Friday, March 19, 2010

Go forth and make BUNNEHS!

I finished the dozen of rainbow peeps right under the wire for last week's weekly challenge (finished 2 minutes before the deadline and scored a total of 105 points for Slytherin!!!), so what does mooseinakilt do? She posts another challenge! "Mrs. Norris has been petrified and Filch is lost without her! Even though he can be a right pain in the bum, seeing his sad face is just too much to bear. That and someone let off about 20 dungbombs on the third floor and they're not going to clean themselves! I've only managed to find one thing to cheer him up: bunnies - caught him looking at my pet rabbit the other day, the softie. So, in the spirit of spring and to get Filch our of this funk, we're going to need a lot of bunnies..."

After spending last week with my peeps, it only made sense to make some marshmallow bunnies to match! And since I couldn't find a pattern I liked I just had to make one and share it with everyone!


Marshmallow Bunnies

Materials
-Worsted weight yarn
-E hook
-Stuffing
-Tapestry needle

Directions
Note: This pattern is not worked in continuous rounds. At the end of each row, join to the first stitch with a slip stitch, then ch 1 and sc in the same stitch to start the next row.

Ear 1
R1: ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook, ss to first sc. (4sc)
R2: ch 1, (sc, 2 sc in next st) 2 times, ss to first sc. (6sc)
R3: ch 1, sc in each st around, ss to first sc. (6sc)
R4-6: Repeat R3. finish off at end of R6. Stuff ear (try using the end of crochet hook to get stuffing to tip of ear)

Ear 2
Repeat first ear, but do not finish off at end of R6. Stuff ear.

Head and Body
R7: Continuing from Ear 2, ch 1, sc in next 5 sts, starting in third stitch of ear one 6 sc around, sc in remaining st of Ear 2, ss to first sc. (12sc)
R8: ch 1, (2 sc, 2 sc in next st) 4 times around, ss to first sc. (16sc)
R9: ch 1, (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) 4 times around, ss to first sc. (20sc)
R10: ch 1, sc in each st around, ss to first sc. (20sc)
R11: ch 1, (3 sc, 2sctog) 4 times around, ss to first sc. (16sc)
R12: ch 1, (2 sc, 2sctog) 4 times around, ss to first sc. (12sc)
Stuff head
R13-14: Repeat R8-9
R15: ch 1, (3 sc, 2 sc in next st) 5 times around, ss to first sc. (25sc)
R16-17: sc in each st around, ss to first sc. (25sc)
R18: ch 1, (3 sc, 2sctog) 5 times around, ss to first sc. (20sc).
R19-20: repeat R11-12
Stuff body
R21: ch 1, (sc, 2sctog) 4 times around, ss to first sc. (8sc)
Finish off. Using tapestry needle, gather last 8 stitches.
With scrap of black yarn and tapestry needle, stitch eyes between R9 and R10, and nose between R10 and R11.

2 comments:

  1. You know what works wonders at stuffing the poly fil into the ears is a bamboo chopstick. Not the kind you get that you have to break apart, but the round ones that you get at chinese restaurants. it has just enough grip without being too splintery.

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  2. Thanks for the pattern! I'll be putting these in my kids easter baskets! :)

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