Choosing this innovative crochet easter bunny transformed into a strawberry pattern brings many delightful benefits; it’s perfect for beginners.
This pattern includes clear, detailed instructions that make the crochet process enjoyable and fulfilling. It starts by making ears, arms, tail, feet, strawberry blossom, collar, body, and head. It also has steps on how to assemble all parts.
All you need to make this cute bunny is to know some basic crochet stitches, like single crochet stitches, double crochet stitches, and some crochet technique,s like increase, decrease, and working in the back loop only.
This tutorial is ideal as a gift or festive decoration; this plush adds a whimsical touch to any setting.
Designer: The Nick Cole
Materials & Tools
- 2.25 mm crochet hook
- Yarn Ricorumy DK in red (029), green (049), white (002), yellow (006)
- Embroidery yarn in pink and yellow
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Scissors, needle, stitch marker
- Stuffing, pins
Abbreviations
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
MR – magic ring
inc – increase
dec – decrease
st – stitch
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
BLO – back loops only
Ears x2
One green, one red.
Rnd 1: 4 sc in a Mr (4)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 2 (6)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 3 (12)
Rnd 5-10: 12 sc (12) 6 rounds
Now flattern the ear and crochet the sides together with 6 sc.
Fold the base and crochet together with 3 sc.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms x2
In red color.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 3-4: 9 sc (9) 2 rounds
Rnd 5: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (6)
Rnd 6-8: 6 sc (6) 3 rounds
Flattern the arm and crochet the two sides together with 3 sc.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
In green color.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 3: 9 sc (9)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (6)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for closing and sewing it onto the body.
Feet x2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 5-6: 9 sc (9) 2 rounds
Rnd 7: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 3 (6)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for closing the foot and sewing.
If you want to embroider the paws, it is bwst to do this before you close the foot. Use pink.
Strawberry Blossom
Start with yellow.
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a Mr (5)
Change to white.
[sl st, ch 1, dc, ch 1, sl st] x 5
Fasten off and leave a long ail for sewing.
Collar
In green color.
Chain 19, start in 2nd from hook: (sc, ch 3, create a picot by starting in 2nd from hook: sl st, sc, then sc in next st of the beginning chain) x 9
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Body & Head
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: BLO: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6-8: 30 sc (30) 3 rounds
Rnd 9: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 10: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 11: (1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 12: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 13: (2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc) x 3 (15)
Rnd 14-15: 15 sc (15) 2 rounds
Start stuffing the body.
Rnd 16: inc x 15 (30)
Rnd 17: (2 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 18-19: 36 sc (36) 2 rounds
Rnd 20: 9 sc, dec x 3, 5 sc, dec x 3, 10 sc (30)
Rnd 21-23: 30 sc (30) 3 rounds
Insert safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 above the decreases, with 5 stitches in between.
Rnd 24: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 25: (1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Stuff the head and make sure to stuff the cheeks well to emphasise their shape.
Rnd 26: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 27: dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off and leave a long tauk for closing the head. Finish stuffing.
With yelow, embroider the nose over round 19 and add some seeds on the belly.
Assembly
- Sew the ears to the head over rounds 26 and 27.
- Sew the arms onto the side of the body on round 13.
- Sew the collar onto the neck.
- Sew the blossom next to one ear.
- Sew the feet onto the body on rounds 5 and 6, so that you still can bend the upper part of the foot a bit forward.
- Sew the tail to the back on rounds 5.
