Ready for a little summer knitting?

R is for Rabbit is available for purchase on Etsy and Ravelry.

Today there will be two posts. Each post will have a question. I’m asking this question first, because the other one tends to distract people.

Since you last heard from me, we took an impromptu trip to Atlanta. Michael had to go up for a Thing and Ellie had packed the stroller so I could push her to visit Gran and Pop. I figured it would be faster (and less strenuous) if we all just rode in the Jeep together. The extra knitting time to finally finish the first of the New Guys was a bonus.

Long Tall Bunny takes a nap.

He’s 16″ tall in bulky yarn and stuffed to be floppy. Knit in the round with minimal seaming, the only tricky bit might be the grafting at the top of the arms and legs. His ears have short rows, but there is nothing to them if you trust me blindly and do exactly what the written directions say.

Think he’s cute? Wait until you see the cat.

Who’s up for a test knit? The pattern should be ready for you on Friday. I would LOVE to have all notes in by June 20 – Rabbit probably takes between 6-7 hours to knit. You’ll need about 170 yards of a bulky yarn (Prototype Rabbits are in Sprout) to make one like the picture. But if you want to try him out in worsted, that would be great! I’d like to know how big he turns out. Test knitters who complete the project and send me notes in a timely fashion will receive a copy of the finished pattern and (since this guy is more work than my usual) a modest thank you package for your time.

I’ll need five knitters. As always, Faithful Readers, y’all get the first grab.

**Test Knitter Slots are filled! If you didn’t get a chance to test the Rabbit, there are more critters in the Yarn Miracle pattern queue!**