Your cutest Easter ever is just a few stitches away! Knit chirpy chicks, fleecy lambs, sweet bunnies and colourful eggs
by Sachiyo Ishii
YOU WILL NEED
■ Stylecraft Naturals Organic Cotton (100% cotton, 50g/105m) 1 ball of each
Yarn A Flax (7187)
Yarn B Blush (7177)
Yarn C Gypsum (7168)
Yarn D Buttermilk (7174)
Yarn E Citronelle (7175)
Yarn F Wood (7188)
Yarn G Blue Lagoon (7197)
■ A pair of 3mm needles
■ Toy filling
■ A pair of 6mm mushroom shaped amigurumi eye beads
■ Three pairs of 4mm mushroom shaped amigurumi eye beads
■ Cotton thread and all-purpose needle
■ A small amount of dark brown DK yarn
TENSION
26 sts and 30 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over stocking stitch using 3mm needles
MEASUREMENTS
Lamb 13cm (5¼in); Bunny 14.5cm (5¾in); Chick 7cm (2¾in)
ABBREVIATIONS
Make Bobble (MB) Knit into front, back, and then front again of next st on LH needle. Turn. P3, turn, K3, turn, P3, turn, K3. Pass second and third st on RH needle over first st
For a full list see page 79
Not suitable for children under three years old due to small parts
EASTER KNITS
Notes Leave long yarn tails at start and end for seaming.
BUNNY
BODY AND HEAD
Cast on 12 sts using 3mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Row 2 (K1, kfb) 3 times, (kfb, K1) 3 times. [18 sts]
Row 3 Purl.
Row 4 (K2, kfb) 3 times, (kfb, K2) 3 times. [24 sts]
Row 5 Purl.
Row 6 (K3, kfb) 3 times, (kfb, K3) 3 times. [30 sts]
Row 7 Purl.
Row 8 (K4, kfb) 3 times, (kfb, K4) 3 times. [36 sts]
Rows 9 to 23 Starting on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 24 *K1, k2tog; rep from * to last 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [24 sts]
Rows 25 to 29 Starting on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 30 (K2, k2tog) 5 times, K1, k2tog, K1. [18 sts]
Row 31 Purl.
Row 32 (K1, k2tog) 5 times, k2tog, K1. [12 sts]
Row 33 (neck) Purl.
HEAD
Row 34 (Kfb) 12 times. [24 sts]
Row 35 Purl.
Row 36 (K3, kfb) 3 times, (kfb, K3) 3 times. [30 sts]
Rows 37 to 43 Starting on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 44 K9, (k2tog, K1) 4 times, K9. [26 sts]
Rows 45 to 47 Starting on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 48 K2, (k2tog, K2) 6 times. [20 sts]
Row 49 Purl.
Row 50 (K2tog) 10 times. [10 sts] Break yarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight
