Author Elena Balanenko (Alka)

Materials:

Hook No. 1.9, yarn of suitable thickness, wire, leatherette and half-beads for eyes, dry pastel for toning, Moment Crystal glue. Taking into account the materials used, the hare should turn out to be 13 cm (with ears - 22 cm).

Legend:

VP - air loop
ub - decrease
increase - increase
sbn - single crochet

Upper legs (2 parts):

1.2 VP, 6 PRS in the 2nd from the hook (6)
2 - 16 p. (15 rows) 6 sbn (6)

Head - body:

1. A chain of 9 VP.
2. From the 2nd st. From the hook 2 sbn (i.e. 1 pr), 6 sbn, 4 sbn in the extreme loop, continue on the other side 6 sbn, approx. (20)
3.2 pr, 6 sbn, 4 arr, 6 sbn, 2 arr (28)
4.13 sbn, arr, 13 sbn, arr (30)
5.14 sbn, arr, 14 sbn, arr (32)
6.15 sbn, arr, 15 sbn, arr (34)
7.16 sbn, arr, 16 sbn, arr (36)
8.17 sbn, arr, 17 sbn, arr (38)
9.18 sbn, arr, 18 sc, Arr (40)
10 19 sc, approx, 19 sc, Arr (42)
11. 3 sc together with the first claw and the body 18 sc, sc 3 with the second foot and the body 18 sc (42)
12. 3 SBN on the first paw, 18 SBN, 3 SBN on the second paw, 18 SBN (42)
13 - 23. (11 rows) 42 SBN (42). We insert the wire into the paws.
24.24 sbn, counting 6 loops from the hook and connect. Then we knit
the lower paw in a circle.

Lower legs (2 parts):

1 - 13. (13 rows) 6 sc (6)
14.2 sc, arr, 2 sc, arr (8)
15.3 sc, arr, 3 sc, arr (10)
16 -17. (2 rows) 10 sc (10)
18.3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (8)
19.2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (6)
20.6 sc (6). Pull off the hole. We skip 15 sb, with 16 we knit 6 sb for the second paw, connect in a ring, continue to knit the second paw. When the paws are ready, insert the wire, fill in, sew up the hole.

Ears (2 parts):

1.6 VP we close to the ring (6) 2.6 sbn (6)
3.2 sbn, arr, 2 sbn, arr (8)
4.8 sbn (8)
5.3 sbn, arr, 3 sbn, arr ( 10)
6 - 14. (9 rows) 10 sc (10)
15.3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (8)
16 - 20. (5 rows) 8 sc (8)
21.2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (6)
22.6 sc (6)
23.1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec (4). Pull off the hole.

Tail:

1.2 VP, 6 SBN in the second from the hook (6)
2. 6 Prib (12)
3. 12 SBN (12)
4. 6 UB (6). Fill in lightly, sew between rows 19 and 20 of the body.

For the eyes, cut 2 circles of different diameters from leatherette, glue at different levels relative to the nose. We embroider the mouth, the nose can be embroidered or glued ready.
We glue the pupils.
Insert the wire into the ears and sew to the head, lightly tint with dry pastel.
Happy knitting!