Saturday 21 September 2013

BUNNY, small, yellow
by Katka Sanderson from Katka's Creations





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  • Work in continuous rounds, do not join the rounds.
  • Use a row marker OR mark your first stitch with short piece of wool at the beginning of every round, easy to keep count of rounds.
sc - single crochet US term  = / UK term - dc – double crochet /
ch - chain
inc - increase = 2 sc in one stitch
dec - I use invisible decrease / sc 2 tog (tog = together)
st(s) - stitch(es)
r. - round
magic ring / OR / chain 2, 6sc or 7sc in second chain from hook
rep - repeat
7x – 7 times
sl st – slip stitch



BUNNY – HEAD (yellow colour)

r.1 = 7sc into magic ring = (7sts)
r.2 = 2sc in each st around = (14sts)
r.3 = (* sc in 1 st, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 7x = (21 sts)
r.4 = (* sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 7x = (28 sts)
r.5 = (* sc in 3 sts, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 7x = (35 sts)
r.6 = (* sc in 4 sts, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 7x = (42 sts)
r.7 = (* sc in 5 sts, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 7x = (49 sts)
r.8 - 13 = sc in each st around = (49 sts)
r.14 = (* sc in 5 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 7x = (42sts)
r.15 = (* sc in 4 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 7x = (35 sts)
r.16 = (* sc in 3 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 7x = (28 sts)
Attach safety EYES between r.13 & r.14 /
or / stitch on beads after you make the head.
Start to stuff the head
r.17 = (* sc in 2 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 7x = (21 sts)
r.18 = (* sc in 1 st, sc 2tog *) - rep 7x = (14 sts)
r.19 = (* skip 1 st, sc 1 *) - rep 7x = (7 sts) when using thread OR
OR r.19 = when using wool - (* sc 2tog *) - rep 7x = (7sts) sl st
stuff firmly
cut free and weave short tail in.


BUNNY – BODY (yellow colour)

r.1 = 6sc into magic ring = (6 sts)
r.2 = 2sc in each st around = (12 sts)
r.3 = (* sc in 1 st, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 6x = (18 sts)
r.4 = (* sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 6x = (24 sts)
r.5 - r.7 – sc in each st around = (24 sts)
r.8 = (* sc in 2 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 6x = (18 sts)
r.9 - r.13 – sc in each st around = (18 sts)
r.14 = (* sc in 7 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 2x = (16 sts)
r.15 = sc in each st around = (16sts) sl st
stuff body
cut free and leave long tail for sewing.


BUNNY – ARM (yellow colour) 2x

r.1 = 6sc into magic ring = (6 sts)
r.2 = 2sc in each st around = (12 sts)
r.3 - r.4 – sc in each st around = (12 sts)
r.5 = (* sc 2tog *) - rep 6x = (6 sts)
stuff hand only
r.6 - r.12 – sc in each st around = (6 sts)
flatten hand and close open end together with 3 sc.
cut free and leave long tail for sewing.


BUNNY – LEG (yellow colour) 2x

r.1 = 6 ch, into 2nd ch from hook make 1 sc, sc in 3 sts, 3sc in next st;
(now work on opposite side of chains) – sc in 3 sts, 2 sc in last 2 sts = (14 sts)
r.2 = 2sc in first st, sc in 4 sts, 3sc in next st, sc in 7 sts, 2 sc in last st = (18 sts)
r.3 – r.4 = sc in each st around = (18 sts)
r.5 = sc in 5 sts, sc 2 tog – 3x, sc in 5 sts, sc 2 tog = (14 sts)
r.6 = sc in 3 sts, sc 2 tog, sc 3 tog, sc 2 tog, sc in 4 sts = (10 sts)
r.7 = sc in each st around = (10 sts)
stuff foot firmly
r.8 = sc in 4 sts, sc 2 tog, sc in 4 sts = (9 sts)
r.9 – r.10 = sc in each st around = (9 sts)
r.11 = sc in 4 sts, sc 2 tog, sc in 3 sts = (8 sts)
r.12 – r.13 = sc in each st around = (8 sts)
r.14 = sc 2 tog, sc, sc 2 tog, sc, sc 2 tog = (5 sts)
r.15 = sc 2 tog, end
stuff leg very little
flatten leg and close open end together
cut free and leave long tail for sewing.


BUNNY – EARS (yellow colour) 2x

r.1 = 5sc into magic ring = (5 sts)
r.2 = 2sc in each st around = (10 sts)
r.3 = (* sc in 1 st, 2 sc in next st *) - rep 5x = (15 sts)
r.4 - r.7 – sc in each st around = (15 sts)
r.8 = (* sc in 3 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 3x = (12 sts)
r.9 - r.10 – sc in each st around = (12 sts)
r.11 = (* sc in 2 sts, sc 2tog *) - rep 3x = (9 sts)
r.12 – r.14 = sc in each st around = (9sts)
do not stuff
flatten ears and close open end together with 4 sc
cut free and leave long tail for sewing.

Stitch parts together.

Now, you have finished yellow bunny – without clothes.
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Check next blog - few days time there will be pattern for red dress & blue trousers
Happy crocheting,   Katka



Monday 22 April 2013

ELEPHANT FREE PATTERN by Katka Sanderson from Katkas Creations

I made these elephants for my mum and my son as Valentine gift, 14th February 2013




ORIGINAL PATTERN from :






I love this pattern, especially the HEAD of the elephant with the trunk, but I wanted my elephant to sit down, with all 4 legs. So I changed pattern.....

FREE for everyone.
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ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
sc 2 tog = 2 stitches sc ogether

Instead of magic ring = 2 chain, 7 sc in 2nd chain from the hook = 7sc into magic ring

from original pattern make:
HEAD with TRUNK (SNOUT), EARS make 2, BODY


ELEPHANT – FRONT LEGS – make 2

r.1 = 7 sc into magic ring = (7sts)
r.2 = 2sc in each stitch around = (14sts)
r.3 = (* sc in one stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch *) - repeat 6times = (21sts)
r.4 = sc in each stitch around, ONLY BACK LOOPS = (21sts)
r.5 = sc in each stitch around = (21sts)
r.6 = (* sc in next 3 stitches, sc 2 tog *) - repeat 4 times, sc in last stitch (17sts)
r.7 – r.8 = slip stitch in first 5 stitches, sc in next 4 stitches, half double crochet in next 4 stitches, sc in last 4 stitches = (17sts)
r.9 = slip stitch in first 5 stitches, sc in next 12 sts = (17sts)
r.10 – r.14 = sc in each stitch around = (17sts)
r.15 = sc in first 4 stitches, sc 2 tog, sc in next 3 stitches, sc 2 tog, sc in next 4 stitches, sc 2 tog = (14sts)
r.16 = sc in each stitch around = (14sts)
r.17 = sc 2 tog, sc in next 2 stitches, sc 2 tog, sc in last 8 stitches = (12sts)
r.18 – r.19 = sc in each stitch around = (12sts)
r.20 = (* sc 2tog *) - 6 times = (6sts)
r.21= sc 2 tog – END, cut free and leave long rail for sewing.


ELEPHANT – BACK LEGS – make 2

r.1 = 6sc into magic ring = (6sts)
r.2 = 2sc in each stitch around = (12sts)
r.3 = (* sc in one stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch *) - repeat 6times = (18sts)
r.4 = (* sc in two stitches, 2 sc in the next stitch *) - repeat 6times = (24sts)
r.5 = sc in each stitch around, ONLY BACK LOOPS = (24sts)
r.6 = sc in first 6 stitches, sc 2tog - FIVE times, sc in next 6 stitches, sc 2tog = (18sts)
r.7 - r.10 = sc in each stitch around = (18sts)
r.11 = sc in first 3 stitches, sc 2tog, (* sc in next 2 stitches, sc 2tog *) - 2 times; sc in next 3 stitches, sc 2tog = (14sts)
r.12 - r.17 – sc in each stitch around = (14sts)
r.18 = (* sc in next 5 stitches, sc 2tog *) - 2 times = (12sts)
r.19 = sc in each stitch around = (12sts)
r.20 = (* sc 2tog *) - 6 times = (6sts)
r.21
= sc 2 tog – END, cut free and leave long rail for sewing.

Make little tail – see ORIGINAL PATTERN


Enjoy !!
Happy crocheting, Katka

Please, contact me if you find any mistake or if you have any question ;-)