Giant Panda

It may look difficult to make, but you can crochet, stuff, and assemble this 18-inch-tall bear as you work.

From the magazine, Simply Creative Crochet 2003

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Youngsters will love it so much,
chances are one day this bear will
be heading off to college.

What You Need

SKILL LEVEL Easy

SIZE 18 inches tall, seated

Yarns

Bernat Soft Boucl�; 98% acrylic/2% polyester, chunky weight; 5 ounces (140 grams), 255 yards.
1 ball #6703 Natural (A)
1 ball #6756 Black (B)

Hooks and Extras

Size J/10 (6.00 millimeter) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Polyester stuffing
Stitch marker
Blunt-end yarn needle

Gauge

10 sc and 9 rnds = 4 inches/10 centimeters
Take time to check your gauge.

Do not join rounds. Use a stitch marker to indicate beginning of each round, moving it up as you go from round to round.

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livedinalaska wrote:

I had to rework the entire head of this pattern in order to fit all the features on it. The way to pattern is written the head was so cone-shaped that it was more like Giant Mouse. I reworked the head in this fashion and it ended up cute.
Head, Rnd 1-8, 48 sc
Rnd 9- sc in 6, dec, 6 times, 42 st
Rnd 10-11, 42 sc
Rnd 12- sc in 5, dec, 6 times, 36 st
Rnd 13-14, 36 sc
Rnd 15- sc in 4, dec, 6 times, 30 st
Rnd 16- sc in 3, dec, 6 times, 24 st
Rnd 17- 24 sc
Rnd 18- sc in 2, dec, 6 times, 18 st
Rnd 19- 1sc, 1 dec, (repeat 6 times) 12 st
Then thread tail onto needle and back through rem sts, pull up to close opening.

10/29/2007 12:07 AM CDT

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