Designer: Manicula Magica
A little crochet bunny with adorable features and a soft, cuddly charm. This free crochet bunny pattern can be made in a variety of yarns for different-sized stuffed animals, using different yarn weights with suitable hooks for each one.
Materials used are Chenille yarn in brown, white, and red shades, a 4 mm hook, 15 mm safety eyes, fiberfill, scissors, and a yarn needle.
This pattern is so easy and takes no time to finish, and it has additional instructions on how to make the face details (indent eyes, nose, eye detail, eyebrows, chin), and how to assemble all parts.
It’s perfect for adding to nursery decorations, including in gift boxes, or a charming addition to an Easter basket.
Materials
- Chenille yarn in colors: brown, white and pink
- Black cotton yarn/thin black thread
- 4 mm crochet hook
- 15 mm safety eyes
- Stitch marker
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Stuffing
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
ch – chain
BLO – back loops only
Head
Start with main color.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in Mr (8)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc) x 8 (32)
Rnd 5-7: 32 sc (32) (3 rounds)
Rnd 8: (inc, 7 sc) x 4 (36)
Rnd 9-10: 36 sc (36) (2 rounds)
Rnd 11: (inc, 8 sc) x 4 (40)
Rnd 12: 40 sc (40)
Rnd 13: (dec, 2 sc) x 10 (30)
Insert eyes between rows 8 and 9 with 5 st in between.
Rnd 14: (dec, sc) x 10 (20)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 15: 10 dec (10)
Rnd 16: 5 dec (5)
Finish off and sew closed.
Face Details
Indent Eyes
You start by inserting the needle at a random point on the face. Bring it out on the indide of one eye, insert again in another stitch right next to the same eye. Bring it out on the inner corner of the other eye, insert again right next to this stitch clos to the eye, bring it out on the starting point (random stitch). Pull it tight until the eyes look pulled inside and thre is a nose bridge.
Nose
Use pink yarn to sew the nose, width: 3 stitches, one row under the eyes or as you like.
Eye Detail
Sew white details on the sides of the eyes.
Eyebrows
Sew eyebrows with black thread over the eyes.
Chin
Like with the indented eyes, we now do an indented chin. Insert the needle first on a random point, then on the middle 5-6 rows under then nose, bring it out at the starting point. Pull the knot tight until the yarn disappears into the face and creates the shape of the typical bunny cheek.
Ears x2
Start with main color.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, 3 sc) x 3 (15)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, (inc, 4 sc) x 2, inc, 2 sc (18)
Rnd 5: (inc, 5 sc) x 3 (21)
Rnd 6: 3 sc, (inc, 6 sc) x 2, inc, 3 sc (24)
Rnd 7: (inc, 7 sc) x 3 (27)
Rnd 8: 4 sc, (inc, 8 sc) x 2, inc, 4 sc (30)
Rnd 9-11: 30 sc (30) (3 rounds)
Rnd 12: 4 sc, (dec, 8 sc) x 2, dec, 4 sc (27)
Rnd 13: 27 sc (27)
Rnd 14: (dec, 7 sc) x 3 (24)
Rnd 15: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 16: 3 sc, (dec, 6 sc) x 2, dec, 3 sc (21)
Rnd 17: 21 sc (21)
Rnd 18: (dec, 5 sc) x 3 (18)
Rnd 19: 18 sc (18)
Rnd 20: 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x 2, dec, 2 sc (15)
Rnd 21: 15 sc (15)
Rnd 22: (dec, 3 sc) x 3 (12)
Rnd 23: sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 2, dec, sc (9)
Rnd 24: (dec, sc) x 3 (6)
Finish off, leave a tail for sewing. Sew the edges together with 3 stitches. Sew them onto the side of the head at row 4.
Body
Start with main color.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in Mr (8)
Rnd 2: 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc) x 8 (32)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3 sc) x 8 (40)
Rnd 6: (inc, 4 sc) x 8 (48)
Rnd 7: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 8: 5 sc, (dec, 10 sc) x 3, dec, 5 sc (44)
Rnd 9: (dec, 9 sc) x 4 (40)
Rnd 10: 4 sc, (dec, 8 sc) x 3, dec, 4 sc (36)
Rnd 11: (dec, 7 sc) x 4 (32)
Rnd 12: 3 sc, (dec, 6 sc) x 3, dec, 3 sc (28)
Rnd 13: (dec, 5 sc) x 4 (24)
Rnd 14: 2 sc, (dec, 4 sc) x 3, dec, 2 sc (20)
Rnd 15: (dec, 3 sc) x 4 (16)
Rnd 16: sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 3, dec, sc (12)
Finish off and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the body and sew it to the head.
Arms x2
Start witn main color.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in Mr (8)
Rnd 2: (inc, sc) x 4 (12)
Rnd 3-4: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 5: (dec, 2 sc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 6: 9 sc (9)
Rnd 7: (dec, sc) x 3 (6)
Rnd 8: 6 sc (6)
Sew the edges together with 3 stitches and leave a tail for sewing.
Sew the arms between the second and third last row of the body (leaving 2 rows between head and shoulder).
For a neater look, you can also sew the paw to the body.
Feet
Start with white yarn.
Rnd 1: ch 7, in second chain from hook: 6 sc, 6 sc on the other side of the chain (12)
Rnd 2: inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc in the next stitch, 3 sc in the next stitch, inc, 3 sc, inc (20)
Change to main color.
Rnd 3: 3 inc, 5 sc, 4 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc (30)
Rnd 4: BLO: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 5: (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 6:24 sc (24)
Rnd 7: (dec, sc) x 8 (16)
Rnd 8: 4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 9: 2 sc, 4 dec, 2 sc (8)
Finish off, leave a tail for sewing.
(Optional) Similar to the indent chin, tou can indent the typical bunny ties with two strands like this. Make sure to pull tight.
Sew them to the body. Far a neater look, sew the feet together with one stitch on the inner sides.
Tail
Start with white yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4-5: 18 sc (18) (2 rounds)
Rnd 6: (dec, sc) x 6 (12)
Start stuffing.
Rnd 7: 6 dec (6)
Finish off, sew it to the body.
