Easter is Sunday, and you still have enough time to knit this small bunny, or should I say Small Rabbit, which is the name of the pattern. I have been in the knitting doldrums of late, as I’ve heard many knitters are. I needed something small, cute, and fun to knit. Something that I could actually finish! I made this over the course of two days, but you could finish it in one if you start in the morning!!
I used worsted weight yarn from my stash…so bunny was almost free! The sweater is my own addition. I made this for the not-yet-born baby in the family…the baby for whom I knit the little grandpa sweater (Elevenses). The bunny’s shorts are from the same yarn so I thought a grandpa sweater for the bunny would be fitting.
And the tail is adorable!!
Another QUICK knit is these little hearts! They whip up in no time. What are they good for? Absolutely nothin’…say it again! But they, too, are small, cute, and fun to knit.
PS to P: I think you hit the nail on the head!! Knitting feeling like a chore instead of a respite. Because I’m no longer working, my life has been quieter anyway. But, I always felt busy: knitting groups, lunch with friends, having the kids over for dinner, flying to Colorado to visit Surly, etc. The curve that has flattened for me is all the high points of my life!!
I’ve made a few of these little rabbits in the past. They are addictive! The grandfather sweater is adorable. 🙂
Comment by Helen — April 10, 2020 @ 7:13 pm
This bunny is so cute! I liked your comment about being in the knitting doldrums as I find that, too. I have been a knitter for over 40 years and have enjoyed everything I ever made. If only those items could talk as there are many feelings knitted in with those stitches. For reasons I am trying to figure out, during this corona quarantine, knitting seems like a chore, not an escape or a distraction from the busyness and demands of life. I walk into my knitting room, look around, and walk right back out! I think knitting for me was always a way for me to have down time, away from noisy bustling activities. Now that those activities have quieted, knitting alone doesn’t seem needed or even fun. Very strange… I would love to know if other knitters feel like this or not?
Comment by p — April 11, 2020 @ 9:05 am
Double ditto! Talking with members of my weekly knitting group – ( the one that hasn’t met for well over a month!) we all feel disinclined to knit with the same enjoyment and interest. I keep thinking … I’ll get all my Christmas presents done and be able to relax next December… but… just don’t feel inspired.
Comment by Christie Hoagland — April 12, 2020 @ 7:12 am
0n Tuesday, April the 14th in the crazy year of virusy 2020
Well…a big boo for all of you who think knitting no longer houses fun and expectancy and relief from all the heavyweight news reporting on radio and tv. I am a retired Graduate RN out of the Univ of PA who switched careers and became a high school English teacher for 30+ years. I suggest you take a stroll through the many Covid wards and ER’s and rows of ambulances and then re-evaluate your feelings. Those patients can no longer cast on or discover the intricasies of cables or weave in ends; they are struggling just to breathe! Thank God you are not in their bed or on their ventilator. Change your negativity into positivity and maybe knit for a charitable cause. Or maybe help some younger kids learn how to knit.
And why not branch out into the many other forms of fiber available. My curiosity is forever challenged because I not only knit but I also crochet, bead, weave, spin on drop spindles and wheels, dye, embroider, smock, do crewel work, quilt, rug hook, make bobbin lace and more. You need to develop your skills in other forms of fiber.
Many Indian moons ago I was on a knitting tour in UK with the owners of this list where our teacher was the one and only Alice Starmore (and their knitting skills were remarkable as evidenced by the sweaters they wore every day). They inspired me on that trip without even knowing they did. Not only are the cute rabbit with the brown spot over his right eye and the little red heart cute, but they are so attractively residing on top of THE Niebling white doilies which I so love and admire. So let’s stop feeling negative over our present already learned knitting skills and expand into new creative arts. Be very thankful you are not in a Covid bed and so lucky you live in this country which will come back to its former self.
Comment by Janet Kovach — April 14, 2020 @ 10:38 am