It’s been a while but currently I’m making memory bears for a family member out of their grandpa’s sweater. I’ve never done that so I bought a pattern from the Funky Friends Factory who I highly recommend. Her pattern instructions are so good!

The sweater I’m using was a favourite sweater that the Grandpa has had since the 1980’s. It’s pretty fragile and being a light knit, I figured I would have to hand sew most of it. I also had to fray block it and stabilize it.

I also thought, I better practice first. I didn’t have sweaters myself that were similar so I cut up one of my husband’s sweaters.

I did a quick mock up and hand sewed it quite quickly, I just wanted a general idea of what it would look like and how the pattern behaved. Then stuffed it.

I was not expecting to fall in love with him.

But look at him! Look at him!