Molly's Sketchbook: Bunny Hat and Paw Mittens for Halloween!

I love halloween! It's such a strange and wonderful day. You can dress up like anything from something scary like a ghost or a witch to something sweet like a pumpkin or this adorable little bunny.

When I was young I took Halloween very seriously. I would come up with an idea and my mom and I would go to the fabric store and pick out some fantastic fabric. One year I was a mermaid and we puffy painted all of my lycra scales individually and went to the fish market to buy big scallop shells for my top. Another time,I was a black cat and the costume was made out of the softest black cotton velvet. My favorite part of that costume was the hat. It was lined with satin and it had a big pink bow. I wore it long after halloween and I bet it's still in my parents attic somewhere.

Inspired by that cat hat I decided to make this sweet little bunny hat for a Halloween project. It's designed to fit a three year old but the pattern could easily be blown up or shrunk to fit many different sizes. It's made from wool but lined in ultra soft Moda Muslin so it won't itch! I used the Mary Flanagan Felted Wool but it would work beautifully in our brand new (and organic!) Wool Melton Fat Quarters or Wollfilz Wool Felt as well. 

Page took the hat home for her daughter Coco to model (she is the cute bunny in the top picture) and Coco had the great idea of adding some paws to the ensemble. Page whipped up these darling paw mittens which, in my opinion, really complete the look! Worn with a white leotard and tights (and maybe a pom pom tail) the hat and mittens make a quick, delightfully home made Halloween costume. Please visit my Bunny Hat and Paw Mittens Project Journal if you'd like to make one for your little bunny, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  --Molly

Comments

[valentina]

mollly. you have no idea. my daughter is set to dress up as a bunny. i just started to think about 'plan b' which entails me making a costume rather than buying one (aka 'plan a'). this saves me a lot of headache! thanks. i'll let you know how i do.

[Les joues roses ...]

Lol ! It's just SO cute !
;-D

[Isadora]

Halolween is always such a cold night where we live. This bunny cao will help keep my daughter warm and cozy. I love the mittens too....another wonderful purl bee project.

[prettypennydesigns]

So sweet! My daughter is five now and specifically asked to buy a costume this year. Oh well.. maybe next year we'll go back to homemade.

[Melanie]

Way cute...now you have a costume for easter too!

[Nancy]

very sweet
and the mary flanagan wool makes all the difference

[Stacy]

Hope you don't mind but I just had to share this one as part of my DIY Halloween costume series over at www.kidsstuffworld.com .

Thanks again for sharing this adorable costume

Stacy

[trish]

cute!!! you are so unbelievably awesome. Thanks.

[kaela]

That is some seriously cute bunny hat. Please don't make me want to take up a new project... the knitting is out of control as is.

[lalola]

woooow, genial idea !!!
wooooooooooow wooooooooow : ) : )

thanks.

[lupingirl]

How cute is that?!

[Knitsational]

How sweet! I'll have to keep this in mind for next year.

[apple cyder]

This is such a great pattern. I used it to make a panda hood and paws for my almost 2 year old. THANK YOU!

[karen]

this is unbelievably adorable

[tichat]

oh-so-cute!!!
I really,really love this bunny !!

[bunny]

Those are so cute! Are the gloves hard to put on? :)

[dgmohr]

Molly what a wonderful hat! Thank you for the inspiration. My daughter dressed up as a "scaredy cat" this past Hallloween and I adapted your pattern to create it. And of course it was not only used for Halloween, we have a cat around here full time!

[Amy]

This is ridiculously cute! Love love love it!!