Bring a smile to a child’s face
Teddies for kids After the huge success of Trauma Teddies in Dundee, police officers are asking knitters in Perth and Kinross to use their skills and knit some small teddies, which would be given to children who come into contact with the police through upsetting circumstances.
The Trauma Teddies can be handed into any police station, marked for the attention of Pitlochry Police Station. Trauma Teddy knitting pattern Instructions:
Double knitting wool one pair size 11 knitting needles, head and paws (preferably fawn coloured), scarf (should be bright).
Stuffing – please only stuff teddy with polyester or other healthy padding. Foam rubber is not recommended.
Cast on 10 stitches main colour. Knit 10 rows.
Continue in garter stitch for 30 rows in trouser colour. Make another leg in the same way.
Knit across all 20 stitches and work 16 rows. Change to jumper colour and knit 24 rows.
Change to main colour for head and also change to stocking 5.5 inches.
Change to jumper colour and knit 24 rows.
Continue remainder of the teddy in reverse order.
Stitch down the sides of the head. With jumper colour, pick up eight stitches either side of the neck join (16 in all) and knit 20 rows.
Change to main colour and knit 10 rows for paws.
Sew up Teddy leaving opening in crotch.
Turn right side out and sew diagonal top corners for ears before stuffing.
After stuffing, run a thread through the knitting around the neck to draw it in.
Sew a happy face and for mouth use either stem stitch or back stitch.
Scarf: Cast on 75 stitches. Knit four rows and cast off. Tie scarf on Teddy at the back of the neck, close to the jumper edge. Don’t sew down at the front.