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Wooly bunny made from a sweater.
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Felted Wooly Bunny

Use a piece of felted wool sweater to make this Wooly Bunny. No knitting required!
Prep Time1 hour
Yield: 1 Bunny

Equipment

  • embroidery floss can match the color of the wool OR you can use a contrasting color
  • embroidery needle

Materials

  • A piece of a felted sweater a thinner one works nicely here about 1/4 inch thick or less, save that big chunky one for mittens)
  • wool roving for stuffing

Instructions

  • Cut a square of the felted sweater, roughly 3-4 inches in size, this makes a nice starter bunny
  • Fold it in half and make sure it’s pretty square, not aiming for perfect just very close
  • Sew a running stitch (I used a contrasting color to help the stitches show up-you can use a matching color to make the stitches invisible) a little over halfway up from the bottom
  • Then sew a 2nd running stitch in a triangle shape in the top of the square as shown in the picture
    A brown square with stitches.
  • Fold in half lengthwise, sew from the first running stitch, down the back
    A brown rectangle with green stitches.
  • then without tying off or making a knot sew a running stitch down and around the bottom as shown in the pictures, pull it tight and tightly sew several stitches to hold that seam shut
    Brown wool with green stitches.
  • In the neck opening poke in a little roving, as much as you like to make a plump bunny
    Wool roving in brown wool.
  • Pull that first running stitch to cinch up the neck, add more roving if needed, then tie off the neck
    Making a bunny out of brown wool.
  • Pull the second running stitch to form the head, add a little roving to the head, adjust as needed and tie off
    Making a bunny out of brown wool.
  • Trim the threads and add a tail and you’re done
    Wooly bunny made from a sweater.
  • wool roving is easy to manipulate so if you want your bunny to sit up just smoosh the bunny down and encourage it into place