Bear Lovey

When Brooke is tired, she really likes holding something and rubbing it against her face.  I get tired of that, because that often ends up being my shirt, my hair, etc. And when she is in bed, she has no comfort item.  I have a small piece of fabric from my quillow I had when I was younger and thought that would be perfect to use and make a lovey with.

I used this tutorial, since the fabric is bears.   I don't have anything to poke holes for crocheting into fabric, so I improvised and sewed an edge stitch around the fabric and then crocheted into each edge stitch.  It worked out marvelously.

I was nervous, because I haven't crocheted in a long time, and even then, the results were always so-so.  But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.  The hardest part was the face (obviously by my pictures). 

I don't have a tapestry needle (I don't even know what that is), so I had to make up my own way to sew the facial features on.  His eyes look very sad sometimes, but I don't care, because Brooke doesn't.  She laughs every time she looks at it.  That's a good thing, right?

I'm still working on her actively choosing to hold it, but when I give it to her before bed, she uses it.  Yay!