When my nephew Shane was born, I knitted him a teddy bear using Blue Sky Alpaca’s Baby Bobbi Bear pattern.  He’s five now, and this year he got really into stuffed animals. The bear became one of his favorites; he calls it “Cuddly Bear” and takes it everywhere, which is just all kinds of awesome. However, the poor thing has been loved hard and is pretty worn out. I told him I’d make him another, and this time I’d make it fatter and more cuddly, since he uses it as a pillow so often. His sister Paige told me to make her one, too, in purple. I was scared it would look like a Grateful Dead bear but it came out pretty cute. Here’s the final product:

And the happy recipients:

It’s a really good pattern, and much easier than you would think. The hardest part is dealing with four double-point needles at once, but if you aren’t clumsy like me than it’s not hard at all!