Easter Bunny -

Supplies

Size 5 yarn:
- premier retro velvet in white
- premier retro velvet in baby pink
4.25 mm hook
Two 15 mm safety eyes
Scissors
Yarn needle
Poly-fill
Pins
Tracing paper
Fabric of your choice
Sewing thread
Sewing needle
Iron
pipe cleaners/chenille sticks (optional)

Abbreviations (U.S.)

st/sts	stitch/stitches
ch	chain stitch
slst	slip stitch
sc	single crochet
inc	increase
dec	INVISIBLE decrease
BLO	work stitches into the back loop only
MR	magic ring
( ) x #	repeat instructions in parentheses the number of times indicated after the x
{ }	stitch count for each round/row
f/o	fasten off

Head

1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) inc x 6 {12}
3) (sc, inc) x 6 {18}
4) (sc,inc,sc) x 6 {24}
5) (sc 3, inc) x 6 {30}
6) (sc 2, inc, sc 2) x 6 {36}
7) (sc 5, inc) x 6 {42}
8) (sc 3, inc, sc 3) x 6 {48}
9-19) sc {48}
Insert eyes between rnds 16 and 17 twelve sts apart.
20) (sc 5, dec, sc 5) x 3 {44}
21) (sc 9, dec) x 3 {40}
22) (sc 3, dec) x 8 {32}
23) (sc, dec, sc) x 8 {24}
24) (sc, dec) x 8 {16}
F/o and close

Body

1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) inc x 6 {12}
3) (sc, inc) x 6 {18}
4) (sc, inc, sc) x 6 {24}
5) (sc 3, inc) x 6 {30}
6-12) sc {30}
13) (sc 3, dec) x 6 {24}
14) sc {24}
15) (sc 3, dec, sc 3) x 3 {21}
16) (sc 5, dec) x 3 {18}
17) (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 3 {15}
Slst and f/o.

Legs (make 2)

With pink yarn:
1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) inc x 6 {12}
3) (sc, inc) x 6 {18}
With white yarn:
4) sc 18 in BLO {18}
5) (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 3 {15}
6-7) sc 15 {15}
8) (sc 3, dec) x 3 {12}
9-11) sc 12 {12}
12) (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 2 {10}
13) sc sides together {5}
F/o.

Arms (make 2)

With pink yarn:
1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) inc x 6 {12}
3) (sc, inc) x 6 {18}
With white yarn:
4) sc 18 in BLO {18}
5) (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 3 {15}
6-7) sc 15 {15}
8) (sc 3, dec) x 3 {12}
9-10) sc 12 {12}
11) (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 2 {10}
Slst and f/o.

Ears (make 2)

1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) inc x 6 {12}
3) (sc, inc) x 6 {18}
4-8) sc 18 {18}
9) (sc 7, dec) x 2 {16}
10-11) sc 16 {16}
12) (sc 3, dec, sc 3) x 2 {14}
13-14) sc 14 {14}
15) (sc 5, dec) x 2 {12}
16-17) sc 12 {12}
18) (sc 2, dec, sc 2) x 2 {10}
Slst and f/o.

Tail

1) sc 6 in MR {6}
2) inc x 6 {12}
3-4) sc 12 {12}
5) dec x 6 {6}
Slst and f/o.

Sewing

Pin a piece of tracing paper to your amigurumi piece and draw the shape you want for the fabric that will be sewn on. Repeat this process for one of the ears.

Cut out your tracing paper and fold it in half if you want it symmetrical. Then, fold a piece of paper in half and line up your tracing paper on the fold. Trace your shape onto the paper and cut it out. This way, when you unfold your cut out pattern piece, it should be symmetrical. Repeat this process for the ears.

Trace your pattern onto your fabric and then make another outline around that a little less than half an inch away before cutting it out. Fold the fabric in to your initial lines and iron them flat. For the rounded edges, you may need to fold in and iron little bits at a time and overlap your fabric. Repeat this process for the ears.

Pin your pieces into place and start sewing them on. Backstitch the top of the belly instead of sewing it down so it makes a small pouch and doesn’t fray.

Sew your amigurumi pieces together and insert a pipe cleaner into the ears to make them poseable. Make sure when you sew the arms onto the body, you squish the ends together and sew them on flat.