Grizzly bear
In this extract from Star Boy & Friends, by Vasanti
Unka (Penguin $25),
we'll show you how to make a cuddly soft friend out of two argyle
socks.
You will need:
- 2 socks (argyle is best)
- 3 buttons
- thread
- stuffing
How to make
1. Cut socks according to the pattern (shown
below).
2. Turn sock 1 inside out. Back-stitch up leg 1
and down leg 2.
3. Turn sock 1 right-side out. Fill the body and
the legs with stuffing.
4. Turn the arms inside out. Back-stitch along the
long edge. Turn right-side out. Stuff each arm, then fold the raw
edge to the inside and pin together.
5. Whip-stitch the arms onto the body at the
sides.
6. Turn ear-piece 1 inside out. Fold. Back-stitch
along the raw edges. Repeat with ear 2.
7. Turn the ears right-side out. Pin the ears to
the head piece. Whip-stitch onto the back of the head.
8. Fill the head with stuffing. Stitch the eyes
and nose into place. Stitch three small stitches for the
mouth.
9. Sew long, straight stitches around the neck.
Pull the ends of the thread and tie together.
10. Stuff the head into the body. Pin the head to
the body around the neck. Stitch a long, straight line around
grizzly bear's neck. Leave the thread ends long enough to tie a
bow.
11. Pull on both thread ends and tighten. Tie the
thread ends into a bow.
Download the above pattern as a pdf to
print.
Vasanti Unka is a graphic designer and illustrator who works from
her home office. She enjoys every aspect of design, but has a
definite bias towards book publishing. Vasanti finds great joy in
continuously finding new ways of expression within the constraints
of the book format through illustration and design. As a New
Zealand-born Indian, she has a particular penchant for combining
bright colours. Visit www.stitchfriends.com to learn more
about Vasanti and her creations. This extract is from Star
Boy & Friends: How to Make Cool Stuff from Socks and
Gloves, copyright © 2010, published by Penguin Group (NZ),
RRP$25. Available at all good booksellers nationwide. OHbaby!
wishes to thank Liz West and Lyn Olds from Penguin NZ for their
kind assistance in arranging this excerpt.
As seen in OHbaby!
magazine Issue 10: 2010
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