Crochet Easter Bunny

If you're looking to add a sprinkle of cuteness to your Easter celebrations, why not try your hand at making a Crochet Easter Bunny? These adorable crafts are not only a fun and creative way to pass the time but also make for delightful decorations or gifts. With some soft yarn, a crochet hook, and a bit of patience, you can bring to life a charming bunny that will bring smiles to everyone's faces. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or a beginner looking for a new project, creating a Crochet Easter Bunny is a great way to embrace the festive spirit and spread joy to your loved ones. So, grab your materials and get ready to craft some hoppy goodness!

Materials

To make the Easter Bunny you will need:
– A 2.5mm Crochet hook
– Yarn in your prefered colors for the bunny and the egg; white for the egg shell; brown and beige for the paint brush; black thread for the eyes and mouth
– Felting supplies and felting wool in your desired colors
– A tapestry needle and scissors
– Stuffing
– A stitch marker to help you keep track of the start of the round
– Optional: A wire for the paintbrush
Please note that you can make the Easter Bunny using any size crochet hook and yarn weight for a smaller or bigger result. I like using DK as it’s most commonly available. If you make amigurumi, it is usually recommended to go down a bit from the recommended hook size for the yarn to allow for a no-hole look (we don’t want to see the stuffing show through in between stitches)! Using DK yarn and a 2.5mm crochet hook, the Easter Bunny should be about 20cm tall.

Stitches & Abbreviations
The pattern is written using US crochet terms in continuous spirals. You will need to know the following kinds of stitches to make him:
– Magic Ring (MR)
– Chaning (Ch)
– Single crochet (sc)
– Decrease (dec); preferably using the invisible decrease method
– Increase (inc)
– Half double crochet (hdc)
– Double crochet (dc)
– Working in front loops only (FLO)
– Slip stitch (sl)
And now, let’s get started!

Head
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc) around (24)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc) around (30)
Round 6: (Sc 4, inc) around (36)
Round 7: (Sc 5, inc) around (42)
Round 8-15 (8 rounds): Sc around (42)
Round 16: (Sc 5, dec) around (36)
Round 17: (Sc 4, dec) around (30)
Round 18: (Sc 3, dec) around (24)
Round 19: (Sc 2, dec) around (18)
Round 20: (Sc, dec) around (12)
Round 21: Dec around (6), fasten off and sew closed

Body
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc) around (24)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc) around (30)
Round 6: (Sc 4, inc) around (36)
Round 7-10 (4 rounds): Sc around (36)
Round 11: (Sc 4, dec) around (30)
Round 12: Sc around (30)
Round 13: (Sc 3, dec) around (24)
Round 14: Sc around (24)
Round 15: (Sc 2, dec) around (18)
Round 16: Sc around (18), fasten off and stuff

Feet (make 2)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: (Sc, inc) around (9)
Round 3-9 (7 rounds): Sc around (9), fasten off and sew closed

Tail
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: Sc around (12)
Round 4: (Sc 2, dec) around (9), fasten off

Arms (make 2)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: (Sc, inc) around (9)
Round 3-8 (6 rounds): Sc around (9), fasten off and sew closed

Standing ear
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: (Sc, inc) around (9)
Round 3: (Sc 2, inc) around (12)
Round 4: (Sc 3, inc) around (15)
Round 5-12 (8 rounds): Sc around (15)
Round 13: (Sc 3, dec) around (12), fasten off

Flopping ear
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: (Sc, inc) around (9)
Round 3: (Sc 2, inc) around (12)
Round 4: (Sc 3, inc) around (15)
Round 5-10 (6 rounds): Sc around (15)

Shell
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc) around (24)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc) around (30)
Round 6-7: Sc around (30)
NOTE: In the following round, everything worked in parentheses should be worked into the same stitch, so you will start with 2 slip stitches as usual, then you work a half double crochet and a double crochet into the same stitch, chain one, then work the next () section into the next stitch and so on.
Round 8: Sl 2, (hdc, dc), ch, (hdc, ch, sl), sl 2, ch, (dc, ch, dc, ch 2, sl), sl 2, (hdc 2, sl), sl 2, (ch, dc, ch, sl), sl 2, (hdc, dc), (dc, hdc, sl), sl, ch, (hdc, dc, ch, sl), sl 2, (ch, dc 2, ch, sl), sl 2, (ch, dc 2, ch, sl), sl 2, (ch, hdc 2, sl)

Egg
Note: You can add as little or as many stripes to the egg as you want; I worked the first 5 rows in pink, then worked one round in a contrast color and the next two in the main color (pink) to make a total of three stripes.
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: (Sc, inc) around (9)
Round 3: (Sc 2, inc) around (12)
Round 4: (Sc 3, inc) around (15)
Round 5: (Sc 4, inc) around (18)
Round 6: (Sc 5, inc) around (21)
Round 7: (Sc 6, inc) around (24)
Round 8-14 (7 rounds): Sc around (24)
Round 15: (Sc 2, dec) around (18)
Round 16: (Sc, dec) around (12)
Round 17: Dec around (6)

Brush (starting in handle color)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2-5 (4 rounds): Sc around (6)
Round 6: Sc 2, inc, sc 3 (7)
Round 7-9 (3 rounds): Sc around (7)
Round 10: Sc 3, inc, sc 4 (8)
Round 11-13 (3 rounds): Sc around (8)
Round 14: (Sc 2, dec) around (6), change to bristles color
Round 15: In FLO, inc around (12); stuff handle and/or insert wire
Round 16: (Sc 3, inc) around (15)
Round 17-18: Sc around (15)
Round 19: Sc 5, change to contrast color, sc 1, change to bristles color, sc 9 (15)
Round 20: Sc 5, change to contrast color, sc 2, change to bristles color, sc 4, change to contrast color, sc 2, change to bristles color, sc 2 (15)
Round 21: Sc, change to contrast color, sc, change to bristles color, sc, dec, change to contrast color, sc 3, dec, change to bristles color, sc, change to contrast color, sc 2, dec (12), change to bristles color
Round 22: Sc 1, change to contrast color, sc 11 (12), stuff
Round 23: (Sc 2, dec) around (9)
Round 24: Sc around (9)
Round 25: (Sc, dec) around (6), fasten off

Assembly

First of all, sew the head to the body. Then, sew on the feet, then the arms, then the standing ear. Take the egg shell and check where you want it positioned; then sew the flopping ear to that place first, then the egg shell on top. Sew on the tail. Embroider a cute little face, and now, take out your felting supplies and add some COLOR! Go as wild as you like. When you’re done, sew the egg to the feet of the bunny, then sew the paint brush to one of its arms. Done!