Bears Rock!
FYI that’s the northern pole star Polaris and the Big Dipper.
From where I live I see them all in the night sky. The Polaris align with the Big Dippers two right
most stars and it’s 3 times further away than the distance between those two stars.
The Big Dipper is a part of the Ursa Major, “big bear” constellation and the North Star is the tip of
the tail of Ursa Minor, “Little Bear”.
Bears were sacred, feared and respected animals in the Nord and it was believed to be born from
the Big Dipper fallen to earth. Bears were called by many names, King of the Forest being one of
them, no one wanted to say it’s real name in fear of calling one to them.

Verson 2 now has more sizes and the option to knit the other bear going to the other direction.

Yarn
Fingering weight wool or wool blend, for example
Garnstudio Drops Nord, 170 m (186 yard) / 50 grams.
Main Color (MC): 2 skeins (100 grams) of green
Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein (50 grams) of white

Needles
A set of dpn’s or circulars for magic loop size
3 mm (US 2.5) or to obtain gauge

Gauge
30 sts over 32 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) knitted in the round
after wet blocking. This is the gauge for size M. See other gauges in the size alterations.

Notions
• Waste yarn that is not the same color as your
working yarns.
• Darning needle

Size
• Women medium
• Palm circumference: 22 cm (8.5 inch)
• Base of the thumb to tip of the fingers: 15.3 cm (6
inch)

Size alterations
To adjust the palm circumference
adjust the gauge:
32 sts = 10 cm (4 inch) = 20.5 cm (8 inch)
28 sts = 10 cm (4 inch) = 23.5 cm (9.25 inch)
26 sts = 10 cm (4 inch) = 25.5 cm (10 inch)

The pattern includes the written instructions for Estonian Braid as well as size alterations.

Pattern is test knitted.