Crochet some love and pass it on.

Michael's craft store is sponsoring a project called Warm Up America and a sister project for Canada. They are asking for donations of knitted or crocheted squares in any pattern, as long as they measure 7"x9". They in turn get made into blankets for charity. The Michael's near me has a basket at the front of the store to add the squares to. To find your local Michael's or for more information see the website. http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayArticle?articleNum=ae0095.

More crochet tidbits

I found another crochet blog with some good links, so hop on over and bookmark it like I did.

http://crochetchronicles.blogspot.com/

The new one has a pink tail. 

My sister and her daughter both had a baby last year, so I'm thinking of making each one a bear. 

Here's my 2nd bear, all ready to go. 

The first time I sewed the tail on it was too high and off-centered. I can see it's going to take some practice to get everything just right. 

And here it is, my first scrappy bear. Like me, it's not perfect but it has personality. 

I'm getting ready to sew the nose on. Now it's really starting to look like a bear. 

All the parts are machine washable.  

The body and head are all one piece. The project is started at the bottom. I had to go to four craft stores before I found the eyes and nose.  

Welcome to my crochet blog. I know some of you are happy hookers already. I hope you enjoy my first project. If you are already adept at single crochet (SC) and increasing and decreasing, this bear project is worth a go. I don't recommend it for complete beginners though.  

Teddy Bear Build-along

I found this Scrappy Bear pattern on this website: http://www.denisecrochets.com/crobear.htm
I thought someone might find it useful if I documented making it. I'm about half-way done now. I need to find my yarn needle to sew the parts together.