Knitted Bunnies

For those of you who like knitting, or want to start knitting, here is a really easy way to knit a bunny. You can make them any size you want, depending on your needle thickness and amount of stitches per row. Personally i like to use quite thin needles, 4-5mm, and 50 stitches with 8 ply wool. For the body you knit a square, try and make sure it is as exact as possible, as it makes it easier. The ears are triangles, knitting 12 stitches for 2 rows, then 10 for 2, then 6 for 2, then 4 for 2, then 2 for 2, and then 1 for 1. The tail can be either a cotton wool glued on, or some white wool made into a small ball and sewn onto the bunnies bottom.

Below are some of the bunnies i have created, one of which i have photographed as i have gone along. Feel free to ask any questions if you are confused.

The yellow bunny is made from a very soft wool that is quite thick. The pale blue bunny is made from pure cotton wool, 4 ply, very hard to use due to it's thinness, i recommend something thicker. And the dark blue and pale purple bunnies are made using furry, metallic wool. I don't recommend using this wool either as it does not turn out as well as other wool. The shape of the bunnies is often unrecognisable with this wool.

The thing on the end of my knitting needle is a row counter. This is very useful when you are trying to remember whether you are on a knit row or a pearl row. With the bunnies you can either knit them in a knit 1 pearl 1 fashion, or simply do all knit or all pearl.

A large collection of wool is always good, this helps with variety, experimenting and means you can cater to anyones taste.

If you want the actual pattern for this bunny please ask and i will send it to you.