Barefoot Beanie Boy and Booted Boogie Babe

I think I have fitted more than enough B-Words into these two Bears (see below). It is one of my favorite Bear photographs in quite a while; the black and white squares of the material kind of swirl around this little brother and sister pair. I can't wait for them to begin their journey to Africa. They've been loaded with love and good wishes, having witnessed the Rescue of the Chilean Miners on television while they were sitting on my coffee table. Bonne Chance!

Barefoot, Bonbon, Beanie, Boy, Black, Breeches, Blossom, Band, Boogie Bag, Boots, Babe.

clean up your table - company is coming

I really don't very often listen to my own advice - my table top is in constant flux and rarely ever neat and orderly. Some days the colors match, more often they clash. My color choices depend on my mood or they are influenced by the kind of Bear I have in mind. Since my ideas overlap my Bears aren't finished in the order I want them to be finished, but in the order of interest to me at any particular time. I was fully invested in lime green and hot pink when suddenly I saw an image on TV and couldn't wait to get the right colors to make it come to life. The image was of a woman in red high heels and black and white striped stockings. I had to come up with a color for the dress and picked teal for the contrast. Bear 211 is the result.

Teal, black, rouge, and white Red Heart Super Saver yarn made the Beanie Boy possible. He's only a few days old, but has been a favorite of mine since I began working on him. Another B-Word incorporated with the Beanie. I am tempted to rename the PomPom a BonBon and call the cap a Bonbon-topped Beanie

Here she is, the young lady in red Boots and Black and white stockings.
She carries a Boogie Bag and wears a Blossom Band on her head.

And this is the first Bikini Bottom Bathing Beauty

A Blossom over her ear, hot pink Boogie Bag strapped to her shoulder,
wearing lace-edged white Bloomers, this is Bear Number 209.

Details, Details, Details

Something that always motivates me to knit more Bears is a trip to Michaels. Whenever a friend sends me a 40% off coupon for yarn I take it as an omen: You must shop NOW.

I love to crochet little flowers and the Boogie Bag is perfect for "hosting" one of them

Of course Boogie Bags have to have different shapes and sizes.

I love the little Black Boots; the color of the laces is important in the overall picture.

Another Boogie Bag, this one with drawstring.

I know from my own childhood how important little bags or pockets are to little girls. I used to beg for buttons from my grandmother's button box and kept them in my apron pocket. Sometimes I carried flowers or pebbles around or I folded a very important piece of paper and hid it in my pocket.

Blond Bistro Babes in Black Boots

These four young Bear ladies wear Black Boots with colorful laces.
Some also wear Blooms on their heads.
The bottom three carry Boogie Bags.

One dons a Beret and one sports a headband, loosely translated into Bandana.

It's Fun to be on the B-List

I always try to come up with different angles to keep up my interest in knitting Bears . Of course there is the real chance to give something tangible to a child, which, in itself, is a wonderful motivator, but enthusiasm tires occasionally after more than 200 repetitions of the same pattern. That is why, this time, I have given myself the task of collecting fashion-B-words and expressing them on Bears. The name of my Fall Collection is:

It's Fun to be on the B-List
and my first four bears show off the new accessories by wearing one or two of the following:

Boleros, Bibs, Belts, Bandanas.
and, after a suggestion by "Mother- Bear-in-Charge"
Berets