Little Bunny

Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi little bunny crochet

Free crochet tutorial for Little Bunny by @brooch_cott.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a small bunny. Any cotton blend yarn will work well for this amigurumi project: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Vita Coco, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others. The author recommends using YarnArt Jeans and splitting the strand into two parts.

Materials and tools

  • Any yarn
  • A suitable crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Needle
  • Sewing thread
  • Scissors
  • Toy stuffing

Little Bunny amigurumi crochet pattern

Head

Start crocheting the head from the muzzle.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc
4. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5. 3 sc, (sc, inc) x 6, 3 sc (24)
6. 4 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 6, 4 sc (30)
7. 3 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 6, 3 sc (36)
8. 5 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 5 sc (42)
9-14. 42 sc
15. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
16. 36 sc
17. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
18. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
19. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
20. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
21. 6 dec

Cut the yarn, pull the opening closed, and hide the end.

Ears (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-9. 18 sc
10. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
11-12. 15 sc
13. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
14-15. 12 sc
16. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
17-18. 9 sc
19. (sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head shaping

Move on to shaping the head (secure all yarn ends at the bottom of the head, where the body will be attached).

Amigurumi crochet bunny. Head shaping

  • Make the eye indentations and attach the eyes between rounds 5 and 6 (about 7 sc apart, counting from round 5).
  • Embroider the nose.
  • Sew on the ears roughly between rounds 11 and 12.

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-8. 30 sc
9. 4 sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 5, dec, 4 sc (24)
10-11. 24 sc
12. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
13-14. 18 sc
15. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
16. 6 dec

Cut the yarn and close the opening with a needle, then hide the yarn end.

Legs (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. 18 sc (18)
5. 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)
6. 3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc (9)
7. 9 sc
8. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
9-11. 12 sc
12. 6 dec

Cut the yarn and close the opening with a needle, then hide the yarn end.

Amigurumi little bunny crochet

Arms (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
4-8. 9 sc (9)
9. (sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Cut the yarn and close the opening with a needle, then hide the yarn end.

Tail

You can use a pom-pom instead.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

  • Sew the body to the head using thread jointing.
  • Sew on the legs and arms using thread jointing.
  • Sew the tail to the body.