Monday, March 18, 2013

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bunny - Free pattern

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Excuse me, but I still haven't gotten over my rabbit mania. I don't seem to be blogging about anything else other than rabbits nowadays. Even when I am looking for craft ideas I end up looking at something with rabbits in them. I can't help it, sorry. I will try to overcome my obsession soon.

Anyway this bunny mania of mine has led me to create this cute bunny couple. Meet Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bunny. Wouldn't they make a wonderful Easter project?

Here is the free pattern for Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bunny

Skill Level
Easy

Materials
Heavy worsted/Aran weight yarn in tan or any other color and little amount of white for ears and tail
(I used two strands of sport weight yarns held together)
Little amount of sport weight yarns in red, black and pink
J/6 mm crochet hook
G/4 mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Buttons for eyes
Fiberfill
pompom maker (optional) for making tails

Abbreviations  
 [ ]                    work instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

ch                    chain
st/sts                stitch/stitches
sl st:                  slip stitch
sc:                    single crochet
dc:                    double crochet
sc2tog:             single crochet 2 stitches together
ch-sp:              chain space
Technique
sc2tog: [insert hook in next st, yarn over and draw yarn through st] 2 times, yarn over and draw through 3 loops on hook.

<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->Instructions  
(make 2 - one will be male and one female)
Round 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6).
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around (12).
Round 3: [Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 6 times (18).
Round 4: [Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times (24).
Round 5: [Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times (30).


Round 6 to 15: Sc in each sc around (30).


This is how it will look at the end of round 15

Round 16: [Sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts] 6 times (24).
Round 17: Sc in each sc around (24).
Round 18: [Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] 6 times (18).
Round 19: Sc in each sc around (18).
Round 20: [Sc2tog, sc in next st] 6 times (12).
(At this stage you can fill with fiberfill)
Round 21: Sc in each sc around (12).
Round 22: Sc2tog 6 times (6).
(Fill with more fiberfill. Use a needle to push it all in)
Leave a long tail and fasten off. Using a tapestry needle weave the tail through the stitches in round 22 and close the circle.

Ears (make 4 - two for each bunny):
Round 1: Using white ch 10, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 ch, hdc in next 3 ch, dc in next 2 ch, 7 dc in last ch, dc in next 2 ch on the other side, hdc in next 3 ch, sc in last 3 ch. Join with a sl st and fasten off.
Round 2: Join tan and sc in each st around. Fasten off.


Tail
Using white make two small pompoms.

Flower
Round 1: Using pink and G/4 mm hook ch 4 and join to form a ring.
Round 2: [ch 2, sc into ring] 5 times (5 loops).
Round 3: [Sc, 3 dc, sc] into each loop. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Mustache
Using black and G/4.00 mm hook ch 15, sl st into 2nd ch from hook, sl st into next ch, sc in next 3 ch, hdc in next 4 ch, sc in next 3 ch, sl st in last 2 ch. Fasten off and weave in the ends.


Finishing
Sew ears to the top of the body and tail to the back of the body. For Mrs. Bernard Bunny sew the flower below the left ear. Sew two buttons as eyes. For Mrs. Bernard Bunny stitch a cross about half inch below the eye level. For Mr. Bernard Bunny sew the mustache below the eyes. While sewing use tapestry needle and yarn of main color (tan) so that the stitches are not visible. Weave in all the loose ends.

If you want the pdf file you can download it from Ravelry or Craftsy.


I hope you enjoy making this adorable couple.

Have a great week ahead!


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Wordless Wednesday - Bunny in a bowl

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Bunny babies

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Our pet buns Ninja and Tuffy have become proud parents of 7 cute babies. There were actually 8 of them but one didn't survive. It's been about a couple of weeks and they opened their eyes just two days back. These fur balls look so cute. Three of them are white like their mom and the rest are black and white like their dad. 
 We will be giving them all up for adoption but my son wants to keep one which is almost completely black except for a small white patch on the forehead and hind legs. I have been saying no because we already have three and space is an issue, but bunnies are such lovely creatures and it is so much fun to have them around. 
 I have already told you that I love baking breads. I love the aroma that fills the entire house when baking bread; it's just divine. I still have the yeast that my husband bought a few months ago and wanted to use it all up before it expires. Good quality yeast is very rare to find here and I don't want to waste it.
Last Sunday I made dinner rolls. I used a recipe that I had pinned and it turned out very well. It was also quite easy to make. You can find the recipe here. Hereafter every weekend is going to be a bread baking day.

The orange marmalade that you see here was also made by me. This is all that is left of a big bottle and it was me who finished it all up. It had a slightly bitter taste because of the peel that I used in it (I think I used excess of it) and that was enough to keep my husband away from it. My son said it tasted good but would have been better if it wasn't bitter but I think that was the best part.   
Thank you so much for all the wishes and the lovely comments you left in my previous post. You are all so sweet!

Have a great day!   
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