Knit Easter Bunny Patterns

I’ve shared a lot of Easter bunny knitting patterns through the years (including my own giant Peep-style bunny knitting pattern, which I’ve now made three times and is just so much fun) but it’s one of those genres that never seems to exhaust itself; there are always more patterns to share. So let’s get into some more Easter bunny knitting patterns.

Speaking of giant bunnies, let’s kick it off with the Fluffy Bunny from Larissa Koedyker, worked in a jumbo (that’s weight 7) chenille style yarn. The pattern is presented as a video and you can purchase access on Ravelry.

I love a good bunny that looks like an egg (or any spring animal that looks like an egg, if we’re being honest) and the Egg Bunny pattern from Annie Ahn makes it easy to make super cute little bunnies for your table or Easter baskets. They’re shown worked with superfine yarn, but you can use any weight of yarn you have handy to make bunny eggs of different sizes. This is available as a free pattern on Ravelry.

Cover a creme egg with a sweet little bunny with this pattern from Secret Garden England on Etsy. This is a great little stash busting project and you can make a bunch of them to cover eggs in your egg hunt and give the kids a little extra prize. It calls for DK weight yarn.

This bunny in a cabbage is meant to cover a chocolate orange or a bath bomb, but it’s super cute on its own. The pattern is from Etsy seller Whiskers Paws and Claws, and it also calls for DK or light worsted weight yarn. Make this one to go with your projects from the Knitting Peter Rabbit book!

And this one is the best of all of the above, a bunny (or chick) that’s a chocolate orange cover and looks like an egg. Bravo, Bizzy Bee Patterns! Again this one would be so cute just stuffed as decoration if you don’t do chocolate oranges, or you can fill it with smaller goodies. It calls for DK weight yarn and the pattern includes options for making a bunny or a chick.

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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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