Welcome back friends. This is the last week of our Amigurumi CAL... and there is a lot of work to be done! This week we will do the body, arms and legs, and we will assemble our Easter bunny. But that's not all!! When your bunny is finished, you must make a lot of Easter eggs!!! If you are just joining us you can view the complete supply list of this CAL here.
I hope you have really enjoyed making Denis the Easter Bunny. If you want more fun and colorful designs you can visit One and Two Company.
Please continue to share your pictures of Denis the Bunny on our Ravelry Projects Page.
SPECIAL STITCH
5-dc Cluster Stitch:
- Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last 2 loops of this dc on the hook.
- Yarn over, insert hook in the same stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook (there are now 3 loops on the hook).
- Yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook (there are now 4 loops on the hook).
- Yarn over, insert hook in the same stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook (there are now 5 loops on the hook).
- Yarn over, insert hook in the same stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook (there are now 6 loops on the hook).
- Yarn over, pull loop through all loops on hook.
PATTERN
Bunny Body:
This part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With white yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 sc.
Round 1: inc 6 times (12 sts).
Round 2: * 1 sc in next sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (18 sts).
Round 3: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (24 sts).
Round 4: * 1 sc in next sc, inc in next sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc * repeat 6 times (30 sts).
Round 5: * 1 sc in next 4 sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (36 sts).
Round 6: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, inc in next sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc * repeat 6 times (42 sts).
Round 7: * 1 sc in next 6 sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (48 sts).
Round 8-14: 1 sc in each sc (48 sts, 7 rounds in total).
Now you must make and sew the tail. To learn how to make it, please see the explanation below.
Round 15: * 1 sc in next 6 sc, dec * repeat 6 times (42 sts).
Round 16-18: 1 sc in each sc (42 sts, 3 rounds in total).
Round 19: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, dec, 1 sc in next 3 sc * repeat 6 times (36 sts).
Round 20-21: 1 sc in each sc (36 sts, 2 rounds in total).
Round 22: * 1 sc in next 4 sc, dec * repeat 6 times (30 sts).
Round 23: 1 sc in each sc (30 sts).
Round 24: * 1 sc in next sc, dec, 1 sc in next 2 sc * repeat 6 times (24 sts).
Round 25: 1 sc in each sc (24 sts).
Round 26: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, dec * repeat 6 times (18 sts). Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing that piece later.
Stuff the body.
Bunny Tail:
This part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With white yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 sc.
Round 1: inc 6 times (12 sts).
Round 2: * 1 sc in next sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (18 sts).
Round 3-5: 1 sc in each sc (18 sts, 3 rounds in total).
Round 6: * 1 sc in next sc, dec * repeat 6 times (12 sts). Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing that piece later.
Stuff the tail and sew it on the body. Place it centered, between rounds 7 and 10.
Bunny Arm: (make 2)
This part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With white yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 sc.
Round 1: inc 6 times (12 sts).
Round 2: * 1 sc in next sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (18 sts).
Round 3-11: 1 sc in each sc (18 sts, 9 rounds in total).
Round 12: * 1 sc in next 7 sc, dec * repeat 2 times (16 sts).
Round 13: 1 sc in each sc (16 sts).
Round 14: * 1 sc in next 6 sc, dec * repeat 2 times (14 sts).
Round 15: 1 sc in each sc (14 sts).
Round 16: * 1 sc in next 5 sc, dec * repeat 2 times (12 sts).
Round 17: 1 sc in each sc (12 sts).
Round 18: * 1 sc in next 4 sc, dec * repeat 2 times (10 sts). Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing that piece later.
Stuff the arms.
Flatten the arm and sew the open edges closed. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing that piece later.
Bunny Leg: (make 2)
This part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. With white yarn create a Magic Ring with 6 sc.
Round 1: inc 6 times (12 sts).
Round 2: * 1 sc in next sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (18 sts).
Round 3: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, inc in next sc * repeat 6 times (24 sts).
Round 4: * 1 sc in next sc, inc in next sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc * repeat 6 times (30 sts).
Round 5: 1 sc in next 10 sc, * 5-dc cluster stitch in next sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc * repeat 4 times, 1 sc in next 8 sc (30 sts).
Round 6: 1 sc in each sc (30 sts).
Round 7: 1 sc in next 10 sc, * 1 sc in next 2 sc, dec * repeat 2 times, 1 sc in next 12 sc (28 sts).
Round 8: 1 sc in next 10 sc, * dec, 1 sc in next sc * repeat 3 times, 1 sc in next 9 sc (25 sts).
Round 9: * 1 sc in next sc, dec, 1 sc in next 2 sc * repeat 5 times (20 sts).
Round 10: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, dec * repeat 5 times (15 sts).
Round 11: 1 sc in each sc (15 sts). Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing that piece later.
Stuff the legs.
Bunny Assembly:
Sew the head on the body. Remember that the tail should be on the back.
Sew the arms on both sides of the body, right and left, between rounds 24 and 25.
Sew the legs in the front of the body, between rounds 7 and 11, with a separation between them of 12 sts.
Egg: (make 4)
This part is worked continuously. You should use a stitch marker. Make 4 eggs in light yellow, light green, light pink and light purple. Create a Magic Ring with 6 sc.
Round 1: inc 6 times (12 sts).
Round 2: * 1 sc in next sc, inc in next sc, 1 sc in next 2 sc * repeat 3 times (15 sts).
Round 3: 1 sc in each sc (15 sts).
Round 4: * 1 sc in next 4 sc, inc in next sc * repeat 3 times (18 sts).
Round 5: 1 sc in each sc (18 sts).
Round 6: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, inc in next sc, 1 sc in next 3 sc * repeat 3 times (21 sts).
Round 7-10: 1 sc in each sc (21 sts, 4 rounds in total).
Round 11: * 1 sc in next 2 sc, dec, 1 sc in next 3 sc * repeat 3 times (18 sts).
Round 12: * 1 sc in next sc, dec * repeat 6 times (12 sts).
Round 13: * dec * repeat 6 times (6 sts).
Stuff the egg.
Now using your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through each remaining stitch and pull it tight to close. Fasten off.
Optionally, with a contrast color yarn, you can make some stitches to make a star. I have made one stitch up and one stitch down a little longer (2 sts in length), and then 4 more stitches diagonally between the two previous stitches. Make them a little smaller (1 st in length).
Place these stars randomly on the egg.
