Crocheted teddy bears are some of the cheapest teddies, if you make them yourself. Yarn is relatively inexpensive compared to other materials when it comes to making stuffed bears. Anyone can learn to crochet, crocheting patterns can be downloaded free on the internet, add some yarn, a crochet hook, and your ready to make a teddy. Over the years parents who found themselves strapped for money at Christmas, Birthdays, or other Holidays, would crochet stuffed toy bears for their children. The teddy bears were a gift the little ones appreciated and the parents felt better knowing their little kids had a present on the special holiday. Today the internet is full of websites offering crocheting patterns for teddy bear toys. Several teddy artists include crocheted teddy bears in their offerings.

Since the teddy bear began, teddy bear artists have used their imagination to create teddy bears from cloth, yarn, plaster, plastic, glass, and metal. The crocheted teddy bear can be even more precious to a kid when it is created with love.

If you want to make your own crocheted teddies, the web sites below offer, or have links to sites where you can download patterns.

On the website Free Crochet Pattern Directory there is a huge selection of free crocheting patterns and already made crocheted teddies for You to buy.The site, http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa032997.htm, has a few crocheting patterns to choose from. An adorable pattern for a teddy in bunny clothes is available, as well as, a stuffed teddy bear angel ornament, Chenile stuffed bear and Little Teddy. When You look for web sites offering crochet patterns in general, in my experience these sites will usually have a pattern or two for teddy bears.

Here is some crocheting equipment that You will need to start crocheting teddies

If you are not into crocheting your own stuffed bear toy but would like to have, or give, a crocheted stuffed teddy. The following websites make and sell crocheted teddies.

http://www.craftsitedirectory.com/teddybears/.
http://www.adorablebears.com.au/bearpatterns.asp

Stuffed toy bears have traditionally been our best mate. The teddy bear protects us from the shadows in the closet, comforts us when we aren’t feeling well, never tells our secrets, is a constant companion, a participant in all of our adventures, knows our faults and loves us anyway. It is known and proven that teddy bears given to a sick, aching, or abused little kids will help them heal. Perhaps just the act of having a warm teddy close chases away a feeling of loneliness or helplessness.

No matter what your teddy bear is made of, the fact is, he may be the best mate you will ever have.

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