Honey Bunny

DROPS Easter: Crochet Easter bunny hat and knitted neck warmer in ”Lima”.

DROPS Extra 0-1022
DROPS design: Pattern no li-006-bn
Yarn group B
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HAT:
Size: 1/2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 years
Head circumference: 49-51-52-53 cm
Materials:
DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio
100-100-100-150 g, colour no 0619, beige
50-50-50-50 g colour no 0100, off white
And use some left-over 5610, brown and 3145, powder pink for decoration.

DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 4 mm – or size needed to get 18 htr and 14.5 rows/rounds vertically = 10 x 10 cm.

NECK WARMER:
Size: 1/3 - 4/6 - 7/8 years
Materials: DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio,
100-100-100 g colour no 0619, beige

DROPS STRAIGHT NEEDLES SIZE 4.5 mm - or size needed to get 20 sts x 40 rows in garter st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 mm – for rib

CROCHET TIP:
Replace first htr on round/row with 2 ch and finish every round with htr with 1 sl st in second ch from beg of round.

RIB: * K 2, P 2 *, repeat from *-*.

GARTER ST (back and forth on needle):
K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.
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HAT:
The piece is worked top down.
Work 4 ch on hook size 4 mm with beige and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: READ CROCHET TIP! Work 8 htr in the ch-ring.
ROUND 2: Work 2 htr in every htr the entire round = 16 htr.
ROUND 3: Work * 1 htr in first htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 24 htr.
ROUND 4: Work * 1 htr in each of the next 2 htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 32 htr.
ROUND 5: Work * 1 htr in each of the next 3 htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 40 htr.
ROUND 6: Work * 1 htr in each of the next 4 htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 48 htr.
ROUND 7: Work * 1 htr in each of the next 5 htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 56 htr.
ROUND 8: Work * 1 htr in each of the next 6 htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 64 htr.
ROUND 9: Work * 1 htr in each of the next 7 htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 72 htr.
Now work differently in the different sizes as follows:


SIZE 2 years:
ROUND 10: Work 1 htr in every htr BUT inc at the same time 6 htr evenly on round = 78 htr.

SIZE 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 years:
ROUND 10: Work * 1 htr in each of the next 8 htr, 2 htr in next *, repeat from *-* the entire round = 80 htr.
ROUND 11: Work 1 htr in every htr BUT inc at the same time 2-4-6 htr evenly on round = 82-84-86 htr.

There are now 78-82-84-86 htr on round. Now work 1 htr in every htr every round in all sizes until piece measures 18-19-20-21 cm or to desired measurements. Fasten off.

EARS:
Ears are worked in two parts that are worked tog. Use hook size 4 mm and powder pink, work 16 ch.
ROW 1: Turn piece and work back in ch-row as follows: 1 htr in 3rd ch from hook, work 1 htr in each of the next 12 ch. Work 6 htr in the last ch on row, rotate piece and work 1 htr in underside of each of the 13 ch from ch-row = 32 htr. Turn piece.
ROW 2: Work 1 htr in each of the next 13 htr, work 2 htr in each of the next 6 htr, 1 htr in each of the last 13 htr = 38 htr. Turn piece.
ROW 3: Switch to beige and work 1 htr in each of the next 15 htr, 1 tr in next and 2 tr in each of the next 6 htr, 1 tr in next htr and 1 htr in each of the last 15 htr on row. Work another ear the same way. Then work 2 more ears BUT entirely in beige (= back of ears). Place a part with pink on top of a part with beige and work with beige 1 dc in every st around the edge through both layers.
Fasten one ear on each side of hat.

EYES:
Work 3 ch on hook size 4 mm and brown, form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: Work 9 htr in ch-ring, finish with 1 sl st in first ch from beg of round.
ROUND 2: Switch to off white and work in back loop of st the entire round with 2 htr in every htr and finish with 1 sl st in 2nd ch from beg of round = 18 htr. Fasten off. Work another eye the same way and fasten them at the front of hat.

SNOUT:
PINK PART: Snout consists of 3 parts that are sewn tog at the end.
Use hook size 4 mm and powder pink. Work 10 ch, turn and work 1 tr in 4th ch from hook. Then work as follows in every ch on ch-row: 1 dtr, 1 triple tr, 1 triple tr, 1 dtr, 1 tr and finish with 3 ch and 1 sl st in last ch on row. Fasten off.

WHITE PART NO 1: Use hook size 4 mm and off white. Work 3 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: Work 9 htr in ch-ring, finish with 1 sl st in 2nd ch from beg of round.
ROUND 2: Work 2 htr in every htr, finish with 1 sl st in 2nd ch from beg of round = 18 htr.
ROUND 3: Work 2 htr in first htr, 1 htr in next, 2 htr in next, 1 htr in next, 2 htr in next. Then work 1 tr in next, 2 tr in each of the next 3, 1 tr in next and finish with 1 htr in each of the next 5 htr. Cut the yarn and pull it through st.
WHITE PART NO 2: Use hook size 4 mm and off white. Work 3 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch.
ROUND 1: Work 9 htr in ch-ring, finish with 1 sl st in 2nd ch from beg of round.
ROUND 2: Work 2 htr in every htr, finish with 1 sl st in 2nd ch from beg of round = 18 htr.
ROUND 3: Work 1 htr in each of the first 5 htr, 1 htr in next, 2 tr in each of the next 3, 1 tr in next, 2 htr in next htr, 1 htr in next, 2 htr in next, 1 htr in next and 2 htr in next. Cut the yarn and pull it through st.

Sew part 1 and 2 tog as follows: Place parts with RS up. Sts not worked on 3rd round are placed towards each other, edge to edge, sew in these sts. Then sew the small pink part of snout on to the white part. Finally sew the entire snout on to mid front of hat.

TAIL:
Make a small pompom with off white, approx. 5 cm in diameter and sew on to mid back of hat.

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NECK WARMER:
Beg at the bottom of front piece and cast off at the bottom of back piece, then work the collar itself.

FRONT PIECE: Cast on 42-46-50 sts on needle size 4.5 mm with beige and work in garter st. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When piece measures 7-9-10 cm, cast off the middle 14-16-18 sts for neck. Now finish each shoulder separately.

1ST SHOULDER: = 14-15-16 sts. Continue in garter st - at the same time cast off towards the neck every other row: 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 1 time and 1 st 3 times = 6-7-8 sts remain on needle. When piece measures 11-13-15 cm, insert 1 marker (= mid on top of shoulder) - now measures piece from here. On next row cast on 2 new sts towards the neck, then slip sts on 1 stitch holder.
2ND SHOULDER: Work as 1st shoulder.

BACK PIECE: Slip sts from one shoulder back on needle, cast on 26-28-30 sts and slip sts from the other shoulder on to needle = 42-46-50 sts. Continue in garter st. When piece measures 11-13-15 cm from shoulder, cast off.

Pick up approx. 76 to 88 sts (divisible by 4) around the neck on double pointed needles size 3 mm. P 1 round, then K 1 round while AT THE SAME TIME inc evenly to 92-96-100 sts. Continue with rib. When collar measures approx. 7-8-9 cm, cast off with K over K and P over P.

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