The teddy bear is nearly 50 years old and belongs to Daughter no 2. The knitted dress that the Teddy, called Souchka, is wearing, was knitted for me by my Grandmother, the lovely Granny who taught me to knit, crochet and play cards, she of the beautiful wooly jacket that I gave away last week. She made this for me when I was a baby so it is about 79 years old and is in truly beautiful condition. My Mum treasured it, so did I and now it lives on as the best dress of the Teddy.
The scent from these Primulas in a planter in town is as wonderful as their striking colours. 
I had tea in a cafe this afternoon, in a most elegant pot (but with no lid!) It poured beautifully.
Heyjude
April 5, 2025 at 10:54 am
Interestingly that little dress looks very similar to one I knitted for my daughter, but in lemon. I used to love knitting baby jackets etc. but fell out of love when the children grew big!
mybeautfulthings
April 5, 2025 at 9:26 pm
That’s exactly what happened with me too – loved knitting little clothes and did the same for LiveWires but stopped when they grew! 🙂
utesmile
April 5, 2025 at 8:10 am
That little dress is beautiful. That was good quality yarn then. My grandmother knitted underpants too, which our big teddy wore, but I think they are all gone now. 🙂
mybeautfulthings
April 6, 2025 at 6:28 am
I love the idea of a teddy bear in knitted underpants. It must have been quality yarn indeed to last so many years. 😊