Bunny crochet pattern: 27 rounds, four pieces, no sewing
A free bunny crochet pattern for a palm-sized rabbit about 8 cm tall to the ear tips and 5 cm across, worked in four colours on a 4.0 mm hook in about an hour and a half. Nothing is sewn together: the ears begin in eight free front loops on body round 5 and the tail in six free front loops on round 9, and picking up through the front loop leaves both counts untouched, so round 5 is still a plain 24. Twenty-seven rounds cover all four pieces, each with the count it ends on.
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Why it is rated Easy
Four pieces and twenty-seven rounds of plain single crochet. The one awkward move is picking up eight front loops on round 5 in the right place, and the count does not change while you do it.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — four colours, all weight 4
1 small ball (about 20 g)Worsted / aran acrylic, weight 4
scrapsWorsted / aran acrylic, weight 4
scrapsWorsted / aran acrylic, weight 4
scrapsWorsted acrylic, or six-strand embroidery floss for a finer eye
Tools
3 you probably own, 1 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing (~10 g)
Optional
A stitch marker in a contrast colour for the round start
A chopstick or similar for pushing stuffing into the head
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Worked tight enough that the stuffing does not show between stitches. Exact gauge is not critical — a looser hand gives a slightly larger bunny.
Finished size
~8 cm tall to the ear tips, and about 5 cm across the body
Any worsted on a 4.0 mm hook gives roughly this size, and a lighter yarn on a 3.0 mm hook gives a noticeably smaller one. The blush is used only on the ear tips and the nose, so scraps will do.
How to make the pocket bunny, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The head and body
One ball, worked in a single spiral: out to twenty-four stitches…12 RNDS
starts in oatmeal· magic ring· Piece 1 of 4
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [24] [24]
Opening out
RND 1–41[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
Straight sides
RND 5–95[24]
6[24]
7[24]
8[24]
9[24]
Closing in
RND 10–1210[18]
11[12]
12[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseflofront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it firmly while the last six stitches are still open, then cinch them shut. Rounds 5 and 9 stay untouched for now — the ears and tail come out of them.
2
02The ears
Two the same, each begun in eight free front loops on the top of the…6 RNDS
starts in oatmeal· picked up· Piece 2 of 4
First six rounds[8] [8] [8] [8] [6] [4]
1[8]
2[8]
3[8]
4[8]
5[6]
6[4]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseflofront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneClose the last four stitches flat and pull the tail through to the inside. No stuffing at all — an empty ear is what makes it flop.
3
03Right ear
— the same 6 rounds again, worked from piece 026 RNDS
starts in oatmeal· picked up· Piece 3 of 4· mirrors the ears
First six rounds[8] [8] [8] [8] [6] [4]
1[8]
2[8]
3[8]
4[8]
5[6]
6[4]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseflofront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
4
04The tail
Six front loops on the back of the body, out to twelve and back to…3 RNDS
starts in cream· picked up· Piece 4 of 4
First three rounds[6] [12] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseflofront loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneA pinch of stuffing, pull the last round closed, and weave the end inside the body.
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Four pieces from three lists. One list — the ears — is written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.27 ROUNDS IN ALL
Eight notes on the pocket bunny
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Worked in a continuous spiral. Mark the first stitch of each round and carry the marker up as you go — there is nothing to join and nothing to turn.
03Nothing is sewn together. The ears and the tail are picked up straight off the body, so the only needle work is the face and the ends.
04The ears start in the free front loops of body round 5: eight loops for the left ear, four loops left free across the front of the face, then eight loops for the right ear. Picking up through the front loop only does not change any count — that round is still a plain 8 sc for the ear and a plain 24 sc for the body underneath.
05The tail starts the same way, in six free front loops on the back of body round 9.
06Stuff the head and body firmly through the opening before round 12 closes it. Leave the ears completely unstuffed so they flop, and put no more than a pinch in the tail before you pull round 3 tight.
07The ears are simulated. A bunny ear is usually worked flat in turned rows, which this format cannot count, so each ear here is a narrow unstuffed tube in continuous rounds — left empty it settles flat by itself and hangs the same way.
08The face is embroidered rather than set with safety eyes, which makes the bunny safe for a child under three. Two charcoal French knots or small satin patches sit between rounds 3 and 4, about six stitches apart, with a small blush pink nose stitched between and below them.
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How much yarn will the pocket bunny take?
What hook will the pocket bunny need, and what is the finished size?
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