Izzy Bears

[ripplestitch]

So a few weeks ago my mum asked me to help with her knitting group’s project to gather as many of these charity bear dolls as they can. They’re for their local children’s centre and will be handed out to the tinysmalls who go to their feelings class (I don’t know what that is but I’m guessing from the name that a lot of people could have used one at that age though. I am hoping the next generation will turn out a bit more well adjusted than we did?)

Cute, no?

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/izzy-teddy-bear-dolls

In theory I should be able to knock these up fairly quickly, but I’ve had a block about it until yesterday when I finally managed to finish the flat knit part. Today between a well overdue haircut and some chores I’m hoping to do the finishing.

I followed my mum’s choice of knitting it flat rather than follow the pattern and do it on DPNs. Mainly because, though I prefer magic loop I didn’t actually have 3mm needles of any kind (how??) and the straight needles were cheaper. I am remembering now that I don’t love knitting stockingette on straight needles, so perhaps it was worth that extra… I don’t remember, it was probably a couple quid at most.

Oh, hey! THAT was the block.

I really like this yellow. I think it’s Winnie the Pooh colour so I might do a yellow/red one?

In other (gross) news I woke up with a mild infection in two piercings—entirely my fault and at a level that I can deal with at home with my sterile saline spray—but it’s aggravated my MCAS so I’m all blistery and eczema-y (in my hands? It always goes for my hands and feet first) and my bones hurt. I am not looking forward to dragging myself out for my haircut today.

I will look very cute later though, so I will take painkillers and my rescue meds and persevere.

Edit: hairdresser needed to reschedule and it’s for a terrible reason but I did get time to rest and feel better post rescue meds. Phew.

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I LOVE those teddies!

[althea_valara]

The teddies are cute! And yeah, the yellow is Winnie-the-Pooh-ish.

I'm going to be teaching a knitting class next month and man am I not looking forward to using straight needles for it. But I will do so, because the class is aimed at beginners and we're knitting a flat square, and the students will be using straights. I don't want to confuse them by using circulars instead, even though I routinely knit flat things on circs.

Oh no, you're an MCAS sufferer? I'm sorry you're having a flare-up. That's gotta suck.

[ripplestitch]

I also prefer circs for flat knitting. I don’t think I’ve used straight needles since the 2010s. Brrrrr.

Thank you! It’s better since starting my medication regimen for it but you know how chronic illnesses, particularly immune/autoimmune, lurk…

[beebalm]

Hello! I found you in the addme community and wanted to say hi :)

First of all, your teddies are toooo cute. I would love to follow you to maybe inspire me to start crocheting again and maaaaybe learn to knit.

I have MCAS, too. I'm a little flabbergasted to find another one on here on my first day. I hope you're managing okay <3

[ripplestitch]

Hi!

Yay/Oh no! Sad MCAS fist bump.

I’m doing okay, thanks! I’ve been testing for a few days for other reasons so things are playing nicely rn. Hope you’re doing okay, too.

[beebalm]

Glad to hear you're not doing too bad. It's always up and down with this stuff, ain't it?