Hi, Mandy here. I love making Amigurumi crochet toys and designing my own patterns. Well just in time for Easter, here's a Bunny Rabbit for you to crochet...
Amigurumi Bunny Rabbit Pattern
By A.B.McKenna 2010
The pattern is suitable for beginners as the only crochet stitch used is ‘single crochet’ (sc). Single crochet (sc) is a US term but here in the UK the same stitch is called ‘double crochet’. The term ‘sc’ has been used because most Amigurumi patterns use US terms.
Materials used
PATONS 100% cotton 4ply yarn in brown, pink & green.
2mm hook
Yarn sewing needle
Stuffing
2 buttons for eyes (NOT RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN)
HEAD
Begin with 2 chain.
Round 1
Into the second chain from the hook, do 6sc. [6]
Round 2
Do 2sc into each stitch below [12]
Round 3
[Do 1sc then do 2sc into next stitch below] x6 [18]
Round 4
[Do 2sc into next stitch below then do 2sc] x6 [24]
Round 5
[ 2sc into next stitch below then 3sc] x6 [30]
Round 6
[Do 4sc then 2sc into next stitch below] x6 [36]
Round 7
Do 2sc [2sc into next stitch below then 5sc] x5 then 2sc into stitch below then 3sc. [42]
Round 8
[6sc then 2sc into next stitch below] x6 [48]
Round 9
[2sc into next stitch below then 7sc ] x6 [54]
Rounds 10 to 14
Sc all the way around [54 stitches per round]
Round 15
[7sc then sc 2 together] x6 [48]
Round 16
3sc [sc 2 together then 6sc] x5 then sc 2 together then do 3sc [42]
Round 17
[sc 2 together then 5sc] x6 [36]
Round 18
[4sc then sc 2 together] x6 [30]
Round 19
2sc [sc 2 together, then 3sc] x5 sc 2 together and 1sc [24]
Round 20
[sc 2 together then 2sc] x6 [18]
Stuff the HEAD now
Round 21
[sc 2 together then do 1sc] x6 [12]
Round 22
[sc 2 together] x6 [6]
Fasten off securely and trim the end of the yarn
BODY
Begin with 2 chain.
Round 1
Into the second chain from the hook, do 6sc. [6]
Round 2
Do 2sc into each stitch below. [12]
Round 3
[ 1sc then do 2sc into next stitch below] x6 [18]
Round 4
[ 2sc into next stitch below then do 2sc] x6 [24]
Round 5
[ 2sc into next stitch below then 3sc] x6 [30]
Round 6
[Do 4sc then 2sc into next stitch below] x6 [36]
Change to the colour you want as the stripe but do not cut off the other colour yarn. You will have two colours of yarn connected to the crochet.
Round 7 and 8
Sc all the way around [36 stitches per round] STRIPE COLOUR
Round 9 and 10
Sc all the way around [36 stitches per round] MAIN COLOUR
Round 11 and 12
Sc all the way around [36 stitches per round] STRIPE COLOUR
Round 13 and 14
Sc all the way around [36 stitches per round] MAIN COLOUR
Round 15 and 16
Sc all the way around [36 stitches per round] STRIPE COLOUR
Fasten off the stripe colour but keep the original colour going.
Round 17
Sc all the way around [36 stitches] MAIN COLOUR
At this point leave the BODY to be finished AFTER the LEGS & ARMS have been stuffed & sewn on.
BODY Continued
Round 18
[4sc then sc 2 together] x6 [30]
Round 19
[sc 2 together then 3sc] x6 [24]
The BODY is finished and is not meant to be fully closed. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing up.
LEGS
Make 2
Begin with 2 chain.
Round 1
Into the second chain from the hook, do 8sc. [8]
Round 2
Do 2sc into each stitch below. [16]
Round 3 to 14
Sc all the way around [16 stitches per round]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing up.
ARMS
Make 2
Begin with 2 chain.
Round 1
Into the second chain from the hook, do 7sc. [7]
Round 2
Do 2sc into each stitch below. [14]
Round 3 to 14
Sc all the way around [14 stitches per round]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing up.
EARS
Make 2
Begin with 2 chain.
Round 1
Into the second chain from the hook, do 5sc. [5]
Round 2
Do 2sc into each stitch below. [10]
Round 3 to 14
Sc all the way around [10 stitches per round]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing up.
The PHOTO below shows the relative sizes of a leg, arm & an ear….
TAIL
Begin with 2 chain.
Round 1
Into the second chain from the hook, do 6sc. [6]
Round 2
Do 2sc into each stitch below [12]
Round 3 to 4
Sc all the way around [12 stitches per round]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing up.
Sewing up & finishing the Bunny Rabbit
Although the body still needs to be finished off with two more rounds of crochet, it is easier to join the legs and arms now. Stuff the legs and arms.
Next, use the photo of the finished Bunny Rabbit as a guide to position the legs and arms on the body. Sew them on using the tails of yarn.
Stuff the ears and sew them onto the head using the photo as a guide.
The body now needs to be finished with two more rounds of crochet (see pattern). It is then stuffed and sewn to the head.
Stuff the little Bunny Rabbit tail then sew it to the body.
Refer to the finished photo to sew the facial features. DO NOT USE BUTTONS IF THE TOY IS FOR A YOUNG CHILD, embroider the eyes instead.
The legs are the same length... that's just a funny photo!
Go on...give it a try!
Mandy
He is so cute! I definitely will give it a try when I'm a bit more confident with my crochet. Thank you for the pattern :)
Posted by: Carmen | March 28, 2010 at 01:33 PM
Can't imagine where and how you begin to design a crochet pattern, but it looks almost manageable... I wonder? :D Thanks for this lovely little bun.
E
xx
Posted by: Eleanor | March 28, 2010 at 02:28 PM