A knit teddy bear named Biggie Bear 2.0
Identifier
2020.022
Title
A knit teddy bear named Biggie Bear 2.0
Creator
Keyel, Rebecca
Date
2020
Format
12"
Description
This bear was knit as a replacement for the original "Biggie Bear," a knit bear created using Bobbi Intveld's Baby Bobbi Bear pattern. Rebecca made it for her niece, and he became its owner's favorite stuffed bear. Unfortunately, the cotton yarn and loose knit construction of the original made him less able to withstand the elements. He is still very well loved, but is now more of a bear blanket, as his child pulled all of his stuffing out.
This version is Biggie 2.0, knit in bulky superwash wool (Cascade 128) and in a smaller needle size (US 8/5mm) to help make him sturdier. He's stuffed with polyfil and has a knit heart inside. Future Biggies may be needed, so the heart can be transferred if necessary into his new regenerated form.
Date Created
2020
Provenance
Rebecca Keyel
Collection
Citation
Rebecca Keyel, “A knit teddy bear named Biggie Bear 2.0,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 26, 2023, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/24094.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
Comments
Heather Hernandez
This is adorable! There was an error with the tags being all one, long string--I hope you don't mind that I fixed that error, separating the tags, and added the tag, "heart."