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KID’S BUNNY JUMPER
FEET (MAKE 2)
Cast on 17 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn B.
Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Row 2 K2, M1, knit to last st, M1, K1. [19 sts]
Row 3 Purl.
Row 4 K6, P1, K5, P1, K6.
Row 5 P6, K1, P5, K1, P6.
Rep Rows 4 and 5 once more.
Row 8 (K5, k2tog) twice, K5. [17 sts]
Rows 9 to 11 Beg with a purl row, work in st st.
Row 12 K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [15 sts]
Rows 13 to 15 Beg with a purl row, work in st st.
Row 16 K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [2 sts dec’d]
Row 17 Purl.
Rep last 2 rows until 9 sts remain, ending after a dec row.
Next row Purl.
Next row Knit.
Next row Purl.
Next row K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. [7 sts]
Cast off.
LARGE PAD (MAKE 2)
Cast on 5 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Row 2 K1, M1, K3, M1, K1. [7 sts]
Row 3 Purl.
Row 4 K1, M1, K5, M1, K1. [9 sts]
Row 5 Purl.
Row 6 Ssk, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d]
Row 7 Purl.
Rep last 2 rows once more. [5 sts]
Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread through rem 5 sts and pull to
form curve. Secure with sts.
SMALL PAD (MAKE 6)
Cast on 3 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Row 2 K1, M1, K1, M1, K1. [5 sts]
Row 3 Purl.
Row 4 Ssk, k1, k2tog. [3 sts]
Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread through rem 3 sts and pull to
form curve. Secure with sts.
NOSE
Cast on 9 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 Knit.
Row 2 Purl.
Rows 3 to 8 Beg with a knit row, work in st st.
Cut yarn leaving a long tail, using a darning needle, thread
through all 9 sts on needle, work a running st along the side of
the Nose, across the cast-on sts, along the remaining side of
the Nose. Pull yarn to form a ball, stuff the cast-on tail inside the
Nose as stuffing. Secure with sts.
FLOWERS (MAKE 3)
Make 1 each in Lavender, Yarn B (White) and Yellow.
Cast on 47 sts using 3.25mm needles.
Row 1 Purl.
Row 2 K2, *K1, slip st just worked back to left needle, pass next
6 sts over it and off the needle, knit slipped st again, K2; rep
from * to end. [17 sts]
Row 3 P1, (p3tog) 5 times, P1. [7 sts]
Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread through rem 7 sts and pull to
form centre of Flower. Secure with sts and sew side seam.
FLOWER CENTRE (MAKE 3)
Make 1 in Yellow and 2 in Yarn B (White).
Cast on 5 sts using 3.25mm needles.
Row 1 Knit.
Row 2 Purl.
Rows 3 to 6 Beg with a knit row, work in st st.
Cut yarn leaving a long tail, using a darning needle, thread
through all 5 sts on needle, work a running st along the side of
the piece, across the cast-on sts, along the remaining side of
the piece. Pull yarn to form a ball, stuff the cast-on tail inside
the Flower centre as stuffing. Secure with sts.
FINISHING
FEET
1 The small rows of purl sts mark the separation between the
toes. Using Yarn B work sts to define these. Using image as a
guide, sew on Large and Small pads.
2 Sew on Ears, folding as shown in image and leaving the tip
unattached. Sew on Flowers and using Dark Grey yarn
embroider on eyes and mouth, using image as a guide.
3 Join left shoulder and neckband seams of sweater, fold
Sleeves in half lengthwise and place stitch marker, use this
stitch marker to line the centre of the Sleeve top with the
shoulder seam, pin Sleeve into place. Sew side and Sleeve
seams.
4 Weave in ends and gently block to measurements, following
any yarn care instructions on the ball band.
STEP-BY-STEP SSK SLIP, SLIP, KNIT
1 Working with the yarn at the back
of your knitting, insert the point of
the right-hand needle into the next
stitch as if to knit, but instead slip
the first stitch onto the right-hand
needle.
2 Now slip the next stitch from the
left-hand needle onto the
right-hand needle
in the same way as for step 1.
3 Push the point of the left-hand
needle through the front of both the
slipped stitches.
4 Bring the yarn around just as you
would for a knit stitch and knit
these two stitches together. You
will now have a single stitch on the
right-hand needle, and your two
slipped ones will create a
left-leaning decrease.