Crafts for Colombian Orphans...and a fun pattern

Jane and I have started a group on Ravelry for knitters and crocheters who would like to make a small gift for the girls at Ciudadela. Hats, scarves, socks, gloves, mittens, small toys, purses...we'd be thrilled with any and all. And you needn't be a Raveler to participate. Just email one of us if you're interested.

A few years ago, Phyllis of Got Gauge invited her readers to knit bears for kids in a Jamaican orphanage, and provided a pattern that she says has been around since the 1940s. I had never knit a stuffed animal before but this was so easy and such fun that I made two!



Here's the pattern (double-click for a full size version):