Bunny Boo

Free Bunny Boo crochet tutorial by Valentina Kuzmina @kuzma_valya.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush long-eared bunny. For this amigurumi project, any plush or fluffy yarn and a matching hook will work.

The finished toy size with Himalaya Dolphin Baby is about 20-22 cm; with Alize Velluto and Rozetti LOLIPOP it is about 19-21 cm.

Materials and tools

• For the main color, use one of these yarns: Alize Velluto (1 skein), Rozetti LOLIPOP (slightly less than 1 skein), Himalaya Koala (2/3 of a skein), Himalaya Dolphin Baby (half a skein), YarnArt Dolce (a little more than half a skein)
• Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce for the muzzle
• 2.5-4.5 mm crochet hook
• 4-8 mm safety eyes
• Triangle safety nose
• Sewing thread
• Toy stuffing
• 30 cm ribbon for decoration
• Sewing needle for attaching parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Bunny Boo amigurumi crochet pattern

Lower legs (2 pieces)

Work in the round, from bottom to top.

1. 8 sc in MR
2. 8 inc (16)
3. 16 sc
4. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, 5 dec (the 3rd decrease is the center of the foot) (10)
5-11. 10 sc. Optionally, stuff the foot a little (7 rounds)
12. Fold the piece in half. Work the needed offset stitches so the center of the leg aligns with the fold edge (I have 2 sc). Work 5 sc through both sides. Pull tight and fasten off.

Upper legs (2 pieces)

Work in the round, from bottom to top.

1. 8 sc in MR
2-8. 8 sc. Do not stuff (7 rounds)
9. Fold the piece in half, then work through both sides: 1 sc, dec, 1 sc. Pull tight and fasten off.

Bunny ears (2 pieces)

Work in turning rows. At the beginning of each row, make a turning ch; this will not be repeated in every row below.

1. Ch 5, starting in the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, turn.
2-3. 4 sc (2 rows)
4. 1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc
5-6. 6 sc (2 rows)
7. 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc
8-9. 8 sc (2 rows)
10. 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc
11-14. 10 sc (4 rows)
15. 1 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 1 sc
16-17. 8 sc (2 rows)
18. 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc
19-20. 6 sc (2 rows)
21. dec, 2 sc, dec
22. 2 dec
23. dec

Pull the yarn tail tight and fasten off.

Body-head

Work in the round, from bottom to top.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Attach the legs in this round.
5. 3 sc, 5 sc with leg (from heel to toe), 8 sc, 5 sc with leg (from toe to heel), 3 sc (24)
6-7. 24 sc (2 rounds)
Shape the tummy; 1 sc between decreases marks the tummy center.
8. 6 sc, 3 dec, 1 sc (tummy center), 3 dec, 5 sc (18)
Stuff firmly as you go
9-10. 18 sc (2 rounds)
11. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Attach the arms in this round.
12. 3 sc, 3 sc with arm, 3 sc, 3 sc with arm (12)
Move on to the head.
13. 12 inc (24)
14-19. 24 sc (6 rounds)
Attach the ears in this round.
20. 8 sc, 4 sc with ear, 9 sc, 3 sc with ear (Attention! 1 ear sc carries over to round 21!) (24)
21. 1 sc with ear, 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5 (18)
22. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
23. 6 dec

Pull the opening closed, fasten off, and hide the yarn tail inside the piece.

Tail

1. 8 sc in MR
2. 8 sc
3. 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Muzzle

Work in the round. To keep the proportions, use the yarn for the muzzle that is listed in the materials section.

1. Ch 7, starting in the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, 5 sc along the other side of the chain
2. 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, inc
3. 20 sc
4. Work 13 more sc, sl st

The side with the extra row is the lower part of the muzzle; the unfinished side is the upper part. Fasten off.

Toy assembly

• Shape the bunny's face details
• Sew on the muzzle
• Make the muzzle sculpting
• Attach the eyes
• Embroider the eyebrows
• Sew on the tail
• Hide yarn ends