Mother bear project

I modified the original crochet pattern of the Mother Bear Project for seamless construction, and a little neck shaping, too. The "seam" runs up the center of the back. I kindly donated my seamless pattern modification to the Mother Bear Project. Please go to their website to purchase the Seamless Crochet Pattern. $5 gets you the pattern, a brochure, the wrist tag, and your first bear's airfare. Additional bears should include $3 each. All proceeds go to the distribution of many more bears…

The Mother Bear Project is dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations, by giving them a gift of love in the form of a hand-knit or crocheted bear.

Mother bear project#5 almost done💕

Sally from my knitting group asked us to make a teddy bear for The Mother Bear Project - Heck Yeah I said! These cute things get sent to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Haiti, Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, Zimbabwe...

I make the original flat-knitted Mother Bear pattern using a simultaneous seaming-while-knitting method. If you're like me, and would rather knit than seam; you enjoy the look & simplicity of garter stitch and prefer working with two needles, then this seaming-while-knitting method may be for you. The process is more complicated to explain than it is to actually knit, so I've included a photo-heavy tutorial. Each step's explanation is followed by its respective photo. So, words first, then…

I made this bear for the Mother Bear Project and named it after my sister Dee Dee. www.motherbearproject.org

These Mother Bears are ready to ship off. www.motherbearproject.org

For the past 3 years, I've made it a point to knit at least a few bears for the Mother Bear Project, which is a wonderful non-profit dedicated to providing comfort and hope to children, primarily those affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations, by giving them a gift of love in the form of hand-knit and crocheted bears. They have patterns available for purchase as well as everything-you-need kits which include yarn, the pattern, and knitting needles or a crochet hook. For this year's batch o'…

Like many Mother Bear Project knitters, Priscilla Homola describes herself as being "hooked" on knitting bears. Over the past 6 years she has knit 444 bears and she doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon.