Easter Bunny

Free crochet tutorial for the Easter Bunny by Oksana Vodinova @sovuwka_rukodelnicia.

With these instructions, you can crochet a bunny with an egg, a symbol of the Easter holiday. Any cotton blend yarn will work well for this amigurumi project: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others. The bunny's face is embroidered, but you can use safety eyes if you prefer.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn in any color
• 1.75 mm crochet hook
• Thread for embroidering the face
• Toy stuffing
• Wire for the arms and body, 1.5-2.0 mm thick
• Needle for sewing the parts together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• BLO - back loop only
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet Easter Bunny Amigurumi Pattern

Upper Paws (make 2)

1: Chain 4, then crochet along the chain: inc, 1 sc, 4 sc in 1 stitch, 1 sc, inc (10)
2-21: 10 sc (20 rounds)

Lower Paws (make 2)

1: MR 7 sc
2: 7 inc (14)
3-6: 14 sc
7: dec, 12 sc (13)
8: 13 sc
9: dec, 11 sc (12)
10: 12 sc
11: 6 dec

Leave a short tail for sewing. Stuff the paw lightly so the shape stays slightly flattened.

Ears (make 2)

1: MR 6 sc
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 5 sc, inc (14)
4: 6 sc, inc (16)
5: 7 sc, inc (18)
6: 8 sc, inc (20)
7-9: 20 sc (3 rounds)
10: 8 sc, dec (18)
11: 18 sc
12: 7 sc, dec (16)
13: 16 sc
14: 6 sc, dec (14)
15: 14 sc
16: 5 sc, dec (12)
17: 12 sc

Fold in half, crochet 1 sc through both layers, and leave a tail for sewing.

Tail

1: MR 7 sc
2: 7 inc (14)
3: 1 sc, inc (21)
4-5: 21 sc
6: 1 sc, dec (14)

Leave a tail for sewing and stuff firmly.

Body

1: MR 6 sc
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 1 sc, inc (18)
4: inc, 2 sc (24)
5: 3 sc, inc (30)
6: inc, 4 sc (36)
7: 5 sc, inc (42)
8: inc, 6 sc (48)
9: 7 sc, inc (54)
10: in BLO 54 sc
11: 5 sc, inc (63)
12-21: 63 sc (10 rounds)
22: 5 sc, dec (54)
23-24: 54 sc
25: 7 sc, dec (48)
26-27: 48 sc
28: 6 sc, dec (42)
29-30: 42 sc
31: 5 sc, dec (36)
32-33: 36 sc
34: 4 sc, dec (30)
35-36: 30 sc
37: 3 sc, dec (24)
38: 2 sc, dec (18)
39: 18 sc + 4 offset sc (move the marker to the center)

Next, crochet the head.

Head

40: 2 sc, inc (24)
41: 3 sc, inc (30)
42: 4 sc, inc (36)
43: 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3 times, 12 sc, (inc, 1 sc) x 3 times, 6 sc (42)
44-46: 42 sc
47: 6 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 3 times, 12 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 3 times, 6 sc (36)
48-49: 36 sc
50: 4 sc, dec (30)
51: 30 sc
52: 3 sc, dec (24)
53: 24 sc
54: 2 sc, dec (18)
55: 18 sc
56: 1 sc, dec (12)
57: 6 dec

Assembly and Finishing

• Sew the ears to the top of the head, close together.
• Sew on the lower paws and tail so they act as supports.
• Sew the upper paws around rounds 35-36. If you want, you can insert wire so the paws hold their shape. You will need a piece about 20 cm long. Insert it between rounds 35 and 36, bend the wire ends by about 0.5 cm, put the paws on, stuff them lightly, and sew them to rounds 35 and 36. Do not overstuff the paws, especially at the top, or they will not bend well.
• Embroider the face. It is better to use regular sewing thread doubled over so it does not look too bulky. First, count 5 rounds from the start of the head, where the shaping begins, and insert the needle in the center. Then count 4 more rounds; this will be the crossing line of the face. After that, mark the points for the nose and smile. The placement is visible in the photo. It is best to embroider the nose last so you can see how it looks and avoid having to undo it.

Amigurumi Easter Egg

1: 6 sc
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 1 sc, inc (18)
4: 2 sc, inc (24)
5: 3 sc, inc (30)
6: 4 sc, inc (36)
7-12: 36 sc
13: 4 sc, dec (18)
14: 3 sc, dec (24)
15: 2 sc, dec (18)
16: 1 sc, dec (12)
17: dec

Your Easter bunny is ready! Happy Easter! XO!