New Tags for a New Year!

Has it really been almost 2 months since my last post? Yikes...

Anyway, you might see an influx of posts in the near future with a bunch of bunnies being dropped. This is because I got some new tags! Hooray!

My aunt, uncle and cousin sent me a box from vistaprint for Christmas with 150-200 business cards, all containing the TBM message that I leave with my bunnies.

Aren't they neat? The card is nice and heavy, so it won't get all bent up if they get knocked around in my bag.

Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be phasing out the old tags and getting ready to drop the newly tagged bunnies. In the meantime I hope you all had an awesome holiday season. If I don't get to post some updates beforehand, I'll see you in the next year!

DISCLAIMER: I do not in any way, shape or form own the Tiny Bunnies Movement. I am merely a member of the Ravelry group, which can be found here or on facebook.

Back from Hiatus!

I am so sorry for the lack of posts in the last few months; there was some family stuff going on and I just kind of fell off track afterwards. I did leave a bunch of bunnies with family in Pennsylvania, so hopefully they all found homes!

In the meantime, I'll be at the mall tomorrow, so I'll try to leave some bunnies while I'm over there.

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! :)

Bunnies Swarm the Hospital

I know it's been awhile since my last post, and I have a bunch of new photos to share! The last couple of times we've been in Marshall's/Home Goods I've left a few bunnies, and I managed to get a couple of pictures.

It also seems as if I've been found out at Pei Wei! We were having dinner there and I left a bunny with the tip, as usual. I came back from the car and the server was asking about it. :)

Then today, we were at the Celebration Hospital for an appointment and I was able to leave a total of 7 bunnies around the place! That's not all-I also got photos of every one I dropped!

I came back a few minutes after leaving these two and they were already gone!

Skye was dropped on a window sill as I was going upstairs.

 

This bun was left on the second floor.

 

When I came back to see that the first bunny left here was gone, I dropped another one on the other table.

 

Finally, we stopped for ice cream on the way home and I left the last bunny I had on me at one of the tables there! Today was definitely a successful swarm. :)

 

[The original Tiny Bunnies Movement Group can be found over here: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-tiny-bunnies-movement]

Chinese (-esque) Food and Groceries

Last night we went out to Pei Wei for dinner and had to stop at Publix on the way home. I managed to leave five bunnies in total for the night! Three at Pei Wei (I always try to leave one with the tip) and two at Publix.

 

[The original Tiny Bunnies Movement Group can be found over here: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-tiny-bunnies-movement]

Bunny Sundae

We went out for dinner the other day, and I managed to leave a bunny at the ice cream place afterwards!

I turned back a couple of minutes later and it had already been picked up. :)

 

[The original Tiny Bunnies Movement Group can be found over here: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-tiny-bunnies-movement]

Bunnies take over Whole Foods!

So yesterday I left a bunch of tiny bunnies in the aisles at Whole Foods; I believe the total count was 5.

I also left a couple of bunnies at Books-a-Million and at Pei Wei. :)

 

[The original Tiny Bunnies Movement Group can be found over here: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-tiny-bunnies-movement]

Goldfish Amigurumi Pattern (Free)

Sometime last year, I wanted to make a goldfish amigurumi. I couldn't find any patterns that I liked, so once my order of Vanna's Choice arrived in the mail that January, I set out to create my own.

After a few starts, this little guy emerged! He's super easy to make; everything is crocheted directly onto the body, so there's no attaching fiddly limbs. You can make a standard goldfish, or make an oranda by switching the main body's color to white and making an orange wen/cap to attach to the head.

For this project, you will need:

Size "G" hook (4.25mm)

Size "F" hook (3.75mm) (OPTIONAL)

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in "goldfish" or "terracotta" (or any yarn you want to use)

9mm safety eyes

tapestry/yarn needle

fiberfill/polyfill

You will need to know how to:

single crochet

slip stitch

increase (work 2 single crochet in one stitch)

decrease (work 1 single crochet across 2 stitches)

magic ring

Ready? Let's begin.

BODY:

Round 1: Start with 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Round 2: *increase* around in each stitch (12)

Round 3: *increase in first stitch, sc in next stitch* around (18)

Round 4 - 8: sc in each stitch around (18)

-attach eyes and begin stuffing-

Round 9: *decrease across first two stitches, sc in next stitch* (12)

Round 10: sc in every stitch around. (12)

Round 11: *decrease* around (6)  Fasten Off. Weave in ends.


Dorsal (top) Fin:
Join yarn to top of goldfish body, sc in next 4 stitches down the body's length, chain 1, turn, sc in next 2 stitches, slip stitch in last 2 stitches. Fasten off, weave in ends.

 Side Fins:
Join yarn 2 or 3 rows behind each eye, sc in next st in the same row going towards the fish's belly (or in the next row going towards the eye), ch 2, sc in 2nd chain from hook, FO, weave in ends.

Now here's where you have a couple of options. As you may have noticed, the fins on the fish in the first picture are vertically placed, whereas the ones on the model directly above and below are horizontal. Both ways look cute, although I personally prefer the horizontal placing, so it's just down whichever way you like best.

vs.

Tail Fins (make 2):
Join yarn to top of back/tail end of body, ch 5, join to bottom of back, ch 1, turn, sc along row, turn, sc along next 4 sts, sl st in last stitch, FO, weave in ends.

Optional Oranda Cap:
1: With "F" sized hook, start with 4 sc in magic ring (4)
2: *inc* around (8)
3: *inc, sc in next st* around (12)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Attach to top of head between eyes.

And that's it! Enjoy your new fishy friend. :)

 Disclaimer: This pattern is my own property and may not be sold or distributed. Unfortunately at this time, I am not giving permission to sell items made my patterns. Otherwise, you are free to do whatever you want with the finished items. Gifts? Freebie prizes? Amigurumi army to take over the world? Go wild. :)

Florida Mall and Easter Preparations

Easter is coming soon, and it's usually a good time to flood everywhere with bunnies. I haven't been able to place many for awhile, so I've got a lot of bunnies waiting to be unleashed. My last head count numbered in around 64/65, and I've made more since. Looks like I'll have to start getting serious about this if I want to make room.

I did manage to place one earlier this week at the Florida Mall! I had to literally drop it in one of their lounge areas, so it kind of face-planted onto it's tag. Oops.

I'll try and get more placed this week-so keep your eyes peeled!

UPDATE: We went out to eat last night and I managed to leave two with the restaurant and three more at Marshall's afterwards. This morning I hid one among the bargain books outside Books-a-Million. :)

I've also started using different tags with my bunnies-although it will be quite awhile before any of them are released. I still have a box full of older bunnies to go through.

 

[The original Tiny Bunnies Movement Group can be found over here: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-tiny-bunnies-movement]

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving! We spent the last couple of days with friends of the family over in Homosassa, and I managed to drop two bunnies over at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park on Wednesday. :)

I placed the first one in the Fish Bowl early on, and when we circled back it was gone, so I dropped the second one I had with me.


I also had brought a couple of bunnies to the breakfast area in the hotel Thanksgiving morning, and they found homes with a couple of girls before I could drop them!

 

[The original Tiny Bunnies Movement Group can be found over here: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/the-tiny-bunnies-movement]

Three Bunnies Dropped!

So today while we were at the hospital, I managed to drop three tiny bunnies! And I actually managed to get a photo of one of them! Mind you, I wasn't exactly what you would call subtle while dropping and photographing it...

The quality of the photo isn't that great, but at least I got the shot.

 

The other two bunnies were dropped off on a large window sill and a waiting room table. All in all, I'd say it was a successful day in the tiny bunny area. :)

"We called him Tortoise because he taught us."

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." -Saint Augustine

 

 

So a few days ago I suddenly wanted to make my next amigurumi a turtle or tortoise.

 

Look at this. How can you not want to recreate that face in plushie form?

 

 

After awhile I stumbled upon this pattern for a tortoise pattern, and immediately had to put in my queue. Instead of making a full sized tortoise, however, I decided to make a smaller version.

 

He's not mini, just travel sized.

 

 

This little guy was a fun project to make; I loved the idea of utilizing the fact that tortoises and turtles have actual bodies inside their shells, and attaching the limbs and head to said body. As in the original pattern, the two shells are crocheted together, and only the upper shell is crocheted on once I reached the legs/head/tail. This created a nice ridge along the shell's edge, which I left alone instead of crocheting more of an edging. I also put some extra stuffing between the body and shell.

 

...and then he promptly stuffed himself into a suitcase so he could go on an adventure.

 

 

As is usual for my projects these days, this guy is made entirely from Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn in "honey", "olive" and "beige". The eyes are 9 mm safety eyes, and I used a size "G" hook. It took me about two days to complete, but that was only because I started it late one day and had to resume in the morning.









Multiplying like-

So I did a head count of my tiny bunny stash this morning. Now, when I drop bunnies, I'm usually only able to leave 1 or 2 at a time-maybe 3 if nobody's looking. Combine that with the rate I usually make the bunnies, and they tend to add up fairly quickly.

Still, I think 37 bunnies-not including the ones I have ready to go in my purse-is enough to last me awhile, don't you?

 



Just, someone tell that to my crochet hook. >.>

Florida, Inchworms, and Anime Boston

Just this last week I was down in Florida with my family; we usually go to Disney about every other year, and since we've been planning on moving down there for the last year or so we've been going every few months. This time, we went down to check on the progress of our house, and visit Epcot for the end of the Flower and Garden festival. I took a bag full of bunnies with me, and all seven of them found homes! :D They were left around the hotel lobby and the floor that our room was on, and I also left one for the maid(s) that cleaned the room.

In other news, my dad and I are going to Anime Boston this Saturday, since my friend is having a panel there. This will be my first anime convention, so I am really excited! I'm making a bunch of bunnies specifically to hand out and hide during the convention. I'll also be showing off the Chinese parasol I got in Epcot as part of my cosplay.

Lastly, yesterday we went out to run some errands, and one of our stops was this old Hallmark store that also sells a bunch of retired beanie babies. Everything was discounted, and while looking around I found a big version of Inch, the inchworm. I've had a mini Inch from Mcdonalds since I was a little kid, and he's been one of my favorites, so of course I had to snatch him up. :3 He now sits on my bed, and he's so fuzzy and soft!

Tiny Bunnies Movement

I was reading a forum on Ravelry.com one day about yarn-bombing, and I stumbled across a group called the "Tiny Bunnies Movement". From the moment I entered their page, I knew this was a perfect group for me-three of my loves, bunnies, yarn, and amigurumi, all rolled into one! So, now that I've placed a few buns myself and got some more waiting to make someone smile, I figured a blog would be a good summer project to get myself more active both as a writer and a crocheter. 

So, I guess I should say something about myself? I'm Bunii, and I'm an English major in MA; I was a bio major for about a year, and while I still maintain a passion for the biology field, I realized that my true calling is in writing. And leaving small bunnies everywhere, but we'll get to that. I have two (male) cats, Moose and Squirrel, and if you don't get the reference then you must not have had a childhood. :P

Anyway, that's enough about me for now.You're probably wondering what the Tiny Bunnies Movement is-basically, we crochet/knit teeny tiny stuffed bunnies, and leave them out in public for people to find and keep. Everyone has their own preferred pattern and method, not to mention the variety of tags that people attach, so no two bunnies are the same. Personally, I like the Bunnies Attack pattern; it's quick, easy and only takes a little bit of yarn to make. Right now my tags are simply cut up index cards with messages written on them, but I'm hoping that will change at some point. 

If you want to know more about the Tiny Bunnies Movement and/or get involved, there's quite a few different ways to do it: like us on Facebook, join the group on Ravelry (you need an account to join groups), or simply follow this or any blog that participates.