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The Crocheted Moon, Riverton, UT

Unusual & Quirky Crochet Facts

1. In the late 1800s, men's and women's hairstyles required the use of oily pomade. Consequently, crochet became more popular as people put little sewn pieces on top of expensive furniture to protect them from the pomaded heads.

2. Crochet became increasingly popular in the 1920s when women stopped wearing corsets and began to crochet lacy underwear.

3. Artist Nathan Vincent crocheted and knitted an entire locker room. He has also knitted taxidermy busts, urinals, guns, and tools. His goal is to represent masculine objects in a new and softer medium.

4. Over 2,000 women from 14 countries met in India to create the world's largest crocheted blanket. The mega-blanket measured approximately 120,000 square feet, or about the size of one-and-a-half football fields.

5. While crochet has proven health benefits, injuries do occur. Health professionals even have a medical code to note when a crochet injury has occurred: CODE Y93D1...(I didn't know I was in such a dangerous profession! ;) )

And now for some Easter Fun!

I came across and adorable little Easter pattern I wanted to share with you. If you are just starting to decorate or you just need a little something extra to add to your decorations, try this cute bunny pattern. You can turn them into ornaments to hang from a tree, make a garland, or stack them up in a an Easter Basket. Either way, it's a quick and fun way to add whimsy to your holiday:

Simple Easter Bunny Pattern

You will need

• 100% acrylic, 100g/276m per skein. You can find the skeins at Hobby Lobby (my favorite place), Michaels, or Walmart. 
• Colors (or 4 of your choosing)
• Light Pink
• White
• Light Green
• Light Yellow
• 5mm (UK 6, US H/8) crochet hook. You can also find hooks at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Walmart, or online at Amazon.
• Large Sewing Needle for stringing the bunnies
• Small pom pom for the tail
• Hot glue gun to glue on the tail

Abbreviations

Single Crochet = SC

Half Double Crochet = HDC

Double Crochet = DC

Chain = ch

Slip Stitch = sl st

Finished Size

Approx. 8cm or 3”

BODY

R1: choose the color of yarn and make a magic ring, ch1, SC 6 into the ring and close the ring tightly by pulling the loose end, sl st to 1st SC to join, ch 1                                                                                                                                                           (6)

R2: 2SC in each st around, sl st to the 1^st SC to join, ch 1                           (12)

R3: *SC in next st, 2SC in next st* repeat from ** to end of round, sl st to the 1^st SC to join, ch 1                                                                                                                                  (18)

R4: *SC in each of the next 2 sts, 2SC in next st* repeat from ** to end of round, sl st to the 1^st SC to join, ch 1 & do not fasten off                                     (24)

HEAD

R5: (HDC, DC) in the next st, 2DC in each of the next 2 sts, (DC, HDC) in the next st, sl st in the remaining sts to the other side of the head, do not fasten off                       (8)

EARS

R6: sl st  into the 1st HDC and the 1^st DC from Round 5, *ch5, HDC in 2nd ch from hook, DC in each of the next 3 chs, sl st in the 4^th st of Round 5.  Repeat the stitches between the ** for the second ear, sl st in the 2^nd to last st of Round 5, FO your yarn.

FINISHING

Using your needle weave in any loose yarn tails and trim the excess.  For the tail glue a white pom pom in the center of the body. 

If you would like to make a garland, choose a yarn color, and measure out the length you need.  Then, thread the yarn on our needle and string the yarn through the bunny’s section where the head and the body meet.  Or you can attach a single yarn loop on the backside of the bunny between the ears.

If you are not familiar with how to

make the crochet stitches used in

this pattern you can go to You Tube

and type in the type of stitch you

are wanting to learn.  They have

some good instructional videos that

are easy to follow.