It's time for another free farm animal pattern! This time we have some cute little bunnies just in time for Easter!
**Be sure and check out my first three farm animal patterns, Billy the Baby Pig, Cooper the Rooster, and Lyla the Baby Lamb.
Meet Theodore the Bunny and his cousin, Walter! Theodore and Walter love carrots and are often scolded for snitching carrots from the garden. They are the best of friends and do everything together. Spring is their favorite time of the year and they love nothing more than being able to romp around in the fresh green grass!
Make one or two (or a dozen!) of these little bunnies for Easter this year! Imagine how cute they'd look in an Easter basket!
Dimensions: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) long & 2 in. (5 cm.) tall
Difficulty: Easy! This pattern is perfect for beginners.
Materials:
– Size F (3.75mm) crochet hook (I use Clover Amour HERE)
– Worsted weight (4
– 9mm safety eyes (I buy mine online HERE or HERE)
– 20mm Pom Pom maker (I purchased mine at JoAnn's but you can find a similar one HERE.)
– Polyfil (or your stuffing or choice)
– Tapestry/yarn needle (I love these Clover Bent Chibi needles HERE)
– Small amount of pink embroidery floss (for mouth)
– Stitch marker (I highly recommend these HERE)
The Pattern
Head (using any color yarn)
R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2: *Inc* rep 6 times (12 sts)
R3: *Sc 1, inc* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R4: *Sc 2, inc* rep 6 times (24 sts)
R5: *Sc 3, inc* rep 6 times (30 sts)
R6-8: Sc in all 30 sts (3 rounds total – 30 sts)
R9: *Sc 3, dec* rep 6 times (24 sts)
R10-13: Sc in all 24 sts (4 rounds total – 24 sts)
Insert eyes between R8 & 9, 7 sts apart. (Hint: insert the 1st eye. Count 7 sts from the hole where you inserted the 1st eye and insert the 2nd eye.) Using pink embroidery floss and your embroidery needle, embroider a nose approx. one row down from the bottom of his eyes. Create a triangle, then fill it in until the yarn doesn’t show through anymore.
R14: *Sc 2, dec* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R15: *Sc 1, dec* rep 6 times (12 sts)
Stop and begin stuffing
R16: *Dec* rep 6 times (6 sts)
Finish off. Finish stuffing head firmly and use tail to sew up hole, then weave in your end.
Body (using any color yarn)
R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2: *Inc* rep 6 times (12 sts)
R3: *Sc 1, inc* rep 6 times (18 sts)
R4: *Sc 2, inc* rep 6 times (24 sts)
R5-11: Sc in all 24 sts (7 rounds total – 24 sts)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly and sew it to the head using the long tail we made and your tapestry needle over R7-15 of the head approx. (See pics. #10 & #11.)
Straight ears (make 2 using any color yarn)
Ch 8, starting in 3rd ch from hook, dc 2, hdc 2, sc 2, now turn and in the front loops of the chain, inc 1, sc 1, hdc 2, dc 2
8 chains 
First side of ear done
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing. Sew the ear to the head at a slight angle over R13 and 14. Do the same for the 2nd ear. Ears are spaced about 4 sts apart from each other. Weave in all ends.
Floppy ears (make 2 using any color yarn)
Ch 13, starting in 2nd ch from hook,
13 chains 
First side of ear done
Crocheting in the front loops of the chain 
Completed!
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing. Sew the ears to either side of the head on about R15 of the head. Weave in all ends.
Front feet (make 2 using any color yarn)
R1: Ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2-3: Sc in all 5 sts (2 rounds total – 5 sts)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing. Do not stuff. Pinch the opening closed on the foot and sew it closed using the tail we left and your tapestry needle. Set aside until back feet are completed.
Back feet (make 2 using any color yarn)
R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook
R2-4: Sc in all 6 sts (3 rounds total—6 sts)
R5: *Sc 2, inc* rep 2 times (8 sts)
R6: Sc around (8 sts)
Finish off leaving long tail for sewing. Do not stuff. Pinch the opening closed on the foot and sew it closed using the tail we left and your tapestry needle.
Pin your feet in place before sewing them on using straight pins to get the placement right.
Now sew the front feet to R8 of the body approx. with the end that is sewn closed pointing toward the back of the body.
Sew a couple of stitches from the sides of the front feet to the side of the body so that they don’t flop around.
Sew the back feet to about R3-4 of the body or so that the front of the back foot touches the back of the front foot.
Then weave your tail to the tip of the back foot’s front and tack it down to the body so that it doesn’t flop around.
Tail (using any color yarn)
For my
And you’re done! I hope you had fun making him! Please share pictures of your project with me through Instagram, Facebook, or email (hello@storylandamis.com). I love seeing what you create!
This pattern is an original design by Storyland Amis. This written pattern is for personal use only. Please do NOT sell or redistribute this pattern in part or in whole. If you wish to share this pattern you may link to this post, but please do not claim it as your own.
You MAY sell the finished product, but please credit Storyland Amis as the designer. If you sell your finished items online I would appreciate it if you’d link back to my blog! You may not mass-produce items made from this pattern. Thank you for your understanding and respect.
~Holly :)
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