Today I have been working on a Grizzly Bear pattern, Grrrrrrrrrrrr…. I have had tremendous fun creating this little character and attempting to make him appear all bearish looking:) I have knitted him in Elle Merino Brights wool because I thought the varigation of the wool was a nice bear colour and it has a slightly fluffy texture to it too… He is knitted on size 4mm / US 6 straight needles and he is knitted flat in one piece with shaping here and there.
His pattern will be going into my book:)
Winners:
Congratulations to:
Gina P said…
Linda,
This pattern is ggrr-eat…sorry couldn’t resist. You have such talent for these adorable animals. I would love to win but good luck to everyone. It’s so nice that you share with all of us.
Best wishes, Gina
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nelle@buckeye-express.com said…
Cute!
Giveaway: I am giving this pattern away to 2 readers, to enter just leave a comment in this post:) I will announce the winner on Tuesday here.
Happy weekend to you all
xo
Linda
would love to win this pattern, my parents run a bear guiding service and would look good at their cabin
So extremely cute! I love your animal patterns!!
More magic! Would love to make him/her! Thanks Linda!
He is just lovely! Yes, please put my name in the pot!
Adorable!!
It hardly seems fair for me to enter again – but I’m going to. Linda – this guy is perfect. You have done an absolutely brilliant job of capturing the heaviness, the contour, the character of our northern bear. I am so proud of you, so impressed with your ability to use this linear art form to produce such vivid character and charm. You blow me away. We just got back from a week with my daughter – I’ll be putting up pictures for days. But i’m singing bass and lying on the couch, hoping to sleep the next two days away – and maybe wake up myself again –
What a fabulous creature you have created. I try to do this shaping kind of thing with a crochet hook but, sugar, you have it all over me with those knitting needles of yours. Lovely. I would so enjoy knitting this from your pattern. Thanks for doing the hard work for us.
It’s darling!
He’s very cute!
It looks great – perfect shapes!
OH how SWEET! he’s ADORABLE!!!! (or is it a she. if so, can you design some cubs too?!!?!?!?!?)
GREAT job!!!
Cutest grizzly I ever saw!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Sheila
He’s so handsome. Love those colour changes throughout the yarn.
You are So clever. I’m in love with this bear, almost as much as I love my sheep!!!
Carol Bejtlich
Just as soon as I think you’ve made a pattern for almost every animal – you come up with another one! This would make a perfect companion for my grandson’s “zoo”. I hope you pick my entry. Keep up the good work.
Linda,
This pattern is ggrr-eat…sorry couldn’t resist. You have such talent for these adorable animals. I would love to win but good luck to everyone. It’s so nice that you share with all of us.
Best wishes, Gina
It is simply gorgeous! Can I have the pattern please?
adorable! you are so talented.
That bear is so cute! I’m still holding out hope that you’ll make an oppossum or raccoon. I’m not sure you have them in SA, but they’re all over our backyard here in Florida. (:
me:)love your Grizzzzly;)
JenMuna
Cute!
I would love to have this pattern of grizzly bear.
susan in Sarasota
Wonderful giveaway! Thanks for the chance! 🙂
I just love the way you stuffed his tummy! Bulbous and cuddly!
Linda, your designs and patterns are so wonderful, I am very happy to now be a Natural Suburbia regular.
I’d Love to make him to go with Eric Carle’s book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh how I would love to win!! I am still new to knitting so anything that is knitted flat sounds good to me! lol We are bear crazy in our house! Crossing my fingers!
He is perfect- my boys would so LOVE this! If I don’t win, I would love to get the pattern. 🙂
He is wonderful – I would love to have a go at making one of these. I love your work.
He is very cute, Linda, and you are so talented. I would have to brush up on my knitting skills to make him!!
How I would love to make one of these! I love the work that you do thank you for sharing.
I love Mr. Griz! Great adaptation! Would love to give him a try!
oooh, I love him! Count me in!
Thank you!
Becca
I love his face! A really lovely bear Linda 🙂
Your true to heart Grizzly Bear is so adorably cute and magically aesthetic!!! Truly a sweet gem of love! Thanks so very much for this wonderful giveaway! : )
With love,
Leah and D.
You’ve captured the gesture and essence of bear so well. Very hard to do, in my opinion. What talent!
What a cute bear! Would love to win the pattern.
Hallo ! I’m a storyteller from Brazil and I need a bear like this ! I would love to win ! Thanks for the chance ! Best wishes, Betty Mello
Hi, your bear pattern is grrrreat! you are so clever! hope i win! thanks so much, momoshari@yahoo.com
Now that’s a bear I wouldn’t mind seeing on the trail!
I love this pattern!
the bear is beautiful!!! I love the pattern, we lived in alaska for years and this looks just like the bears fishing on the kenai!!
Would love to win that little bear!!! So cute!
I love this bear – teddies are cute, but I like the realism of this bear. I’d love to win this pattern.
WOw Linda, yet another cute pattern, you are so clever! xxBrenda
he’s lovely. now off to finish knitting my alpaca!
Oh Linda I think I have finally managed to find out how to leave a message – by mistake! I am so excited. I don’t know if you ever received my other attempts…this is so exciting. Once again I would like to enter for my now 8yo son to win as he is new to knitting and this is a very boyish project with a lot of grrrr to get your teeth into. Flat knitting and all with a chance to learn a few manoeuvers in the process just to keep it interesting. warm wishes from Clare (Canberra – I think we are on the same latitude your chilly weather one week ours a week later)
a lovely lovely bear
How can one resist a grizzly bear made with “fluffy” wool. What character you have managed to imbue this bear with! He looks ready to amble off at any moment.
I would like to knit this to put on my desk as a teacher. Can you please send it to me?