Love Bunnies

By Erika Hughes

Just in time for Valentines Day! Make two: keep one, and give one to your
own love bunny! These bunnies are so simple, you can make them now for
Valentines and by Easter you just might have a whole family of love
bunnies ;-)
Materials:
Yarn: The bigger red love bunny was made with worsted-weight acrylic.
The smaller pink love bunny was made with DK/sport weight acrylic.
Hook: 3.0mm
Fiberfill
Small pebbles or plastic beads
Small amount of contrasting yarn for mouth and nose
Ribbon for bow-tie

The love bunnies are worked in a spiral dont join rows!

Head: (Begin at top)
Begin with an adjustable ring, and make 6 sc in the ring. Place stitch marker,
and move up with each row.
[2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
You now have 48 sts.
Work 6 rows sc.
[sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc-dec in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc-dec in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc-dec in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc-dec in next stitch] x 6.
Cut yarn and pull through stitch, leaving enough yarn to sew head to body.
Body: (Begin at bottom)
Begin with an adjustable ring, and make 6 sc in the ring. Place stitch marker,
and move up with each row.
[2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
2

You now have 36 sts.

Work 8 rows sc.
[sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc-dec in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc-dec in next stitch] x 6.
Work 2 rows sc.
Cut yarn and pull through stitch, leaving enough yarn to sew head to body.
Ears: (Make 2) (Begin at top)
Begin with an adjustable ring, and make 6 sc in the ring. Place stitch marker,
and move up with each row.
[2 sc in next stitch] x 6.
[sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 2.
[sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next stitch] x 2.
Work 7 rows sc.
Cut yarn and pull through stitch, leaving enough yarn to sew eyes to head.
Assembly:
Stuff head with fiberfill. Put a few plastic pellets or pebbles in bottom of body (I
secure mine first in a small pouch made of pantyhose which I sew shut), then
stuff remainder of body with fiberfill. Sew head to body. Sew ears to top of head
(do not stuff). Embroider eyes and nose. Add ribbon or bow-tie, if desired. Hop
into the sunset!