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• listening!


• baby sitting


• cooking a meal


• driving the patient to hospital


• weeding their garden


• watching a funny movie together

• 4 or 5 x 50g balls of a fluffy novelty yarn (such as eyelash)


• Knitting needles US6 (UK8, 4mm)


• Black yarn or buttons (not for young children) for eyes and nose


• Ribbon to tie around neck

• Cast on 16 stitches


• Knit 38 rows - this completes one leg


• Leaving this leg on the needle, cast on 16 stitches on the same needle (for the other leg)


• Knit 38 rows - now you will have two legs on one needle

• Knit 28 rows knitting across both legs (32 stitches)

• Cast on 24 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows


• Knit 22 rows (80 stitches)


• At the beginning of next 2 rows cast off 24 stitches

• Knit 62 rows (32 stitches) - this does the front and back of the head

• Cast on 24 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows

• With good sides facing, sew up seams leaving a gap in the crotch for filling


• Turn teddy good-side out.


• Sew diagonal top corners for ears.


• Sew on a happy face.


• Stuff head loosely with filling.


• Gather around the base of head by sewing gathering stitch and pulling tighter to form neck.


• Stuff the rest of the teddy loosely with filling and stitch up the hole.


• Tie a ribbon around the neck.

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• 3 x 50g balls of a fluffy novelty yarn to match the beanie (such as eyelash)


• 2 Knitting needles US8 (UK6, 5mm)

• Cast on 21 st (or more for a wider scarf)


• Knit until long enough (3 50g balls makes about 4½ feet (144cm) length, depending on the yarn used)


• If fringe is wanted for this width you need 7 x 16" (40cm) of yarn. Double it and crochet each piece on, beginning with one on either side, then one in the the centre and then 2 lots each between the side and centre.(7). Cut the loops. Each one makes 4 strands.

• 3 x 50g balls of a fluffy novelty yarn (such as eyelash)


• 2 Knitting needles US8 (UK6, 5mm)


• tapestry needle


• large safety pins

• Cast on 65 st. (or 72 st. for a large head) Leave the spare yarn hanging (about 6" (15cm) or so for sewing up with later, but being careful not to start knitting with it).


• Knit about 70 rows, using up 2 balls.

• K1 (K 2 tog. K6) to end of row. (total 57 st).


• K1 (K 2 tog. K5) to end. (total 49 st).


• K4 (K 2 tog. K4) to end. (total 41 st).


• K3 (K 2 tog. K3) to end. (total 33 st).


• K2 (K 2 tog. K2) to end. (total 25 st).


• K1 (K 2 tog. K1) to end. (total 17 st).


• Knit 2 st together to end (total 9 st).

• Cut the yarn leaving 12" (30cm) of yarn on the knitting and thread this onto a very large holed tapestry needle. Thread the yarn through the 9 st., 2 times beginning at the first st. and pulling it tight and off the needle.


• Pin the 2 sides together with large safety pins, and sew them together evenly.


• Sew up from the bottom as well with the left-over piece of yarn, finishing off both ends under the turn-over rim for neatness. This seam will be the centre back of the beanie, although it shouldn't show.