BABA’S LITTLE BUNNY
MATERIALS:
- 30 g knitting worsted, Color A (shown in rust);
- Small amount of knitting
worsted, Color B, for ribbon OR about 6 inches of thin ribbon
- Small amounts of yarn
for face
- 3 mm circular needle,
80 cm long, for Magic Loop;
OR 4 dpn 3mm for knitting in the round,
OR 2 regular straight 3mm needles for
knitting flat (see Adaptations)
- Crochet hook for “neck ribbon”,
about 3.25 mm
- Needle for embroidering
and weaving in ends
- Polyester filling
- About 2 ml tiny
polystyrene beads
- A small sachet bag or
other little bag to contain the beads
GAUGE
Gauge is not important
as long as it is consistent throughout. Figure will be about 4 inches (10 cm)
tall. If you use heavier yarn or larger needles, the figure will be bigger.
ABBREVIATIONS
K = Knit
P = Purl
Kfb = Knit into the
front and then into the back of the stitch; increase of one stitch
K2tog = Knit 2 stitches
together; decrease of one stitch
P2tog = Purl 2 together
* = repeat the previous
sequence to the end of the row
Rem = remaining
Sts = stitches
Dpn = double-pointed
needles
NOTES
Baba’s Little Bunny is
knitted in Stocking Stitch (aka Stockinette). In Magic Loop or knitting in the
round, every round is knitted. (See Adaptations to work flat.)
BUNNY
Cast on 6 stitches with
Color A; join for Magic Loop
Rnd 1: Knit
Rnd 2: (Kfb)* [12]
Rnd 3: Knit
Rnd 4: (Kfb)* [24]
Rnd 5: K
Rnd 6: (K1, Kfb)* [36]
Rnd 7-19: K
Rnd 20: (K2tog)* [18]
Rnd 21: K
Rnd 22: (Kfb, K2)* [24]
Rnd 23-31: K
Rnd 32: (K2tog)* [12]
Rnd 33: K
Rnd 34: (K2tog)*
[6]. Stuff, first placing the little bag
of polystyrene beads in the bottom. Break yarn, leaving a long tail, which you
will thread through the remaining stitches, pulling tight and tying to close.
ARMS (Make 2)
With Color A, cast on 6
sts. Work I-Cord for 10 rows.
NOTE: This will not
make a perfectly round cord. That is all right. It makes a cute arm.
Break yarn with a 12”
long tail, thread through remaining stitches and tie tightly. Holding one arm
on each side of the body at the neck, use the long tail(s) to sew the arms in
place.
EARS (Make 2)
With the back of the
Bunny facing you, pick up and knit 6 stitches on top of the head and to one
side, leaving room for the other ear. For each ear:
Row 1: K
Row 2: P
Row 3: K
Row 4: P
Row 5: K
Row 6: P
Row 7: K2tog, K4
Row 8: P2tog, P3
Row 9: K2tog, K2
Row 10: P2tog, P1
Row 11: K2tog
Break yarn leaving
about 3” tail. Thread through rem sts, tie off, and use the tail to shape the
ear. Weave in ends.
NECK RIBBON
Crochet a chain about
66 stitches long. Fasten off. Weave in ends. Tie around Bunny’s neck.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
Embroider eyes, nose and mouth.
ADAPTATIONS
If you are not
comfortable with the Magic Loop or with knitting on double-pointed needles, or
if you only have regular knitting needles, you can knit the Bunny flat and sew
up the seam in the back. Working flat, one row is knitted and the next row is
purled for Stocking Stitch. Sew a seam down the back of the Bunny, leaving
about an inch and a half open at the bottom to stuff, then finish the seam.
If you prefer not to
purl, or just to achieve a different look, you can work the Bunny flat in
Garter Stitch, that is, knitting every row. Sew a seam down the back and stuff
as instructed above. Finish as above.
