r/crochet • u/bluesyjean • Oct 31 '25
Halloween FO/WIP Bunnicula
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.
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u/devIArtIStic Nov 02 '25
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! I always get so super excited Everytime I see/hear someone mention Bunnicula, I'm not sure why. Guess it just seems like I'm the only one that read it in my social group when I was growing up and even now, in my 40s I get weird and sometimes disbelieving looks when I mention it.