Tiny Bear #2!

Meet Olivia! She's the 2nd of my tiny bears. I think this will turn into a series of them. *wink* They're just so fun to make, and since they're all just a bit different, it doesn't get boring!

I started on her the same day I finished up Opal, but had other projects to work on, so she took me a bit longer to finish. I decided to change it up with her, also, so I did a little collar for her instead of a bow and embroidered eyebrows on her face. I like the eyebrows better - I think it adds a finishing touch to her expression, but my husband prefers Opal's face. lol Go figure.


Anyway, Olivia has pretty much the same dimensions as Opal: she stands a miniscule amount taller (putting the legs on is an imperfect process) but she's still itty bitty nonetheless. I would have taken a side by side view of the two of them together, but I sent Opal to work with my husband today so he could show a co-worker. She found out I've been crocheting stuffed animals and wanted to see some of them. I sent him with another one, but it's one I haven't been able to show on my blog yet, except for in this little snippet of a photo.



I just love this photo! I think it's so cute. Please excuse my dry cuticles *ahem* I haven't put lotion on my hands this morning yet. Even though I've shot one of her next to measuring tape, I think a shot with a human hand in it really puts her size into perspective (pardon the semi-pun.) ;)





And here's a shot of her standing by herself! She's 5-way jointed like Opal, so her arms, legs, and head all move freely. I put a 2" piece of florist's wire in each of her arms so that they could be bent and posed further.

For her body, I used Bernat Baby Fingering weight yarn in Antique White. For the pads of her feet and her collar, I used Bernat Softee Baby in Lilac.

She's stuffed with polyfil and her face was hand embroidered by me using one strand of DMC embroidery floss in a soft brown color.


And for closing, I'll leave you with a close up shot of her face to see detail. I brushed each body part with a small barrel plastic bristle round brush to give her the same fuzzy soft texture as Opal.

I've got plans for another one in pink, but I'd like this next one to be smaller than Opal and Olivia. I think I will need to go buy a size #3 or #4 hook for that. That's probably as small as I can go with the fingering weight yarn I've used.

These are so fun to make!!