Crochet mini bunny with a heart
This free crochet bunny with a heart pattern is super cute! The bunny will be a perfect project that you can make for a loved one as a present on Valentine’s day. The height of finished toy is about 10 cm (3.9″) without ears.
Designed and photos by Lyudmila Kuropatova
Instagram: @smila_toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold, color #01 (white), YarnArt Jeans, color #36 — pink for cheeks and ears, YarnArt Jeans, color #26 — red for heart, YarnArt Jeans, color #71 — coffee with milk (brown), YarnArt Jeans, color #74 — pink
- Hook size: 1.5 mm
- 8 mm half beads for eyes
- Black embroidery floss for eyebrows and nose
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free crochet Valentine bunny pattern
Legs, body and head of amigurumi bunny are crocheted as one piece.
Legs (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
F.o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you will finish the second leg!
From second leg: 3 ch, join to the first leg with sl st.
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
Body-head
Stuff as you go.
R 7: 18 sc on the first leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 18 sc on the second leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
R 10: (8 sc, inc) * 6 (60)
R 11: 60 sc
Change to brown yarn:
R 12-13: 60 sc (2 rows)
R 14: add pink color: (1 sc – pink, 3 sc – brown)*15 (60)
R 15: 2 sc – brown, (1 sc – pink, 3 sc – brown)*14, 1 sc – pink, 1 sc -brown
Cut the pink yarn.
R 16: (8 sc, dec) * 6 (54)
R 17: 54 sc
R 18: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
R 19: 48 sc
R 20: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
R 21-22: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 23: BLO 42 sc
R 24-25: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 26: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 27-29: 36 sc (3 rows)
R 30: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 31-32: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 33: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 34: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 35: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 36: (dec) * 6 (6)
F.o.
Collar
Go to the R 22, join brown yarn and crochet:
R 1: FLO 2 ch, (6 dc, 2 dc in one st) * 6 (48)
Change to pink yarn:
R 2: 1 ch, 48 sc, sl st
F.o.
Arms (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: 9 sc
Change to brown color:
R 4-8: 9 sc (5 rows)
Fold top of arm flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew arms to the body between R 16 and R 19 (view pic).
Cheeks (make 2)
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
With pink yarn:
Make 8 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: sl st, 2 sc, 3 hdc, 5 dc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 hdc, 2 sc, sl st (17)
F.o.
With white yarn:
Make 8 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: sl st, 2 sc, 3 hdc, 5 dc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 hdc, 2 sc, sl st (17)
Don’t cut the yarn.
Put out pink part and white part of the ear together with inner part (wrong side to wrong side) and crochet through both parts sс around, making inc in every dc.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew ears on the head between R 33 and R 35.
Heart
With red yarn:
Make 2 details:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
R 4: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
F.o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you will finish the second detail.
Join two details together:
R 5-6: 36 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 8-9: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 10: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 11: 24 sc
R 12: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 13: 18 sc
R 14: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
R 15: 12 sc
R 16: (dec) * 6 (6)
F.o.
Sew the heart to the belly, sew the hands to the heart.
Glue eyes on R 28-29 at the distance of 5 stitches from each other.
Embroider eyebrows and nose with black floss.
Sew cheeks to the head.
Thank you … so cute!