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LITTLE BOO-BOO BEAR

by Irene Duquette ©2000

  (7 1/2 inches tall)

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Materials:  Worsted Wt yarn (I used Red Heart) 1 oz

Size H or I Hook

Polyfill

Small amount of felt or embroidery floss for eyes and nose or pom-poms

BODY

Ch 2, 6 sc in 1st stitch.  (Mark beginning of each round)

RND 1:  2 sc in each sc (12 sc)

RND 2:  (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc) all around (18 sc)

RND 3:  (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc) all around (24 sc)

RND 4:  (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc) all around (30 sc)

RND 5-6-7:  Sc in each sc around (30 sc)

RND 8:  (Sc in next 3 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc in next sc) all around (24 sc)

RND 9-10-11:  Sc in each sc around (24 sc)

RND 12:  (Dec over next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc) all around (18 sc)

RND 13-14-15:  Sc in each sc around (18 sc)

RND 16:  (2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc)  all around (24 sc)

RND 17-18-19-20-21:  Sc in each sc around.  (24).   At this point, stuff body 3/4 of the way.

RND 22:  (Sc in first 2 sc, dec in next 2 sc) all around (18 sc)

Rnd 23:  (dec in first 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc) around (14 sc)

Slip stitch in first sc and finish off leaving a length of yarn to close.

Finish stuffing body and gather opening to close.  Now take a length of yarn and tie tightly around neck.  This forms a rounder head and shoulders.  Tuck ends inside the body.

SNOUT

Chain 2, 6 sc in 1st sc.  Mark beginning of each round.

RND 1:  2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)

RND 2:  1 sc in each sc (12 sc)  Finish off leaving a length of yarn to attach snout to head.

 ARMS (make 2)

 Ch 2, 8 sc in 1st sc.  Mark beginning of each round

RND 1 through 8:  Sc in each sc around (8).  Finish off and gather opening to close.

 LEGS (make 2)

 Ch 1, 10 sc in 1st sc.  Mark beginning of each round.

RND 1 through 8:  sc in each sc around (10).  Finish off and gather opening to close.

 EARS (make 2)

 Ch 2, 5 dc in second ch, sl st in first ch.  Fasten off, leaving a length to sew to head.

Follow illustration to attach arms and legs.  Sew on ears and snout.  Make eyes and nose out of felt and glue on or embroider them on with embroidery floss.

since Dec. 18, 2001