Spring Time Doll, Bunny & Chick Vase Doll Free Crochet Patterns

 This cute little girl is ready for spring! She's made from one of those air freshener doll you see at most craft stores that you don't know what to do with any more. Pattern here.

 She sits atop a clear vase that I have filled with candy. There is even one hiding in her basket!

 Now she has turned in a little White Bunny. Pattern here.

 Her little hat even has a bunny head and ears on it.

 Now she is a chick. Would she look good in several pastel colors all lining a shelf or table?

Fabric paints are what I used to give detail to her hat. Her pattern can be found here. 

Bunny Treat Bag Free Pattern

Here is a cutie just in time for Easter.

He is a Bunny Treat Bag.

Great for using up all those left over yarns.

The center is a bit of plastic glued to the front. A sandwich bag would work equally as well.

Pom-poms make up the face and tiny buttons add a bit of whimsy to the piece

Enjoy!

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Free Crochet Pattern Bunny Pillow Just In Time For Spring!

This week's free pattern is: Bunny Pillow.

I guess I've got a bad case of spring fever!

In case you missed it,

Last week's free pattern was for a

Boy's Romper!

Enjoy!

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Bunny in a Basket Free Crochet Pattern

BUNNY IN A BASKET FREE CROCHET PATTERN

MATERIALS:

1 skein Bernat brand Boa yarn in White, Blue Bird and Toucan, H hook or hook to obtain gauge, small amount of stuffing, small amount of cardboard, needle to take yarn, 2 chenille stems, craft glue, two 1\4” white pom-poms, one 5mm pink pom-pom, two 5mm brown pom-poms and one 1\2” white pom-pom.

FINISHED SIZE: Bunny: 9” tall including ears; Basket; 3-1\2” X 5”

Gauge: 4 sc = 1”, 4 rows sc = 1”

BUNNY:

With white yarn and H hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.

RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)

RND 2-3: (2 sc next st, sc next st) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)(18 sts)

RND 4-8: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.

RND 9: Sc next 2 sts, (sk next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (14 sts)

RND 10-11: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.

RND 12: Work 2 sc in ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (28 sts)

RND 13-19: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.

RND 20: (Sk next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (21 sts)

RND 21: (Sk next st, sc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (14 sts)

Stuff bunny.

RND 22: (Sk next st, sc next st) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (7 sts)

RND 23: (Sk next st, sc next st) 3 times, sk last st, sl st top beg sc, fasten off. (3 sts)

ARMS (MAKE 2):

With white and H hook rep rnd 1-2 of bunny.

RND 3-9: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. At the end of rnd 9 fasten off.

Fold rnd 9 flat and with needle and matching yarn sew to bunny at shoulders. Rep for other arm.

LEGS (MAKE 2):

With white and H hook rep rnd 1-2 of bunny.

RND 3-12: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. At the end of rnd 12 fasten off.

Fold legs flat at rnd 12, with needle and matching yarn sew legs to bottom of bunny.

EARS (MAKE 2):

Cut two 4-1\2” long piece of chenille stems. Twist stems into the shape of a circle and secure ends.

With one circle join white yarn with H hook around stem. Sc evenly around stem making certain stem does not show through, fasten off.

Rep for other circle.

Shape the circles into bunny ears and with needle and matching yarn sew to the back of the bunny’s head.

Glue two 1\4” white pom-poms to face for muzzle. Glue the 5mm pink pom-pom above this and the two 5mm brown pom-poms to the face for eyes. Glue the 1\2” white pom-pom to the backside of the bunny for a tail. Cut a length of either color of the boa yarns and tie around the bunny’s neck in a bow.


BASKET:

With Toucan and H hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.

RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)

RND 2-4: (2 sc next st, sc next st) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)(18 sts)(27 sts)

RND 5: Sc next 2 sts, (2 sc next st, sc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (32 sts)

RND 6: (2 sc next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (40 sts)

RND 7: (2 sc next st, sc next 4 sts) around, join Blue Bird, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn, fasten off Toucan. (48 sts)

RND 8-19: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. At the end of rnd 19 join toucan and fasten off blue bird.

RND 20-21: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. At the end of rnd 21 fasten off.

BASKET BOTTOM:

With toucan and H hook rep rnd 1-7 of basket, at the end of rnd 7 fasten off. Cut a piece of thick cardboard a little smaller than piece just made. With needle and matching yarn, turn basket inside out and sew bottom to the bottom of the basket inserting the cardboard as you sew.

HANDLE:

Twist both ends of one chenille stem into small loops. With Blue Bird and H hook join around stem, ch-1, evenly sc around stem to other side, fasten off. With needle and matching yarn, sew handle inside the basket.


This is a super easy and fast project to make!
Not just for Easter either!

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Changing Faces on Baby Stackers Crochet Pattern

What are the differences between these crochet animal heads?

Lets take them one by one.

The Dog head versas the Bunny head.

Both have the same eyes, same muzzle and nose. The size of the head is the same, only the colors used and the ears are different.

The Dog head versas the Bear head.

Both use the same eyes and nose. The muzzles are different. The dog has two small muzzles sewn next to each other while the bear only has one large one. Again the only real differences are the colors of yarn used and the ears, but if you look closely to the bear's ears you will notice how simular they are to the shape of the eyes and are really one in the same.

Last is the Dog head versas the Cat head. Again same eyes and nose, but different ears and the cat has a few stitches of embroidary of its muzzle instead of the sewn on one of the dog.

Can you tell where I am going with this?

Use your imaginations! Just because you see an item being used in one way doesn't mean you can't change it to suit your needs. Don't like dogs? So change it into a cat. The person you are making this for has their nursey done in bunnys, so change it into a bunny.

Nothing is ever written in stone.

Change the colors you use.

Change the type and weight of yarns.

Take it and put it to a totally different use. How about sewing one of the heads onto a body you've sewn and stuffed. Or use them as soft balls for a baby to play with. Or get really bold and string a bunch of the heads together and use it as a scarf this winter.

My point is take it and run with it!

Somethimes running with scissors is okay.

Just don't mistake getting crative with someone's pattern and then calling it your own or you could end up with a lot of problems leagelly.

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