Tiny Bear #3

This is Shelby! She's my 5th little bear, and the 3rd one I've done with Bernat Baby Fingering weight yarn.

I named her after Julia Roberts's character in Steel Magnolias. With all that pink, I instantly thought of Roberts's stand out line from the movie: "I like pink. Pink is my signature color."

I'm tickled pink with how Shelby turned out. I did a few things differently with her and I really like the changes.


One of the most noticeable differences would be the pink nose. After doing Opal and Olivia with brown noses, I thought I'd give a pink one a try. I think it's so sweet!

Another change is the eyes. I went to JoAnn's yesterday looking for different beads to use for the eyes. The doll buttons I was using just didn't look quite right. They were nice and round, which I liked, but they stuck out so far from the head, which reminded me of rat's eyes. lol yuck

Anyway, I picked up quite a few different beads: some 4mm crystal beads in green, aquamarine, sapphire, and light blue, some black seed beads (which I'm not really crazy about), some round beads in pink, purple, pearl, white, clear, light brown, tan, copper, and butterscotch, and finally a multi pack of hematite round beads in 3mm, 4mm, 6mm, and 8mm. I tried all the beads on her face, but finally settled on the 4mm hematites. I REALLY like how they look! Next time I'll only use one strand of black floss to sew them on though, but I think they look really nice, and I like the fact that they're not as dark as flat blacks.


Another change is the way I did the paws. I used the same pink floss I used for the nose to embroider little lines on the paws and pulled just a little tight so that they would dimple a bit for toe definition.


Last big change was the feet. I made the beginning rounds a little smaller and then when assembling them onto the body, I placed them a little further back. This kept the front of the tummy from flattening out - it keeps that rounded belly look, which I love.






Shelby stands just over 4" tall, so she's about the same size as Olivia and just a tiny bit taller than Opal. This size is perfect for sitting on a desk or a small shelf. Speaking of which, I need a better place to put these little beauties!

Her collar is a flower that was borrowed from another pattern for a square motif. It was worked up with Bernat Softee Baby in pink with a size #0 hook.

She's been brushed just like the other bears to give her that fuzzy look and feel. Now that I've got smaller beads for eyes, I think I'll go a couple of hook sizes down. I'd like to make one in this yarn that's smaller than the three I've made so far.







And of course, my favorite type shots with these little bears ;)



















I made her a little blanket (or as my sons call them: ni-ni's). I figure she needed a little something. ;)

I hope you all aren't sick of these little bears. I just love working on them and seeing each one as they come to form. They're all unique in their own way and it's so fun to do different things with them.