Materials: For the bunny you will need 2.5 mm crochet hook and suitable weight yarn in beige, white and black. Fiberfill stuffing and a tapestry needle.
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sc2tog: single crochet 2 together (decrease)
sl st: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
Head:
Work in continuous rounds, use a stitch marker to keep track off your rounds.
Use beige yarn for the head.
Round 1: In magic ring work 6 sc. (6 st).
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts).
Round 3: *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. (18 sts).
Round 4: *1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. (24 sts).
Round 5: *1 sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat from * to * 1 more time. (26 sts).
Round 6: *1 sc in next 12 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat from * to * 1 more time. (28 sts).
Rounds 7 – 9: 1 sc in each sts around. (28 sts).
Round 10: *1 sc in next 12 sts, sc2tog *, repeat from * to * 1 more time. (26 sts).
Round 11: *1 sc in next 11 sts, sc2tog *, repeat from * to * 1 more time. (24 sts).
Round 12: *1 sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog *, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. (18 sts).
Start stuffing the head with the fiberfill.
Round 13: *1 sc in next st, sc2tog *, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. (12 sts).
Round 14: sc2tog until the end of the round. (6 sts). Fasten off, use tail to sew hole closed.
Using black yarn, embroider the eyes and nose.
Ears:
Make 2.
Make the outer ear using beige.
Round 1: In magic ring work 5 sc. (5 st).
Rounds 2 – 3: 1 sc in each st around. (5 sts).
Round 4: 2 sc in each sts around. (10 sts).
Rounds 5 – 7: 1 sc in each sts around. (10 sts).
Round 8: sc2tog until the end of the round. (5 sts).
Round 9: 1 sc in each sts around. (5 sts). Fasten off, use tail for sewing.
Use white for the inner ear.
Ch 6. Turn.
Round 1: Work 1 sc in the second ch from hook and 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, work 3 sc in the last st of the ch, turn and work on the opposite side of the chain. Work 1 sc in the next 3 st and 2 sc in next st. Slst in first st. (12 sts) Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
Sew the inner ear onto the outer ear. Sew ears on the head.
Body:
We crochet the legs separately and then we join them together gradually forming the bunny’s body.
Work in continuous rounds, use a stitch marker to keep track off your rounds.
Use beige yarn.
Front leg:
Round 1: In magic ring work 5 sc. (5 sts).
Round 2: 2 sc in each sts around. (10 sts).
Rounds 3 – 4: 1 sc in each sts around. (10 sts).
Round 5: *1 sc in the next 4 sts, 2 sc in the next*, repeat from * to * one more time. (12 sts).
Round 6: *1 sc in the next 5 sts, 2 sc in the next*, repeat from * to * one more time. (14 sts). Slst in the first st. Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.
Back leg:
Round 1: In magic ring work 8 sc. (8 sts).
Round 2: 2 sc in each sts around. (16 sts).
Round 3 – 6: 1 sc in each sts around. (16 sts).
Round 13: 1 sc in the next 6 sts, sc2tog. 1 sc in the next 11 sts. (18 sts).
Join the legs:
Round 7: 1 sc in each sts. Continue to the front leg, work 1 sc in each sts. (30 sts).
Use the tail of the first leg to close the hole between the legs.
Rounds 8 – 9: 1 sc in each sts. (30 sts).
Round 10: 1 sc in the next 7 sts, sc2tog. 1 sc in the next 6 sts. (28 sts).
Round 11: 1 sc in the next 6 sts. Ch2, skip 11 sts and work 1 sc in the next st. (19 sts).
Round 12: 1 sc in each sts. (19 sts).
Round 14: *1 sc in next st, sc2tog *, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. (12 sts).
Round 15: sc2tog until the end of the round. (6 sts). Fasten off, use tail to sew hole closed.
Use the neck opening for stuffing. Sew the head on the body.
Tail:
Use white yarn.
Round 1: In magic ring work 5 sc. (5 st).
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (10 sts).
Round 3: *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. (15 sts).
Round 4: 1 sc in each sts around. (15 sts).
Round 5: *1 sc in next st, sc2tog *, repeat from * to * until the end of the round. (10 sts).
Stuff the tail.
Round 6: Sc2tog until the end of the round. (5 sts). Fasten off, use tail for sewing.
Sew the tail to the body.
The bunny is part of a woodland creatures garland, you can find more information here.