This handsome little creature is Leapum the rabbit. Leapum loves to run around and never says no to a cuddle. The body and head of the rabbit are knit as one piece with the arms, legs and tail sewn on afterwards. I provide row-by-row instructions and pictures and tips throughout the pattern. Instructions for the rabbit, the bag and the carrot are included.

Finished Dimensions: Sitting: 7 inches (not counting the ears) 18 cm. Standing: 27 cm or 10 inches.

Materials Required:

• Yarn: 1 ball (50g) * each of white, grey, green(s) and orange.

• Black thread for the eyes, nose and whiskers.

• Sewing needle made for yarn

• Size 4 mm knitting needles

• Poly-fill stuffing.

• I ask for 50g of yarn of each colour but all the pieces in this work were created using left over yarn from other projects and it took less than a third of a ball of any colour to complete each piece. It’s always nice to use something you already have lying around! Feel free to change the colours you use.

Gauge: 20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 x 4 square using stockinette stitch and 4 mm knitting needles. This gauge is an approximation. I used a medium (worsted) weight yarn. Since this is meant to be a toy, I wouldn’t worry too much if your gauge is off by a few stitches – it may simply make your rabbit a bit smaller or larger depending on the yarn and needles you use.

Techniques Used:

• Stockinette stitch: knit the right side, purl the backside.
• Garter stitch: knit all rows.
• Increase 1 stitch by knitting once in the front of the stitch and once in the back of the stitch.
• Decrease 1 stitch by knitting two stitches together.