Such a toy as a bunny can easily be knit with your own hands and give it to your child.
Knitting knows no boundaries!If you can read patterns, you will be able to knit a product, despite the fact that its author lives in another country and speaks a language we do not understand. Of course, in different countries, in addition to general principles, there are their own national knitting features. Let's take, for example, the well-known "granny square". Did you know that in Spain they changed the familiar pattern with small additions? And now the square motif looks completely different. And how great it would be if we had the opportunity to see with our own eyes the work of foreign needlewomen. For example, we buy a plane ticket to Spain from Kazan and admire the traditional craftsmanship of the inhabitants of this country. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford it. So let's connect our imagination. Today I suggest you go to mysterious England, where the wonderful craftswoman Julia Williams lives. She was the one who came up with the cute bunnies knitted with knitting needles. Julia started knitting at the age of 9. Having studied to be a graphic designer, Julia, nevertheless, did not abandon knitting. Especially since it was needlework that helped her cope with the severe stress caused by her son's illness. Today, Julia creates magnificent toys, knitted with knitting needles. These are not only rabbits, but also mice, piglets, foxes and other animals.
Let's try to knit a bunny based on Julia Williams' toys. This is not an original description, it was compiled by us, looking at photos of Julia's finished works. Materials and tools for knitting:
- Yarn. It is better to take woolen yarn, for example, mohair.
- Needles that match the selected yarn. Typically, a suitable number of spokes is indicated on the yarn label.
- Needle for sewing knitted (knitted) products.
- Mulino black for the design of the face.
- Black beads for the peephole.
- Filler (sintepon, sintepuh, etc.)
Knitting the bunny head:We start knitting the muzzle and move towards the back of the head. Row 1: Cast on 8 stitches. Row 2: Knit this row with purl stitches (8). Row 3: Edge stitch (don't knit it, just put it on the right knitting needle), (1 knit, 1 increase in yarn over) - repeat to the end of the row, 1 knit. (14) For those who don't know how to increase in yarn over, I'll explain:
Using a working needle, pick up the yarn over between the twoloops of the previous row in the area where you need to make an increase, and transfer it to the left knitting needle. Insert the working knitting needle behind the front wall of the loop formed from the yarn over and knit it. Row 4: purl (14). Row 5: 1 edge loop, (1 front, 1 increase in yarn over) - repeat, 1 front (26) Row 6: purl (26). Row 7: front (26). Row 8: purl (26). Row 9: 1 edge, (increase in yarn over, 4 front) - repeat until there is 1 loop left on the knitting needle, 1 front (32) Row 10: purl (32). Then knit another 10 rows, alternating front and back. I.e. Row 11: knit with front loops, row 12: purl, etc. Row 22: 1 edge, 11 front loops, 2 loops together front loop, 4 front loops, 2 together front loops, 12 front loops. (30) Row 23: purl (30). Row 24: 1 edge, (2 loops together front loop) — 6 times, 4 front loops, (2 loops together front loop) — 6 times, 1 front loop. (18) Rows 25, 26, 27 are garter stitch, i.e. all loops, both front and back rows, are knitted with front loops. Row 28: 1 edge, (2 loops together front loop) — to the end of the row. Cut off the working thread, pull the tail of the thread through the remaining loops on the knitting needle with a knitting needle. Fasten the thread. Sew the head, stuff it through a small hole. Form three fairly dense balls from the padding polyester and place them in place of the cheeks and forehead. Knitting the bunny's body: Row 1: Cast on 15 loops. Row 2: purl (15). Row 3: 1 edge, (1 increase in yarn over, 1 front) - repeat 14 times (29). Row 4: purl (29). Next, knit 4 rows: front loops in front rows, purl loops in back rows. Row 9: (7 front, 1 increase in yarn over) - Repeat 2 times, 1 knit, (7 knit, 1 increase in yarn over) - repeat 2 times (33). Knit 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, alternating knit and purl rows (33). Row 15: 15 knit, 1 increase, 3 knit, 1 increase, 15 knit. (35) Knit three more rows (35). Row 19: 15 knit, 2 together knit, 3 knit, 2 together knit, 15 knit. (33) Knit three more rows (33). Row 23: 13 knit, 2 together knit, 3 knit, 2 together knit, 13 knit. (31) Row 24: purl (31). Row 25: 1 knit, 2 together knit - Repeat to end of row (21). Row 26: purl (21). Row 27: 1 edge, (2 together knit) - to end of row (11). Row 28: purl (11). Close the loops. Sew up the opening and stuff the body. Knitting the right leg: Row 1: Cast on 6 loops. Row 2: purl (6). Row 3: 1 edge, (1 increase in yarn over, 1 knit) - to end of row (11) Row 4: purl (11). Row 5: 1 edge, (1 increase, 4 knits, 1 increase, 1 knit) - repeat 2 times (15). Knit three more rows (15). Row 8: (1 knit, 2 together knit) - repeat 3 times, 6 knits. (12) Knit three more rows (12). Row 12: 1 edge, 1 increase, 9 knits, 1 increase, 2 knits. (14) Knit 9 rows. Row 22: 1 edge, (2 together knit) - 6 times, 1 knit. (8) Row 23: purl (8). Row 24: 1 edge, (2 together knit) - 3 times, 1 knit. Close the loops.
Knitting the left leg: Row 1: Cast on 6 stitches.2nd row: purl (6). 3rd row: 1 edge, (1 increase in yarn over, 1 front) - to the end of the row (11) 4th row: purl (11). 5th row: 1 edge, (1 increase, 4 front, 1 increase, 1 front) - repeat 2 times (15). Knit three more rows (15). 8th row: 6 front, (1 front, 2 together front) - repeat 3 times (12) Then knit the same way as the right paw. Knitting the bunny's legs: 1st row: Cast on 10 loops. 2nd row: purl (10). 3rd row: 1 edge, (1 increase, 1 front) - repeat to the end of the row (19). 4th row: purl (19). 5th row: 1 edge, 1 front, 1 increase, 7 front, 1 increase, 1 front, 1 increase, 7 front, 1 increase, 2 front. (23) Knit three rows (23). 8th row: 1 edge, 6 front, (2 together front) - 4 times, 8 front. (19) 9th row: 1 edge, 5 purl, (2 together purl) - 4 times, 5 purl (15). 10th row: 1 edge, 5 front, 2 together front, 7 front. (14) Knit three rows (14). 14th row: 1 edge, 1 increase, 12 front, 1 increase, 1 front. (16) Knit 5-7 rows. It all depends on how long you want the bunny's leg to be. I knitted 7 more rows, so row 21 was my last. After that, close the loops. Knitting the ears: We will knit the bunny's ears using garter stitch. Row 1: Cast on 10 loops. Knit 16 rows (10). Row 17: 4 knits, 2 together knits, 4 knits (9) Row 18: 4 knits, 2 together knits, 3 knits (8) Row 19: 3 knits, 2 together knits, 3 knits (7) Row 20: 3 knits, 2 together knits, 2 knits (6) Row 21: 2 knits, 2 together knits, 2 knits (5) Row 22: 2 knits, 2 together knits, 1 knit. (4) Row 23: 1 knit, 2 together knit, 1 knit. (3) Row 24: 1 knit, 2 together knit. (2) Row 25: 2 together knit. Finish knitting. Pull the base of the ears together with a thread.
Knitting a dress: Cast on 26 stitches. Row 1: 4 knits., increase, 1 front, increase, 3 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 8 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 3 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 4 front. Next, we will knit all even rows with purl stitches. Row 3: 5 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 5 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 10 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 5 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 5 front. Row 5: 6 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 7 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 12 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 7 front, increase, 1 front, increase, 6 front. Row 7: 7 knits, increase, 1 knit, increase, 9 knits, increase, 1 knit, increase, 14 knits, increase, 1 knit, increase, 9 knits, increase, 1 knit, increase, 7 knits. Row 9: Next, we need another knitting needle. Knit 9 loops with knit loops on the 1st knitting needle. On the next knitting needle, 11 knit loops (this will be the sleeve). Next, knit the sleeve: purl row + close the loops. 19 knit loops on the 1st knitting needle (the one that already has 9). Next, knit the second sleeve.
Afterwards we knit a dress of the required length.The shoes are knitted as the beginning of knitting the legs (up to and including row 8). If the yarn for the shoes is thinner than the yarn from which the bunny is knitted, then in row 5, instead of 7 knit stitches, we knit 8. We design the muzzle: we embroider a smile, a nose and sew on the eyes.
