I need to knit a teddy!

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I am a slow but steady knitter, have even managed to produce a half decent cable after half a bottle of wine, and I can follow a pattern as long as it's not REALLY complicated. I'd like to knit a small teddy for my friend's new baby, has anyone got any patterns that a confident beginner type of knitter could manage? I've had a look on Google but keep finding a scary looking phrase that says "knit in the round" EEEEK! Can anyone help?!! (or translate the "in the round" instruction!)

thanks in advance wise mumsnetters!

meant to say ....has anyone got or can anyone recommend ...

I knit a Debbie Bliss one for DS before he was born and he loves it. It was simple stitched with a lot of increasing and decreasing. I'll try an dfind a link to the book.

Here. There's a picture of the teddy too

There's no 'knitting in the round' (which means knitting on a circular needle), it's all flat.

Just realised it doesn't tell you the name of the book there. It's "Debbie Bliss Simply Baby"

ooh that's a gorgeous teddy PuppyDogTails, thank you! I went to look at it though, and can't see anywhere to purchase the pattern, only the wool seems to be for sale. Am I being really dim?

No, you're right, they sell it here though

ah, that explains it! I'll go and see if I can find the book, thanks ever so much!

There is a nice easy one in Erika Knights Simple Knits for Cherished babies. A photo here I think www.colourway.co.uk/simple/simple.htm. There are corrections though, so check the Erika Knight website.

There is an almost 'must have' teddy in the March issue of Simply Knitting, p 33

there's one in debbie bliss's toy knits which is all inc and dec.

(my picture chosen by ravelry to illustrate the pattern)

(what a showoff I am)

(shows off anyway)

Not that it's actually any help to you, but I just thought I'd show you the original RustyBear, which my mum knitted for me to take to school on my first day 45 years ago. He's only about 3 inches tall, but he's survived a hot wash in my pocket & moth attack!

ooh more replies!
Sadly I am in Spain so can't get hold of the knitting mag boohoo however I think I'm going to have a go at the Debbie Bliss one as I thiiiiink I know someone who has the book...I'll let you know how it comes out!
LOVE the original Rusty BTW, he's fab!