"I will help anyone who needs it," stated Bubbles. "And I'll knit the longest scarf for one of our friends - now should that be Bertie (who is a very big bear), or should it be Gerry (who is really a giraffe with a very long neck - he only thinks he's a bear!)"
"Well, if you knit Bertie a scarf, then I'll knit one for Gerry," offered Teddy kindly. Gerry was his best friend.
"OK. That's a deal!" exclaimed Bubbles. "Can anyone else do some knitting?"
Several paws rose into the air, and they quickly decided amongst themselves who would be knitting a new scarf for each of their friends.
"How long do you think a scarf for Oscar should be?" asked Crackers. "I don't want to spoil his surprise present by asking him, or measuring him!"
"Just pick one of us of a similar size," suggested Charlie, "then you can cast on enough stitches and check it against us, and then keep checking the length as you knit so that it's not too short - or too long!"