Evening star., 1951-03-09
CHnDREN'S PORTRAITS?
EASTER BUNNIES.

EASTER BUNNIES.
(Frona Mrs. L. w. T.. Siluer SPRING.
Will some of you kind people
please suggest a children's
portrait painter? I understand
there is one in the Washington
area who specializes in children's
portraits but so far 7 have been
unable to learn his name.
I am inclosing the directions for
Easter bunnies as Mrs. j. R. r.,
jr., of Purcellville requested
Material required-Two skeins
OF yarn for each Zone skein pink
or blue four-ply knitting worsted
for body and one skein white
chiffon baby yarn for playsuits) i,
a number l bone crochet hook
and two pieces of cardboard. You
don't crochet. Make the body
according to the directions below.
Then make ears and playsuits of
white or pastel felt.
How to make the body. Before
you start. cut two pieces of card
board: One 612 inches by about
3R inches. the other 334 inches
by about 212 inches. Wrap four-
ply yarn length-wise around 6R-
inch cardboard about SIS times.
Keep yarn smooth and don't pull
1t tight. Tie with a double knot
at the top before removing yarn
from cardboard. Tie again 1a4
inches from the top for the head,
and arrange in point at top by
slightly loosening the four center
strands of yarn.
For arms, wrap four-ply yarn
around 34-inch cardboard 30
times. Place this bundle of yarn
between back and front sections
and pull up close to the neck. Tie
just below arms for waistline. Cut
loops at ends of arms, tie y inch
from end and trim ends.
Now cut loops of yarn at the
bottom. Divide into two equal
parts for legs and tie q inch
from bottom. Trim.
d, Face. For whiskerS, cut two s.
inch strands of yarn. Slip them
under the two center strands on
face and tie u inch from neckline.
Cut of ends to "a inch. With a
double strand of black strand
embroidery floss sew an x for each
eye. a wide v above whiskers for
nose and an upside-down v for
mouth.
Ears. Ch. 10. Sc in I'd ch from
hook, Sc in next ch, dc in next
ch, 3 dc in last ch, 5 dc on
other side of ch, 3 SC. Break off
Sew last two or three stitches on
lower outside edges of each ear
together to hold upper ear in cup
shape. Sew ears to head u inch
apart.
Skirt. With white floss, ch %.
first row: Turn and dc in I'd from
hook and dc in each ch across.
Second row: Turn and ch 8. Then
dc in each dc across excepting
2dc should be crocheted in every
Sd dc to make fullness of skirt.
Join 2 ends. Third row: Turn and
ch 3, dc in each dc across. Join 2
ends. Fourth row: Repeat Sd row.
Fifth row: Sc in each dc around.
break off.
Stacks: With white floss ch %.
First row. Turn and dc in I'd ch
from hook and dc in each ch
across. Second row: Turn and ch
3 dc in each dc across excepting
2 dc should be crocheted in every
Sd dc to make fullness (making
28 dc across. Join the 2 ends.
Third row: Same as I'd row to
and including 14th dc. Oh 2 and
join to beginning of this row start
ing slack leg. Fourth row: Oh 3
dc in each dc across joining ends. |
Fifth, sixth and seventh rows: Re-
peat 4th row. Eighth row: Half
dc around decreasing by crochet
ing 2 dc together every Sd or 4th
dc to pull in around bottom of
slack leg. Ninth row SC in each
half dc around. Break off.
Make other leg of slacks the
same. If you crochet loosely,
eliminate one or more rows from
bottom of slack legs so that they
pull in at the place where legs are
tied, leaving fluffy balls of yarn
below bottom of slacks.
Bib: First row: in 9th ch from
back at waist of skirt or slacks,
ch 8 dc in next ch. Second row:
Turn and ch 3 dc across next S
dc. Third row: Turn and dc in
each dc across C de-. Then con-
tinue with CHI of IL to Is for one
strap. Ch IL to 16 to other side of
bib for the other strap. Cross
straps at back and sew to slacks
or skirt. Gather skirt to waist
line.
Cotton Tail: Wrap blue or pink