When I was shopping the other day I noticed a lovely ladies ribbed sweater in pastel shades. I didn’t buy it, instead I came up with this jacket for my build a bear. Its an easy rib pattern which is seed stitch reversed, over 2 rows, with colour changes every 18 rows. The sleeves are set in - I tried knitting them as part of the back but it didn’t look quite right! There are no fiddly front edges to pick up as the buttonholes are made in with the right front. The fit is for my 15” Lil Cub Build a Bear which should fit a 17” bear as well. If you want to make a small item just go down a size needle.
You will need about 30g of each colour, great for using up all those scraps in the stash. In the pattern I’ve referred to the colours I used to make the writing up easier.