This crochet pattern is perfect as a gift or to add to your own cute collection. It does require some sewing but uses basic techniques. You only need approx 7 hours and a few materials. The colours will be referenced as the ones in the pictures but you can use any colour scheme you like.
This Pattern is completely free! If you would like a detailed and printable PDF, you can purchase this for immediate download on Etsy.
This bunny is 26cm wide x 35cm long using a 4.5mm hook and 8 ply yarn chenille velvet yarn but you can make it bigger or smaller by changing your hook size and yarn.
You can also use any colour scheme you like.
This pattern is at beginner to intermediate level. If you are a beginner and want to challenge yourself, this pattern is a great way to learn new techniques. Written in US crochet terms.
You can make as many of these cuties as you like for yourself or as gifts. You can also sell your finished product but must credit Crochet at Midnight. In no way can you reproduce or sell this pattern. Please respect my rights as a designer.
Gauge: 14 stitches by 14 rows = 4 inches (10cm)
Abbreviations
CH – Chain Stitch SC – Single Crochet
DC – Double Crochet HDC – Half Double Crochet
DEC – Decrease INC – Increase
SL ST – Slip Stitch FLO – Front Loops Only
BLO – Back Loops Only
(Sc, inc) x2 – Complete stitches inside the brackets the indicated number of times.
Materials
- 🐰 4.5mm hook
- 🐰 Approx 150m 8 ply white chenille velvet yarn
- 🐰 Approx 100m 8 ply pink chenille velvet yarn
- 🐰 Approx 30m 8 ply green and red chenille velvet yarn
- 🐰 12mm Safety eyes **If you are making this item for a young child, please ensure you use secure safety eyes or you can use black yarn.
- 🐰 White thread
- 🐰 Stitch marker
- 🐰 Sewing needle
- 🐰Tapestry needle
- 🐰 Filling
- 🐰 Scissors
Instructions
This pattern is mainly worked in continuous rounds without joining unless stated otherwise.
Use a stitch marker to mark the end of each round and move the marker up each round.
Arms (make x2)
With white yarn, create a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6 into MC (6)
Pull circle closed
Round 2. Inc 6 (12)
Round 3. (Sc, inc) x6 (18)
Round 4. – Round 16. (13 rounds) Sc 18 (18)
Add filling lightly, mainly at the bottom of the arm.
Round 17. (Sc, dec) x6 (12)
Round 18. Dec 6 (6)
Sl st, cut & tie. Hide ends inside.
Legs (make x2)
With white yarn, make a MC
Round 1. Sc 6 into MC (6)
Pull circle closed
Round 2. Inc 6 (12)
Round 3. (Sc, inc) x6 (18)
Round 4. (Sc 2, inc) x6 (24)
Round 5. (Sc 3, inc) x6 (30)
Round 6. – Round 16. (11 rounds) Sc 30 (30)
Sl st and add stuffing
For the first leg only, cut & tie yarn. For the second leg, turn your work after the sl st.You’re going to attach your legs together and then continue to making the body.
Join legs together with Sc 5
Body
Round 17. Sc, (place stitch marker here) sc 24 around the first leg, inc into sc joining the legs together, sc 25 around next leg, inc into sc joining legs together (54)
Round 18. – Round 20. (3 rounds) Sc 54 (54)
Round 21. (Sc 7, dec) x6 (48)
Round 22. – Round 24. (3 rounds) Sc 48 (48)
Round 25. (Sc 6, dec) x6 (42)
Round 26. – Round 28. (3 rounds) Sc 42 (42)
Round 29. (Sc 5, dec) x6 (36)
Round 30. – Round 32. (3 rounds) Sc 36 (36)
Round 33. (Sc 4, dec) x6 (30)
Round 34. – Round 35. (2 rounds) Sc 30 (30)
Add filling
You will join the arms in this next round
Round 36. Place arms equally at each side. Sc 30 all around whilst joining arms with sc 3 (30)
Round 37. (Sc 3, dec) x6 (24)
Sl st, cut and tie.
Head
With white yarn, create a MC
Round 1. Sc 8 into MC (8)
Pull circle closed
Round 2. Inc 8 (16)
Round 3. (Sc, inc) x8 (24)
Round 4. (Sc 2, inc) x8 (32)
Round 5. (Sc 3, inc) x8 (40)
round 6 – round 7. (2 rounds) Sc 40 (40)
Round 8. (Sc 4, inc) x8 (48)
Round 9. – Round 10. (2 rounds) Sc 48 (48)
Round 11. Sc 10, inc, sc 26, inc, sc 10 (50)
You can place a stitch marker on this next round as this is where you will place your eyes (between rounds 12 and 13).
Round 12. – Round 15. (4 rounds) Sc 50 (50)
Round 16. Sc 10, dec, sc 26, dec, sc 10 (48)
Round 17. – Round 18. (2 rounds) Sc 48 (48)
Round 19. (Sc 4, dec) x8 (40)
Round 20. (Sc 3, dec) x8 (32)
Round 21. (Sc 2, dec) x8 (24)
Sl st, cut and tie leaving some yarn for sewing
Place eyes between rounds 12 & 13 with 8 sc in-between
Add filling tightly, once done, take a little more stuffing and stuff under the eyes to create some shape for the cheeks.
Take a tapestry needle and sew around the head and body sewing them together through each sc (24 total) and add stuffing to the body/neck along the way so that the head is supported.
Ears (make x2)
You won’t be working in continuous rounds for this section, ch 1 & turn to determine each round
Leave some yarn before your first ch for sewing onto the head.
With white yarn, ch 5
Row 1. Starting at the 2nd ch FTH, sc 4, ch 1 & turn (4)
Row 2. – Row 3. (2 rows) Sc 4, ch 1 & turn (4)
Row 4. Inc, sc 2, inc, ch 1 & turn (6)
Row 5. – Row 8. (4 rows) Sc 6, ch 1 & turn
Row 9. Inc, sc 4, inc, ch 1 & turn (8)
Row 10. – Row 27 (18 rows). Sc 8, ch 1& turn (8)
Row 28. Dec, sc 4, dec, ch 1 & turn (6)
Row 29. Dec, sc 2, dec, ch 1 & turn (4)
Row 30. Dec 2 (2)
Row 5. – Row 8. (4 rows) Sc 6, ch 1 & turn
Now you will sc all around the ear but inc on each corner, so sc again into the same stitch you did the last dec, sc 30, sc into same st, sc 4, sc into same st, sc 30 down the opposite side, you won’t increase here, you will just sl st into next st.
Cut and tie, weave in the end.
Add your ears between round 4 and 5 of the head on each side. Using a tapestry needle, take the tail you left on the top of the ear and sew through the first sc of the ear to the head, pull the needle underneath 2 sc and pull up in the next sc, finish by putting through the other end of the ear, this should create some volume for the ear and essentially you are missing 2 sc on the ear and the head. Repeat again to make the ear more sturdy. Tie a knot and hide ends.
Blush: take pink yarn and a tapestry needle and make a horizontal line 3 rows down from the eyes across 1 sc on either side of the face. Nose: make a horizontal line 1 round down from the eyes in the middle of the face across 2 sc and repeat. Make a Vertical line going from the middle of the nose across 1 sc. Tie a knot and hide ends. (See picture)
Dungarees
Ch 30, sl st into first ch to make a ring, make sure not to twist the chains.
You will be working in continuous rounds again, place marker in the first st of first round.
Round 1. Sc into same ch where sl st is, sc 29 (30)
Round 2. – Round 6. (5 rounds) Sc 30 (30)
Sl st, cut and tie.
Repeat the instructions for this section so that you have 2. Do not cut and tie on the second leg. Turn work after sl st and join together with sc 5 exactly like you did with the legs.
Move your stitch marker to the first st of the next round.
Round 7. Sc 25 around first leg, inc into sc joining legs, sc 25 around second leg, inc into sc joining legs together (54)
Round 8. – Round 13. (6 rounds) Sc 54 (54)
Round 14. (Sc 7, dec) x6 (48)
Round 15. – Round 16. (2 rounds) Sc 48 (48)
Sl st, cut and tie
Count 17 sc from your sl st and attach the pink yarn here.
We are not going to work in continuous rounds from here, you will ch 1 and turn to determine each round.
Row 17. Ch 1, sc into same st, sc 15, ch 1 & turn (16)
Row 18. – Row 19. (2 rows) Sc 16, ch 1 & turn (16)
Row 20. Dec, sc 12, dec, ch 1 & turn (14)
Row 21. Dec, sc 10, dec, ch 1 & turn (12)
Row 22. – Row 23. (2 rows) Sc 12, ch 1 & turn (12)
Row 24. Dec, Sc 8, dec, ch 1 & turn (10)
Row 25. Sc 10 (10)
You will make the straps now, ch 18.
Starting in the 2nd ch FTH, Sc 17, sc into the last sc from round 25.
Sl st in the next 8sc from row 25. This should leave one sc unworked.
Ch 18, starting 2nd ch FTH, sc 17, sl st into the unworked sc.
Strawberries (make x6)
With red yarn, ch 2
Round 1. In 2nd ch FTH, inc 2, ch 1 & turn (4)
Round 2. Sc 4, ch 1 & turn (4)
Round 3. Inc, sc 2, inc, ch 1 & turn (6)
Round 4. Sc 6 (6)
Cut red yarn but leave a small tail for sewing, attach green yarn, ch 1 & turn
Round 5. Sc 6, ch 1 & turn (6)
Round 6. Dec 3 (3)
Ch 1 and cut yarn.
With a tapestry needle, sew the strawberries onto the dungarees
Put the dungarees onto your bunny and then sew the straps at the back.
Strawberry for hand
You will be working in continuous rounds for this section, use a stitch marker to determine the end of the round.
With red yarn, create a MC
Round 1. Sc 6 into MC (6)
Pull circle closed
Round 2. Inc 6 (12)
Round 3. (Sc, inc) x6 (18)
Round 4. – Round 5. (2 rounds) Sc 18 (18)
Round 6. (Sc, dec) x6 (12)
Round 7. Sc 12 (12)
Round 8. (Sc, dec) x4 (8)
Add filling
Round 9. Work through both sides, closing the strawberry. Sl st, sc, hdc, dc (4) (this is to make it look like it has been bitten into)
Ch 1 and cut. Leave some yarn for sewing onto arm.
Leaves (make x3)
You won’t be working in continuous rounds for this section, the ch 1 & turn will determine the next round.
With green yarn, ch 2
Round 1. Starting in the second ch FTH, inc, ch 1 & turn (2)
Round 2. Sc 2, ch 1 & turn (2)
Round 3. Dec (1)
Ch 1, cut and leave some yarn.
Sew the leaves onto the top of the strawberry.
Take the white thread and sewing needle and sew seeds onto the strawberry
Sew your strawberry into the bunny’s hand.
Your Strawbunny is finished!
I hope you enjoyed this free pattern and any comments or feedback are welcome. If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to reach out, i’m here to help!
Please remember to tag @crochetatmidnight13 with any pictures you take ♡
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