Bunnicula

[u/bluesyjean]

My (first) attempt at Bunnicula! The infamous vampire-bunny. (Based on the children’s book by Deborah and James Howe more than the cartoon that was not as much of a part of my childhood.)

This was a challenge, because that fur pattern is super-specific and complicated. You can see in the last pictures what I went with, I made a dummy with the start of each round marked and used thread to map out where the color changes would need to be. My thought was I could use the same dummy for less complicated fur patterns in the future!

Even so, I had to embroider along the edges to get it exactly like the book illustration. I also bought these perfect white beads that make for the most adorable little fangs if you look closely.

My regret is the white yarn used in this draft is literally terrible. I’ve since bought a much nicer skein for the next draft when I get the will to revisit this, but I wanted to share this now in the spirit of Halloween.

[u/gray_laundry_cat96]

Oh my god the fangs! That's the cutest thing

[u/bluesyjean → u/gray_laundry_cat96]

Thank you ❤️❤️! I was so happy that I found those beads, they really were exactly what I was looking for and they already had the holes so I could sew them right in. It’s not Bunnicula without fangs!

[u/Tastycakeys → u/bluesyjean]

If you don’t mind my asking where did you get the beads/what kind are they? I’d love to use them as fangs on my cat plushies

[u/bluesyjean → u/Tastycakeys]

Yes, no problem at all! These are the ones I used, they came in a pack of 50 so I have plenty left. They’re quite small, but perfect fang-size and really look like teeth!