Egg Bunny Kids! Basic bunny

Materials:

worsted weight yarn-small amount of 2 colors (1 for main bunny & 1 for inner ears and nose)

1 medium size plastic Easter egg

2 small animal eyes or black beads, or embroider them on with black yarn or floss

ribbon and whatever other trims you want

pom pom for tail- I used the sparkly white ones

stuffing for the head

F hook and yarn needle for sewing

Nose~with nose color, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, fasten off leaving long enough tail to sew mouth.

Head & body~

Rnd 1) ch 2, 5sc in2nd ch from hook, join, ch 1 (5sc)

Rnd 2) 2 sc in each st around, join, ch 1 (10 sc)

Rnd 3) *2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in next st* repeat from * to * around, join, ch1 (15 sc)

Rnd 4) *2 sc in !st st, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts* repeat from * to * around, join, ch 1 (20 sc)

Rnds 5-8) sc in each st around, join, ch 1 (20 sc)

**attach eyes now on round 5 about 1/2 inch apart, attach nose on round 6 between eyes, sew a straight line down from nose for mouth.

Rnd 9) sc in 1st 2 sts,* decrese over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts* repeat from * to * around, join, ch 1 (15 sts)

**stuff head firmly!

Rnd 10) *sc in 1 st, decrease in next 2 sts* repeat from * to * around, join, ch 1 (10 sts)

Rnd 11) sc in 1st 2 sts, (decrease over 2 sts) 4 times, join, ch 1 (6 sts)

Rnd 12) sc in each st around, join, ch 1 (6 sc) ~neck

Rnd 13) 2 sc in each st around, join, ch 1 (12 sc)

Rnd 14) sc in first st, chain 3,* skip 1 st, sc in next st , chain 3 *, repeat from * to * around, join (6 sc, 6 ch 3 spaces)

Rnds 15-17) sl st into 1st ch3 space, ch 1,* sc in space, ch 3* repeat from * to * around, join.

Rnds 18- 19) sl st in 1st chain space, ch 1, *sc in space, ch 4* repeat from * to * around, join.

**insert egg now

Rnd 20) repeat rnd 15

Rnd 21) just like last round except ch 2 instead of ch 3

Rnd 22) ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch1, 4 dc popcorn in next ch 2 space, ch 1, sc in next sc, 2 sc in each of next 4 ch spaces,sc in next sc, ch 1, 4 dc popcorn in next ch 2 space, ch 1 join.

fasten off and weave in end.

Arms~ ch 17, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, slip st in next 2 chs, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last 4 chs. fasten off leaving long enough tail to sew onto body right below neck.

Inner ear~ make 2 ) ch 10, sl st in 1st ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next 2 chs, dc in next 4 chs, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch, fasten off.

Outter ear~ make 2

row 1) repeat inner ear, don't fasten off, ch 1 turn.

row 2 joining) hold the inner and outter ear wrong sides together and work throu both layers, sc in first 9 sts, 3sc in end of ear, sc in next 9 sts . ch 1

row 3) fold top of ear in half length-wise and make 3 sc across top of ear through both layers.fasten off leaving end long enough to sew ears to head between rounds2 & 3 of head.

glue pom pom on the back side for tail.

add ribbons, flowers or other trims.