As we go through life, we all meet our own personal heroes.

These little guys were knitted at the request of someone very dear to me. My best friend fostered and then adopted two little boys and wanted them to have a special toy to grow up with. These teddies have the initials of those gorgeous little boys on their jumpers.

Why not knit your own personal hero a teddy with their
first initial?

Maybe you could make 3 teddies and spell out NHS, or make one with the initials of your favourite key worker?

Yarn:
• 20g Sirdar Snuggly Flamenco (242) - Red or Summer Lime (260) - Green
• 20g Sirdar Snuggly Soft Brown (428) - Brown
• 10g Sirdar Snuggly Biscuit (494) - Peach
• A small amount of DK yarn in white and black

Needles:
3.5mm Straight needles

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle
Crochet hook to create a small chain to close the jumper at the back.
1 small button (1cm diameter)

Size:
25 cm tall

Abbreviations
x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; rep from * to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of
the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Pfb: Purl in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.