Courtesy Pattern : CP06 Whim & Sie - Funny Little Bunnies

I do a lot of surfing when gathering inspiration.  Mostly ceramic and fimo type sites - but occasionally I venture over to sewing and embroidery websites.

It was several months ago that I can across an oddly shaped 'Funny Bunny' made from cloth and sewn together with over emphasized and elongated ears and tiny little body on which these ears sat.

So impressed I was with them, that I actually saved the photo and decided that I would make something similar for my daughter's classroom (for Easter)

They proved to be a bit more challenging than I originally thought.

So with that in mind, I introduce you to Whim and Sie.

Now, in my opinion, the hardest part of this project is NOT over-stuffing the body.  The body will be bent in half and sewn together to form legs - so if you stuff too much, it's going to be hard to get bunny to 1. set level and 2. not look like a 'blob' with ears. 

If there is an easier way to explain this pattern - it is escaping me, as I originally had all pieces of this written up last night, but felt as if it was still lacking in exact explanations.

Pattern:

Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

Materials Used in Model:

Red Heart® Classic® WW 4-Ply Yarn in White, Baby Pink and Cornmeal

poly-fil fiberfill

Size US F5/3.75mm crochet hook

2- 6mm black plastic beads (lg eyes) 2- 4mm black plastic beads (sm eyes)

Crochet Needle for sewing

Long Straight Pins to position before sewing

Whim: (Larger Bunny)

Head: Make 1

The head is made by one rnd becoming 2 separate rounds - these will be labeled in the Rnds as "a" and "b" (Ie: Rnd 3a:  sc in ea st around = xx sts)

with Cornmeal:

chain 6,

Inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, 4 sc in end ch st - turn piece to allow you to work up the other side of original beg chain (as if a flat round), sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Inc in nxt st (14 sts)

___ Rnd 2: hdc-Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, hdc-Inc in ea of nxt 2 sts, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts, hdc-Inc in nxt st  (18 sts)

___ Rnds 3-6: sc in ea st around  (18 sts/ea rnd)

___ Rnd 7a: sc in ea of nxt 4 sts, skip nxt 12 sts, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts *ear made*  (6 sts)

___ Rnds 8a-19a: sc in ea st around  (6 sts/ea rnd)

Finish off, leaving about 12 inches of yarn tail to sew.  Stuff ear ever so slightly, just enough to maintain the shape and close rnd and make 'tail' available for sewing by weaving in and out of loops in BLO (this creates the 'flat' at the end of ear) and bringing the tail through the center and out the bottom of the ear stem and out through back of head (close to bottom or where you will want to attach head to body).

Continuing from Rnd 6 -

___ Rnd 7b: skp nxt 3 sts from last st on rnd 6, join with sc in 4th st, sc in ea of nxt 5 sts   *ear made*  (6 sts)

___ Rnds 8b-19b: sc in ea st around  (6 sts/ea rnd)

Finish off, leaving about 12 inches of yarn tail to sew.  Stuff ear ever so slightly, just enough to maintain the shape and close rnd and make 'tail' available for sewing by weaving in and out of loops in BLO (this creates the 'flat' at the end of ear) and bringing the tail through the center and out the bottom of the ear stem. With tail, and in FLO, whipstitch the open 3 sts between the ears closed.  Finish with tail and bury end inside head.

Body: Make 1

The body is made by one rnd being separated by folding in half then stitched together to represent the appearance of legs.

with Cornmeal:

chain 9,

Inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, 4 sc in end ch st - turn piece to allow you to work up the other side of original beg chain (as if a flat round), sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Inc in nxt st (20 sts)

___ Rnds 2-15: sc in ea st around  (20 sts/ea rnd)

___ Rnd 16: Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 6 sts tog, (Dec nxt 2 sts tog) twice, sc in ea of nxt 6 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog  (16 sts)

Finish off leaving about 12 inches of tail for sewing.  Stuff pocket - DO NOT OVER STUFF  (fold in half before sewing open end closed to gauge stuffing)

With whipstitch, sew opening closed using the FLO - fold in half and insert needle into about the 4th rnds of both front and back - sewing the piece on itself and creating the appearance of front and back legs.  Make several passes if needed to create the look which is pleasing to you or to tighten.

Pushing on bottom and sides, shape piece so that it has a flat base enabling it to stand on it's own.

Tail: Make 1

Chain 3,

In 3rd chain from hook make a bobble st.

** Bobble stitch is basically a group of double crochets in the same st-joined together.

Yarn Over, insert hook into st, Yarn Over, pull up a loop, Yarn Over, pull through two loops, (Yarn Over, insert hook in same st, Yarn Over, pull up a loop, Yarn Over, pull through two loops) 3 times, Yarn Over,and draw through all loops on hook - finish off and sew to backside.

Pin Head to body and step back . . . .     :)

Make sure that the head and it's weight is in a position that will not topple the little thing over.. that would be bad! 

Once you have the head in a good position, mark where you'd like to see the eyes of your bunny - either embroider or place 6 mm bead eyes in at this point then sew head to body and smile :)  You're all done..

umm.. except, now you have to make a Sie..

(same principals.. smaller version :)

 Now that you have an understanding of how the pattern works - the same techniques will apply in the nxt source of information

Sie: (Smaller Bunny)

Head: Make 1

with Baby Pink :

chain 3,

Inc in 2nd ch from hook, 4 sc in end ch st - turn piece to allow you to work up the other side of original beg chain (as if a flat round), Inc in nxt st (8 sts)

___ Rnd 2: Inc in nxt st, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in ea of nxt 2 sts, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st  (12 sts)

___ Rnd 3: [sc in nxt st, Inc in nxt st , sc in ea of nxt 3 sts, Inc in nxt st] twice (16 sts)

___ Rnd 4: sc in ea st around  (16 sts)

___ Rnd 5: [ Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 6 sts] twice  (14 sts)

___ Rnd 6a: sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, skip nxt 9 sts, sc in ea of nxt 3 sts *ear made*  (5 sts)

___ Rnds 7a-12a: sc in ea st around  (5 sts/ea rnd)

Finish off, leaving yarn tail for sewing.  Stuff ear ever so slightly.

Continuing from Rnd 6 -

___ Rnd 6b: skp nxt 2 sts from last st on rnd 6, join with sc in 3rd st, sc in ea of nxt 4 sts   *ear made*  (5 sts)

___ Rnds 7b-12b: sc in ea st around  (5 sts/ea rnd)

Finish off, in the same manner as you finished off second ear of larger bunny.

Body: Make 1

with Baby Pink:

chain 5,

Inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, 4 sc in end ch st - turn piece to allow you to work up the other side of original beg chain (as if a flat round), sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Inc in nxt st (12 sts)

___ Rnds 2-14: sc in ea st around  (12 sts/ea rnd)

___ Rnd 16: Dec nxt 2 sts tog, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts tog, (Dec nxt 2 sts tog) twice, sc in ea of nxt 2 sts, Dec nxt 2 sts tog  (8 sts)

Finish off leaving about 12 inches of tail for sewing.  Stuff pocket - DO NOT OVER STUFF  (fold in half before sewing open end closed to gauge stuffing)

With whipstitch, sew opening closed using the FLO - fold in half and insert needle into about the 4th rnds of both front and back - sewing the piece on itself and creating the appearance of front and back legs.  Make several passes if needed to create the look which is pleasing to you or to tighten.

Pushing on bottom and sides, shape piece so that it has a flat base enabling it to stand on it's own.

Tail: Make 1

Chain 3,

In 3rd chain from hook make a bobble st.

** Bobble stitch is basically a group of double crochets in the same st-joined together.

Yarn Over, insert hook into st, Yarn Over, pull up a loop, Yarn Over, pull through two loops, (Yarn Over, insert hook in same st, Yarn Over, pull up a loop, Yarn Over, pull through two loops) 2 times, Yarn Over,and draw through all loops on hook - finish off and sew to backside.

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EARTH HOUR - TONIGHT!!!

On March 27, 2010, World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses and governments around the world to turn off their lights for one hour to make a global statement of concern about climate change.

I had received literature in the mail some time back; but often, as with most people, my busy schedule had me pay little attention to the message.  Until I saw a friend's post today..

We can all do without an hour of the light.. yes??  1 hour of no lights.. hmm... could have made it a little later... then I would have some sleep to catch up on - 
but, alas - 
that wouldn't be making a "STATEMENT" would it??

Make Your Statement! 

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Rain Rain Go Away

I need to take photos of the Springtime Critters!!

Wouldn't you know it, the minute I set the Springtime Friends down outside on the soft cool grass for their photo shoot - the skies open up and the rain begins to fall again!

Ugh!

They did manage, however, to lay claim to the Easter Basket I prepared for the Hub's kids (his students).. so I snapped a few candid shots of them there as well.

 

They, along with Set I, will be available in my shop very soon!
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Finished Up & Finishing Up...

I had a few more baby items to finish up with ..

and I posted the other half of this gift the other day.. in my post Babies Babies Everywhere..

but I've also been working on a new pattern for my shop, and I am very please to announce, he is nearly done.
I am hoping to have Dewey in the shop by week's end.
I hope you like him - he is really a little doll :)

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TUTORIAL: When Round things go FLAT

Several of my crochet designs require you to crochet in the round - then BLAM, all the sudden you need to fold the piece "flat" and work on it like it's a row.  This is common in eyelids, fins, flippers - even in ending an arm or leg instead of sewing the opening closed.

Now, I didn't invent this little maneuver, and I arrogantly thought that everyone could adjust to working in a 'row' - after all, everyone began crocheting by working on afghans yes??  But after seeing quite a few people asking for further explanation, I thought a tutorial was in order.

okay... so there you are happily working in rounds..round and round and round...

then it says to fold flat and crochet through both layers..

huh? what?

First, remove from your mind that 'OMG, what do I do?' feeling.  If you can single crochet, you can single crochet 2 separate pieces into one flat row - I promise.

In the photos below, I have begun a simple round crochet piece which begins with the usual 6sc, increases to 12sc, then to 18sc  I used variegated yarn for the 'rounds' and gray will be used to illustrate the joining.

18 single crochet stitches which you are now going to reduce to a mere 9 sc in 1 swoop - without decreasing at all :)

In model #:

1.  You see the round as you most easily recognize it.

2.  Squeeze the round flat so that the round lys atop each other with equal fiber on each side

3:  Insert you hook, working first through both loops of the stitch (just like working a 'normal sc') but instead of yarn over..

4.  ... continue to push your hook through both loops of the stitch directly behind your original entry point.

5.  Now, you yarn over and crochet as if making any other sc st.

6.  As you can see, several sc sts together, look just like part of the round.

7.  However, on closer inspection, you have lessened the amount of stitches in your project;

8.  while, closing up the opening. 

9.  Here we see the piece completely closed by using the sc joining method.

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Babies - Babies - Everywhere there's...

Babies..

Apparently, 9 months ago was a very 'Loving Month' as it seems every time I turn around recently, someone is popping out a kid.

My daughter's teacher, 2 of  my neighbors' sons, another neighbor's daughter, my daughter's dentist..

it's Baby City... and I'm not traveling down that road..

my girls keep me quite busy .. "thank you"

although, the Hub really wants to keep trying for the 'boy'...

Today the people had their dental appointments - and while standing in the corner of the office (because, although we are 'big girls', we aren't going back there by ourselves!). ..  .

I was able to get some work done.

The afghan pattern is from the Annie's Attic leaflet,  Heirloom Baby Blankets by Lucille LaFlamme  This blanket, "Radiance", worked up incredibly fast (well, when I was able to actually work on it) and turned out lovely.  Have to finish up the trim on the Fleece Blanket and then they will be off to my girlfriend's daughter's new baby-love "Abel".

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Currently Working on "April Showers"

Hopefully, I will have a new pattern up in the shop very soon... although.. I am still awaiting the final approval from my boss.

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Some Questions Answered

I have received quite a few emails over the past 2 years since I began offering *free* patterns and tips on my blog - this has only increased recently.  Wow, I am truly flattered that people want to know these things about me and my creative processes - so here are a few Q & A's that some of you want to know.

Q:  You have such wonderful ideas and creations.  How did you start and why do you just give them away for free?

A: I have been crocheting for a lot of years.  I was taught how to hook when I was very young by my Nona - then hit teen years and put the hook down - only to pick it up again in my 30's.  and oh my, how hookin' had changed.  

It was no longer just a 'Granny' hobby - people of all ages were picking up their hooks and creating the most interesting pieces.  From stunning afghans that were anything but 'Granny' to detailed and life-like people and animals.  Many of my favorite crochet artist happen to be of Asian decent (to which my first experience with was the Hub's Mother who is Thai).  Then a few years ago I found etsy.

Now I had long been doing my own thing to Annie's Attic patterns - changing up the eyes, adding eyelids, eyelashes, toes, taking a bear pattern and adding enough so it looked like a dragon or cat.. whatever - but the people on etsy had taken it to a whole other world with their creations.  I simply never had the confidence to show my creations to 'the world'.  It's easy with Family, they pretty much will say everything is great... but people you don't know - man they tell it like it is!

Then I met a community of people who all crocheted.  I began showing off my finished items to see what THEY thought.  After all, if you can impress a fellow hooker, then you must be doing something right.  As the accolades came, my confidence grew.  As my confidence grew, I started to feel more comfortable with creating my own projects - not just derivative works.

As far as why I give them away 'free'.  Most of what I have given away are very simple projects.  They are also exercises for my patterns which I am selling on etsy.  For instance, working with chains (more than just sc in ea chain) or crocheting very small, like a 4 or 5 sc in a round.  It also shows the reader (and potential buyer) how I write up my patterns - are they clear and easy for you, the buyer to understand.. are they detailed enough for you as a client?  

Also, I love watching - I get no greater satisfaction than seeing one of MY designs done by another's hand.  Especially when it is made to resemble something/one in that person's life that is important to them.  Yes, I am corny - but it's what makes me tic.

Q:  How come your things are not round?

A:  Amigurumi is the art of working in a continuous spiral, with simple stitches and then sewn together to create anthropomorphic (humanistic like) creatures... I've never read anywhere it says that everything has to be a ball/round :)

I just like a little character with my creations.. a triangle head instead of a circle one - or some elongated feet instead of tiny ones.  

All of my patterns consist of  at least 95% single crochet only stitches - but they are not simple (sc in X amount of stitches, Inc) x amount of time.  To create character you may need to sc in 10 sts in 1 rnd, and 15 in another before increasing or decreasing...

it's all about the visual cuteness and making that cuteness as easily attainable as possible.

Q:  Do you still buy patterns?

A:  Yup, when the designer isn't too insecure to think I am going to better their designs.  (It became an issue recently - which saddened me and then later angered me - to be accused of copying their art!)  

I love to design, but I also love to just follow directions - sort of.  I have never fully followed a purchased pattern.  Whether it was something as simple as a color or hook size change or something drastic like completely changing the features - but I love and support MANY of my fellow designers - there's no reason not to.  

Lately, however, I've been so busy trying to fill obligations and get my own ideas out on paper - that I've not had time to work on anything for my own 'relaxation'.  

But, yes - I would/and do purchase patterns from my fellow designers.

Q:  Who does your testing?  Can I test patterns for you?

A:  Currently, I have 4 skilled, fellow designers who test out/proof read my patterns for me.  I am not into name dropping.  At this time, I am not in need of testers.  If there ever becomes a time where I would need 'testers', I would ask people who've already purchased patterns and completed works from my designs.  As they would already have shown a vested interest in my work and I could be assured of getting the feedback in an expedient manner.

Q: What are you designing next?  Are you going to make ___fill in the blank___?

A:  I dunno... that is the long and short of it.  

My latest design, Cluny the St Paddy's Day Cow was originally going to be a Leprechaun.  However, my children - who are the supervisors/bosses/inspirations said that 'leprechauns are short little trolls' (hey, their words, not mine). So there went that idea.. but I liked the concept of the outfit (which was inspired by the Grinch). 

Lu was created after walking in my local WalMart and my youngest playing with a Valentine's Day Plush Devil who's pitchfork spun in circles, announcing in LED lights it loved ya all the while singing "Hot Blooded".  Layla was inspired from the Littlest Pet Shop line of toys ...

It is really a mesh of how my children see things - mixed with my own slightly warped sense of humor, but you can rest assured, sooner or later, there will be CATS on the menu. :)

Currently, I have 2 products in the testing phase and 2 that are in the designing phase... think Spring :)

Okay, that was some of the questions which I had either gotten multiple times or that bare relevance on recent events.  I ALWAYS take time to read my emails and I do watch for finished items on Ravelry - Your feedback and questions are always appreciated, if I did not answer your question today (or in a return email), I will try to answer soon.  I consider all my readers, buyers and onlookers important and I really do VALUE your thoughts.

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