Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a pattern for the floppiest of floppy-eared bunnies! I made this little bunbun on a whim not long ago; it was on the lunar new year (year of the rabbit!) AND I happened to have some Honey Bunny yarn from Hobbii so there was absolutely no way I could let the occasion pass by without making a little bunny! Luckily, this little bunny also makes the perfect Spring project!
This bunny is made up of simple shapes and because the yarn is a Super Bulky weight yarn, it works up incredibly quickly. You could also change up the ears to make it into something completely different; triangle ears and some whiskers would turn this cutie into the perfect little kitty.
P.S. If you spy those crocheted carrots in a few pics and are interested in making them, you can find the free pattern here!
Let’s get into it!
The Details
The finished measurements are approximately 15cm/6″ long.
Notes:
- This bunbun is worked in separate pieces (head, body, ears, legs, and tail), which are stitched together during assembly.
- All pieces are constructed in continuous rounds, except for the ears which are worked as two flat panels crocheted together.
- The head is worked around a starting chain.
Let’s get started! (Or Pin/Shop for later!)
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Materials:
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- 5mm hook (I use THESE hooks!);
- Hobbii Honey Bunny in:
- Lilac (#63), 50g; and
- White (#01), 10g
- 14mm Safety eyes;
- Black crochet thread, size 5;
- Stuffing;
- Tapestry needle.
Terms and Stitches:
Ch – Chain
MR – Magic Ring
Slst – Slip stitch
Sc – Single Crochet
Inc – Increase. Work a regular sc increase
Dec – Decrease. Work a regular sc decrease
Sc3tog – Single crochet three stitches together
Pattern
Body (make 1):
Rnd 1: In main colour, work 6 sts into a MR (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc 1, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (18 sts)
Rnd 4: *Sc 2, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (24 sts)
Rnd 5: *Sc 3, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (30 sts)
Rnds 6-8: Sc in each st around (30 sts)
Rnd 9: *Sc 3, dec, repeat from * five more times (24 sts)
Rnd 10: *Sc 2, dec, repeat from * five more times (18 sts)
Rnd 11: *Sc 1, dec, repeat from * five more times (12 sts)
Rnd 12: Dec around (6 sts)
Tie off, leaving a long tail for closing. Stuff. With a tapestry needle, weave the yarn tail through stitches, down the centre and out a stitch in the side. Pull to close. Weave end. Set aside.
Head (make 1):
Rnd 1: Ch 11, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 9, 4 sc in last ch, working on opposite side of ch, sc 8, 3 sc in last ch (24 sts)
Rnd 2: *Sc 3, inc in next st, repeat from * five more times (30 sts)
Rnds 3-5: Sc in each st around (30 sts)
Rnd 6: *Sc 13, dec, repeat from * once more (28 sts)
Rnd 7: *Sc 12, dec, repeat from * once more (26 sts)
Rnd 8: *Sc 11, dec, repeat from * once more (24 sts)
Rnd 9: *Sc 2, dec, repeat from * five more times (18 sts)
Rnd 10: *Sc 1, dec, repeat from * five more times (12 sts)
Rnd 11: Dec around (6 sts)
Tie off, leaving a long tail for closing. Insert safety eyes between rows 4 and 5. Using black crochet thread, stitch a nose between the eyes. Stuff. With a tapestry needle, weave the yarn tail through stitches of round 11, down the centre and out a stitch in the side. Pull to close. Weave end. Set aside.
Legs (make 4):
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc into MR (6 sts)
Rnd 2: *Sc 2, inc in next st, repeat from * once more (8 sts)
Rnds 3-5: Sc in each st around (8 sts)
Tie off, leaving a long tail for stitching. Stuff. Set aside.
Tail (make 1):
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc into MR (6 sts)
Rnd 2: *Sc 2, inc in next st, repeat from * once more (8 sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc 2, dec, repeat from * once more (6 sts)
Tie off, leaving a long tail for stitching. Stuff. Set aside.
Ears (make 4 panels – 2 in main colour, 2 in contrasting colour):
Row 1: Ch 4, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 3 (3 sts), ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-5: Sc in each st (3 sts), ch 1, turn.
Row 6: Sc, inc in next st, sc in last st (4 sts), ch 1, turn.
Rows 7-10: Sc in each st (4 sts), ch 1, turn.
Row 11: Sc 2, inc in next st, sc in last st (5 sts), ch 1, turn.
Rows 12-15: Sc in each st (5 sts), ch 1, turn.
Row 16: Dec, sc, dec (3 sts), ch 1, turn.
Row 17: Sc3tog (1 st).
Tie off. Place one contrasting panel on top of one main colour panel. Using the main colour, sc around the two panels to join them. Slst to first st to join. Tie off. Weave ends. Repeat for other ear.
Move on to assembly below!
Assembly:
- Stitch the ears to the top of the head at either side of round 9.
- Stitch two legs at the front of the body at rounds 4-6 with about 3 or 4 stitches between them.
- Stitch two legs at the back of the body at rounds 4-5 with about 5 stitches between them.
- Stitch the head to the body so that the head is resting upon the two front legs at a slight upward angle.
- Stitch the tail to the back of the body at rounds 8-9.
You’re done! Happy crocheting!
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