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Chocolate Bunny Knitting Pattern

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This Free Chocolate Bunny Knitting Pattern is a fun little Easter knit for anyone who likes seasonal projects with a bit of personality. It has the look of one of those classic chocolate bunnies you see at Easter time, but in knitted form, which makes it feel a little quirky and a lot more giftable.

The pattern starts with a garter stitch base and then builds shape by picking up stitches and working in the round. That gives the bunny more dimension than a flatter decoration and makes it feel more like a proper soft toy or display piece.

It looks like the sort of project that would suit knitters who are happy with basic shaping and don’t mind paying a little attention as they go. Nothing about it feels wildly complicated, but it does have enough happening to keep it interesting.

A pattern like this would work well for Easter decorating, handmade basket fillers, or just using up some brown yarn in a more creative way than another dishcloth. And of course, if chocolate brown is not your thing, it would be easy enough to imagine this bunny in softer bunny shades too.

All up, this is a sweet seasonal knitting pattern with a playful idea behind it and a finished look that would fit nicely into Easter crafting.

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Stitch a Simple Sack Hat that Looks Like a Turkey

If your family is the sort to do a turkey trot for Thanksgiving, or even just to take family pictures, you’ll want to get started knitting up some Turkey Sack Hats with this pattern from Underground Crafter. 

The pattern uses super bulky yarn and is rated easy. It’s knit flat but there are a few skills in here around the shaping of the eyes, which includes changing colors, working bobbles and doing a wicked purl 3 together decrease. Twice. 

But that’s all in one row, and the rest of it is pretty simple. The beak is worked separately and sewn on, and the side of the hat is stitched up to make it into a hat. 

What’s great about this one is that it comes in 10 sizes, ranging from newborn to adult large, so you really can make one for everyone in the family. And because it uses super bulky yarn you can knit a bunch pretty quickly if that’s a thing you’d like to do. 

It’s also fun because you could use this base pattern to make different animals or for different holidays. Make it all in orange and stitch on a jack o’lantern face for Halloween, or make a white one that’s a snowman, for example. 

In any style this would also be a fun gag gift for that person in your life who has everything or doesn’t want gifts, or if you do a secret Santa or white elephant gift exchange at work or elsewhere. 

And make sure whether you’re making it a turkey or some other character that you include the pom poms at the top! They’re just so cure and a great way to add a bit more color to the project, and they’re easy to make. (See also: ways to make a pompom with yarn.)

You can grab the free pattern at the Underground Crafter website. 

[Photo: Underground Crafter]