{"id":14687,"date":"2012-05-29T23:32:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T23:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ami.blogwrangler.net\/gradteddycrochetcorner\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T18:49:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T18:49:17","slug":"gradteddycrochetcorner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/gradteddycrochetcorner\/","title":{"rendered":"Crochet Corner: Graduation Teddy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can’t believe it’s been a year since my brother graduated from high school already!\u00a0 Our family had a great time\u00a0attending his commencement and grad, and he’s had a wonderful first year of university.\u00a0 I made him this little\u00a0"Graduation Teddy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>“ to help him commemorate this special time in his life, complete with a diploma, mortarboard and tassel matching his school colours.\u00a0 Since graduation season is upon us once again, some others have used my free pattern<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to make sweet Graduation Teddies for their friends too!<\/p>\n

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Makayla<\/strong> of Illinois made this teddy for her cousin who is graduating!\u00a0 I love the purple she used, and she did an absolutely fantastic job with the diploma, mortarboard, and yellow and red tassel. I’m sure her cousin loved this special, personalized gift!\u00a0 What a cutie!<\/p>\n

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Emily<\/strong> was new to crochet, so she watched some videos and learned how to read crochet patterns as she attempted her own Graduation Teddy.\u00a0 She did a\u00a0wonderful job, particularly since this is her first amigurumi project!\u00a0 I love the light, airy colours she chose, and I think she did a\u00a0superb job stitching the nose.\u00a0 Emily wanted to include the year on her hat, so she used glue!\u00a0 Way to go, Emily \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Nicollette<\/strong> of Louisiana found my pattern and made this bright orange Graduation Teddy for her sister-in-law!\u00a0 I love how everyone uses such different colours for their teddies \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 She stitched on the year as well!<\/p>\n

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Maria<\/strong> of Indiana made this Graduation Teddy in a similar blue colour that I used!\u00a0 He looks very dashing with his white and blue tassel!\u00a0 She also did a fabulous job stitching "2012” on the hat as it is very bold and thick- the year really stands out!<\/p>\n

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Mandy<\/strong> made this Graduation Teddy using a yarn called “Oatmeal”- she decided to name her teddy “Oatmeal” too!\u00a0 What a cute name \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 He has a lot of texture with this variegated yarn, and he looks very proud to be graduating!<\/p>\n

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Mandy had a great idea of also making a Graduation Cupcake Bear!\u00a0 She said that this project went by really fast, and she added polly pellets to the cupcake liner to give it some weight.\u00a0 This is such a great idea as not having to crochet the body and limbs and attach them together\u00a0will save a lot of time!\u00a0 And as Mandy says, there are so many fun and fabulous cupcake liners out there to really\u00a0make this project unique!<\/p>\n

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Fadilah<\/strong> of Rojak<\/a><\/em> made this bright green Graduation Teddy and even added a little bit of felt to the neck as his graduation robe!\u00a0 That’s such a cute idea \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Fadilah didn’t make just one teddy!\u00a0 Her friend asked her to make one for her boyfriend, so she made this purple one for him and a green teddy keychain for her!\u00a0 I love how Fadilah wrapped up the purple teddy so beautifully and even had the teddy holding a\u00a0lovely bouquet of flowers!\u00a0 I’m sure her friends were very touched when they received these special gifts.<\/p>\n

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Since Fadilah had many friends graduating, she made many Graduation Teddy keychains in a vast array of colours!\u00a0 Similar to Mandy’s idea, this is a great way to\u00a0save time\u00a0when you have a lot of gifts to make.\u00a0 It must’ve been fun handing out these special bears to her friends with their adorable sideways graduation caps \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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I love seeing how other people’s creations turn out using my patterns as well as how they modify them.\u00a0 If you have a special grad in your life, do check out my free Graduation Teddy pattern<\/a><\/strong><\/em> as well as the step-by-step photos<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to personalize a special teddy for them!\u00a0 Thanks for sharing your pictures and stories with me, everyone!\u00a0 Congrats to all the new grads of 2012!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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