Jean The Denim Teddy Bear is named after my beautiful mother who taught me to knit and always encouraged my love of crafts.

Jean The Denim Teddy Bear is a medium sized teddy bear pattern made out of self-striping yarn so there is no need to change colours! She can be made for any age - just leave out the buttons, safety eyes, and pockets for little ones. Jean is an easier knit for those with some knitting experience.

Gauge is not important in this pattern. Just make sure it is tight enough so the stuffing doesn’t show through

Size: Jean The Denim Teddy Bear is 28cm or 11 inches tall when standing

You can sell your completed item! Just credit me as the designer.

Materials needed: 3.5mm or 4 US or 9 UK knitting needles, 50g Elle Family Knit Double Knit Print Yarn in colour Blue Zoo (245), stuffing, size 8 antique gold embroidery thread and needle, small piece of white felt, 12mm purple safety eyes, 2 x 15mm antique gold buttons, and a 28mm tall and 18mm wide teddy bear ornament for her pocket.

Methods used: Cast on using the thumb method; knit or garter stitch; purl; stocking stitch; M1R - Make 1 Right (Make 1 stitch by picking up the bar in between two stitches from back to front and knitting into the front of it - increases by 1 stitch); M1L - Make 1 Left (Make 1 stitch by picking up the bar in between two stitches from front to back and knitting into the back of it - increases by 1 stitch); SKPO - Slip one stitch knit wise, knit one stitch, pull the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (decreases by 1 stitch); K2tog - Knit 2 stitches together as 1 (decreases by 1 stitch); P2tog - Purl 2 stitches together as 1 (decreases by 1 stitch); cast off - Cast off by knitting or purling two stitches then slipping the bottom stitch over the top stitch; sew the pieces together using mattress stitch.