With Color A:
1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6
2. sc in each st around
3. Increase in each st around= 12
4. sc in each st around
5. (inc x 3, 3 sc) x 2= 18
Stuff the tail as you work
6. (inc x 3, 6 sc) x 2= 24
7-10. sc in each st around
11. (6 sc, dec) x 3= 21
12. sc in each st around
13. (5 sc, dec) x 3= 18
14. sc in each st around
15. (4 sc, dec) x 3= 15
Stop stuffing the tail
16. sc in each st around
17. (3 sc, dec) x 3= 12
Work 5 sc, fold the tail in half and sc the opening closed. F/O and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Head and Body:
1. Take a long strand of white yarn and thread your needle. Insert the needle into a hole in between the eyes. Bring the needle to the lower corner of the eye. Wrap the needle around the outside of the eye. Insert the needle into a hole on the top of the eye. Pull a little tightly to create a highlight for the eye. Repeat for the 2nd eye.
2. Sew the head to the body. You may need to add more stuffing as you sew.
Belly:
1. Pin the belly onto the front of the body.
2. Sew the belly onto the body.
Muzzle:
1. Pin the muzzle onto the face between the eyes. Yes, you stuff the muzzle. The muzzle will start approximately between rounds 8 and 9.
2. Sew the muzzle onto the face. On the cream side, use the cream tail. On the brown side, use your brown tail to sew on the muzzle.
Ears:
1. Pin the ears onto the top of the head. The ears will be approximately between rounds
4 and 5 of the head.
2. Sew the ears onto the head.
Stripes:
1. Thread your needle with a long strand of dark brown yarn. Insert the needle onto the head. The needle will come up in between rounds 1 and 2 of the head. Go down the back of the head with the needle and insert the needle into a hole on the back of the head. Bring the needle up and go down the back of the body to approximately between rounds 3 and 4 of the body to make lines.
2. Bring the needle over 2 holes and repeat step 1 to make another brown stripe going back up the body to the head.
3. Repeat the needle process to create 2 cream stripes inside the brown stripes.
4. Repeat this for another set of stripes on the other side of the body.
Arms:
1. Pin the arms onto the side of the body underneath the neck. I pin them going at a forward angle some.
2. Sew the arms onto the body.
Tail:
1. Repeat the stripes process from the body onto the tail.
2. Pin the tail onto the body approximately between rounds 2 and 3.
3. Sew the tail onto the body.
Extras:
1. Thread your needle with a strand of black embroidery thread. Bring the needle above the eyes. Embroider an eyebrow. Repeat for the 2nd eyebrow. Weave in any tail ends.
2. Add some blush to the cheeks if you want with actual blush or pink crayon.
Exact Colors Used:
1. Brown: Premier Parfait Teddy Bear.
2. Cream: Premier Parfait Mushroom.
3. Dark Brown: Premier Parfait Espresso.
