Knitting & Teddy Bears

I've decided to try a new knitting pattern! *gasp*!
As long as i can learn how to purl. Again.
I've learned twice before, and i just can't remember.
if i can purl I'm going to make a ribbed scarf.
Wish me luck! Well, anyway, I've been researching teddy bears lately.
I recently got this really nice one from the thrift store named Sebastian.
(the bear, not the store!) Apparently he's from a pretty nice brand
called the "Vermont Teddy Bear Company". Back to research,
i found the Wikipedia page! It had the usual trivia about Theodore Roosevelt
and the hunting trip and what not, but a lot more interesting stuff too.
Apparently the first Teddy Bears were made to look like real bears,
with an elongated nose and little eyes, sometimes they would be on all fours.
But a while back someone decided to give them more baby-like features,
shorten the nose a bit, and make the standing/sitting position a standard,
and lo and behold, the teddy bear we know today was born!
Then of course, even today there are different kinds of teddy bears.
You have your sloppy, under-stuffed mass-produced kind of teddy bear,
and then there are the ones that are still mass produced but still better.
They aren't sold in dollar stores, they're stuffed just right, and their fur is nice.
Then there are the kinds that really stand out from the others.
Ones handmade by the really big brands like Steiff and Boyd.
Those are usually slightly stiffer because they have more stuffing,
and they have joints instead of just the whole bear being one big thing.
That's the kind i like. In fact, the one i bought from the thrift store is like that!
those are usually expensive, fair enough since they're made so well,
but i got mine second hand so it was only around five or six dollars.
;-) Hooray for Unique Thrift! Heh. Well, i also have this book about bears.
Apparently, there is a Teddy Bear Hotel.
you can drop off your teddy bear, where he will sleep in a comfortable bed,
be read bedtime stories, and be given repairs if needed.
And all for an affordable *cough* not *cough* price!
for a little extra money. you can even have your Bear's portrait painted,
or bring two and have a teddy wedding! Sounds a little extravagant for stuffed animals, right?
But they still have customers, and quite a few i might add.
Well, i have nothing more to say about teddy bears. If i find anything else
interesting about them, I'll post it here! Bye for now!