My household has no shortage of bunnies, but I couldn't help myself. Oscar needed friends.
Meet Susie and Moe. Can you believe that they're made from a knitted square/swatch? It's true. Here's how. While watching a DVD, I knit two little stockinette stitch squares from a mohair-blend yarn that I had purchased quite a while ago for a project that I had dreamed up, but never took the time to actually start. I enjoyed the mindless knitting; it was perfect for a lazy weekend.
As you can see, Susie and Moe have a penchant for books. Oscar does, too, but not so much for reading them as chewing them up with his razor-sharp bunny teeth. But he's only doing what's natural for rabbits, and he's just so darn cute that I can't get mad at him. It was my fault, anyway, for having books on a shelf low enough for Oscar to reach. Nice bunny. Bad human. Poor The Red Tent. I liked you. But I digress. Back to introducing our new knitted bunny friends.
Susie and Moe have been neighbors since childhood. Moe's had a crush on Susie since forever, but he was never brave enough to do anything about it.
So Susie did. Moe realized there was no reason to be shy. It didn't take long for him to propose.
Susie said yes. And so many, many more little knitted bunnies are to come. The end.
*The bunnies are knitted with Lily Chin Greenwich Village on #7 needles, and I used pompoms for their tails.
Your Bunnies are so adorable! They make a wonderful couple (I especially love the last picture) :)
Posted by: Becky | April 12, 2007 at 05:31 PM
Love the girl and boy bunnies! You are so creative.
(And watch out for bunnies. They will be multiplying before you know it :-)
Posted by: lera | April 12, 2007 at 06:00 PM
LOVE them! They're so cute, and as usual your story makes them even cuter!!!
*Grin* I have a bunny surprise for you! I'll try and get it in the mail for you on Monday! :)
Posted by: Kari | April 13, 2007 at 09:21 PM
Susie and Moe are SO cute!...thanks for the link :-)
Posted by: Linda | April 13, 2007 at 09:44 PM
Oh, they're gorgeous!! And Oscar is a cutie, too :)
Posted by: Donna | April 21, 2007 at 07:35 AM
they are so cute ... thanks for the link to the tutorial.
I think the bunny population is going to explode around here
Posted by: catsmum | May 19, 2007 at 07:12 AM
Gosh I just love a great love storie ...oh how sweet thanks for the tut. you are soooooo talented i love your crochet and knitting
san's
Posted by: san's | June 27, 2007 at 05:13 PM
Many thanks! You inspired me to make some bunnies of my own.
Posted by: Lori | July 16, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Can you post some directions on how to craft the bunnies and ears? The link had expired and I would love to make these for my niece and nephew for Easter!
Thanks!
Posted by: Kelly | February 02, 2011 at 06:53 PM