Little Polar Bear – Knitting Pattern for a Realistic Polar Bear Cub

The little polar bear is knitted mostly in one piece: starting from the shoulders, you work the head on one side and the hindquarters on the other, then add the belly, ears, paws and tail. White mohair fluff, dark knitted-in eye sockets, paws with heels and embroidered toes and claws bring him to life. The pattern also includes the brown bear version and a German translation.

Intermediate. You should be comfortable with knit and purl stitches, increases and decreases, short rows (wrap & turn), intarsia in small areas and picking up stitches. For assembly you need mattress stitch and backstitch.

Approx. 50 cm (19¾") from head to tail.

Polar bear: DROPS Alpaca 1101 (2 balls), DROPS Kid-Silk 01 (2 balls), small amounts of DROPS Kid-Silk 15, DROPS Alaska grey and black yarn
Brown bear: DROPS Alpaca 9041 (2 balls), DROPS Kid-Silk 22 and 35 (2 balls each), DROPS Kid-Silk 39 (1 ball), small amounts of DROPS Kid-Silk 15 and DROPS Alaska black
32" (80 cm) circular needle US 6 (4 mm), safety eyes 22 mm, safety nose 25 mm, toy stuffing, tapestry needle, stitch markers in 9 colors