The Tale of Two Teddies

Once upon a time there was a little 2yo girl who was given a knitted teddy bear by her grandmother. Teddy was a much cherished bear and accompanied the little girl everywhere she went. (Fast forward 34 years). One of the few childhood treasures that this woman kept was her beloved Teddy and he was carefully packed up in very heavy duty plastic and stored in the back shed. In the summer of 2012 disaster struck – it was discovered that something had eaten through the plastic and in fact had half eaten Teddy !! Heartbroken and very tearful, my daughter asked if there was a way Teddy could be repaired. (Short Answer) No. When a child is so upset, what does a mother do ?? Even though she’s not much of a knitter and has never attempted anything like this before, she gives it a go. I spent hours on the internet looking for a pattern that looked right and eventually came up with something just perfect. And so, I’d like you to meet Teddy 2 ..........

After making this guy and having time to think, I’m going to try to fix the original Teddy by making him a half-body - feet joined to his overalls which will be joined to the original Teddy’s waist. He’ll also have to undergo a small operation on his face but hopefully he’ll look ok. I hate to do this, but I think I need to show you a pic of poor Teddy 1 as he is now.

The happy ending ......... Daughter loves Teddy 2 who is now lying on her bed and he has been promised that he’ll never be put into the shed. I have divulged my plan for Teddy 1 (yes, she did want to know where he was) .. so now the thinking cap will have to go on to try to figure out how to go about making it happen.