NINA the little bunny Free pattern

 

MATERIALS:

• Yarn: Jeans (Yarn Art) color 03 for head & body
• Crochet hook size 2.0mm
• One pair of black safety eyes size 8mm
• Fiberfill
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Black embroidery thread to make the mouth

ABBREVIATIONS:

• MR: magic ring
• ch: chain
• slst(s): slip stitch (s)
• rnd(s): round(s)
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase (2 single crochet in indicated stitch)
• dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• BLO: back loop only
• FLO: front loop only
• de: double crochet
• F.o: fasten off

HEAD:

1. Rnd 1: 6sc into MR (6)
2. Rnd 2: 6inc (12)
3. Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
4. Rnd 4: (sc, inc, sc) x6 (24)
5. Rnd 5: (3sc, inc) x6 (30)
6. Rnd 6: (2sc, inc, 2sc) x6 (36)
7. Rnd 8: (3sc, inc, 3sc) x6 (48)
8. Rnd 9-11: (3 rnds) 48sc
9. Rnd 12: (11sc, inc) x4 (52)
10. Rnd 13-15: (3 rnds) 52sc
11. Rnd 16: (6sc, inc, 6sc) x4 (56)
12. Rnd 17: 56sc
13. Rnd 18: 23sc, marker for the first eye, 9sc, marker for the second eye, 24sc
14. Rnd 19: 12sc, (2sc, inc) x4, 8sc, (inc, 2sc) x4, 12sc (64)
15. Rnd 20-23: (4 rnds) 64sc
16. Rnd 24: (3sc, dec, sc) x8 (56)
17. Rnd 25: (5sc, dec) x8 (48)
18. Rnd 26: (2sc, dec, 2sc) x8 (40)
19. Rnd 27: (3sc, dec) x8 (32)
20. Rnd 28: (sc, dec, sc) x8 (24)
21. Fo, leave a long tail for sewing.
22. Stuff the head with fiberfill.

LEGS: (make 2)

The first leg:

1. Rnd 1: 6sc into MR (6)
2. Rnd 2: 6inc (12)
3. Rnd 3-5: (3 rnds) 12sc
4. Rnd 6: 3sc, (sc, inc) x3, 3sc (15)
5. Rnd 7-13: (7 rnds) 15sc
6. Rnd 14: 3sc, (sc, inc, sc) x3, 3sc (18)
7. Rnd 15-16: 18sc
8. Change dress's color yarn:
9. Rnd 17-18: 18sc, slst. Fasten off.

Make the second leg: repeat round 1-18 but do not cut the yarn as we join the legs together to make the body. Stuff both legs firmly.

BODY:

From the second leg make a chain of 1 ch.

1. Rnd 19: 18sc on next 18 stitches of first leg (start from the slst of first leg), sc on the chain, 18sc on 18 stitches of second leg, sc on the other side of the chain. (38)
2. Continue working the body:
3. Rnd 20: (5sc, inc) x3, sc, (5sc, inc) x3, sc (44)
4. Rnd 21: (3sc, inc, 3sc) x3, sc, (3sc, inc, 3sc) x3, sc (50)
5. Rnd 22-24: (3 rnds) 50sc
6. Rnd 25: sc, (2sc, dec, 2sc) x8, sc (42)
7. Rnd 26: 42sc
8. Change body's color yarn:
9. Rnd 27: BLO 42sc
10. Rnd 28: 42sc
11. Rnd 29: sc, (3sc, dec) x8, sc (34)
12. Rnd 30-31: (2 rnds) 34sc
13. Rnd 32: 2sc, (sc, dec) x10, 2sc (24)
14. Rnd 33: 24sc, slst.
15. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body with fiberfill.

EARS (make 2):

1. Rnd 1: 5sc into MR (5)
2. Rnd 2: 5inc (10)
3. Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x5 (15)
4. Rnd 4-6: (3 rnds) 15sc
5. Rnd 7: (3sc, dec) x3 (12)
6. Rnd 8-9: (2 rnds) 12sc
7. Rnd 10: (sc, dec) x4 (8)
8. Do not stuff, flatten and fold the top of the ear, sew the 2 opposed stitches. Fo, leave a long tail for sewing.

DRESS:

1. Rnd 1: At rnd 27 of body: FLO and 3ch, (dc, 2dc in one stitch). Repeat 21 more times, slst.
2. Rnd 2: 3ch, (2dc, 2dc in one stitch) x21, slst. Have 84 stitches in total.
3. Rnd 3-4: (2 rnds) 3ch, 84dc, slst.
4. Rnd 5: 1ch, 84sc, slst.

ARM: (make 2)

1. Rnd 1: 5sc into MR (5)
2. Rnd 2: 5inc (10)
3. Rnd 3-5: (3 rnds) 10sc
4. Rnd 6: (4sc, inc) x2 (12)
5. Rnd 7-10: (4 rnds) 12sc
6. Rnd 11: (sc, dec) x4 (8)
7. Do not stuff, flatten and fold the top of the arm, sew the 2 opposed stitches. Fo, leave a long tail for sewing.

ASSEMBLY:

• Attach the ears to the top of the head, sewing them securely.
• Sew the legs to the bottom of the body, making sure they are evenly spaced.
• Attach the arms to the sides of the body, positioning them as desired.
• Embroider the mouth with black embroidery thread between rounds 12 and 13 on the head.
• Attach the safety eyes between rounds 18 and 19 of the head, making sure they are centered and spaced evenly.
• Finally, sew the dress onto the body, ensuring it fits snugly around the torso.