This pattern is to make a decorative car and bunny ornament. It is a good stash buster as it makes use of oddments of double knit and 4 ply - orange and green for the carrot, brown or grey for the rabbit and tiny oddments of 4 ply for the scarf etc. The carrot uses approximately 35 m of yarn and the rabbit around 25 m. You can easily customize the car with embroidery and felt decorations using what you have at home, something a child might enjoy doing. The wheels could be made using large buttons and this would make it a suitable toy for a young child.

Both the rabbit and the car are made from several components with some basic sewing and embroidery required as well as knitting. The knitting is not complex but is unsuitable for a beginner, so this pattern is for intermediate ability knitters.

All funds raised from the sale of this pattern will be donated to Acorn Rabbit Rescue in East Yorkshire, UK. My friends Caroline and Mick started the rescue in January 2020. The pandemic has resulted in many, many rabbits being given up for adoption. The problem is worse for rabbits than it is for cats and dogs. Old or ill rabbits that cannot be rehomed can live out the rest of their days in the tranquil surroundings of the rescue. Buying this pattern will help raise some money for the Acorn cause. So far, March 2022, I have raised £22 from sales of my previous knitted bunny decoration/toy.

Final Size
A finished car is approximately 30 cm long when knitted on 4 mm needles from end to end, excluding the green leaves.

Materials
• 1 x 100 g Cascade 220 superwash wool Double Knit (dk) in sandalwood (876)
• Oddment of green 4 ply or dk for the carrot car e.g., Cascade 220 Fingering in highland green (9430)
• Oddment of brown or grey 4 ply for the rabbit e.g., Cascade 220 Fingering in doeskin heather (8102)
• Black yarn or thread for the nose and mouth, goggles and optionally, eyes e.g., Rico Essentials Crochet in black (12) or DMC embroidery thread in black (310)
• Tiny oddment of 4 ply yarn for the scarf e.g., Yarn and Colors Must Have 4 ply in Sapphire (068)
• 2.25 mm straight and double pointed needles for the rabbit (double pointed needles are used for the arms)
• 4 mm straight needles for the carrot
• 2.5 mm straight needles for the scarf
• wool or polyester toy stuffing
• 4 mm safety eyes or beads (optional) or make French knots for the eyes using the black yarn/thread. If using beads, a needle sufficiently narrow to pass through the beads and thread to match the colour of the yarn used for the rabbit
• Large and small eyed tapestry needles for stitching the wool pieces together and for the embroidery
• Small piece of black felt for the cockpit (18 cm x 8 cm).
• Black sewing thread and sharp needle
• Clean, round plastic carton, eg yoghurt pot, with a 5 cm diameter and straight or nearly straight sides
• 4 mm x 35 cm length of dowel and wooden wheels, 2 x 6 cm diameter and 2 x 5 cm diameter or large buttons as a substitute for the wheels. You will also need the following if you are using wooden wheels:
o Tools to cut the dowels to length and fine sandpaper
o Black acrylic paint and paintbrush if you wish to paint the wheels
o Glue, e.g., UHU
o Silver card
o Plastic drinking straw or similar narrow tube, cut into short lengths to form spacers between the wheels and the knitted car
• 2.5 cm black button for the steering wheel
• Half a chenille stem for stiffening the rabbit arms
• Small coin, eg 1pence piece in the UK, as a weight for the rabbit body
• Felt and embroidery threads for decoration. E.g., black felt and DMC embroidery cotton in blanc
• Hairspray (optional)