Happy Easter, but bunnies are over rated.

My current project is a shawl for my mother, this complex lacy thing with a 150 to 200 row pattern.

It will be pretty when it is done.

Here is a snap shot of what I have done so far.

Well I'm further than that I am close to finishing off the first butter fly... that is what the holes are supposed to draw out... I don't like how hard it is to make out the butterfly. For the next three butterflies, I will be switching it around and the outline of the butterfly will be solid and everything else open.

Ok enough squiring around, let me get to the topic you wanna hear most, why rabbits are over rated for Easter. They are everywhere and we even declared the mascot an Easter Bunny here in the USA. Did you know in Europe, it is the flying bells and NOT a bunny.

Yeah for Diversity!!!!!!

I jumped at the chance to take a two day break form my shawl making, when a co-worker and family friend  requested I make her grandchild a baby hat.

Of course what did she request, a bunny!

Well in the spirit of diversity, and because I refused to do another BORING bunny hat for Easter.
** sigh.. internal thought.....  I mean really you can buy bunny ears every where right now.

I told my coworker, "I've started your grand-baby's hat, but it's a lamb".

Yep the equally cute, fluffy,and adorable baby animal that gets little to no attention, but says spring just as much as a bunny.

She squealed with joy, nodding and agreeing that it would be perfect for her grandchild.

I gain like may of my projects I used the AWESOME pattern at RepeatCrafterMe.com for a lamb hat.

Lamb Hat 

Pattern at RepeatCrafterMe.com for a lamb hat.

Step one follow the lamb ears pattern. 

Step two follow the hat pattern.

By now I hope you know I hate doing what I'm told to do, so I did deviate from the original pattern.

Step Three - Diviate!!!!!!!!!

Ear flap diviation. - Here are my ear flap instructions to get lamb like ear covers for your baby. 

This is for the 0-6 month ear falps.

Ear flap 1:
Chain 2, *HDC in next stitch, bobble stitch in next stitch, repeat form * 3 times, HDC, Chain 1, Turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease (finess to get a total of 6 stiches going across), chain 2, Turn
Row 3: *HDC in next stitch, bobble stitch in next stitch, repeat form * 2 times, HDC, Chain 1, Turn
Row 4:  SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease (finess to get a total of 4 stiches going across), chain 1, Turn
Row 5: SC across ( 4 SC)
Row 6: make 2 SC deceases, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC decrease, chain 30 ( for string to tie hat) tie off.

Two days later this is my end results.