Big Cuddly Bunny by Purl Soho

Big Cuddly Bunny

Knitting
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
2.5 stitches = 1 inch
US 15 - 10.0 mm
15 inches tall by 38 inch circumference
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • Main Yarn: 6 skeins of Blue Sky’s Bulky, 50% Alpaca and 50% Wool. I used the color Polar Bear. (Another option: 2 skeins of Cascade’s Magnum, 100% Wool.) Contrast Yarn (for inside the Bunny’s ears): 1 skein of Blue Sky’s Bulky. This color is Blossom.
  • Scrap Yarn (for the face). Nothing in your stash? Use a small skein of Needlepoint Yarn. I used Brown Paper Package’s Trio in the color Espresso.
  • A 20 or 24 inch, US #15 circular needle
  • A set of US #15 double pointed needles
  • 2 buttons (for the eyes), 3/4 inches in diameter. I used Purl Soho’s Large Buttons (size 30), color Gray.
  • 2 bags of stuffing
  • Optional: a jumbo stitch marker
  • Optional: a Pom Pom Maker (for the tail).

GAUGE
2 1/2 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette

FINISHED SIZE
15 inches from ground to top of head

38 inches in circumference