  Instructions by hardicraft John Bear Pattern for knitting John Bear by Hardicraft. John is approximately 25 cm tall and is made with 2,5 mm knitting needles. Product Information -
1. Body Begin at the bottom of the body.
Cast on 16 sts with brown.
1. p
2. 8 x [k1, kfb] (= 24 sts)
3. p
4. 8 x [k1, kfb, k1] (= 32 sts)
5. p
6. 8 x [k2, kfb, k1] (= 40 sts)
7. p
8. 8 x [k2, kfb, k2] (= 48 sts)
9 - 19. St st
20. 8 x [k2, k2tog, k2] (= 40 sts)
21 - 25. St st
26. 8 x [k2, k2tog, k1] (= 32 sts)
27 - 31. St st
32. 8 x [k1, k2tog, k1] (= 24 sts)
33 - 37. St st
38. 8 x [k1, k2tog] (= 16 sts)
39. p
Bind off.
Work a gathering thread through every st along the base edge and draw up tightly. Join back seam using a mattress stitch.
Stuff the body.
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2. Head Start at the back of the head.
Cast on 16 sts with brown.
1. p
2. 8 x [k1, kfb] (= 24 sts)
3. p
4. 8 x [k1, kfb, k1] (= 32 sts)
5. p
6. 8 x [k2, kfb, k1] (= 40 sts)
7. p
8. 8 x [k2, kfb, k2] (= 48 sts)
9 - 25. St st
26. k12, 8 x [k1, k2tog], k12 (= 40 sts)
27. p
28. k12, 8 x [k2tog], k12 (= 32 sts)
29. p
30. k8, 8 x [k2tog], k8 (= 24 sts)
31 - 35. St st
36. 8 x [k1, k2tog] (= 16 sts)
37. 8 x [p2tog] (= 8 sts)
Break yarn and draw tightly through the sts.
Join seam. Attach the safety eyes at row 25, leave 9 sts between them.
Stuff the head.
Work a gathering thread through every st along the base edge and draw up tightly.
Embroider with lilac the nose onto the head.
Sew the head onto the body.
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3. Outer ear (knit 2) Cast on 12 sts with brown.
1 - 3. St st
4. k2tog, k8, k2tog (= 10 sts)
5. p
6. k2tog, k6, k2tog (= 8 sts)
7. p
8. k2tog, k4, k2tog (= 6 sts)
Bind off.
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4. Inner ear (knit 2) Cast on 8 sts with blue.
1 - 3. St st
4. k2tog, k4, k2tog (= 6 sts)
5. p
6. k2tog, k2, k2tog (= 4 sts)
7. p
8. 2 x [k2tog] (= 2 sts)
Bind off.
Lay both parts on top of each other and sew them together.
Sew the ears on top of the head.
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5. Soles of the feet (knit 2) Cast on 4 sts with blue.
1. p
2. kfb, k2, kfb (= 6 sts)
3. p
4. kfb, k4, kfb (= 8 sts)
5 - 17. St st
18. k2tog, k4, k2tog (= 6sts)
19. p
20. k2tog, k2, k2tog (= 4 sts)
21. p
Bind off.
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6. Top of the foot and leg (knit 2) Cast on 40 sts with brown.
1 - 3. k
4. p
5. k1, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k22, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k1 (= 36 sts)
6. p
7. k1, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k22, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k1 (= 32 sts)
8. p
9. k1, 2 x [k2tog], k22, 2 x [k2tog], k1 (= 28 sts)
10. p
11. Bind off 4 sts, k24 (= 24 sts)
12. Bind off 4 sts, p20 (= 20 sts)
13. Bind off 3 sts, k17 (= 17 sts)
14. Bind off 3 sts, p14 (= 14 sts)
15 - 39. St st
Bind off.
Join the front seam.
Sew the foot uppers onto the soles.
Stuff the leg and foot. Sew the legs onto the body.
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7. Arm (knit 2) Cast on 14 sts with brown.
1 - 31. St st, start with a p row.
32. 7 x [k1, kfb] (= 21 sts)
33 - 37. St st
38. 3 x [k3, k2tog, k2] (= 18 sts)
39. p
40. 9 x [k2tog] (= 9 sts)
Break yarn and draw tightly through sts.
Join seam and stuff the arm.
Sew the arms onto the body, right under the head.
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8. Pants Start with the first trouser leg.
Cast on 30 sts with blue.
1 and 2. k
3 - 13. St st, start with a p row.
14. Bind off 2 sts, k26, bind off 2 sts (= 26 sts)
Cut off the yarn and push the work to the end of the needle.
Cast 30 sts onto the same needle and knit the 2nd trouser leg the same way.
15. p26, p the 26 sts of the 1st trouser leg (= 52 sts)
16 - 23. St st
24. k1, 10 x [k2, k2tog, k1], k1 (= 42 sts)
25 - 34. St st
35. k16, p10, k16
36. k
37. bind off 14 sts, k2, p10, k2, bind off 14 sts (= 14 sts)
Attach the yarn into the 1st st on the needle.
38. k
39. k2, p10, k2
40 - 45. Repeat rows 38 and 39 3 more times.
46 and 47. k
48. k4, bind off 6 sts, k4
Continue knitting at the first 4 sts on the needle.
49 - 99. k
Bind off.
Repeat rows 49 to 99 at the 4 sts left on the needle.
Bind off.
Join the trouser leg seams and the back seam.
Cross the suspenders and sew them onto the back of the pants, leaving 8 sts between them.
Weave in the ends.
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