Square Bear Knitted Teddy

A cute knitted little teddy from Patons whisper yarn to give a fury and cuddly look. He is called a square bear not because he is dull and straight laced, but because the teddy is made from knitted squares and rectangles without any shaping, which makes the square bear and easy and ideal knit for beginners, or a quick knit for a veteran knitter.

To make a square bear you will need...
3.25mm, UK size 10 or US Size 3 knitting needles,
2x 50g balls of Patons Whisper or Lana Grossa knitting wool,
Scraps of wool for markers,
A pair of safety animal eyes and a nose, and a length of contrasting ribbon.

Head Front
Cast on 25 stitches and work 30 rows of stocking stitch (one row knit, one row purl)
Mark each end of this row with a piece of coloured wool.
Continue working on these stitches to knit teddy's body. Work another 40 rows.
Cast off.
Make another head and body piece to match.

Legs
Make 2 the same.
Cast on 20 stitches and work 26 rows.
Cast off.

Arms
Make 2 the same.
Cast on 15 stitches and work 16 rows.
Cast off.

Ears
Make 2 the same.
Cast on 10 stitches and work 10 rows.
Next Row: K2 tog, K6, K2 tog
Cast off.

To Make Teddy...
The right side of the knitting is the furriest side.

In the very enter of the bears face, push the nose through the knitting and fix the nose into place. Fix teddy's eye just above and either side of the nose.

Put the back and front parts of the bear right sides together, and stitch the two long sides and across the top of the bear's head. Turn right sides out and stuff the head. Sew a row of running stitches around the bear's neck marked by the coloured wool. Draw the running stitches up to draw the neck in. Wrap the yarn around the neck a couple of times and Finnish off with a couple of stitches on top of one another at the back.

Stuff the body and sew up the opening at the bottom.

Fold a leg piece in half (right sides together) so that the row ends meet. Sew along one of the short sides and the long side. Turn and stuff. Sew into position along the seam at the bear's bottom. Do the same with the second leg.

Make the arms in the same ways as for the legs and sew into place.

Sew the ears onto the corners of the bear's head, with the least fury side facing forward.

Finnish off with a traditional ribbon tied in a bow around the bear's neck.

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