Duke The Teatime Teddy

"This adorable teddy bear stands on his own with weighted feet. Skills Used Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, slip stitch Crocheting in the round, increasing Seaming with whipstitch, starting with magic adjustable ring, foundation single crochet (includes linked video tutorials) Seaming with single crochet (includes video tutorial) Special stitch pattern: Bob (includes written instructions and video tutorial) Special stitch pattern: Invdec (includes written instructions and link to video tutorial) Skill Level Easy Finished Size Approximately 9.5” (24 cm) tall excluding ears when stuffed. Materials King Cole Forest Aran (35% wool/20% acrylic/20% polyamide (nylon)/25% viscose (rayon), 3.5 oz/100 g/328 yds/300 m) – 1 skein each in 1921 Epping Forest, or approximately 165 yd (151 m) in any medium weight yarn. King Cole Forest Aran is available at your local yarn shop or shop online at LoveCrafts | Wool Warehouse UK. Tulip Etimo US Size F-5/3.75 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge. Fairfield Poly-Fil Poly-Pellets Weighted Stuffing Beads – 24 oz. bag. Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber Fill – 16 oz. bag. Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker Set. Clover bent-tip yarn needle. 12 mm blue safety eyes – 1 pair. 15 mm black triangle safety nose – 1. Pair of stockings or tights. Tablespoon (optional, for measuring stuffing beads). Gauge Through Rnd 11 in pattern for head = 3” (7.5 cm) diameter. Exact gauge is not critical for this project but stitches should be small so that fiber filling doesn’t show."

Crochet HookF/5 or 3.75 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeThrough Rnd 11 in pattern for head = 3” (7.5 cm) diameter. Exact gauge is not critical for this project but stitches should be small so that fiber filling doesn’t show.

Finished SizeApproximately 9.5” (24 cm) tall excluding ears when stuffed.