Learn how to make this adorable Amigurumi Bunny by following this simple, free crochet pattern. The perfect crochet pattern for spring!
Let’s hop into this month’s guest designer! Sarah Dee Crochet has created this adorable crochet bunny pattern and is sharing it with all of you for FREE!!
Meet Turnip the bunny and his carrot friends! This is the perfect pattern for spring- with Easter right around the corner and all the spring decor going up in everyone’s homes this bunny pattern will pair great with it all!
Turnip is a crochet amigurumi bunny, made to hold his precious carrot. In the pattern, you will also find step-by-step instructions to make your own customizable carrot garland.
Turnip LOVES carrots! Turnip’s main job is to collect all of the carrots for the annual Bunny Picnic. This is no easy task, as he is just one bunny! Never doubt a bunny on a mission, though. He always gets the job done.
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Materials
Yarn- I share the ones I used below
Black & white embroidery thread
Pink yarn for embroidering the nose
I Love This Yarn by Hobby Lobby – Worsted Weight 4
Walnut (85g)
Linen (1g)
Desert Glaze (6g per carrot)
Mid Green (4g per carrot/5g for garland string)
Stitch Key (US Terms)
Rnd – round
chX – chain X amount of stitches
MR – magic adjustable ring
st(s) – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – 2sc in the same stitch
dec – invisible decrease (I have a tutorial on the invisible decrease under the “Tips & Tricks” Highlight on my Instagram.)
FLO – front loop only
FO – fasten off
Gauge
There is no specific gauge for amigurumi. You can use any yarn you would like, as long as you have a corresponding hook size. I always size down around 2 whole sizes for what the particular yarn calls for.
For example, I am using a worsted weight 4 yarn, that calls for a 5.5mm hook. I have sized down to a 3.25mm hook to create a tight fabric that will hold its shape when it is stuffed but won’t stretch out the stitches.
You do not want to stretch your amigurumi to where you can see the filling. If you are having a hard time with this, it might be because your stitches are too loose, you need to size down your hook further.
Turnip and the carrots are made in continuous rounds. Take care to always move up the stitch marker to the last stitch, at the end of each round. Stitch count is in ( ) at the end of each row. Make sure to have the correct number of stitches before moving on to the next round.
Amigurumi Bunny Pattern
Head:
Using Walnut
Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: [2sc, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: [3sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: [4sc, inc] x 6 (36)
Rnd 7-9: sc in each st (36)
Rnd 10: 16sc, [inc] x 4, 16sc (40)
These 4 inc sts will be the center-front of Turnip’s face. Place a st marker, while you work, to keep track of these sts.
Rnd 11-12: sc in each st (40)
Rnd 13: 16sc, [dec] x 4, 16sc (36)
Rnd 14: sc in each st (36)
Rnd 15: [4sc, dec] x 6 (30)
Rnd 16: [3sc, dec] x 6 (24)
Rnd 17: [2sc, dec] x 6 (18)
Stuff the head, firm. Continue stuffing until the last rnd.
Rnd 18: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)
Rnd 19: dec x 6 (6)
Sl st into the next st to FO. Snip yarn.
Do not close the hole until you have added the eyes indents.
Use straight pins and mark where the eyes will be placed. The eyes should be approximately 12 sts apart. Use the st marker you placed to mark the nose, as a reference when placing the eyes.
Step One, use a 12-inch piece of yarn, in Walnut. Insert the needle in the hole at the bottom of the head, and from back to front, into the stitch that you marked with your pin.
Step Two, insert the needle back into the sc directly above where your yarn tail is coming out. Pull to reduce slack.
Step Three, repeat on the second eye, and out through the hole at the bottom of the head.
Step Four, pull tight until you have your desired face shape. Tie the yarn together and hide ends on the inside of the head.
Embroider the eyes, over the eye indents. Add white eye detail in the center of the eye. Embroider the nose, over 3 sts, on rnd 9. Make sure to center the nose between the eyes.
Close the hole by weaving your tail through the FLO of the remaining 6 sts. Pull to close. Bury the tail inside of the head.
Amigurumi Bunny Ears:
Using Walnut
Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR (6)
Rnd 2: sc in each st (6)
Rnd 3: [inc, sc] x 3 (9)
Rnd 4: sc in each st (9)
Rnd 5: [2sc, inc] x 3 (12)
Rnd 6: sc in each st (12)
Rnd 7: [3sc, inc] x 3 (15)
Rnd 8-12: sc in each st (15)
Rnd 13: [3sc, dec] x 3 (12)
Rnd 14: sc in each st (12)
Rnd 15: Pinch both sides of the ears together, 6sc across both sides to close. Do not stuff ears.
Rnd 16: Fold the ear in half, 3sc across to secure the fold. FO and snip yarn, leave a long tail for sewing.
Using straight pins to hold them in place, sew the ears to the side of the head, over rnds 5 & 7. Make sure they line up with each other.
Add color to the cheeks and inner ears, using blush and a fluffy brush.
Amigurumi Bunny Body:
Using Walnut
Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: [2sc, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: [3sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: [4sc, inc] x 6 (36)
Rnd 7: [5sc, inc] x 6 (42)
Rnd 8: [6sc, inc] x 6 (48)
Rnd 9-15: sc in each st (48)
Rnd 16: [6sc, dec] x 6 (42)
Rnd 17: sc in each st (42)
Rnd 18: [5sc, dec] x 6 (36)
Rnd 19: [2sc, dec] x 6, 12sc (30)
Rnd 20-25: sc in each st (30)
Rnd 26: 7sc, inc, [sc, inc] x 4, 14sc (35)
These 4 inc sts are the center-front of Turnip’s body. You can place a marker here to keep track of these sts.
Rnd 27-28: sc in each st (35)
Rnd 29: [3sc, dec] x 7 (28)
Rnd 30: [5sc, dec] x 4 (24)
Stuff the body, firm. Continue stuffing until the last rnd.
Rnd 31: [2sc, dec] x 6 (18)
Rnd 32: [4sc, dec] x 3 (15)
Sl st in the next st to FO. Snip yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Amigurumi Bunny Arms:
Using Walnut
Rnd 1: 5sc in a MR (5)
Rnd 2: inc x 5 (10)
Rnd 3-9: sc in each st (10)
Stuff arms, lightly.
Rnd 10: Pinch both sides of the arm together, 5sc across to close. (5)
FO and snip yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing to the body.
Amigurumi Bunny Legs:
Using Walnut
Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [3sc, inc] x 3 (15)
Rnd 4: sc in each st (15)
Rnd 5: [3sc, dec] x 3 (12)
Rnd 6: sc in each st (12)
Rnd 7: [4sc, dec] x 2 (10)
Rnd 8-11: sc in each st (10)
Stuff the toe of the foot, lightly.
Rnd 12: dec x 5 (5)
Sl st in the next st to FO. Snip yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Close the hole by weaving the tail through the FLO of the remaining 5 sts. Pull to close.
Amigurumi Bunny Tail:
Using Linen
Rnd 1: 5sc in a MR (5)
Rnd 2: inc x 5 (10)
Rnd 3: sc in each st (10)
Rnd 4: 8sc, dec (9)
Sl st into the next st to FO and snip yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing to the body.
ASSEMBLY:
Use straight pins to hold your pieces together while sewing.
Sew the head to the body. Make sure that the head and the center of the chest line up with each other if you want the head facing forward, I turned my bunny’s head slightly to the side.
Sew the arms to the side of the body. Slightly slanted over rnds 22-27. Make sure you have the proper placement for holding the carrot.
Sew the feet on the bottom of the body, between rnds 3-5, pointed slightly outward.
Sew tail to the body over rnds 7-9, centered between the feet. Stuff lightly.
Sew the carrot to the arms.
Carrot:
Starting with Desert Glaze
Rnd 1: 6sc in a MR (6)
Rnd 2: sc in each st (6)
Rnd 3: [2sc, inc] x 2 (8)
Rnd 4: sc in each st (8)
Rnd 5: [3sc, inc] x 2 (10)
Rnd 6: sc in each st (10)
Rnd 7: [4sc, inc] x 2 (12)
Rnd 8: sc in each st (12)
Rnd 9: [5sc, inc] x 2 (14)
Rnd 10: sc in each st (14)
Rnd 11: [6sc, inc] x 2 (16)
Rnd 12: sc in each st (16)
Rnd 13: [7sc, inc] x 2 (18)
Rnd 14-16: sc in each st (18)
Rnd 17: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)
Stuff the carrot, firm.
Change to Mid Green
Rnd 18: dec x 6 (6)
Rnd 19: sc in each st (6)
Rnd 20: Ch 7, starting in the 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each ch, (6sl st on each leaf)
Sl st in the next sc. [Ch7, starting in the 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each ch (6) Sl st in the next sc] x 5, Ch 7, starting in the 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each ch, sl st across to secure and close the hole. You should have 7 carrot leaves. If you still have a small hole at the top, sl st again until the hole is closed.
Snip yarn and bury the end inside of the carrot.
Carrot Garland:
Using Mid Green
Ch 10, sl st in the 10th ch from hook. [Ch 20, sl st into the top of the next carrot] repeat until the last carrot has been attached. Ch 30, sl st in the 10th ch from hook. FO and sew in ends.
Thank you guys so much for hanging out with me today here on the A Crafty Concept Blog. I hope you love Turnip! If you make one I’d love to see it! Be sure to tag me on Instagram @sarahdeecrochet. I love watching these cuties come to life and seeing all the pretty color combos you guys come up with!
Talk Soon
Sarah