Knot Your Nana's Crochet: Koo Koo Bunny

With the idea of getting into the Easter holiday spirit I made this little bunny softie for my daughter. She immediately called it Koo Koo which is where the pattern name came from. It works up quickly so you should have time to make one (or a few) before Easter. They would make great additions to your Easter baskets.

So lets get crafting,

Materials:

8ply/dk yarn in white, pink and black

3.50 mm/E crochet hook

Yarn needle

Scissors

Stuffing

Pattern:

Do not join rounds. Mark the beginning stitch of each round with a stitch marker or a scrap piece of yarn. This is for all pieces except for the inner ears as these are worked in rows.

Body/Head: with white

Starting with a magic circle,

Round 1: Ch 1, 12 sc into the circle. (12 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (24 sc)

Round 3: *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next* Repeat between * around. (36 sc)

Round 4: *2 sc in next stitch, sc in next 2 stitches* Repeat between * around. (48 sc)

Round 5: Sc in each stitch around. (48 sc)

Round 6: *2 sc in next stitch, sc in next 3 stitches* Repeat between * around. (60 sc)

Round 7-9: Sc in each stitch around. (60 sc)

Round 10: *Sc2tog, sc in next 3 stitches* Repeat between * around. (48 sc)

Now is a good time to stop and embroider the face.

Do the cross for the nose first. Then the line for the left eye, then the line for the right eye. Working back from right to left start doing the lashes. I worked underneath the "line" starting each lash about 3 mm below the line and going up into/below the line. You should be able to do this continuously for all lashes

Round 11: Sc in each stitch around. (48 sc)

Round 12: *Sc2tog, sc in next 2 stitches* Repeat between * around. (36 sc)

Round 13: *Sc2tog, sc in next stitch* Repeat between * around. (24 sc)

You will find it easier to add the stuffing to the body around now.

Round 14: Sc2tog around. (12 sc)

Round 15: Sc2tog around. (6 sc)

Round 16: Sc2tog around. (3 sc)

Finish off and close of the end hole while weaving in the end.

Ears: with white

We will be making 2 ears. One big ear and one small ear. You will start both ears the same.

Starting with a magic circle,

Round 1: Ch 1, 4 sc into the circle. (4 sc)

Round 2: *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next* Repeat between * around. (6 sc)

Round 3-4: Sc around. (6 sc)

Round 5: *2 sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next* Repeat between * around. (9 sc)

Round 6: Sc around. (9 sc)

Round 7: *2 sc in next stitch, sc in next 2 st* Repeat between * around. (12 sc)

Round 8-13: Sc around. (12 sc)

Finish off small ear here. Continue for big ear.

14-16: Sc around. (12 sc)

Finish off big ear.

Inner Small Ear: with pink.

Row 1: Ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from the hook and in next 2 ch’s. (3 sc)

Row 2-7: Ch 1, turn, sc in same stitch as ch 1, sc across. (3 sc)

Row 8: Sc3tog. (1 sc)

Ch 1, sc around entire piece. Finish off leaving a tail for sewing.

Inner Big Ear: with pink

Row 1: Ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from the hook and in next 2 ch’s. (3 sc)

Row 2-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in same stitch as ch 1, sc across. (3 sc)

Row 11: Sc3tog. (1 sc)

Ch 1, sc around entire piece. Finish off leaving a tail for sewing.

Feet: with white (make two)

Starting with a magic circle,

Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc into the circle. (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)

Round 3-7: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)

Round 8: Sc2tog around. (6 sc)

Finish off leaving a tail for sewing.

Arms: with white (make two)

Starting with a magic circle,

Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc into the circle. (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)

Round 3-4: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)

Round 5: Sc2tog around. (6 sc)

Finish off leaving a tail for sewing.

Tail: with white.

Starting with a magic circle,

Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc into the circle. (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)

Round 3: Sc2tog around. (6 sc)

Finish off leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembly:

Weave in all ends not needed for sewing. Sew pink inner ears to corresponding outer ear. Sew ears, arms and feet to body as shown in picture. The tail is placed in the middle on the back of the bunny. I only stuffed the body and left the remaining pieces empty.

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