I finished my bear for London.
I just love how that little face turned out and those tiny little legs!
I am hooked now and I bought two more small pieces of mohair. One is a longer curly pile in a rust color, and the other is a short thick pile in a taupe brown gray color (I'm curious to see it in person).
I'm thinking about ordering more colors of eyes too but that will have to wait. Their eyes can always be changed easily later if I decide to.
I am going to design my own patterns for these next ones too. I am thinking I like the wide head but I will change the eye position to be higher and more centered than Roquefort here. I would also like to try making a bear with a belly that sticks out, sort of like a bean shape. I also like the traditional bear hump on the back. I am going to give the paws a little more curve and lengthen the legs. Not sure if I will add paw pads or not though...maybe just on the feet.
Embroidering the nose is always a challenge too, and I think for the next one I will try the traditional "bear" type nose with nostrils.
