the blue blog archives: new year's bunny

One last little Christmas present to give away while I'm here: a bunny tails hat for a wee girl cousin. This was a last-minute gift that I had to find yarn for, but I was pleased to find a very nice yarn store in the local area (and trust me people, this is a big deal because there's not anything in the local area!). The chocolate brown of this Lana Grossa Merino 2000 caught my eye right away, so I decided to make a brown bunny with little pink bows. And a white cotton tail, of course.

I'm so pleased with how this came out. It was a heikle Sache at first with some gauge issues and some reknitting. I wasn't expecting this sport weight yarn to work on a US7 needle, but it has a wonderful body and sproing that makes it knit up soooo nice. I finished up the ears in the dark shortly after midnight while watching some locals shoot off fireworks and ended up making one ear a wee bit longer than the other, but I think it adds personality to the little guy, don't you?

Here's hoping this adorable new year's bunny is a sign of happy knits to come in the new year.

posted by alison at 8:42 am | in a crafty christmas , itty bitty hats , vacation 2007

Comments

Cute! And happiest of New Years to you and your lovely family. Have a safe trip home..

Posted by: Rosie at January 1, 2008 9:19 AM

Squee! Adorable! Happy New Year to you and the fam!

Posted by: Elinor at January 1, 2008 9:37 AM

Too cute!

Happy New Year!

Posted by: Sheri at January 1, 2008 10:08 AM

I love it in chocolate!

Posted by: Stefanie (ssummerer) at January 1, 2008 10:45 AM

The bunny hat is one of the cutest I've ever seen! It is especially cute with one slightly longer ear. All bunny ears are not the same. If you could catch one and measure his ears...well anyway.

Happy New Year to you and your family!

Posted by: Katherine at January 1, 2008 11:33 AM

It's very cute!!! Happy New Year!

Posted by: Tiffany at January 1, 2008 11:50 AM

Cute hat.

Happy New Year

Posted by: Karoline at January 1, 2008 11:54 AM

Awwwwww! Adorable. :)

Posted by: Andrea at January 1, 2008 12:07 PM

I love that yarn. The color and stitch definition is great. Very cute hat, especially with the mismatched ears!

Posted by: Wanett at January 1, 2008 12:17 PM

so cute! i can almost feel the softness of the bunny and the color is too yummy looking....

Posted by: debbie at January 1, 2008 12:34 PM

Soooo adorable. I love the little cotton tail best of all.

Posted by: ~Cat at January 1, 2008 12:39 PM

Awww that bunny is so cute I think the ears give it character its adorable and so isn't the tail Happy New Year

Posted by: Rae at January 1, 2008 1:10 PM

So cute! I love chocolate brown with pink.

Happy New Year!

Posted by: Jenny at January 1, 2008 1:15 PM

That hat is so darn cute! Happy New Year to you and yours.

Posted by: Jodi at January 1, 2008 1:53 PM

That is so darn cute. I like the lopsided ears. Happy New Year!

Posted by: Sarah at January 1, 2008 1:54 PM

ohhhh awesome I luv these hats.
well done.
I luv the tail addition.
luv Abby

Posted by: Abby at January 1, 2008 5:34 PM

Wow that is really adorable. I instantly clicked in your pattern area
to see if I could find the pattern. Where can I purchase the
pattern? It is a real show stopper! Thanks!
Happy New Year!

Posted by: molly at January 1, 2008 7:32 PM

Your wee girl cousin's mom is gonna be thrilled!

Is there any chance we'll get to see pics of her in the hat? Um, not the mom but the wee little girl. It's so easy to be misunderstood, isn't it (eh)?

Posted by: Anita at January 1, 2008 11:17 PM

Happy new Year to you and your family!
This hat looks soooo nice. I love to knit with Lana Grossa 2000, it´s so soft and nice.

So, again, happy new year from Hamburg, Germany!

Posted by: Wibkw at January 2, 2008 3:00 AM

It almost reminds me of Mickey Mouse. :-)

Posted by: Orli at January 2, 2008 3:10 AM

Hey Alison, great hat! It's super adorable! Did you come up with the pattern yourself, or is it available somewhere for the masses? I'd love to make one! Hope your 2008 goes splendidly!

Posted by: Kristine at January 2, 2008 7:47 AM

It is adorable, and the different sizes make it more so!

Posted by: Jennifer at January 2, 2008 1:55 PM

So cute!

Posted by: Kat with a K at January 2, 2008 2:06 PM

Adorable!

Posted by: Jenna at January 3, 2008 9:38 AM

OH MY GOSH please tell me you have a pattern for this that you can share. I am already working out how one might make this, but I NEED this hat.

For myself.

I even de-lurked JUST to comment!! :D

Posted by: Divine Bird Jenny at January 5, 2008 12:05 AM

Jenny, the pattern is bunny tails from Itty-Bitty Hats. I've made so many hats from this book - it's great!!

Posted by: ALISON at January 5, 2008 7:51 AM

That is so very cute. You've made a lot of cute little hats.

Posted by: Nik at January 6, 2008 2:43 PM