As you will have seen last week I shared the pattern for my Flopsy Bunny using the Scheepjes Catona, and I enjoyed working with it so much I was struck with more ideas for cool designs, so I immediately jumped on the order machine (laptop) to pick out some colours. I decided to go for two ranges – reds and greens.
I’m thinking apples. Red Delicious and Granny Smith.
Now, I’d best get cracking.
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Well, Hello There!
The cutest little flop-eared bunny is ready to be shared with you, along with the instructions as to how to make him for yourself.
I’ve created the pattern as a handy pdf file which you can safely download from here and enjoy. But before that, here are some more photos:
He’s right at home there amongst my daughter’s favourite stuffed animals, but sadly he can’t stay. He’s about to be bundled up into luggage and sent of to Perth to a new home with the son of my oldest friend. I know he’ll be well loved.
Right, so let’s get to it. To start making your own bunny, click this PDF file:
Or, clicking on any of the images in this post will take you straight to the pattern too. If you have any problems opening the pdf, shoot me a message via my Contact page.
Edited to add: I forgot to mention the size! Flopsy bunny is about 20cm tall when finished. A great size for toddler hands.
Don’t forget to share your finished bunnies on social media, you can tag and follow me just about everywhere: on Instagram, Pinterest, Ravelry and Facebook. I love seeing your finished results!
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Happy crocheting!
Posted in amigurumi, free pattern, Scheepjes
Tagged amigurumi, catona, crochet, free pattern, mini-skein, scheepjes, scheepjeswol
It’s been ages since I made any Amigurumi. There was a long time there where it was all I made. I have a few favourite designers, including A Morning Cup of Jo Creations and Local Legend Dendennis. I’ve also long been a fan of the Zoomigurumi books, with just about all of them in my collection.
But amigurumi and I have been on a break. It was only recently when I posted a photo on Instagram for #ThrowbackThursday that the desire reignited.
So I got online and ordered myself a few of the brand new Scheepjes Catona minis so I could get cracking.
I ordered three, as usually one 50g skein of yarn is not quite enough and two is too many. What a gap Scheepjes has managed to fill here, seriously! I hate having leftovers. I never use them and I always buy too many different types of yarn to be able to make a scrap project, so these mini skeins suit me right down to the ground.
I couldn’t wait to get started on my project, which is going to be a floppy-eared bunny. I’ve already made loads of progress, with only the final touches to be made before I can show you the end result and share the pattern with you!
I’ve really struggled with the ears though. I wanted them to be long and floppy, but not too wide and not too narrow. I think I’ve finally nailed it (on the left).
And the assembly is easy, but sewing all the bits and pieces on takes the time and I have to be extra vigilant not to prick my finger and get blood all over the lovely vintage yellow.
So, wish me luck keeping my fingers prick-free, I’m off to sew him all together and makes sure the pattern makes sense for you in time to share this time next week!
If you want to pick up the Catona mini-skeins for yourselves, you can at your local retailer in NL and BE, or via Deramores.com, who ship worldwide.
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Tagged amigurumi, bunny, catona, catona mini, crochet, free pattern, MissNeriss, scheepjes, scheepjeswol, WIP
This last weekend I had The Most Amazing Experience.
Myself, along with a group of absolutely fabulous yarny bloggers was invited to Yarn Paradise; AKA Scheepjes HQ in Tynaarlo.
I was lucky enough to be able to grab a ride with Gorgeous Atty and her mum as they whizzed past on their way from Amsterdam, and upon arrival it was all squeals and hugs and a bit of OTT carry on as we all caught up again or met for the first time in person.
First order of business was a tour of the warehouse. Now, I’m lucky enough to have done this before, so I knew what a treat the others were in for. They were all rolling their eyes at my anticipation of the buttons, but when they arrived in the first of the button aisles for themselves, finally they understood!
Suddenly it was lunch time, so we all reluctantly dragged ourselves outside into the glorious sunshine. But Oh Wow we were in for a treat!
Scheepjes Director of Design, Anita, put on the best spread you could imagine. Gluten free brownies that once you’ve eaten, you’ll never eat normal brownies again. Not to mention the Lemon Drizzle Cake. I won’t lie, I did have one of each!
In the afternoon, Esther from Happy in Red hosted a terrifically insightful workshop into some of the nuts and bolts of blogging and we all chatted about how we could improve our blogs before we were able to finally talk about the elephant in the room that was all the new yarns!
Look at them!!
We could touch and smoosh and rub our faces on the yarn to our heart’s content. You could feel the room crackling with the energy from the inspiration and ideas zooming around and bouncing off each other. I came away with no less than three concrete design ideas, so there will be a lot of pretty impressive designs emerging with the new Linen Soft, Catona, Softfun Denim and new Stone Washed colours!
We finally managed to drag ourselves out of HQ where we all went out for dinner at a cute little restaurant in Assen and by the end of the evening I was just exhausted, and my face hurt from laughing so much. By the end of the weekend my face was pretty much frozen in this position:
On day two, just when you think that all the highlights have passed, Dedri from Look What I Made cracked out her Sophie and I thought I might faint from the excitement. Seeing her in the flesh, wow. She has changed the crochet universe. (See what I did there?)
We spent the day enjoying a high tea while crocheting and chatting, and filming Carmen’s Jean Luc the fox devouring one of her Blue Tits in super slow-mo. Let’s just say, you probably had to be there…
All in all, I had the most wonderful time, and can’t wait to spend more time in real life with the wonderful group of bloggers that came along. Thanks so much to Anita and Job at Scheepjes for being the best hosts you could imagine, and be sure to visit all the amazing bloggers. You won’t regret it.
Kirsten at Haak Maar Raak
Annelies at Vicarno
Jellina at Jellina’s Creations
Carmen at Crafty Queens
Maria at 50 Shades of 4Ply
Atty at Atty’s
Dedri at Look What I Made
Esther at Happy in Red
Heike at Made With Loops
Sarah at Crafts From the Cwtch
And an honourable mention for Tammy and Wink, who couldn’t make it. You were missed girls!!
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