Really Fuzzy Bear! (& some others)

This is Buehrle! (Pronounced "burly") He's named after my favorite pitcher on the White Sox: Mark Buehrle.

I started a Tiny Bear Mini-CAL on CAL pals a few days ago and this is one of the bears I'm doing for that. I think he's SO CUTE!

I used Red Heart KISS yarn for his body in Hickory and Red Heart KISS in Creamy for the bottoms of his feet. I wanted to use a yarn that was naturally fuzzy so that it would like more like a fabric bear rather than one that was crocheted. I'm thrilled with the results. It's almost impossible to see stitches through all that fuzz. I looked at several different yarns before choosing this one: it was by far THE SOFTEST yarn I've ever felt. It's a bit expensive for the little skeins, but I think it was worth it for this bear :)













I added a little blue and white gingham bow just to give him a little decoration, but not something that would take away from that gorgeous fur.


He stands just under 8" tall (hard to tell because he's so fuzzy!)

I didn't stuff him quite as firmly as I did the tiny bears just because I wanted him to be a bit soft and skooshy. It worked! :)

I'm thrilled. Out of all the bears I've ever had in my life (and there have been a lot) Buehrle is now my instant favorite.

I'm going to have to put up a shelf somewhere in here to properly display these little guys!!

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And now for the grand unveiling of a few little items I showed teaser pics of a while back!!


Here's a bunny I made out of Lion Brand Velvet Spun. This was the first stuffed animal I ever made! It stands about 13" tall and is so very very soft!










This is what I made for the Survivor Challenge on CAL Pals. I love this bunny!! Such a cute idea for the body using yo-yos. I'll definitely hang on to that pattern :)










See? I told you I liked the pattern. I made this bunny for my niece a few weeks ago when she was going to have tubes put into her ears. Poor thing has been plagued with ear aches for her short 2 years of life and they're hoping the tubes will help.

I also made another stuffed animal: a turtle for my 7 year old, but I haven't had a chance to photograph it yet. :oÞ

I'll leave you with a shot of Buehrle that I took yesterday before I had his legs done.. I think it's really cute!