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]

Metrocon 2015: Bunnies! Bunnies Everywhere!

Something that I've been wanting to do for a few years now is to go to Metrocon, if only for a day (and let's face it, I probably couldn't handle an entire weekend) and see one of Parle's panels live. The only other con I've been to is Anime Boston back in 2013, and I wasn't really able to cosplay for that one. So, naturally, when my family moved down here to Florida one of my first thoughts was "Oh cool, Metrocon is in driving distance!"

This time, I was able to actually put together a full cosplay inspired by the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. I thought since I was going as a rabbit, it would be a great chance to leave a bunch of tiny bunnies at the convention.

I'm still learning the basics of sewing (I took better to knitting and crochet), so almost everything is store-bought. The jacket was from a Salvation Army store, and the scarf was on sale at Old Navy's. I made the ears by cutting them out of felt and using hot glue to attach them to the headband and shape them. I used blush on the inside of each ear to get the pink coloring.

As for the tiny bunnies, I've been trying to phase out my old tags made from the colored index cards. Any new bunnies are now tagged with a sheet from a notepad with the same message I've used. I made a bunch of bunnies specifically for Metrocon with the new tags, so that they would be all nice and, well, unbent.

The total number of bunnies I ended up stuffing in there was 38. I knew that bag would come in handy someday!

I wound up hiding only a fraction of that number, but I had a lot of fun with it regardless! There were a couple of times where I left a bunny, not-so-subtly walked away and came back to find it gone or someone inspecting it. Those are the times where I really love being a part of this group/movement, because even if it's only for a second or two, I love being able to brighten someone's day.

At some point while I was waiting for Parle's first panel of the day to start, I had gotten out some bunnies to hide/give away. I guess one or two had fallen out of my bag while I was fiddling around, and I didn't notice. A few minutes later, I noticed someone handing Kelly from Parle Productions a familiar looking purple bunny...and realized it was one that I had made. Only, I hadn't left a purple bunny anywhere at the convention.

I asked if the guy had found it somewhere else (I was a bit confused and seriously trying to remember when I had last left a purple one-I like to keep track, more or less, of how many I leave around) and it turns out he found it lying on the floor. So thanks dude, because otherwise it would have ended up in the trash more likely than not!

After I explained to Jack that I had been leaving bunnies like that one around the convention, he turned and yelled "I found the Bunny Lady!"

So yes, I had an awesome time. Hopefully, if I can get my act together next year, I can go and really swarm the place with tiny bunnies. Then I might finally make a dent in my stash. Hey, all the more excuse to make more, right? Seriously, these little guys are so much fun to make.

 

[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. :)