Bunny Friends

Difficulty Level: intermediate

Bunny Friends amigurumi crochet pattern

Free Bunny Friends crochet pattern by @dashacrochetwithlove.

With this pattern, you can crochet plush bunnies. You can use any plush yarn for this amigurumi, such as Himalaya Dolphin Baby. The designer offers two ear options: upright or floppy. The body and head are worked exactly the same for both versions. The cheeks and nose are embroidered.

Materials and tools

  • Plush yarn in any color
  • Cotton yarn or embroidery floss for the nose and cheeks
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook
  • 12 mm safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • Stitch markers
  • Pins
  • Needle for sewing the pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Bunny Friends amigurumi crochet pattern

Head

1. 8 sc in MR (8)
2. inc x 8 (16)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
4. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
5. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
6. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 3, 4 sc (40)
7-12. 40 sc (40) for 6 rounds

Insert the eyes between rounds 10 and 11, 6 stitches apart.

13. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 3, 4 sc (36)
14. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
15. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
16. 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18)

Cut the yarn.

Embroider the nose with black thread. Embroider the cheeks with pink thread.

Legs and body

1. 8 sc in MR (8)
2. inc x 8 (16)
3-6. 16 sc (16) for 4 rounds

Cut the yarn. Crochet the second leg in the same way, but do not cut the yarn! Ch 2 and join it to the other leg.

7. 16 sc around the first leg, 2 sc in the ch, 16 sc around the second leg, 2 sc in the ch (36)
8-10. 36 sc (36) for 3 rounds
11. (10 sc, dec) x 3 (33)
12. (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
13. (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
14. (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
15-16. 24 sc (24) for 2 rounds
17. (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
18. 21 sc (21)
19. (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
4. 10 sc (10)
5. (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8)
6-8. 8 sc (8) for 3 rounds

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2-3. 6 sc (6) for 2 rounds

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Floppy ears

1. 8 sc in MR (8)
2. inc x 8 (16)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 4 (20)
4-8. 20 sc (20) for 5 rounds
9. (8 sc, dec) x 2 (18)
10. (7 sc, dec) x 2 (16)
11. 16 sc (16)
12. (6 sc, dec) x 2 (14)
13-16. 14 sc (14) for 4 rounds

Fold the ear in half and work 7 sc through both layers (7). Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.

Upright ears

1. 8 sc in MR (8)
2. inc x 8 (16)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 4 (20)
4-8. 20 sc (20) for 5 rounds
9. (8 sc, dec) x 2 (18)
10. (7 sc, dec) x 2 (16)
11. 16 sc (16)
12. (6 sc, dec) x 2 (14)
13. 14 sc (14)

Fold the ear in half and work 7 sc through both layers (7).

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.

Finishing and assembly

Plush bunny amigurumi crochet pattern

  • Sew the head to the body.
  • Sew the arms to the body.
  • Sew the tail to the back.
  • For floppy ears, sew them to the head between rounds 5 and 6.
  • For upright ears, fold the ends in half, sew the corners together, and attach them to the head between rounds 2 and 4.

Your crocheted bunny is ready! Please tag the designer on social media: @dashacrochetwithlove.