Meet Bernadette: An Adorable Crochet Bunny To Love

Let's continue the bunny theme!

Prepare yourself for cuteness because this adorable crochet bunny is hopping right into your life!

Crochet Bunny

Here is what you will need:

• US G 6/4.0 mm crochet hook.
• Worsted Weight yarn (Main: 1.25 oz, Flower Necklace: 1/4 oz, Tail: 1/4 oz)
• 9 mm Black Safety Eyes
• Embroidery floss nose. I used DMC 760 to match the pink yarn
• Fiberfill
• Tapestry needle and scissors

Gauge is not important in this pattern. You may use other weights of yarn. Adjust crochet hook size to fit your needs. With the yarn and hook size given, my gauge is about 4 single crochet stitches to an inch.

Finished crochet bunny is approximately 6.5″ tall from top of head (excluding ears) to bottom of feet.

Crochet Bunny Head

With Main Color yarn, make a magic ring

R1: 6 sc into ring (6 sts). (Do not join, worked in rounds)

R2: 2 sc in ea st (12 st)

R3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next. Repeat from * around. (18 st)

R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next. Repeat from * around. (24 st)

R5: *sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next. Repeat from * around. (30 st)

R6-11: sc around. (30 st)

R12: *sc in next 3 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (24 st) Begin stuffing head

R13: *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (18 st)

Insert safety eyes between rows 8 and 9, leaving 3 stitches in between the eyes. Adjust stuffing and stuff the remainder of the head.

R14: *sc in next st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (12 st). Fasten off leaving a long strand for sewing.

Crochet Bunny Ears (Make 2):

With Main Color yarn, make a magic ring

R1: 5 sc into ring (5 sts). Work in rounds

R2: *2sc in ea st*, repeat * to * around (10 st)

R3-11: sc around (10 st)

R12: *sc in next 3, sc 2 tog, repeat from * once. Sl st in next st and fasten off, leaving a long strand for sewing. (8 st)

Fold ear in half and sew bottom closed. Then, using same strand of yarn, sew to top of head.

Repeat for 2nd ear.

If desired, add pink to inside of bunny ear using pink blush (or pink eyeshadow) and a brush.

Legs (Make 2):

With Main Color yarn, make a magic ring

R1: 6 sc into ring (6 sts). (Do not join, worked in rounds)

R2: 2 sc in ea st (12 st)

R3: *sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next. Repeat from * around. (15st)

R4: sc around

R5: *sc in next 3 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (12 st).

R6: sc in next 3 st, [(sc2 tog) three times], sc in last 3 st (9 st). Stuff the feet.

R7-10: sc around (9 st). Fasten off for first leg. After second leg, do not fasten off, continue to body below. Stuff the rest of the legs.

Body:

In the next row, the legs are crocheted together and form the bottom of the body. Position the legs so that they are in the correct position with both feet facing forward. Use a stitch marker to mark where they meet in the middle. This stitch marker holds the center stitch from each leg to each other. Also make sure that you also have a stitch marker in the last stitch worked in the leg just completed. This stitch will be the last stitch worked in this row.

R1: Sc in the next stitch of the leg just worked. Continue to single crochet in each stitch until you reach the marker holding the 2 legs together. Work a single crochet in the next stitch (which is the stitch holding the legs together). THEN work a single crochet in the matching stitch on the OTHER leg. You can remove the stitch marker if you’d like. Continue to single crochet all the way around the other leg (9 stitches on that leg). You are now at the middle of the doll on the opposite side. Single crochet in the remaining unworked stitches on the first leg worked in this row, finishing in the stitch you marked as the end of the row. Count your stitches for this row. There should be 18 stitches in the row. If you have more or less than this, take a look at the stitches worked at the joining points and see if you’ve missed or worked an extra stitch here.

R2: Continuing to work in the round, *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (24 st)

R3-5: sc around (24 st)

R6: *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (18 st)

R7-8: sc around (18 st). Stuff body.

R9: *sc in next st, sc2tog. Repeat from * around (12 st).

R10: sc around (12 st). Fasten off leaving a long strand for joining.

Stuff the rest of the body.

Arms (Make 2):

With Main color yarn, make a magic ring

R1: 6 sc into ring (6 sts). (Do not join, worked in rounds)

R2: 2 sc in ea st (12 st)

R3-5: sc around (12 st).

R6: *sc in next st, (sc2 tog, repeat from * around (8 st). Lightly stuff hand

R7-9: sc around

Leave remainder of arm unstuffed.

Assembly and Finishing:

Using yarn from ends of work, sew head to body. Sew arms to sides near the neckline.

Embroider Nose:

Using embroidery floss, make several stitches close together for the nose along with one stitch down as shown in the photo.

Tail:

With white yarn (or tail color yarn), make a magic ring

R1: 5 sc into ring (5 sts). (Do not join, worked in rounds)

R2: 2 sc in ea st (10 st)

R3: *sc2tog. Repeat from * around (5 st). Fasten off yarn, leaving a long strand for sewing. Thread tapestry needle and weave through stitches and tighten to form a small ball. Sew adorable bunny tail to center bottom just above the legs.

Necklace Band

With pink yarn, chain 16.

R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across chain. Fasten off.

Flower Necklace

The rose is made in 2 layers and then the center layer is laid on top of the petal layer. The end from the center layer is pulled through the center of the petal layer and all is sewn down on to the necklace band

Center: With Pink Yarn, make a make a magic ring, ch 2, 6hdc into the ring. Pull ring tight. Do NOT fasten of starting strand. With the working strand, join last stitch to top of starting chain 2 with an invisible join (alternatively, you can slip stitch to the 1st stitch). Fasten this end off and weave in.

When the center is complete, there should be the starting strand left which will be used to insert into the center of the petal layer.

Petal Layer: With Pink Yarn, make a magic ring and work all of the following into the ring: *ch1, 2 hdc, ch1, sl stitch around magic ring (petal made). Repeat from * 4 more times to make a total of 5 petals. At the end of the round, pull the magic ring tight.

Assemble Rose and Sew On to Necklace Band: Place the center layer on top of the petal layer. Use the remaining yarn strand from the center and thread it inside the magic ring of the petal layer. Then use strands to attach rose to the band. Place necklace around bunny and sew the ends of the band together in the back.