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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Sunday 1 April 2018

Big Easter Bunny

Happy Easter Sunday and, especially for Mrs Beez, 'a pinch and a punch for the first of the month'.

Today I should like to share my cuddly big bunny with you.  He may look a little familiar to you, that is because I included a couple of photo of this bunny in my post entitled 'Mendel's Bunnies', where I tried to show you the different sizes I could get from knitting one of Julie Williams 'Little Cotton Rabbits' patterns in different thicknesses of yarn  but I saved blogging about him for today - it seemed appropriate being Easter and all that.

This adorable little boy is made in Chunky Knit.  The patches on his head are all part of the pattern and I love knitting the nose instead of stitching it on afterwards - I am not very good at stitched noses.


His eyes are made with French Knots and the mouth is stitched on at the same time as you make the eyes.


From the tips of his ears to the ends of his toes he measures approximately 20 inches (that is roughly 50 cm.)  


Here is the naked shot, I know how much you enjoy the 'Full Monty' view.  He is very photogenic and I think he knows it all too well!  Te he.


Oh, not forgetting the back view and his fabulous fluffy tail.


I just adore how his tail pops through his trousers (I suppose it would be very uncomfortable to have a great big powder puff in your underpants).


Because this bunny is so much larger than the normal Little Cotton Rabbit, the clothes designed for those rabbits would not fit him.  Instead I made him a set of clothes using a Mary Jane's Tearoom pattern.


The picot edged dungarees are made of 4 ply cotton, it has very small car shaped wooden buttons.


I added a decorative stripe to the fawn coloured jumper.  It is fastened with small buttons on the back shoulder seam.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your Easter Holiday.


Dionne


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8 comments:

  1. CdeBaca Crafts Gallery3 April 2018 at 08:21

    Hello friend!!
    Adorable bunny! Gosh, such an amazing job you have done. The jumper is adorable and that's such a great color too.
    Hope you had a wonderful Easter!

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    1. Dee's Craft Room3 April 2018 at 12:40

      Hi, so nice to hear from you, I hope you and the family are doing well. Easter was very wet here (or very snowy, depending on which part of the country you live it). But it was lovely to relax and spend time with the family.

      Thank you for your lovely comments on my Big Bunny. Making things in chunky knit is a lot of fun and when I have more time I hope to make more characters from this range.

      Take care.

      Dionne xx

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  2. Pamellia12 April 2018 at 12:54

    Awww, this guy is so adorable Dionne! I am so in love with the patch on his eye and the grey ear, just the markings I would want in a real pet bunny! His sweater and jumper are so amazing, love the little buttons. I really want to swish his little tail with my fingers, it looks so soft! lol. Great job!

    I find every year, that the weather is just a little bit crazier than it was the year before. Last week I was making patio garden plans, this week I I had to pull out the snow shovel!! It sure can be difficult to make any plans when your not sure what season it's going to be tomorrow. lol. I hope all has been well with you this last couple of weeks. Thinking of you and sending hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room8 May 2018 at 22:20

      Hi Pamellia

      I must apologise, I had not realised that I didn't responded to your comments, and after you went to all of the trouble to leave such lovely thoughts above, it is so rude of me. Sorry!

      We seem to have skipped spring this year and jumped from winter to summer, with May temperatures breaking records. This past weekend was a Bank Holiday for us and the weather was just stunning, enough to lift everyone's spirits and inspire them to get up and do something. I hope you are enjoying the sunshine and have managed to get out with your camera.

      Dionne xx

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  3. crafty-stamper8 May 2018 at 21:43

    Great to see you back Dionne sorry I missed your post and thank you for the comments on my posts.Love the gorgeous bunny with the grey markings on his head,beautiful outfit really love the dungarees with the little car buttons
    Carol x

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    1. Dee's Craft Room8 May 2018 at 22:22

      Thank you so much Carol, I feel very bad that I have not been keeping up with my commenting but I do not want to miss any of your projects as I adore your work. Expect more comments in the coming days.

      Dionne xx

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    2. crafty-stamper9 May 2018 at 23:04

      Don't stress about the commenting Dionne just hoped you were okay
      Carol x

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    3. Dee's Craft Room9 May 2018 at 23:21

      I am actually feeling very good about things at the moment because I am completely up to date with the blogs I follow .... for 5 minutes. You are always so busy, I really do not know where you get all of your amazing ideas from.

      Dionne xx

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Dionne

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