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Crochet a Bevy of Bunnies
pattern and images by Carole Terwilliger Meyers
Children of all ages will adore receiving one of these sweet flop-ear bunnies. They are especially perfect as an Easter gift. I needed to make one for each of my six grandchildren, so I got crackin’ early. The pattern is simple, but you’ll probably need to pay attention as you work. I preferred to sit in front of a nice warm fire. I didn’t have any fiberfill–which I think is the best stuffing so they can get wet or be washed with no problem–so I used 4 cotton squares folded together in half in each bunny. Hopefully, after I leave the bunnies will continue to pop up among their toys, and their little minds will remember the lady who made them.
materials
●H crochet hook
●worsted weight/4-ply yarn
●2 buttons for eyes
●fiberfill or 4 cotton squares per bunny for stuffing
crochet abbreviations
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc -double crochet
tc – triple crochet
st or sts – stitch or stiches
sl st – slip stitch
tog – together
beg – beginning of row
directions
bunny body front
●round one
Leaving a 12-inch tail, ch 8.
Make 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook,
1 sc in each of next 5 ch sts,
3 sc in last ch st.
1 sc in each of next 5 ch sts,
1 sc in beg st with 2 sc,
join with sl st to beg sc.
●round two
Ch 1, 2 sc in same st,
2 dc in next st,
dc plus sc in next st,
sl st in next st,
dc in next st,
2 dc in each of next 2 sts,
hdc in next st,
2 sc in next st,
hdc in next st,
2 dc in each of next 2 sts,
dc in next st,
sl st in next st,
sc plus dc in next st,
2 dc in last st.
Join with sl st to beg sc.
ears
●first ear
Ch 6,
hdc in 2nd ch from hook,
dc in next 4 ch sts,
sl st in same st as the beg ch 6.
●second ear
Sl st in next st,
ch 6,
hdc in 2nd ch from hook,
dc in next 4 ch sts,
sl st in same st as the ch 6.
End off. Sew on button eyes.
bunny body back
Repeat front, leaving a regular size tail and omitting ears.
bunny assembly
With wrong sides facing each other, thread the long yarn tail into a yarn needle and use a whip stitch to join both pieces. Stuff as you go.
(www.berkeleyandbeyond2.com; copyright Carole Terwilliger Meyers)