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Some crafty gals at work and I decided that we’d each make a bunny for Easter. It’s been a busy week, but I did finally finish up my bunny early this afternoon. I gave it away to my mummy, so I didn’t get a lot of detailed pictures of it. I made my bunny from the pattern in this cute little Japanese book:

In Japanese, it’s Hajimete No Nuigurumi, which translates to something like “Beginning Stuffies”. (ISBN: 4529039013) You can buy it on Amazon Japan and there are some preview images available there. The book also includes cat, dog and bear patterns. There are two versions of the bunny, small and large. I went with the small one, but I wish I would have done the larger one in this case. I was all set on button eyes, but buttons on this little guy kind of make him look funny to me. My mom loved him though, and that’s what counts! Like the title would lead you to believe, this book is great for beginners. The pieces are simple, and the construction process is shown step-by-step with illustrations and photos. The finished works are very cute too.

Also of interest, on the back of the book there is a link to this website: http://www.tezukuritown.com It’s in Japanese, but there are a few free patterns there. I like this little cross stitch Matryoshka pattern (PDF link). Maybe I’ll make one!