I hope you've all had a lovely weekend! This post is a knitting pattern, as promised, and it can be Easter related but it can be just a regular knit. It is for these tiny little bunnies! I altered the original pattern so that it suited me and you can do the same, if needs be.
These little bunnies are really cute and are only about an inch in length. You will need; some wool, in any colour you want; knitting needles; a tapestry needle to sew it up later; black/brown wool for the eyes and some stuffing, this can be excess wool or cotton wool etc. The needles you will need are US size 1 (2.25mm) UK size 13, but I think it would most likely work with a lot of different sizes, so long as the stitches are fairly tight so the stuffing doesn't show through when it is sewn up.
Abbreviations:
st - stitches
kfb - knit front then back
k1 - knit 1 stitch
bind off - cut the remaining wool (leaving a long-ish tail) and pass the end of the wool through the stitches on the needle and pull tight to bind it
k2tog - knit 2 stitches together
To knit front then back, you need to do a regular knit stitch but before you slip it off the needle, knit into the back of the stitch. This can be fiddly if your stitches are tight but if you practice then it gets easier to do.
To knit two together, you need to do a regular knit stitch but instead of just going through one loop, you need to go underneath two instead.
This is the pattern, but feel free to change it in any way you like.
The body:
Cast on: 6 st
Row 1: [kfb] 6 times (to get 12 st)
Row 2:[kfb, k1] 6 times (to get 18 st)
Row 3: knit
Row 4: knit
Row 5: knit
Row 6: knit
Row 7: knit
Row 8: knit
Row 9: [k2tog, k1] 6 times (to get 12 st)
Row 10: [k2tog] 6 times (to get 6 st)
Bind off
The ears:
Cast on: 2 st
Knit 10 rows
Bind off
To make up the rabbit, sew the long ear through the middle of the top of the head side of the rabbit (the end where you bound it off). Each end should stick through, so that they look like little floppy ears. You can sew the ends in at this point.
You then need to sew on some eyes, two little black lines below the ears, you can also sew a little pink nose on too. This will make the little face, you may have to practice a few times as every time I have tried, it has ended up looking slightly creepy!
You also need to stitch on a little tail at this point, you just have to stitch it so it is vaguely in a circle but it doesn't really matter.
At this point, you need to insert some stuffing or the excess wool to pad it out and stitch up the bottom with the needle. The little bunny should be finished now.
I think these bunnies are really cute, the two that I have made both ended up different sizes, even though I did all the same things and used the same sized needles!
Until next time
Grace
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