I've discovered a cute pattern for a bunny made out of a square peice of knitting (I'm guessing crochet or even fabric would work). I've made a couple of mods: instead of pointy ears, I made floppy ears by knitting a rectangle 6 sts by 9 rows in garter stitch, then "gathering" them at the top. I also went ahead and made a pom-pom tail in place of the suggested "polyfill" and "i-cord" tails.

Like I did with my last bunny pattern, I'll play round with the ears and tail to see what other animals I can get. Swatching doesn't seem so pointless when I get a cute animal out of it.