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How To Knit A Trauma Teddy

Trauma Teddies are knitted and then donated to the Red Cross who distribute them to the emergency services. They can be knitted in any colours, I like to use bright colours but you can use pastels or any other combination. Football club colours are good to use too.

Trauma Teddies are made in 8 ply wool (no angora) and need to be filled with Hobby Fill, not old stockings, cut up rags or bean bag filling. Also for safety reasons no buttons, plastic eyes, plastic noses or beads.
The eyes, nose and mouth need to be embroidered on with wool.

Pattern for Trauma Teddy

Materials:- 8 ply wool(various colours)
Needles:- size 9 (3.75)
size 10 (3.25) for loose knitters

Front

Legs and Pants(knit 2 of)

Cast on 12 stitches (leg)
knit 34 rows
Change wool colour for pants
Knit 8 rows

Join by knitting across both legs.
Then knit 14 rows (this finishes the pants)

Sleeve

Cast on 12 stitches on each side knitting
Knit 18 rows
Cast off 12 stitches each end (this forms the arms)

Head

Knit 34 rows (see instructions for alternative head)
Cast off

Back

Repeat this procedure to obtain the other side of the teddy.

Sew on the face. Join up and fill with Hobby Fill only.
Gather around the base of the head to form the neck (and pinch the corner of the head and sew to form the ears.

Alternative head

Knit 10 rows
Cast on 2 stitches at the beginning of the next two rows
knit 10 rows
Cast off 2 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows
Knit 10 rows
Cast off

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I am not a domesticated SAHM!! Are you?

What are some stereotypes/ thoughts people assume that just bc you stay at home, you should be able to do (could also be for what's expected as a wife/husband or a mom/dad in general)

For instance, because I stay at home, people have asked me or expect me to knit (WTH), or crochet, sorry I just can't, not even in me
--I can't sew a button worth two cents, can't sew at all
--my homemade playdoh looks like someone hurled and I was told it was no fail, a baby could do it!
--the ironing board and iron that *I had to buy when I went to my first place* 10 yrs ago, has four inches of dust on it

Your turn!
I didn't thumb anyone down, appreciate the answers so I thumbed ya'll up!
Tartism--I don't think if I could sew a button is what gets my mans motor running but thanks for coming out--always a pleasure :-D

I'm a stay at home mom of two girls ages 3 1/2 years and 1 year. I'm 24 years old - and I am the most domestically challenged person you have ever met! lol!

I completely understand where you're coming from on the whole knitting thing - how someone can take two sticks and a ball of string and make a blanket out of it is COMPLETELY beyond me. lol!

I havn't ironed in years. I hate it, and I've found that if the clothes hang in the closet long enough, they'll eventually unwrinkle themselves. All of my ironing experiences in the past have been really bad - my husband is in the Navy and I once learned (on the back shoulder of one of his dress white uniforms) that if you leave an iron face down on a piece of clothing while you pick something up off of the floor - it will leave an iron burn mark on the polyester dress whites! I've also melted part of one of my shirts before with an iron (who knew that certain fabrics melt?).

I hate laundry. Once I thought that I'd just warm wash everything together - my husband had pink undershirts and socks after that. So now, I just cold wash everything together and don't have any problems at all!

I can't cook. Anything beyond toast turns out disastrous. I've tried for years. Followed recipes, had people attempt to teach me, about the only other thing I can make is chilli, and I've burned that a couple times too.

I had never even held a tiny baby prior to having my own. lol. That was interesting - never mind that I hadn't ever even changed a diaper before. lol.

I've tried for three years now to grow a garden - the weeds do great - the vegis, not so much!

I'm not a "craft oriented" person at all. All of the other SAHMs that I know have their kids do all of these cute crafts and things - haha - I have no ambition for that at all. I just can't seem to get up enough ambition for it or get into that field at all.

I hear ya on the playdough thing too - I attempted to make some of that a few weeks ago actually to make a footprint picture of my youngest's foot - the dough was "interesting" to say the least (it was the kind where you have to use like 63 1/2 cups of salt - only a slight exaggeration!) and when I baked it, it just turned out to be one big blobby bubble - couldn't even see the footprint in it. Needless to say, the area wildlife accquired a new salt lick.

Sewing pattenrs baffle me too. That's why they invented Walmart in my humble opinion (costs less to buy the clothes or quilts pre-made at Walmart than to buy the material to make it yourself). lol.

Needless to say, I am far from being that "ideal" Proverbs 31 wife that we all hear so much about! lol!

Good luck and hey - don't worry, you are in good company!!!!!