Val Pierce's passion for knitting began when her father taught her to knit at the age of five. Later in life she began home knitting for yarn manufacturers, making test garments and checking patterns for mistakes. From there she progressed to making a huge range of garments, and later began designing items of her own. Before long her designs were appearing regularly in national knitting and crochet magazines in the UK. She has also taught knitting, as well as a range of other needlecrafts to both adults and children for a number of years. Val lives and works in Shropshire, UK.

Introduction Basic patterns Katy Strawberry Bear Bouncing Baby Bear Peter Pumpkin Bear Freddy Football Bear Toby Toddler Bear Billy Bridegroom Bear Grace Bride Bear Pippa Dolly Bear Holly Christmas Bear Dainty Dancing Bear Barney College Bear Sweet Honey Bee Bear Olivia Sweetheart Bear Emily Knitting Bear Sophie Bikini Bear Poppy Panda Bear Hector Hiking Bear Lucky Ladybird Bear Pretty Party Bear Belinda Bouquet Bear