Dressed to IMPRESS

Our colourful playtime outfit is perfect for favourite teddy bear!

MEASUREMENTS

To fit teddy 36cm/14in tall.

Jacket: Actual chest measurement 39cm/1544in.

Side seam 7.5cm/3in.

Length to shoulder 18cm/7in.

Sleeve seam 7cm/234in.

Trousers: Actual hip measurement 31cm/1244in.

Inside leg seam 8cm/374in.

Length 19.5cm/734in.

MATERIALS

Jacket and trousers: 1 x 100g (295m) ball of Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic) in Stone (1710)*. Pair of 3.25mm (No. 10) and 4mm (No. 8) knitting needles; 3 buttons; waist length of narrow elastic; safety pins.

Hat and scarf: 1 x 100g (295m) ball of Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic) in Bright Pink (1435); small amount in Grass Green (1821) for pompom*. Pair of 3.25mm (No. 10) and 4mm (No. 8) knitting needles; pompom maker.

Yarn is available from theknittingnetwork.co.uk

TENSION

22 stitches and 28 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over stocking stitch, using 4mm needles.

ABBREVIATIONS

K, knit; p, purl; st(s), stitch(es); tog, together (work as many sts together as stated); p2togb, p2tog through back of sts; skpo, slip 1, k1, pass slip st over; up1, pick up loop lying between needles and work into the back of it; inc, increase (by working into front and back of same st); dec, decrease (by working 2 sts tog); ss, stocking st (k on right side and p on wrong side); gst, garter st (every row k); yf, yarn forward to make a st.

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