A look toward spring: Our Favorite Rabbits

The spring holidays aren't too far off!  We have already started thinking about what we're going to put in our Easter baskets this year amidst the jellybeans and chocolate eggs to give them the handmade, personal touch that for us is the best part of a celebration.  We've got plenty of new spring projects in the works, but to get started we pulled out a couple of favorite sewing projects that are going to help make this Easter the cutest yet!

The Purl Rabbits are a great project to tackle in a weekend.  They're made of simple muslin and stuffing and are about 12" tall.  Their little faces use basic embroidery stitches that you can change up to give them their own personalities, it's amazing to see how altering these lines can change your rabbit's mood!  There's also patterns to dress these guys up in pants, shirts, a dress, and even a hand knit warm raglan sweater.

Molly made this Bunny Hat last Halloween, and when Page took it home for Coco to wear, Coco asked for mittens too!  Page stitched up these Paw Mittens to match and this adorable outfit was born. How much fun will it be to play dress up on Easter morning?

If you'd like to make some rabbits of your own please vist our Project Journals at the links below!

Purl Rabbit:

• Purl Rabbit Project Journal
• Purl Rabbit Shirt and Pants
• Purl Rabbit Dress
• Purl Rabbit Raglan Sweater

Hat and Paws

• Bunny Hat and Paw Mittens

To Spring!

Comments

[Beth]

Too cute!! Love the little cap and mittens!

[darlene]

love the bunny, she is very cute! might have to make a bunny like that in my house.

[deirdre]

Those rabbits are adorable! I esp love the bunny mittens. Hum, I wonder if I can get away with wearing them myself. :)

[aneela]

What a super stylish rabbit with supermodel rabbit legs!

[Molly]

I love the fabulous hat and mitten set, so cute!

[Lucie]

That bunny hat is super cute!

[Karin]

That little rabbit hat is adorable!!

[batkins]

I don't think I have ever seen a cuter bunny!!

[Prairie Girl]

oh dear. oh dear. My project list has now grown two-fold. The bunny lovie and hat/mitten combo are absolutely adorable. Thank you for sharing!

[Alison]

That rabbit is really cute, I have a bit of a rabbit thing going on.

[maya]

I love the rabbit...but your pattern has (I believe) two errors:
1. only 2 torso pieces need be cut, not 4
2. the directions never call for stuffing the torso.

[Heather UK]

So far I've made two bunnies and have plans to make more, they are super cute. I noticed the errors Maya pointed out, plus also the sleve's on the jacket seem to be different lengths. Thanks for great patterns. Everyone is super impressed by my kimono/kung fu bunnies. Heather

[iris]

that rabbit hat might be the cutest thing i've seen in awhile.