Big-Ear Bunny

Free bunny crochet tutorial by @my_good_bears.

With this pattern, you can crochet a bunny in overalls with a ruffle collar. For the bunny, you will need Alize Cotton Gold Tweed yarn or a similar alternative. You can use any yarn for the outfit. The author recommends Alize Bella.

To make the bunny look even cuter and more expressive, you can tint the muzzle with dry or oil pastels.

Materials and Tools

• Alize Cotton Gold Tweed yarn (for the bunny)
• Alize Bella yarn (for the ruffle collar and overalls)
• A suitable crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Embroidery floss for the nose and eyebrows
• Thread
• A button for decoration
• Pastels or blush for the cheeks
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• tch - turning chain
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Big-Ear Bunny Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Arms (make 2)

1: 5 sc in MR
2: 5 inc (10)
3-18: 10 sc (16 rounds)

Stuff to 2/3 of the length. Fold in half and crochet through both edges together. Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Legs (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-9: 12 sc (7 rounds)

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Crochet the second leg the same way, but do not cut the yarn.

Body

Chain 6, join the second leg to the first one with a slip stitch, 12 sc around the first leg, 6 sc along the chain, 12 sc around the second leg, 6 sc (36)

The stitch marker runs along the back near the left leg.

1: 5 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc (44)
2: 14 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (48)
3-11: 48 sc (9 rounds)
12: (dec, 22 sc) x 2 (46)
13: 46 sc
14: (dec, 21 sc) x 2 (44)
15: 44 sc
16: (dec, 20 sc) x 2 (42)
17: 42 sc (42)
18: (dec, 19 sc) x 2 (40)
19: 40 sc
20: (dec, 18 sc) x 2 (38)
21: 38 sc
22: (dec, 17 sc) x 2 (36)
23: 36 sc
24: (dec, 4 sc) x 6 (30)
25: 30 sc
26: (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
27: 22 sc. Do not finish the last 2 sc; attach the arms here
28: 4 sc (working through the arm stitches and the body stitches together), 8 sc, 4 sc (working through the arm stitches and the body stitches together), 8 sc (24)

If you are using a cotter pin joint to attach the head, install it at this stage.

29: (dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
30: (dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12)
31: 6 dec

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 12 inc (24)
4: (1 sc, inc) x 12 (36)
5: 36 sc
6: (2 sc, inc) x 12 (48)
7-13: 48 sc (7 rounds)
14: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
15-19: 42 sc (5 rounds)

Attach the head to the body here if you are using a jointed connection.

20: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
21: 36 sc
22: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
23: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
24: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
25: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
26: 6 dec

Cut the yarn and pull the opening closed.

Ears

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-10: 24 sc (6 rounds)
11: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
12-16: 18 sc (5 rounds)
17: (dec, 4 sc) x 3 (15)
18-20: 15 sc (3 rounds)

Fold the ear in half and crochet both edges together. Cut the yarn, fasten off, and leave a tail for sewing.

Muzzle

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5: 18 sc (2 rounds)

Cut the yarn, fasten off, and leave a tail for sewing.

Tail

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5: 18 sc (2 rounds)
6: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Stuff the tail and pull the stitches closed.

Assembly

1. Sew the muzzle onto the head at the height you like, stuffing it as you sew.
2. Sew on the ears, first folding each one lengthwise and sewing the two edges together for about 1 cm from the bottom.
3. Attach the eyes.
4. Embroider the nose and eyebrows with embroidery floss.
5. Add tinting if desired (dry pastel or blush).

Ruffle Collar

Work in turning rows.

Chain enough stitches as you go to fit around the neck, plus 1 turning chain.

1: sc in each chain with no increases, 3 ch, turn
2: 3 dc in each stitch, 3 ch, turn
3: 2 dc in each stitch, 1 ch, turn
4: sc in each stitch

Cut the yarn and fasten off. Sew the collar directly onto the toy.

Overalls

The overalls are crocheted in a spiral with single crochet stitches.
Chain enough stitches to fit around the toy.
Join with a slip stitch and continue working in the round in a spiral with sc.
Crochet to your desired length.
Sew the crotch area closed snugly between the legs.
Join the yarn to the beginning of the work (the foundation chain should face upward) and crochet a ribbed round. Work sc, but insert the hook not into the foundation chain, rather into the row below. In other words, work around the first round of the overalls. At the end of the round, cut the yarn and fasten off.

Bib

Mark the center front of the overalls and choose the width of the bib by counting out the required number of stitches equally to the right and left. Join the yarn. Work in turning rows to the desired bib height.

Once the bib is finished, crochet the first strap with the same yarn. The strap is made with regular chain stitches. When it reaches the needed length, join it to the back of the overalls with a slip stitch. Join the yarn at the second corner of the bib and repeat.

At the end, do not forget to sew the tail onto the bunny.

Crocheted Bunny Finished!