Paddy the Baby Polar Bear

Meet Paddy the Baby Polar Bear! Paddy loves the cold weather. His favorite thing about Winter is playing in the snow, building snow forts, and having snowball fights. He also loves wearing his favorite comfy scarf to help fight off the chill, so don’t forget to make one for him! Materials: -Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in white and one other color for the scarf. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For my polar bear, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the color “White” and “Rosy Cheeks” for the scarf. -F (3.75 mm) crochet hook -9 mm black safety eyes -Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice) -Bent tip tapestry needle -Scissors -Stitch marker -Straight pins -Black embroidery thread Abbreviations: Abbreviations are in U.S. terms. sc – single crochet st/sts – stitch(es) sl st – slip stitch dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together) inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch) R1 – round 1 rep – repeat ** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)