Bruno the bear

[billynomates]

From the pattern book Patchwork family.

I used the Creative cotton recommended by the pattern.

If I made him again I would make his body smaller, though he would make a great door stop.

I filled his body with plastic pellets in two pop socks and the rest with fibre fill

[kittyloverdeb]

He's very handsome!

[beccalovely]

Oh wow, love him! I keep being tempted to try toys/animals etc but I'm not brave enough yet!

[Tampa Doll]

Ilike the long body.  More for the little one to hug.  Very cool.

[greyhoundgrandma]

He's cute! I like the stripes.

[billynomates]

Becca he was easy, except for the joining, someone mentioned and gave me a link for crocheting  it backwards and forwards while still joining, which I did for the legs and arms. But I wouldn't be crocheting a striped one again, far to fiddly, next time I'd knit one.  There is an all in one knitted bear I want to do.  and there are far more easy crochet bears than this one to do. have you tried these

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/berry-the-tiny-bear

these are a lot of fun. and there's the crochet owls I want to do

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-crochet-owl

These would be a great start to making toys, Ravelry has hundreds of free patterns for toys.

 

Thank you ladies, I wont be making another one, so this truly is one of a kind.

[billynomates]

Tampa a little one wouldn't be able to lift him lol. and he belongs to my hubby, he has mild Asperger's and loves stuffies.and my little ones are now adults. and my gkids live a long way away.

Ilike the long body.  More for the little one to hug.  Very cool.

[Peggy85225]

Cute.

[pineapplequeen]

Very nice!

[nana]

hes soooooo cute.