Blue Bunny

Skill Level: easy

Finished Size: medium size — about 8.7" sitting including ears
Using non-velour worsted yarn, the bunny measurs about 7" tall sitting including ears.

Materials:

• (#4, worsted) Yarn with plush velour texture (3.5 oz)
  Actual usage: Color A: Red Heart With Love, 1.5 oz. (80 yd.); Color B: Lion Brand Basic Stitch, 1.9 oz. (101 yd.). Bunny will be color A, dress will be color B.
• 4.0 mm (G) crochet hook
• 12 mm Safety eyes
• Polyester fiberfill
• Black & white embroidery thread
• Scissors and yarn needle
(Optional)
• T pins
• Row counter (Susan Bates)
• Stitch marker (like tiny plastic safety pins)

Abbreviations, Notes and Tips:

• ch = chain
• st = stitch
• sc = single crochet
• inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec = decrease (2 sc together)
• sl st = slip stitch
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• tr = treble crochet
• (..) = repeat the instructions in brackets the given number of times
• [..] = total number of stitches

Instructions:

Ears: (make 2) Crochet with color A.


Blue Bunny ears
• Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
• Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
• Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
• Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
• Rnd 5-7: sc in all 24 st [24]
• Rnd 8: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
• Rnd 9-11: sc in all 18 st [18]
Finish with sl st.
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Do not stuff ears.



Blue Bunny arms


Arms: (make 2): Use color A.

• Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring [5]
• Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 5 times [10]
• Rnd 3-14: sc in all 10 st [10]
Stuff only the hands.
• Rnd 15: Flatten the edges and crochet sc in the next 5 st through both layers, closing the hole.
Fasten off.








Blue Bunny legs


Legs: (make 2) Use color A.

• Rnd 1: 8 sc in magic ring [8]
• Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 8 times [16]
• Rnd 3-5: sc in all 16 st [16]
• Rnd 6: sc in next 4 st, (dec) x 4 times, sc in next 4 st [12]
• Rnd 7-21: sc in all 12 st [12]
Stuff only half of the legs.

• Rnd 22: Flatten the edges and crochet sc in the next 6 st through both layers, closing the hole.
Fasten off.



Blue Bunny body


Head and body: Begin croching the body with color A. Stuff as you go.
• Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
• Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
• Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times. [18]
• Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
• Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
• Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
• Rnd 7: sc in all 36 st [36]
Attach legs while working on the next round.

• Rnd 8: sc in next 6 st,
  sc in the next 6 st crocheting through the stitches of both the leg and the body,
  sc in the next 12 st of the body,
  sc in the next 6 st of both the other leg and the body,
  sc in the next 6 st of the body. [36]
• Rnd 9: sc in all 36 st [36]
Change yarn to Color B.

• Rnd 10: sc in all 36 st. [36]
• Rnd 11: sc in all 36 st in back loops only (blo sc or blosc) [36]
• Rnd 12: sc in next 9 st, dec, sc in next 14 st, dec, sc in next 9 st [34]
• Rnd 13: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 16 st, dec, sc in next 7 st [32]
• Rnd 14: sc in all 32 st [32]
• Rnd 15: sc in next 13 st, dec, sc in next 2 st, dec, sc in next 13 st [30]
• Rnd 16: sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 18 st, dec, sc in next 4 st [28]
• Rnd 17: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 10 st, dec, sc in next 7 st [26]
• Rnd 18: sc in next 5 st, dec, sc in next 12 st, dec, sc in next 5 st [24]
Attach arms while working on the next round.

• Rnd 19: sc in the next 5 st,
  sc in the next 5 st of both the arm and the body,
  sc in the next 6 st of the body,
  sc in the next 5 st of both the other arm and the body,
  sc in the next 3 st of the body [24]
• Rnd 20: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
• Rnd 21: sc in all 18 st [18]
Crochet sc in the next several stitches, and switch to color A in the middle of the back.


• Rnd 22: (inc) repeat 18 timesl [36]
• Rnd 23: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
• Rnd 24-28: sc in all 42 st [42]
• Rnd 29: sc in the next 9 st, dec, sc in next 20 st, dec, sc in the next 9 st [40]
• Rnd 30: sc in the next 9 st, dec, sc in the next 18 st, dec, sc in the next 9 st [38]
• Rnd 31: sc in the next 10 st, dec, sc in the next 14 st, dec, sc in the next 10 st [36]
• Rnd 32: sc in all 36 st. [36]
• Rnd 33: (sc in the next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
• Rnd 34: (sc in the next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Insert safety eyes in the sead between Rnt 28 and Rnd 29 (leave about 5 sts between the eyes).
• Rnd 35: sc in all 24 sts [24]
• Rnd 36: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
• Rnd 37: (sc in the next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
• Rnd 38: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off leaving a small tail.
Weave in the yarn tail in front loops of the last 6 sts with your hook or yarn needle, then pull to close the hole. Hide the end.

Blue Bunny bow


Skirt Use color B yarn.
Attach Color B to one of the front loops of Rnd 10 of the body.

• Rnd 1: 2 ch, 2 dc in each loop till the end of Rnd 10, join with sl st [72]
• Rnd 2: 2 ch, 2 dc in each st till the end of the round, join with sl st. [144]
Fasten off and weave in the end.



Blue Bunny collar & bow


Collar: Use Color B.
Foundation: Crochet 29 ch with color B.

• Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 24 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch. [28]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Bow: Use color B.

• Rnd 1: In magic ring: (4 ch, 4 tr, 4 ch, sl st) repeat 2 times.
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.








Blue Bunny collar & bow


Tail: Use color A.
• Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
• Rnd 2: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
• Rnd 3: sc in all 9 st [9]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. stuff a little bit with fiberfill.

Assembly

1. Sew tail below skirt in the middle of the back.
2. Fold ears at the base and pin them to the head above the eyes. Sew them on.
3. Make eye indents. Insert the needle at the neck area (point #1 in illustration above), and draw it out at the point #2, insert needle at point #3 and drtaw it out at point #4. Pull slightly. Insert the needle at the point #5 and draw it out at point #1. Pull tightly, fasten off and hide end.
4. Embroider a nose with white plush yarn. Embroider a line under nose with white cotton yarn, pulling slightly to make mouth indent.
5. Embroider cheek blushing with plush pink yarn.
6. Embroider eyebrows, eye lines and eye whites with cotton yarn or embroidery thread.
7. Put on the collar and sew the edges together.
8. Sew the bow on the head near one of the ears.
Your bunny is finished!