Bunbun - Crochet Pattern

Bunbun, the second Flurble to be spotted in our realm was discovered hiding in a carton of brightly coloured Easter eggs.

Egg-shaped himself, Bunbun initially assumed the Easter treats to be an entire community of others just like him. Long hours were spent trying to interact with them but to no avail. Disheartened, Bunbun said his farewells to the unresponsive snobs and made his way to the edge of the shelf. Unfortunately, being somewhat of a clumsy fellow, he tripped over those big lippety-loppety feet of his, tumbled through the air and landed with a thwump shattering a basket filled with assorted hollow chocolate eggs.

As he lay there stunned and winded by his fall a most delicious aroma teased a growl from his empty belly. Blinking his one big eye, Bunbun peeped at the carnage around him. Chocolate, chocolate, everywhere! Big pieces. Small pieces. A half shell of it resting on his rounded belly.
Oh, the joy that surged through his little Flurble heart for there is nothing a Bunbun loves more than chocolate! Scrambling to his feet Bunbun gobbled up every last scrap. He ate and ate until his belly grew so big that he couldn’t see his feet.

So, beware my fellow hookers. Should you take it upon yourself to create a Bunbun – Hide the chocolates!

Requires knowledge of:
mr – magic ring
dc – double crochet (US – single crochet)
htr – half treble (US – half double crochet)
tr – treble (US – double crochet)
dec – decrease
inc - increase
ch - chain
st – stitch
sts - stitches
slst – slip stitch

Pattern Difficulty:
Easy to moderate

Instructions:
Written with photos for clarity

14cm to tip of ears

4-ply (fingering weight) yarn – 50g
2.25mm hook
30mm eye – safety eye or glass cabochon
Glue if using a glass cabochon for the eye
Fibrefill
contrasting embroidery thread to define paws