FO: Owen the Teddy Bear

This adorable teddy bear was a very special project for a very special person.  Mike, my mom's fiance, had an amazing relationship with his mother, who was a knitter like me.  She passed away several years ago, but Mike saved her WIPS and a lot of her yarn.  Last year, he gave them to me because he knew how much I love yarn and knitting.  One of her WIPS was a red and white striped sweater, about half-way finished.  There was no pattern and it's probably unlikely that I could match her gauge exactly, so finishing the sweater wasn't really an option, so I set out to recycle the yarn.


I wanted to make a very special gift for Mike to thank him for the gift, so I decided to use the yarn that I unraveled from the sweater to make him a little teddy bear from the same yarn that passed through his mother's fingers.


yarn details
mystery white yarn (recycled)
fingering or sport weight?
fiber did not felt - acrylic or superwash wool?

a bit of red mystery red yarn (recycled) for heart

bits of black fingering weight yarn from stash for eyes

findings
polyfill stuffing
buttons
carpet thread

project details
pattern: "Owen" by Jane Watling, available for purchase on Ravelry (£4.00 GBP)
finished size: sitting (seat to top of head) - 10”;  standing (toes to top of head) -  13.5”
needles: size 3 bamboo dpns (see note)
yarn used: ??
duration: Dec. 7, 2014 - Jan. 27, 2015

notes


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