Benjamin Bunny Creme Egg Choc Cover

Benjamin Bunny Creme Egg Chocolate Cover

What Is Being Made

The Benjamin Bunny Creme Egg Chocolate Cover is a knitted toy designed by Andrew Lucas that functions as a decorative wrapper for a Creme Egg-sized chocolate. This beginner-friendly knitting project creates a three-dimensional bunny figure that encases the chocolate, making it an ideal gift presentation piece or festive decoration. The pattern is specifically sized to fit a standard Creme Egg chocolate but will accommodate any similarly sized chocolate.

Knitting Techniques Used

This project employs fundamental knitting techniques suitable for beginners. The construction uses cast-on to establish the initial stitches, followed by increases to shape the bunny's body and head. The pattern utilizes stocking stitch, which creates the smooth, classic knit fabric by alternating knit and purl rows. Decreases are worked to shape and refine the form as the piece develops. The finishing technique involves bind and tie, where yarn ends are threaded through remaining stitches on the needle, drawn up, and secured to close the opening.

Stitches Used

• Knit (k) – the fundamental stitch that forms the basis of the fabric
• Purl (p) – the reverse of the knit stitch, used in alternation to create stocking stitch
• Make One (m1) – an increase stitch created by knitting into the back of the loop between two stitches, adding one stitch to the row
• Knit Two Together (k2tog) – a decrease stitch that combines two stitches into one
• Stocking Stitch (st st) – the primary fabric structure created by alternating one knit row with one purl row

Materials Required

This project requires 3.25mm needles for working with the yarn weight specified. The yarn is double knitting wool in multiple colors: brown, dark brown, beige, cream, green, red, and black. Only small oddments of each color are needed, making this an excellent stash-busting project. A small amount of stuffing is required to give the bunny three-dimensional shape and structure. A tapestry needle is also necessary for finishing and weaving in yarn ends.

Difficulty Level

Rated as a beginner project, this knitting pattern is accessible to those new to the craft. The techniques involved—casting on, basic increases and decreases, stocking stitch, and simple finishing—form the foundation of knitting skills and require no advanced shaping or complex stitch patterns.