Bunny

Knitting
March 2012
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
11 - 13 yards (10 - 12 m)
6½cm long and 4cm high.
Danish English
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Adorable little bunnies, knitted on DPN’s.

Fun note: in Denmark the Easter Bunny is a Hare, which is slightly bigger than a rabbit. It lives above the ground and not in caves. Rabbits are rare in Denmark whereas the Hare is very common all over the countryside. Hare’s and Rabbits looks very much the same, at least to the untrained eye. The Danish name Harekilling means Hare kitten.

Size:
The bunny is 6½cm long and 4cm high.

Yarn:
Spindrift, 100% Pure Shetland Wool from Jamieson’s of Shetland.

Shades:
25g shade 190 Tundra.
25g shade 141 Camel.
25g shade 343 Ivory.
1 bundle shade 236 Rosewood (RO)

Needles:
One set of double pointed needles (DPNs) 3mm (US 2½).

Tension:
10x10 cm = 26 st and 38 rows in stocking stitch.

Other materials:
Filling for the bunny: Fiber filling or sponge material cut in small pieces.


Harekilling
Små uimodståelige harekillinger, der strikkes på strømpepinde. Små øjne broderes på til sidst.

Størrelse:
Harekillingen er 6½cm lang og 4cm høj.

Garn:
Spindrift, 100% ren Shetlandsk uld fra Jamieson’s of Shetland.

Farver:
25g farve 190 Tundra.
25g farve 141 Camel.
25g farve 343 Ivory.
1 dunte farve 236 Rosewood (RO)

Vejledende pinde:
strømpepinde 3mm

Strikkefasthed:
10x10cm = 26m og 38p på pind 3mm i glatstrik.

Andre materialer (ikke inkluderet):
Fyld i harekilling: fiberfyld eller engangsvaskeklude af
skumgummi revet eller klippet i små stykker.