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Bill & Ben Twin Bears

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  • Needles US 4 (3.5mm)
    Wool 8 ply or Double worsted yarn
    Size = 6.5 inch x 3.5 inch (16x8cm)

    Strand wool makes a larger teddy.
    Size= 7x 4.5inch (17.5x12cm)

These two bears are twins, the only thing not making them identical is the different wool used to complete each one.

Body
Cast on 10 stitches
P 1 row.
K twice into every st = 20sts
K 5, k twice into next st, K 8.
K twice into next st, K 5 = 22 sts
Continue in St-St and work 9 rows.

K2 together to the end.
Cast off P wise.

Legs (make 2)
Cast on 8 sts.
P 1 row/
K into ever stitch = 16sts
Begin with P row and st-st 3 rows.

Foot
K3, K2 tog, K3 tog,K3 tog
K2 tog, K3 = 10 sts

Continue P1 Row
K twice into 1st and last 2t = 12st
P1 row.
St-st 7 Rows.
K2 tog to end. = 6sts
Cast off P wise.

Head
Cast on 12 sts
P 1 row.
K twice into every st. = 24sts
begin with a P row and st-st 11 rows.

Nose
K2 tog to end. =12 sts
P1 row.

(K2 tog) K2 (K2 tog)(K2 tog)
K2 (K2 tog) = 8 sts
P 1 row.

(K2 tog) to end. = 4sts

Thread wool through remaining stitches
draw up and fasten off.

Ears (make 2)
Cast on 6sts.
P 1 row.
Begin with K row continue in st-st and
K2 tog at end end of next 2 rows = 2sts

Now K twice into first and last stitch of next 2 rows. = 6sts
K1 row.
Cast off P wise.

Arms (make 2)
Cast on 5 sts.
K twice into every st. = 10sts
begin with P row and st-st 9 rows.

K3 (k2 tog)(k2 tog) K3 = 8sts
st-st 4 rows.
P2 tog to end. = 4sts

Thread wool through remaining stitches
draw up and fasten off.

To make up:
Sew up seams and firmly stuff. Sew closed.

Sew pieces into place and use black wool for eyes and nose detail.

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Thank you for shareing your pattern,all knitted and as i am a beginner my Teddy will be called "Odd Ear" for obvious reasons ;)

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Hi its me again. I have finnaly come round to knitting this teddy and have just completed my first out of 10!!! I am just abck from Egypt and I am knitting one for my friend when I get back. I have made a lot of modifications so that they are completly different for these two. Talk to you later

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I have not kniited the teddies yet but I am looking forward too but I noticed a few typo's that might help a few people if you got round to fixing them. Looks a good pattern. Getting onto knitting it right now.

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Cute and easy!

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sweet!! the pattern is sooo easy!! Thanks

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to sweet l I love them. Thanks for sharing with us.

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they look sooo cute

so cute!!!! :] love it this is adorable..i have lots of newborns to knit for and this will be perfect!!!! :]

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the fuzzy brown one looks real!