Horace

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Finally I am pleased to introduce Horace.
Isn't he an adorable and entirely unique chap? Yes his arms look like wings, yes he has eaten too much stuffing and yes his eyes are a little curious but he's a bear of character and I think character goes a long way in this world!
Horace enjoys the sun.













And flowers too.







Pattern: Horace by Amanda Hone. Please visit: Bears United to see some friends of Horace who may stand a greater chance in a bear beauty contest!
Yarn: Sunbeam Sumatra - a bargain from ebay and suitably soft and fuzzy for a bear
Needles:5mm plastic straights
Started: November 2006
Finished: 24 March 2007
New Skills?: This pattern was my first experience of increasing and decreasing which was one of the reasons I wanted to try it.
Notes: The pattern is great, easy to follow and I think if you bought the right stuffing (I had acrylic rather than cotton which I think is too springy and stretchy and I am blaming it for the wings issue!) and some proper eyes you would easily to be able to recreate a bear of dashing good looks as well as tremendous character. Having created Horace as he is I feel it is too cruel to take off his eyes etc but I expect I will make this pattern again and will note the above notes when it comes to making up!

Comments

Artis-Anne said…
I love Horace , he is adorable and all the more special and as you say a character is all one needs.
I checked out Amanda's blog and guess what she only lives about 3 miles away from me !!
8 April 2007 at 18:50:00 BST
Amanda said…
Yay! Well done Sarah. Horace is gorgeous. I'll get his pic up on the Bears United gallery later this evening.
8 April 2007 at 19:04:00 BST
Anonymous said…
Aw, the bear is adorable. Nice job with him.
8 April 2007 at 19:24:00 BST
acrylik said…
I think Horace is wonderful, he is full of character, and it looks like he's definitely an adventurer ;)
8 April 2007 at 21:34:00 BST
Charity said…
Horace is a darling! So sweet. :0)
8 April 2007 at 22:05:00 BST
Seahorse said…
He's lovely! For me, hand knitted toys are all about 'character' and he has that in spades!
9 April 2007 at 09:34:00 BST
artyfartykat said…
Horace is gorgeous! Well done!
He looks like an outdoor type!
9 April 2007 at 11:24:00 BST
dreamcatcher said…
He's very cute indeed!
9 April 2007 at 12:27:00 BST
Reckless Glue said…
adorable! I love him!!!
9 April 2007 at 15:43:00 BST
Marianne said…
I think Horace does have loads of character, I know that's what I always look for in a bear, he's quite dashing in his own personal way...yep, I love him.
Your flowers are lovely, and I've always wanted the white bleeding heart, they're beautiful, lucky you!
9 April 2007 at 19:20:00 BST
Modelwidow said…
Horace is lovely - bears should have character. I hope you are feeling suitably proud of him.
10 April 2007 at 13:28:00 BST
Sarah said…
Horace is adorable! What a great pattern.
11 April 2007 at 21:11:00 BST
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