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All the bears pictured here were made from this full color pattern. There are instructions for making one tiny bear head, one body, one set of legs, arms and ears from #8 pearl cotton but could also be made, stitch for stitch, from a variety of other materials in different sizes. There are instructions for making the bear as a necklace as well as a "stand alone" version

If you use thicker thread, you get a bigger bear. If you use finer thread, you get a smaller bear. I tell you this so that once you have completed your first bear, you will feel comfortable experimenting with the next one, and there probably will be a next one. These little guys are like potato chips. You simply cannot be content with only one.

This pattern is only available in a printed format for the moment. It is not yet available as a download. This listing is for the pattern only. No supplies are included with it.

Supplies needed for this project are one ball #8, pearl cotton; 300 to 1000, size 11/0, seed beads in a color that matches or contrasts well with your pearl cotton; a US #12, crochet hook; an extra long doll needle; cotton or polyester fiberfill for stuffing; onyx beads for eyes and embroidery floss for the nose.

A word of caution about the use of this pattern. You have my permission to make all the bears and bear pendants you wish from this pattern for yourself or to give away. You do not, however, have permission to make commercial use of it. Specifically, that means you may not make and sell bears or bear pendants made from this pattern, sell the pattern, copy, reproduce or use any part of it to make money or to share with others to save the cost of purchasing their own. I reserve that right solely for myself.

You do have my permission to let this pattern be a means for finding your own artistic voice. Vary the design of the pendant and/or the bear so that it is no longer recognizable as my work and I wish you G-d's speed. Change a stitch here and there for the sake of calling it your own and, as I learned to say in Turkey, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your nether regions! . . .and. . .keep a watchful eye over your shoulder for my lawyer. As they say in department store dressing rooms, violators will be prosecuted.

I do not pad my shipping charges but do pass actual costs on to the buyer. ArtFire requires that I pick a number for shipping so I picked the least expensive, slow-boat-to-China rate offered by the United States Postal Service. Secondary shipping charges depend on what else you are purchasing. If you are purchasing more than one item at a time from my studio, please e-mail for shipping charges. If you wish to choose a shipping method other than the USPS to a US address, the cost is more. That said, U.S. or Canadian purchasers may choose the U.S. Postal System, UPS or Fed Ex. but please request a shipping quote before making a purchase.

International purchasers may only use U.S. Global Priority Mail. Costs for Global Priority shipments vary by destination and package weight. Please contact me for a shipping quote before making a purchase. I combine shipping costs automatically.

Insurance is optional but I accept no responsibility for damage to or loss of uninsured shipments.

The design for this pattern originated in a fiber fair in Asheville, North Carolina. I found a deliciously soft alpaca yarn and had just bought some pearl beads that were a perfect match to the yarn. The prototype for this pattern is the first picture above.

printed pattern