It has been fun for me to gather together goodies for my grandson, Oliver, Easter basket. He loves stuffed animals and this year I decided to make one for him. It was a challenging pattern since it was written poorly. But, I forged ahead and this is what I came up with:
I'm going to call him "Peter Cottontail" since my little grandson loves the story of Peter Cottontail. Here's a link to the bunny pattern. I used some leftover yarns that I had in my stash and made a little carrot which is in his pocket.
This year the Western Easter falls way earlier than the Eastern Orthodox Easter. So, we will be celebrating two Easters. My husband and I are members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and our Pascha falls on May 5. We follow the Julian calendar thus the difference in the dates for Easter. Either way, it's a beautiful time of year to contemplate and be thankful for our blessings.
Please take time to hop over to Handmade Harbour and check out some wonderful crafty blogs. I wish each of you have a joyous holiday and blessings for the weeks ahead.
Peter Cottontail is very cute. I like his little pocket for his carrot.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It was fun to see how "Peter" looked after I finished putting him together.
DeleteIsn't Peter a handsome chap. I love his ruffled collar. Sending Easter hugs to Lilly.
ReplyDeleteLilly says "hello" and thanks you for thinking of her. I hope you have a great week!
DeleteA very happy Easter to you and your family. Peter Cottontail is very handsome, I'm sure he'll be much loved!
ReplyDeleteEaster greetings to you, Penny. Say "hello" to Higgins from me. He's adorable!
DeleteAww Peter cotton tail is just adorable! I especially like the addition of the carrot in his little pocket, it really gives him character :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter! x
Thank you so much. The carrot was a last minute idea. My little Grandson was so excited to get Peter in his Easter basket!
DeleteHappy Easter to you! Hope you're enjoying the easter celebrations!
ReplyDeletejust been admiring your knitted bunny. i think the pocket for the carrot is so cute. what a nice idea!
you know what, i also had in my plans to knit a bunny for easter (the one from Arne and Carlos's book) but i didnt get round to it. perhaps i'll give it a go some other time later on during the year.
do you remember that lovely red heart cookie cutter you told me about on your blog? - well, i managed to get one (thank you!) and i made some nice shortbreads with it this year for easter. do come over and see :)
Hi Matha, Happy Easter to you. The bunny was fun to knit although it took me awhile to finish it. I will have to check out the pattern from Arne and Carlos' book. Happy to hear you got the cookie cutter. I will hop on over to your blog and check it out. Have a wonderful week! :)
DeleteAh, what a lovely gift to make your grandson. A gift truely made with love
ReplyDeleteThank you. My little Grandson did like it. Wishing you all the best!
DeleteHe's lovely , Happy Easter to you x
ReplyDeleteThank you Bev, I hope you had a wonderful holiday, too!
DeleteSo much nicer than chocolate eggs! Happy Easter to you too, times two! Jo x
ReplyDeleteHi Jo, I hope you had a Happy Easter and had lots of chocolate eggs! Have a great weekend.
DeleteHappy belated Easter to you too! Love Peter Cottontail - I bet your grandson did too :-) Simmi x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simmi. It's always fun to give a handmade gift. Hope you have a great weekend!
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