Polar Bear stuffed animal - testers found!

[cbaj26]

Hi, this is my first post. I stumbled upon these forums, and it seems like a really great way to share ideas.

Anyways, I designed & prototyped the polar bear (pictured below) a few months ago when my grandmother was teaching me how to crochet (I am a rookie). My free time is limited, and since I didn't find anything that jumped out to me in her large (but ancient) pattern book collection, I decided to create my own from several photos of real polar bears. This is not only my first design, but also my first crocheted item. I think it turned out ok (my grandmother liked it), but then again I think she may be biased!

I wrote down my steps along the way, in what I hope is easy to follow. It would be great if a few brave people can test out my pattern and let me know if my pattern makes sense, and if they like the final product.

I have the pattern stored in PDF format, ready to be emailed.

Thanks!
CB

It is fairly small....~9 inches in length from nose to rear. The polar bear is supposed to be resting, sprawled out on the ground on top of its legs. For some reason, this is comfortable to them in real life....
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e206/cbaj26/polar_bear2.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e206/cbaj26/polar_bear.jpg

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Wow you did good :cheer I think it's really really great & your first thing to make :hook You're doing great:cheer

[cupcake]

Very clever.. and he has real attitude!

[mardar]

He's adorable. My daughter has a polar bear obsession. I would love to try your pattern. I will send you a pm.

Tamar

[crochetlady100]

Very adorable, great job.
Trish

[theworm]

I can't believe you call yourself a beginner! That is adorable. I would love to test him for you. Of course that would mean that I would have to buy some heavy weight white yarn and I promised to thin the stash, but.....I think I can manage. :)

[eyenowhour]

The bear is so cute. Congrats on your first design.

[mimi_mia]

Looks great, love it :manyheart

If you still want a tester, I'm in!!

[monael]

It's adorable. You did a great job. :yay

[Elizabeth]

So cute!! I sent you a PM regarding testing out your pattern, if you still need pattern testers.

[cbaj26]

Thanks for the great response! :)

Tonight after work, I will email the pattern out to the testers who have previously responded/PM'd.

Thanks again.

[evelyn]

Hes cute! :manyheart

[crochetdiva]

How cute is that??!! Great job!!:clap