Small in size but big in character, the teddy bear gets the craft treatment with these 40 unique patterns to knit and crochet. Using material from two books in the Twenty to Make series—Crocheted Bears andKnitted Bears—this guide provides two basic bear patterns and 40 different outfits. They include a hiking bear, complete with boots and a backpack, a beach-loving bikini bear, a sweet honeybee bear, a gardening bear, and an artist bear with her own crocheted easel and paint palette. Every bear has its own special character, making them ideal for gifts that can be personalized to suit any occasion.
Teddy bears are loved the world over, and here are forty of them - all small in size but big in character - for you to knit and crochet. Using material previously published in the Twenty to Make series as 'Knitted Bears' and 'Crocheted Bears', there are two basic bear patterns - one crocheted and one knitted - and forty different outfits to dress them up in. They include a hiking bear, complete with boots and a backpack, a beach-loving bikini bear, a sweet honey bee bear, a gardening bear and an artist bear, with her own crocheted easel and paint palette. Every bear has its own special character, and the reader is bound to find at least one they just have to make. Suitable for adults as well as children, they make ideal gifts, and of course there is nothing to stop the reader creating characters of their own that they can personalise to suit a particular person or occasion. Uses material from 20 to Make Knitted Bears
About the Author Val Pierce is a knitwear designer and knitting instructor. She is the author of several books in the Twenty to Make series, as well as Little Christmas Decorations to Knit & Crochet. Val Pierce's passion for knitting began when her father taught her to knit at the age of five. Later in life she began home knitting for yarn manufacturers, and since then she has made a huge range of items, from evening dresses to teddy bears. She later began designing items of her own, and before long Val's designs were appearing regularly in national knitting and crochet magazines. She also teaches knitting, as well as a range of other needlecrafts, to both adults and children. Val lives and works in Shropshire
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