 sts
  Starting with a K row, St st 9 rows
  K 1 row
  Cast off

  Straps
  make 2
  Cast on 4 sts
  Working in G. st, K until straps measure 4 inches (9cm)
  Cast off

  To make up overalls
  With right sides together, fold each leg in half lengthways and sew up leg seam (shortest length of work is the legs).
  Turn one leg right way out and fit this one inside the other. Sew up crotch seam and turn right side out.
  Sew bib to front waistband of trousers. Sew on the two pockets. Sew one edge of each strap to the back of the overalls, about 1⁄2 inch (1cm) either side of the crotch seam, cross straps over at the back and sew the other end to the top of the bib at the front, overlapping 1⁄2 inch (1cm). Sew a button on the end of each strap (they will not undo). Dress bear and turn up bottom of trousers about 1⁄2 inch (1cm).

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