Waistcoat (vest for Americans) will fit a teddy bear about 25-30cm/10-12in tall with a waist of about 29cm/11½in. Final waistcoat should measure about 32cm/12in along the bottom edge and 11.5cm/4½in. from top to bottom at the back.

Pattern includes diagram and chart.

This was designed for the Heart to Heart Bears, sold for the Heart to Heart group in Shanghai China which raises funds for surgeries for Chinese children with congenital heart disease. These directions are free for your personal, individual use. Please do not distribute or reformat them for commercial use, or sell them. Items made from these directions should only be sold if all profits go to charity.
Original design by Helen Anderson - minor modifications made to fit Heart to Heart’s newest batch of bears better