#69 How to Crochet a little bunny

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  MATERIALS:

– Baby Cotton 100 from Ice Yarn, colour Pink – code 53075 (100% Giza Cotton, 210m/100g), you will need less than one ball
– 3.25mm hook (or in accordance with the yarn you use)
– Safety eyes

– Fiberfill
– Yarn needle, scissors

 ABBREVIATIONS:

– MR: magic ring
– ch: chain
– st(s): stitch(es)
– sc: single crochet
– inc: 1 increase = 2 sc in the same st
– dec: 1 decrease = sc 2 together (use the invisible decrease for better result)
– x*: repeat x time

 LET'S START ^^

 We will work in continuous rounds. Do not join or turn if not instructed in the pattern
1. Arm (make 2)
– R1: MR 6sc
– R2: (sc, inc) x3 (9)
– R3-8: sc all (6 rounds)
– Stuffing except the top of arm
– R9: dec, 7sc (8)
– Flatten and crochet 2 sides together by 4sc
 
2. Leg – Body – Head
* Leg: (make 2)
– R1: MR 8sc
– R2: (sc, inc) x4 (12)
– R3-7: sc all (5 rounds)
– slip 1 and fasten off (FO)
– Do the same with the 2nd but not FO, we will continue to crochet the body
* Body:
– R1: from 2nd leg, ch2, sc at each st of the 1st leg, (1inc, 1sc) at ch2, sc at each st of the 2nd leg, (1inc, 1sc) at ch2 (30)
– Stuff legs
– R2-6: sc all (5 rounds)
– R7: 6sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 7sc (28)
– R8-9: sc all
– R10: (2sc, dec) x7 (21)
– R11: 3sc, crochet the 1st arm and body together by 4sc (arms in the front, body in back), 7sc, crochet the 2nd arm  and the body together, sc (21)
– R12: (sc, dec) x7 (14)
– Stuff body
* Head
– R1: continue crochet from the body, front loops only, (sc, inc) x7 (21)
– R2: (2sc, inc) x7 (28)
– R3: 5sc, 4inc, 10sc, 4inc, 5sc (36)
– R4: 6sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 5sc (42)
– R5-8: sc all (4 rounds)
– R9: 9sc, 2dec, 17sc, 2dec, 8sc (38)
– R10: sc all
– R11: 9sc, dec, 17sc, dec, 8sc (36)
– R12-13: sc all
– Insert safety eyes between rounds 8&9 (the distance between 2 positions is 5 sts)
– R14: (4sc, dec) x6 (30)
– R15: (sc, dec, 2sc) x6 (24)
– Stuff the head
– R16: (dec, 2sc) x6 (18)
– R17: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
– R18: 6dec (6)
– Slip st, break yarn, leave 20cm and use yarn needle to put it through remaining sts then pull tightly to close the hole
 
3. Ear (make 2)
– R1: MR 6sc
– R2: (2sc, inc) x2 (8)
– R3: (sc, inc) x4 (12)
– R4: (2sc, inc) x4 (16)
– R5-6: sc all
– R7: (2sc, dec) x4 (12)
– R8-9: sc all
– R10: (sc, dec) x4 (8)
– slip st, FO, leave 20cm to sew later
 
4. Finish
– Sew eyes to head

– Embroider the nose

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