Bunny Knitting Patterns for Baby

Baby’s first Easter might not be as commonly celebrated as baby’s first Christmas, but babies and cute baby animals just go together so well it’s hard to resist stitching up something special for a springtime baby (or any little one).

I was browsing the Yarnspirations website the other day and happened to find a few cute bunny related baby items that were too cute not to share.

For that newborn photo shoot, you’re going to want to make a Cottontail Bunny Cocoon and Baby Hat. The hat has ears, of course, and the snuggly features a little tail. Put an Easter basket beside them and you’re all set for adorable photos of the new baby. While the yarn used in this project is no longer available, it’s a light/DK weight so you can just sub in your favorite soft yarn of that weight for this project.

For older kids or babies, they have a cute snuggly knit blanket with a bunny face and ears. This one is worked in Blanket and Baby Blanket yarns, so you know your little one will love snuggling with it and playing on it for more cute holiday photos. The blanket measures about 36 by 40 inches but you could make a bigger blanket and add the face details for a bigger kid who happens to love bunnies.

There’s also this bunny hat and sweater duo, sized for newborns up to one year of age. They’re worked in garter stitch, and the sweater is a simple raglan cardigan. I love these in gray but any pastel color would work, too, if you’d rather bring a little more color to your Easter knitting projects.

Any of these projects would also be great for charity knitting around Easter time or in the spring. Check your local hospitals to see if they accept handknits for babies.

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I’ve been enjoying knit amigurumi animal patterns lately (see also: this adorable knit pigeon) and of course being a knitter I love llamas.

So when I saw this little llama pattern I knew I had to share it.

The appropriately named Llama patter from Annie Ahn calls for fingering weight yarn, and it uses two colors for the body and three for the little blanket. The pompom can be made to match or in another color. All of these parts take tiny amounts of yarn so you can use whatever scraps you have left over from socks or other projects and change colors whenever you need to.

It might also be fun to use some mohair or other fuzzy or textured yarn on this one to give your llama a different look. In all the project uses between 100 and 150 yards, or 91-137 m, of yarn and the llama comes out about 10 cm/4 inches tall.

The body of the llama is worked in one piece, so this project is suited to intermediate knitters or those who have comfort working in the round and with all those little pieces.

This one is made to be small so you can carry it around with you (it would be super cute on a keychain or as a zipper pull) but I think it would be a lot of fun to knit this in larger yarn, too, to make a bigger llama. You could even make a whole family in different sizes just by using different weights of yarn and corresponding needles.

The details are so cute, from the shaggy hair to its little accessories, but you could make it plain or change it up by knitting a tiny scarf or even working a little fair isle pattern on the legs or body. So many fun possibilities!

The pattern is available on Ravelry in English and Korean.

[Photo: Annie Ahn]

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