Materials:
- Yarn of your choice. Cotton, acrylic, angora will do. You can choose smooth or fluffy yarn.
- The yarn colour is at your discretion. The consumption of yarn is small
My bunny is crocheted from 200m / 50gr "Baby" yarn. The height of the bunny is 7 cm + 3 cm ears
- A crochet hook, I have 1,25 mm crochet hook
- Hollow fibre for stuffing
- A sewing needle, matching sewing threads
- A long needle for sculpting, strong thread for sculpting
- 1 pair of ready-made eyes
- Transparent glue
- For embroidery: a few threads of white, black and pink
- Satin ribbon for gift box
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
(...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times
Legs (make 2)
1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2. inc, 5 sc = 7
3. inc, 6 sc = 8
Fasten and cut off thread of 1st leg, do not cut thread of 2nd leg.
Connect legs, crochet the body.
Stuff as you go
4. 2 ch, along the right leg: 6 sc, 2 inc, along the chain: 2 sc, along the left leg: 2 inc, 6 sc = 24
5. Along the other side of the chain: 2 sc, 22 sc = 24
6. 1 sc, inc, 22 sc = 25
7-9. 25 sc
Fill the legs.
10. (dec, 3 sc) х 5 times = 20
11. 20 sc
12. (dec, 2 sc) х 5 times = 15
13. (1 sc, dec) х 5 times = 10
Add hollow fibre.
14. 6 sc, place a round marker here, it is new beginning of the round, in the middle of the neck, behind.
Head.
15. 10 inc = 20
16. (1 sc, inc) х 10 times = 30
17. 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 3 times, 6 sc, (inc, 1 sc) х 3 times, 6 sc = 36
18. 7 sc, (inc, 2 sc) х 3 times, 4 sc, (2 sc, inc) х 3 times, 7 sc = 42
19-20. 42 sc,
Make 1 sc, transfer the marker.
21. 42 sc - mark the 17th, 18th, 25th, 26th stitches.
22. 8 sc, (dec, 1 sc) х 3 times, 8 sc, (1 sc, dec) х 3 times, 8 sc = 36
23. 6 sc, (dec, 1 sc) х 3 times, 6 sc, (1 sc, dec) х 3 times, 6 sc = 30
24. 30 sc
25. (dec, 3 sc) х 6 times = 24
26. 24 sc
Add hollow fibre.
27. (dec, 2 sc) х 6 times = 18
28. (1 sc, dec) х 6 times = 12
29. (dec) х 6 times = 6
Add hollow fibre. Cut the thread, pull off the loops, hide the tip.
Ears, internal part (make 2)
Crochet with pink yarn.
1. work 12 ch, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 10 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, continue along the other side of chain: 7 sc, 3 sl st = 23
Fasten off, cut off.
Ears, outer part (make 2)
Crochet with main color yarn.
1. work 12 ch, starting from 2nd ch from hook: 10 sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, continue along the other side of chain: 7 sc, 3 sl st, 1 ch, turn = 23
Join ears for each pair together and work sc around the edge:
2. 5 sc, 5 hdc, (2 hdc in 1 loop)х 3 times, 4 hdc, 5 sc, 1 sl st = 26
Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation
Arms (make 2)
1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2-5. 6 sc
6. dec, 3 sc, 1 sl st = 5
Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation. Add some hollow fiber (optional).
Tail
1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring
2. 6 sc
3. 1 sc, dec, 3 sc, 1 sl st
Cut off yarn, leave a tail for further operation. Add some hollow fiber.
Scarf
Work 50 ch, from the third loop from the hook, crochet 1 dc into each loop. Fasten off, cut off.
Gift box
1. 8 sc in a Magic Ring
2. (3 sc in 1 loop, 1 sc)х 4 times = 16
3. 1 sc, (3 sc in 1 loop, 3 sc)*3, 3 sc in 1 loop, 2 sc = 24
4. 2 sc, (3 sc in 1 loop, 5 sc)*3, 3 sc in 1 loop, 3 sc = 32
5. 3 sc, (3 sc in 1 loop, 7 sc)* 3, 3 sc in 1 loop, 3 sc, 1 sl st = 40
6. Into the back loops only 40 sc
7-15. 40 sc
16. 38 sc, 2 sl st
Fasten off, cut off.
Pin the ribbons to the gift box with pins, as in the photo. Glue on.
Assembly and Decoration
Find the points for sculpting as follows.
Spot 0 is in the centre of the neck from behind
Spots 1 & 2, 3 & 4 are in Rnd 21. See the photo for guidance.
To sculpt the eyes: take some strong sewing thread and fasten it below in point 0, take the needle out in point 1. Insert the needle in point 2 and back in point 0. Sculpt the second eye. Points 0 - 3 - 4 - 0.
Fasten the thread. Glue the eyes into the eye sockets.
Embroider eyelids and eyebrows. Embroider nose and smile.
Sew on the ears. Sew on the tail.
Attach and sew on the arms.
Tint the cheeks with pink dry soft pastels or watercolor pencil.
Tie a scarf.
Sew the loop (optional).