Travel Project: Easter Bunny

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One loom and one skein of yarn is all you need to make this Easter bunny, a travel-friendly, fun and quick last-minute project.

To make the bunny …

The bunny is worked on the Original TURTLE loom R-regular sett and I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Cotton (about 42 yards).

You will need 3 plastic eyes for the eyes and nose. You can also embroider or use small pieces of felt to add the face.

Use a small amount of stuffing of your choice for the bunny’s body and tail.

Weave 7 hexagons (4 for the body, 2 for the ears, 1 for the tail).

Using whipstitch, sew two hexagons together as shown for the Front. Repeat for Back.

Assembling the Body

Put Front and Back on top of each other, right sides facing towards each other.

Sew all but the bottom side.

Turn.

Install the eyes and the nose.

I put the nose button into the center of the hexagon and each eye four rows up and four rows over. Adjust to your liking.

Stuff and close.

To make the Ears …

  • Thread the end tail of one hexagon. You will gather the two sides that are marked in red.
  • Start with “securing the thread” … guide the yarn around the outermost warp thread and pierce the yarn. This will ensure that the yarn does not pull the weaving.
  • To gather, go through every other edging turn of the weaving as shown.
  • After gathering the stitches on both sides, pull the thread and secure with a stitch.
  • This is what the ear will look like. If you prefer a less floppy ear, close the side seam and gather the two remaining sides at the top the same way you did the bottom.

Sew the ears onto the head, right behind the upper two corners of the head hexagons.

To make the tail …

  • Use a secured yarn tail or a separate piece of yarn to gather all sides of a hexagon.
  • Add a little bit of stuffing.
  • Pull close the Tail as shown and secure the thread.
  • Mount the Tail to the back of the bunny … if you position it as shown (right under the center of the lower back hexagon), the bunny will be able to “sit”.

Enjoy your bunny!

Be creative …

  • Weave the tail in a different color, or make a pompom.
  • Make a patchwork bunny where each hexagon is different.
  • Add some embroidery like eye glasses or flowers.
  • Add a bow tie.

The bunny can be worked on any hexagon loom. The yarn requirements will vary if you use a different loom. Make bunnies on different loom sizes for a bunny family!

Mardy and Grady – Your Summer Travel Companions

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Smooth, cooling yarn and just one, small hexagon loom is all you need to make Mardy, the alligator, who is the star of our ad in Little Looms Summer 2025.

Mardy makes an exquisite headrest for your summer travels.

Mardy’s friend, Grady, is fast to weave and will serve as a cuddle companion for all ages.

Whether you weave before or while you travel, either alligator will be enjoyable to make and fun to use (and maybe to give).

We used Universal Yarn’s Bamboo Pop, perfectly smooth for weaving, and we love the cooling effect of this bamboo and cotton blend.

You just need two balls of yarn (one for the top color, and one for the underside) to make Mardy and Grady … or two Mardys … or a few Gradys.

Mardy is woven on our PennyTURLTE™, F fine sett hexagon pin loom, and Grady on the TinyTURLTE™, F-fine sett. But because for this pattern we used the “one loom only” policy, you can weave the pattern on any hexagon loom, in any size.

FIND THE PATTERN in the Bluebonnet Crafters Etsy store, click HERE.

We hope that you will enjoy making and using the alligators and – whether you travel or not – have a happy summer!

Two Weeks Later …

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Two weeks ago today we had fun with a giveaway alongside the ongoing Weave Together retreat. It was dream worthy to read all your comments about traveling goals, from stay-cation to cruises to camping and visiting far away places and foreign countries … I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did.

The luck winner of the giveaway was Gwen H., and she picked the Original Jewel in R as the loom of her choice, to go together with the muud travel case.

It was nice of her to let me know that the prize arrived safely, but you can only imagine my surprise when she also sent a photo of her first finished project!

Gwen made the new Countryside Brunch Table Topper project, using her new loom. When I asked her if she finished her perfect project in the short time since she received her prize, her reply was: “I did. Loved doing it, couldn’t put it down. Thank you for your inspiration.”

Well, thank you, Gwen, for allowing me to share your awesome story here on the blog!

I love it when everything comes together like this … stay tuned for more projects, more fun, and maybe an occasionally giveaway!

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Photos courtesy of Gwen Hernley, used with permission.