Round Rabbit by Clare Doornbos

Round Rabbit

Knitting
July 2010
DK (11 wpi) ?
7 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in Stockinette Stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
English
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A Round Rabbit, 7” tall and 6” wide including those stand up ears and big feet. Her ears stand up through the power of yarn engineering, there are no wires or inserts.

For an INTERMEDIATE knitter. Round Rabbit is mostly knitted flat with a little knitting in the round. Most of the shaping is done with Short Row Shaping, which is fully explained in the pattern. There are some sewn seams and the rabbit is knitted in pieces and then sewn together.

SKILLS REQUIRED
Garter (knit) Stitch
Stockinette Stitch
Knitting in the round on double pointed needles
K2tog
Short Row Shaping (full tutorial included in pattern)
Single Cast On

MATERIALS REQUIRED
130 yards of Double Knitting yarn 
5 yards of white Double Knitting yarn for Rabbit tail 
US size 3 (3.25 mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US size 3 (3.25 mm) double pointed needles (dpns) or size needed to obtain gauge
Scraps of black felt for the features
Tapestry needle
Needle and thread to sew features to Rabbit
Fiberfill (stuffing)

HINTS AND TIPS to help you with this pattern are available on my blog http://nattyknitter.wordpress.com this is mentioned in the pattern.