Mini Bunny – Free Pattern

Bunnies are kind and gentle animals. This mini bunny may be small, but has a big story to tell. Perfect for little hands and small pockets, the mini bunny can be a travel buddy for any little one. The pattern for the mini bunny itself is a no-sew. The only thing you have to sew on is the pom pom tail.

Size

When using the recommended hook size, yarn, the yarn under method (x stitch), the mini bunny measures 3 inches/7.6 centimeters.

Materials

Materials needed to create the toy in order to replicate my toy:

• Crochet hook size: 5 mm hook
• Yarn used: Bulky Weight Chenille Yarn- Weight 5- (Gray)
• Scraps of pink yarn
• White yarn for pom pom
• Pom pom maker
• 9 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Darning needle
• Stitch marker (optional)

Feet

Use Dark Gray, make 4. The feet are not stuffed.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Rounds 2- 4: 6 sc. [6] (3 rounds)

Round 5: Flatten and 2 sc across. [2]

Cut yarn and weave in end.

Ears

Use Dark Gray, make 2. The ears are not stuffed.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (sc, inc) x 3. [9]

Round 3: 9 sc. [9]

Round 4: inc, 8 sc. [10]

Rounds 5-7: 10 sc. [10] (3 rounds)

Round 8: (3 sc, dec) x 2. [8]

Round 9: Flatten and 3 sc across. [3]

Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Body

Use Dark Gray. Stuff as you go.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (inc) x 6. [12]

Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6. [18]

Round 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, sc. [24]

Rounds 5-6: 24 sc. [24] (2 rounds)

Round 7: (Joining the front feet) 3 sc, 2 sc through one

foot and the body, 2 sc, 2 sc through one foot and the body, 15 sc. [24]

Round 8: (Joining the ears) 15 sc, 3 sc through one ear and the body, 2 sc, 3 sc through one ear and the body, sc. [24]

Insert eyes between rounds 2 and 3 with 3 visible stitches in between. Embroider a nose with pink embroidery thread.

Rounds 9-13: 24 sc. [24] (5 rounds)

Round 14: (Joining the back feet) 3 sc, 2 sc through one foot and the body, 4 sc, 2 sc through one foot and the body, 13 sc. [24]

Round 15: sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, sc. [18]

Round 16: 18 sc. [18]

Round 17: (sc, dec) x 6. [12]

Round 18: (dec) x 6. [6]

Cut yarn and weave end through the remaining front loops.

Make a pom pom with white yarn and sew on the bunny.

 

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