Elsie The Texture Teddy is perfect for older people who like to keep their hands busy. She is also perfect for babies and small children. Different stitches are used to give a lovely rippled and textured surface. Because Plush Baby Yarn is used, it is super soft! Different shaped buttons make for lots of interest. This is my teddy version of a twiddle muff.

You can sell your completed Elsie! Just credit me as the designer!

Elsie is 40cm or 16 inches when standing, and 30cm or 12 inches when sitting

Materials needed: 4.5mm or 7 US knitting needles, 40g or 1.4 oz of Red Heart Plush Baby in each of these colours: Blue (00004), Pink (00005), Green (00003) and Lemon (00002), stuffing, pink, blue, and yellow sewing cotton, 20mm googly eyes and clear adhesive
Buttons: green teddy bear, blue teddy bear, white butterfly, pink plain heart, green heart, lilac heart, blue heart, pink daisy, lilac rose, pink flower, and blue flower.

Methods used: Cast on using the thumb method, Knit or garter stitch, Purl, KFB - Knit into the front and the back of a stitch, K2tog - Knit 2 stitches together as 1, Cast off, Sew the pieces together using mattress stitch or the Bickford method.

There are a number of different stitch combinations that make up the different patterns on the teddy. To complete these stitch combinations, you will need to change the position of the yarn. For example, if you are told to (K1, P1, K1, P1): First knit one stitch. Then to purl the next stitch, you would take your yarn from the back to the front between your two needles. Purl the stitch. To knit the next stitch, you would take your yarn from the front to the back between your two needles. Knit the stitch. Then to purl the last stitch, you would take your yarn from the back to the front between your two needles again. Purl the stitch.

In loving memory of my grandmother, Elsie Thomas, who suffered from Alzheimers.