{"id":14485,"date":"2013-06-06T03:11:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T03:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ami.blogwrangler.net\/boxyskirtbunnies\/"},"modified":"2020-02-10T19:17:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:17:14","slug":"boxyskirtbunnies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/boxyskirtbunnies\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxyskirt Bunny"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple months ago some friends of ours told us that they would be traveling to Guatemala and visiting the children they had been sponsoring through Impact Ministries<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 They asked us if we could perhaps crochet something for their little girl.\u00a0 I took this as the perfect opportunity to try out a free pattern I had been eyeing on Ravelry.\u00a0 I love bunnies (see my Spring Bunnies<\/strong><\/a>, Sweetheart Bunny<\/strong><\/a> and this bunny<\/strong><\/a> by Ana Paula Rimoli), so when I saw the \u201cBoxy Skirt Bunny<\/strong><\/a>\u201d pattern by Minazara, I knew had to make it!<\/p>\n

I thought it was\u00a0neat that this bunny was not your typical shape\u2026it was rectangular and hence \u201cboxy\u201d.\u00a0 I first started crocheting the head.\u00a0 For some reason I had difficulty making the stitch count work and look even\u00a0in Row 2<\/strong>, so I did this instead: \u201cTurn, and then work 2 sc in the 2nd chain from hook, then 13 sc, 2 sc in next, then 13 sc [here, you\u2019re working along the bottom chain] (30 sc)<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0 At the beginning it looked like we were making a sock cell phone cozy<\/strong><\/a> \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 We then added the eyes and Ryan did a beautiful job stitching the pink nose!<\/p>\n

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My least favourite part about making amigurumi is attaching all the pieces together, so I loved how the legs are simply a continuation of the body!\u00a0 No need to attach them later on \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Here it looks like we\u2019re crocheting a little tooth\u2026<\/p>\n

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Next I sewed the gap between the legs shut after the fiberfill was stuffed in!<\/p>\n

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I then crocheted the rest of the parts: the two dainty little ears and arms.\u00a0 Now she\u2019s looking more bunny-esque and less tooth-like \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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After attaching the ears\u2026<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll notice that there is a line around the bunny\u2019s body where I crocheted in the back loops only.\u00a0 This is where the skirt will be attached!\u00a0 I love how there\u2019s no guess work of where it should be attached, and this makes it a lot easier picking up stitches for the skirt \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Great design!<\/p>\n

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I used this coral colour for the skirt\u00a0(left over yarn from Myla\u2019s granny square baby blanket<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!) and began crocheting around the body.\u00a0 I did 30 sc for Rows 1-3 and 60 sc (2 sc in each sc around to increase) for Rows 4-6.<\/p>\n

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I then attached the arms after the skirt was completed!\u00a0 Ryan embroidered this little pink heart on the skirt, and then I crocheted a tiny yellow bow using embroidery floss and attached it to one ear.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t she looks oh so pretty and cute?\u00a0 Very ladylike!<\/p>\n

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I liked this bunny so much that I decided to make one for Myla too \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 I was curious how this Boxy Skirt Bunny would turn out if I used thinner mercerized cotton (I used worsted weight acrylic yarn for the first bunny).\u00a0 Here is how\u00a0our second little bunny turned out with a\u00a0tiny mint green\u00a0bow!<\/p>\n

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Here is a side by side comparison so you can see the difference in size!\u00a0 The same pattern can yield very different results when you use different yarn!\u00a0 I also used a 3.5 mm crochet hook for the first bunny and a 2.00 mm crochet hook for the second bunny.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a pic to show how big they are when I\u2019m holding them! \u00a0They\u2019re both pretty small and dainty \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Haha, I wanted to pose them somewhere cute, so we put them in our kleenex box. \u00a0Looks like they\u2019re saying farewell and about to set sail on a big adventure!<\/p>\n

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Our first Boxy Skirt bunny did go on a long journey to Guatemala! \u00a0I asked our friends to take a picture once they delivered the little bunny to their sponsor child, and here it is \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Our friends had a very memorable, touching time meeting the children they sponsor in person, and they said that she loved it! \u00a0It\u2019s neat to think that something we crocheted is so far around the world and being loved by this special little girl. \u00a0I am so happy and proud of our friends for the work they do in showing God\u2019s love and grace to these children through Impact Ministries<\/a>. \u00a0Can\u2019t wait for them to get back to hear more of their stories!<\/p>\n

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The Boxy Skirt Bunny<\/strong><\/a> pattern is a great, versatile pattern as you can use any colour for the bunny, skirt, and nose\u2026you can add buttons, beads or bows to the ears or skirts, and you could make a wavy skirt, miniskirt or even shorts!\u00a0 Making this into a little ballerina bunny by adding lace-up pointe shoes with a frilly tutu would be so cute too! \u00a0You could easily change the ears to make this into a Boxy Skirt Bear<\/em> as well \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0The possibilities are endless! \u00a0Check out Minazaram\u2019s free pattern on Ravelry HERE<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u00a0Hope you liked seeing how we made ours!<\/p>\n