Mini Bunny and Bear

Author: @vivi_toys
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi mini bear crochet pattern

Free crochet tutorial for the Mini Bunny and Bear by Valeria @vivi_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a bear and a bunny with a bow. Any cotton blend yarn works well for amigurumi: Alize Cotton Gold, YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others.

Finished bunny size: 17 cm. Finished bear size: 14 cm.

Materials and tools

  • Alize Cotton Gold Tweed 55-white yarn, YarnArt Jeans 59-raspberry yarn (for the bunny)
  • YarnArt Jeans 48-beige, 76-light blue, 70-brown yarn (for the bear)
  • 2 mm crochet hook
  • 6 mm safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Stitch marker
  • Needle
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi mini bunny crochet pattern

Amigurumi Bunny and Bear Crochet Pattern

Arms

1. 5 sc in MR
2. inc x 5 (10)
3-11. 10 sc (9 rounds)
12. (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8)

Fold in half and crochet 3 sc through both sides. Cut the yarn and pull it through the loop. Hide the end inside the piece with a needle.

Bear ears

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. 12 sc
4. (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Bunny ears

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-14. 24 sc (10 rounds)
15. (10 sc, dec) x 2 (22)
16. (9 sc, dec) x 2 (20)
17. (8 sc, dec) x 2 (18)
18. (7 sc, dec) x 2 (16)
19. (6 sc, dec) x 2 (14)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fold the bottom of the ear in half and sew it together with a needle. Use the remaining yarn tail to sew the ear to the head.

Bear muzzle

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Make 1 sl st and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Embroider the nose in a triangle shape and add a small line below it.

Legs

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3-8. 12 sc (6 rounds)

Make 1 sl st. Cut the yarn on the first leg, but not on the second one. Continue from the second leg to crochet the body. Stuff both legs.

Body

From the second leg: 3 ch

1. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
2-11. 36 sc (10 rounds)
At the end of round 5, crochet a popcorn stitch made of 5 dc in the center (tail).
12. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
13. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Stuff.
14. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
15. 18 sc (crochet the arms in at the sides)
16. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Stuff. Do not cut the yarn; continue crocheting the head.

Head

17. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
18. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
19. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
20. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
21. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
22. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
23. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
24-30. 54 sc (7 rounds)
31. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
32. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)

Attach the eyes between rounds 29 and 30, about 5 stitches apart.

33. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
34. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Stuff.
35. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
36. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
37. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Stuff.
38. dec x 6 (6)

Close the opening with a needle.

Sew on the muzzle (if you are making the bear), securing it with pins first.

Embroider the nose (if you are making the bunny), the whites of the eyes, and the eyebrows. Sew on the ears, securing them with pins first.

If desired, you can add shading with soft pastels, blush, or eyeshadow.

Bow

Crochet into MR:

(3 ch, 6 tr, 3 ch, sl st) x 2, 1 ch

Cut a long yarn tail. Wrap it around the center of the bow several times. Then wrap it a couple of times around the bunny's/bear's neck, secure the yarn and hide the ends inside the toy.

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