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Size: the height of the toy may vary depending on the yarn used and the number of knitting needles

Needles: use knitting needles 1-1.5 sizes smaller than recommended for yarn

Materials: 50 g yarn

For example

50g/125m of merino wool + 25g/160m angora on 4.00 mm needles produces a toy 16 cm high without ears and 26 cm with ears.

50g/110m Pearly Haze Hobbi + 25g/210m Kid-Silk Drops on 4.00 mm needles produces a toy 17 cm high without ears and 28 cm with ears.

Pattern + Video

Hands (Paws ? 😀)
Cast on 4 sts on needles with your preferred cast-on method. I use long tail cast-on method. Join your work in the round.

Round 1: knit 4 sts
Round 2: [ k 1, M1R ] x 4
Round 3-20: knit 8 sts

Pull the lower end of the yarn through 4 stitches, pull and fasten the yarn, hide inside hand.
Break the yarn, place the 8 sts on stitch holder or length of leftover yarn.
Stuff the hand a little.
Knit the second hand similarly to the first.

Legs
Left leg
Cast on 6 sts on needles with your preferred cast-on method. I use long tail cast-on method. Join your work in the round.

Round 1: knit 6 sts
Round 2: [ k 1, M1R ] x 6
Round 3-9: knit 12 sts

Pull the lower end of the yarn through 6 stitches, pull and fasten the yarn, hide inside leg.
Break the yarn 20 cm, place the 12 sts on stitch holder or length of leftover yarn.

Right leg
Knit the right leg similarly to the left, but don’t break the yarn.
Let’s move on to knitting the body.

Body

Round 1: knit 6 sts right leg, cast on 6 sts, knit 12 sts left leg, cast on 6 sts, knit 6 sts right leg
Round 2: knit 36 sts
Round 3: k6, M1R, k1, M1R, k1, M1R, k2, M1L, k1, M1L, k1, M1L, k12, M1R, k6, M1L, k6

Round 4: knit 44 sts
Round 5: k9, M1R, k2, M1R, k2, M1L, k2, M1L, k29
Round 6-7: knit 48 sts
Round 8: k6, M1R, k16, M1L, k12, M1R, k8, M1L, k6
Round 9-13: knit 52 sts

Sew 12 sts between the legs with a Kitchener stitch with the thread 20 cm long.

Round 14: k12, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k34
Round 15: knit 50 sts
Round 16: k11, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k33
Round 17-18: knit 48 sts
Round 19: k10, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k32
Round 20-22: knit 46 sts
Round 23: k2togR, k7, k2togL, k2, k2togR, k9, k2togR, k20
Round 24: knit 42 sts
Round 25: [ knit together 2 sts hand and 1 st body ] x 2, k17, [ knit together 2 sts hand and 1 st body ] x 4, k17, [ knit together 2 sts hand and 1 st body ] x 2
Round 26: knit 42 sts

Stuff the bunny.

Round 27: [ k9, k2togR, k8, k2togR ] x 2
Round 28-30: knit 38 sts
Round 31: [ k8, k2togR, k7, k2togR ] x 2
Round 32-45: knit 34 sts

Stuff the bunny.

Ears

Right ear

Round 1: knit 5 sts, place the 24 sts on stitch holder or length of leftover yarn, knit 5 sts

Round 2: [ k2, M1R, k1, M1L, k2 ] x 2
Round 3: knit 14 sts
Round 4: [ k3, M1R, k1, M1L, k3 ] x 2
Round 5: knit 18 sts
Round 6: [ k4, M1R, k1, M1L, k4 ] x 2
Round 7: knit 22 sts
Round 8: [ k5, M1R, k1, M1L, k5 ] x 2
Round 9-23: knit 26 sts
Round 24: [ k4, k2togL, k1, k2togR, k4 ] x 2
Round 25: knit 22 sts
Round 26: [ k3, k2togL, k1, k2togR, k3 ] x 2
Round 27: knit 18 sts
Round 28: [ k2, k2togL, k1, k2togR, k2 ] x 2
Round 29: knit 14 sts
Round 30: [ k1, k2togL, k1, k2togR, k1 ] x 2
Round 31: knit 10 sts
Round 32: [ k2togL, k1, k2togR ] x 2

Break the yarn, transfer stitches to the thread using a needle, pull and fasten the yarn, hide inside ear.

Left ear

Join yarn, leaving the end 20 cm long.

Round 1: place the 7 sts on stitch holder or length of leftover yarn, knit 10 sts, place the 7 sts on stitch holder or length of leftover yarn.

Knit the left ear similarly to the right.

Put 14 sts on the needles and sew stitches with a Kitchener stitch with the thread 20 cm long.

Embroider the bunny’s eyes and nose.

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Abbreviations

k	knit
K2togR	right-leaning decrease stitch; knit two stitches together
K2togRL	left-leaning decrease stitch; knit two stitches together
M1L	increase; make one left
M1R	increase; make one right
st(s)	stitch(es)

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Happy knitting!