Knit a Bunny

In order to make this bunny you will have to know or learn how to knit.  I know a novel idea since the post is called Knit a Bunny but just in case you are not sure what you are doing here.  Knitting is really easy and you can teach your 5 year old how to knit easily.  There are plenty of instuctions on the web of how to knit here are some good ones:

Knitting Instructions from the Yarn Co.- click here.

Here are some great videos.  I think most kids would prefer the English/American method.  For instructions click here.

Personally I think everyone should know how to knit.  You never know what will happen in life.  One day you may find yourself on a Island filled with sheep and no stores.  Or you may just want to make your children beautiful sweaters that no one else has, or in this case a Bunny.  I made this Bunny by doing a row of knit and a row of purl but a child can do it all in knits.

You need to cast and knit the following:

Body- 20 stiches, knit 170 rows (you can get a row counter but I could not find one in the store) so I made it about 170 rows, this is the body so it is up to you how big you will want it.  It will be folded in half and sewn on the sides.

2x Legs- 20 stiches each (we will fold them in half), knit 25 rows, again make them however long you want just make sure the Bunnies legs are even.

Fold the legs in half and sew one of the sides together.

2x Arms- 15 stiches each, knit 20 rows and also fold in half and sew up.

2x Ears- 10 stiches each,  I like the ears really long and skinny so I knitted another 100 stiches for ears.

Now once you sew up the sides of the ears it is not as easy to flip it to the other side so I used a pen to push it through.

Now you should have this:

I stuffed each of the body parts into a garbage bag and thew it into a landfill  with Poly-Fil filling available in your arts and crafts store.

Sew up the opening and attach it to the body.

To make it better looking I first attached it roughly to the body and then

sew it up again so it looks nicer.  I took the stiches that were further and folded the ugly stiching under.

Continue with the rest of the body… almost there.

Here he is finished with a bow.

Where is the Happy Bunny ?

You can decorate the Bunny by adding button eyes, knit hair and a pom pom for a tail.