Sweater patterns for bears to donate to charity.

Basketweave Bear Dress

This dress will fit a sitting bear who is 14 tall from the top of the head to the tail. The chest is 18.

Materials: Size 9 -16 circular needle or double points
Worsted weight yarn, approx 2 ounces in 2 colors

Bottom of skirt:
Cast on 92 stitches and place a marker at the beginning of the round
Row 1-4 Knit
Row 5, 6, and 7: K2, P2 around
Row 8, 9, and 10: P2, K2 around
Repeat rows 5-10 until skirt measures 6
Begin decreasing:
Row 1:K2, K2 tog around (69 stitches)
Row 2: Knit
Row 3:Knit decreasing 5 stitches evenly around the row (64 stitches)
Row 4: Knit
Change yarn to second color and Knit for 1.
Start Sleeves:
Knit 32 stitches and place remaining stitches on a holder or waste yarn
Working back and forth now,
Row 1: Cast on 9 at the beginning of the row, K4, P 37
Row 2: Cast on 9 stitches , K 50
Row 3: k4, P 42, K4
Row 4: K
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until sleeve is 4
Bind off
Attach yarn and pick up 32 stitches from holder and repeat rows 1 through 4 until sleeve is 4
Sew across top of sleeves leaving a 5 1/2 opening in the center for the neck.
Sew underarms of sleeves.

Patriotic Bear Sweater
(fits same size bear as the Basketweave sweater)

Materials:
Size 9 16 circular or double point needles
Size 9 straight needles
About 1 ounce each of red, white, and blue worsted weight
2 white star buttons (optional)

With blue and size 9 straight needles cast on 32 stitches
Rows 1-4: Knit
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Purl
Repeat Rows 5 and 6 for 1 ending with a knit row
Sleeves:
Row 1:Cast on 9 at the begining of the the row, K 4, Purl 32
Row 2: Cast on 9, K 50
Row 3: K4, Purl 42, K4
Row 4: Knit
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until sleeve measures 4 ending with a purl row
Neck opening:
Knit 17, Bind off 16, Knit 17
Purl 17, pick up 16, Purl 17
Repeat rows 3 and 4 for 4
Decrease 9 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows
Knit one row , Purl one row for 1
Knit 4 rows and bind off. Sew under sleeve seams.
Skirt:
Pick up 92 stitches (with circular or double points) evenly around the bottom of the sweater in red. Knit evenly for 2 rows. Changing yarn to white Knit 2 rows. Repeat for 5 1/2, changing red and white yarns every 2 rows
Bottom of skirt:
Row 1 & 3 : Purl
Row 2 & 4: Knit
Bind off
Sew on 2 white star buttons if desired.