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| Do you think I'm odd? |
This is the second kit I purchased at the Harrogate Knitting and Stitch Show on November 28th. Having already completed Momma Mouse, I only have one more kit to do (a cushion) to have got through them all within a month of purchase. Yay me!
Anyway, this is a Mr Been (the manufacturer's spelling not mine) alpaca teddy bear kit from Alpaca Select costing £11.
Teddy is knitted with 3.75mm straight needles and all in bits - head, two body pieces, two legs and two arms. The pink alpaca yarn that was supplied with the kit was just lovely to knit with and a really pretty colour.
Because of all the separate pieces, the making up was a bit of a chore. My mattress stitch is improving a bit and I am reasonably happy with the body and limbs. However, I don't think I made the best job of sewing the head together to meet in the middle.
For the facial features, I used some safety eyes and then black tapestry wool for the nose. I used polyster toy stuffing for the filling. I found a pink sparkly ribbon for teddy's neck, which helpfully disguises the rather dodgy sewing of the head onto the body.
I am concerned that teddy looks a bit odd. My husband assures me that it looks the same as the ones in the picture on the kit, which I suppose might mean the oddness isn't entirely my fault?
Very nice yarn though....
Melx
