Crafting Your Cute Plush Bunny with Crochet

The Crochet Cute Plush Bunny is an adorable addition to any collection of handmade toys. With its soft yarn and intricate stitching, this bunny is sure to bring a smile to anyone's face. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or a beginner looking for a fun project, crafting this little bunny is a delightful way to spend your time.

Materials Needed

You will need:

• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker
• Light turquoise, turquoise, and white yarn (for the scarf, take any color you like), and light brown yarn leftovers for the nose
• Safety eyes (I had 10 mm)
• Sewing needle
• Scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations Used

• ch – chain
• st – stitch
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• inc – 2 sc in one st (used to increase the number of stitches)
• dec – 2 sc together (used to decrease the number of stitches)
• X 6 – repeat 6 times
• At the end of every round, the total number of stitches is shown

Creating the Legs and Body

Start with light turquoise yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: inc X 6 (12)
Round 3: (sc in next st, inc) X 6 (18)
Round 4-10: Change to turquoise yarn; sc in every st (18) Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.
The first leg is finished. Make the second leg exactly the same but do not cut the yarn, continue crocheting both legs together.

Round 11: sc in next 9 st, 1 ch, insert the hook in a st of the last round of the second leg and sc in next 18 st (around the whole leg), sc in next st (ch), sc in next 9 st, place the stitch marker here, it is the last st of the round (38)

Rounds 12-15: sc in all st (38)

Round 16: sc in next 8 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 3 st, change to turquoise yarn (do not cut the light turquoise yarn!), sc in next 27 st (38)

Round 17: sc in next 7 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 5 st, change to turquoise yarn (do not cut the light turquoise yarn!), sc in next 26 st (38)

Round 18: sc in next 6 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 7 st, change to turquoise yarn (do not cut the light turquoise yarn!), sc in next 25 st (38)

Rounds 19-20: sc in next 5 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 9 st, change to turquoise yarn (do not cut the light turquoise yarn!), sc in next 24 st (38)

Round 21: dec, sc in next 3 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 9 st, change to turquoise yarn (do not cut the light turquoise yarn!), sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 19 st (36)

Round 22: dec, sc in next 3 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 7 st, change to turquoise yarn (do not cut the light turquoise yarn!), sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 19 st (34)

Round 23: dec, sc in next 3 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 5 st, change to turquoise yarn (do not cut the light turquoise yarn!), sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 19 st (32)

Round 24: dec, sc in next 3 st, change to the light turquoise yarn (do not cut the turquoise yarn!), sc in next 3 st, change to turquoise yarn (now you can cut the light turquoise yarn, fasten it off), sc in next 3 st, dec, sc in next 19 st (30)

Round 25: dec, sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in 18 st (28)
Round 26: dec, sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in 16 st (26)
Round 27: dec, sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in 14 st (24)
Round 28: dec, sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in 12 st (20)

Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.

Creating the Bunny’s Tail

Using light turquoise yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: (inc, sc in next st) X 3 (9)
Round 3: sc in all st (9)
Round 4: (dec, sc in next st) X 3 (6)
Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the tail to the body.

Creating the Bunny’s Arms

Make 2 arms, starting with light turquoise yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: (inc, sc in next st) X 3 (9)
Change to the turquoise yarn.
Rounds 3-5: sc in all st (9)
Round 6: (dec, sc in next st) X 3 (6)
Stuff the crocheted part of the arm.
Rounds 7-15: sc in all st (6)
Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.

Creating the Bunny’s Ears

Make 2 ears using turquoise yarn:

Round 1: 4 ch, 2 sc in the second from the hook, sc in next st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st (8)
Round 2: 3 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st (12)
Rounds 3-6: sc in all 12 st (12)
Round 7: (dec, sc in next 4 st) X 2 (10)
Rounds 8-12: sc in all st (10)

Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving a tail for sewing.

Creating the Scarf

Using turquoise yarn:

30 ch
Rounds 1-2: 3 ch, dc in all st

1 ch, join the scarf and crochet single stitches through both sides. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Creating the Bunny’s Head

Using turquoise yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: inc X 6 (12)
Round 3: (sc in next st, inc) X 6 (18)
Round 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) X 6 (24)
Round 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) X 6 (30)
Round 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) X 6 (36)
Round 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc) X 6 (42)
Rounds 8-14: sc in all st (42)
Round 15: (sc in next 5 st, dec) X 6 (36)
Round 16: (sc in next 4 st, dec) X 6 (30)
Round 17: (sc in next 3 st, dec) X 6 (24)
Place the safety eyes (between Rounds 9 and 10, 4 st between the eyes), embroider the nose and the mouth, sew the ears to the head.
Round 18: (sc in next 2 st, dec) X 6 (18)
Round 19: (sc in next st, dec) X 6 (12)
Round 20: (dec) X 6 (6)

Stuff the head and sew the last Round.

Assembling the Bunny

Sew the arms to the body, stuff the body, place the scarf around the neck and sew the neck to the head. And the bunny is finished!