This is important!

@savak03 (6684)
United States
January 11, 2009 2:39am CST
Well at least it is to me. For years I have been looking for a crochet pattern that I had at one time. Now I know this probably should have been posted under a different category but the one it matched doesn't get a lot of exposure and I really need help with this. In December, 1981, McCall's Magazine published a crochet pattern for a family of stuffed bears. I made these bears for all my children and even for some of my neighbors kids and they loved them. It gave me great pleasure to give something I had made with my own two hands to the children in my life and to see there eyes light up when they received them. Now I would like to make them for my grandkids but I have lost half of the pattern. As most of you know McCall's is no longer being published and even if it was their archives probably wouldn't go back that far. I have done every kind of search I can think of to try to track down this pattern and have not succeeded. I am uploading a picture of one of the bears I made from the pattern for my youngest daughter, who is in the picture with the bear. She is 25 years old now. If any of my mylot friends out their in cyber space remembers this pattern and still has a copy of it You would make me and my grandkids very happy by sharing it with me. Even if you do not crochet, maybe you just collect magazines and might have a copy of that particular issue. A scanned image is all I need of this pattern. If anyone has it and is willing to share it with me please respond and we sill figure out how to do it later.
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sweetdesign
@sweetdesign (5142)
• United States
11 Jan 09
I wish you had posted the picture so i could see If i had it or something similar. Could you post the pic?
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
I tried last night but it didn't upload so I tried again twice just now and still no picture. I must be doing something wrong. Can you tell me how it's done?
savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Bear with babie - This is the photo of the bear with my daughter 25 years ago.
So do you have to add tags and a title before it will upload? Because other than that I have tried to use the add an image link. Lets try it again with notes.
savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Bear - Cropped picture should show better detail.
Hey, that worked. Thanks. I'm going to upload a better photo now that you taught me how. I thought that maybe it wasn't uploading because I was using a photo instead of a digital so I took this picture of the picture with my digital camera. Now I am going to try to upload the one I had cropped.
Grandmaof2
@Grandmaof2 (7578)
• Canada
11 Jan 09
OK Hon is this it? http://www.freecraftunlimited.com/crochet-teddy-bear.html
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Grandmaof2
@Grandmaof2 (7578)
• Canada
11 Jan 09
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=91137
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Grandmaof2
@Grandmaof2 (7578)
• Canada
11 Jan 09
I'm looking for my books now. We had a flood a couple years ago and hubby told me he thinks my books were tossed out but I want to know for sure so I'm on the look.
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
No, that was not the one, but he is kind of cute, too. I bookmarked him to try later. Thanks so much for trying and I hope your books didn't get thrown out for both our sakes.
Grandmaof2
@Grandmaof2 (7578)
• Canada
11 Jan 09
I have four old McCall books. I don't suppose I'd be lucky enough to find your pattern but I will dig the books out later today when I get to them and what a good feeling that would give me if I was able to help. Thanks for the post.
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Okay I am going to try to add this image one more time.
savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Grrr. I'm supposed to be good at this. I'll try again after I review some how to's.
savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Okay I finally got the picture to upload after some instruction. Look down at the response under yours and thanks for your patience and help to both of you.
pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Mmmm...I did a search for you...seems there is a McCall's Needlework & Crafts November/December 1981 issue and sells for $3.50--it just might have the pattern your looking for....be patient...this page link seems to take forever..LOL http://vintageknits.com/osc/product_info.php?products_id=4045
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pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
24 Jan 09
Thank you for the br...did you get that magazine yet???
savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
12 Jan 09
There's a distinct possibility that it is in there even though it didn't mention it specifically. I seem to remember a couple of the other patterns that it did mention as being in the same issue. Anyway I am going to order it so I can see. Even if the pattern I am looking for isn't in there it will still be worth the price because some of those other patterns look pretty interesting, too. Thanks for looking this up for me.
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
6 May 09
I got the magazine but it wasn't the one with the bear pattern in it. I am going to have to find someone who has an actual copy of the magazine itself. Apparently they didn't include this patten in that collection.
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cupid74
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
12 Jan 09
Hi savak hope u must be doing fine i am afraid that i might not be able to offer u any help in this as its never my field ot intrest but one thing i would like to say" its just amazing bear u just made and honestly i was not expecting this big bear. really good looking, nice handicraft and real hard work" wish u all the best and sure hope u will be able to make it again Take care
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cupid74
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
12 Jan 09
Hi Savak u r welcome and dont be heartbroken as their is always way for every thing, but only when u dont loose hope and struggle for it i would love to see New Bear from Savak
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Thank you for those kind words. I did so enjoy making this bear and it kind of became my trade mark. I was heartbroken when I couldn't find my pattern. I think I've got a lead on it from one of my friends here, so maybe I will be able to make it again.
Roseo8
@Roseo8 (2947)
• India
12 Jan 09
Hello Savak I hunted for sometime for the pic of the bear and finally "discoverd" it among the responses...Its really huge...and makes me wonder how I missed it the first time......Its really beautiful and so much bigger than your daughter and I am sure you have really spent time and effort and lovingly made it .But I am afraid I will not be able to help you in hunting for the pattern and can only wish you good luck and hope you will ultimately find it.......Good luck ...
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Roseo8
@Roseo8 (2947)
• India
13 Jan 09
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I had trouble uploading the photo. This is the first one I have tried to upload on mylot. Now that I've figured it out with a little help from my friends I will probably upload more. Thanks for the good wishes.
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
11 Jan 09
I sure wish I could help you with this but I do not know anything at all about it. I hope someone here can help you though.
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Me too, but I'm having trouble getting my photo to upload. I guess you have to do it different on mylot than for the companies I work for.
Grandmaof2
@Grandmaof2 (7578)
• Canada
11 Jan 09
I need a picture to go by hon. I don't see a picture here.
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savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
This was the first time I tried to upload a picture on mylot and it didn't work. I think I know what I did wrong though so I am going to try again but I had to wait for someone to respond so I could. Thanks for that and for looking through your McCalls books.
savak03
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Jan 09
That didn't work either. I am going to have to ask grandpa bob how to upload a picture I guess.
Paula1966
@Paula1966 (1102)
• United States
24 Jan 09
Hopefully the magazine you ordered has it. It is so cool you are passing this "tradition" of sorts to your grandkids. I never had the patience for crocheting as tightly as is needed for stuffed items - it hurts the back of my hands too much. I hope you post some pics when you get finished.