Valentine Bears

I had 2 patterns left and only time to really complete one set. The two patterns were the Heart Pocket Pal which you can purchase here and I wanted to include something from the Valentine Mini's set which you can purchase here.

If I had time I'd have finished both but there is limited time to create stuff between the time you finish Christmas items and you put stuff together for Valentine's. I knew I wanted to include something that would last beyond Valentine's day with all the COVID restrictions so my first focus was play food. Then I had to decide what else I could add to celebrate the holiday in a fun way.

The pocket pal characters are cute but not as adorable as the Valentine mins so I decided I'd make the bags from the Pocket pals and make the Valentine bears the pocket pals.

The first heart I made in the wrong color so I ended up using it as a heart ornament. I'm thinking about making some more to decorate for Valentine's day.

Valentine's Bear

My Valentine's package for my cousin's little girl is finally complete! I should box it today and have DH mail it tomorrow.

This was a fun project and I was quite glad to find the free pattern here.

As always I like to keep track of the changes I make in case I end up making the pattern again. First to reduce the amount of sewing, I didn't fasten off the head and make the body separately. I continued crocheting the body directly to the head and liked the way it looked. I have had real trouble with hearts this holiday season so this heart is the first heart I actually made for the Valentine Lovey. It turned out to be too large for the bunny but was perfect for the bear. The pattern does come with its own heart pattern but you can find the free subsitute heart pattern I used here.