No Sew Cozy Bunny Free Pattern

 

Note

• I hope you enjoy making this cozy bunny!
• If you post pictures of your bunny, please tag me. I would love to see your work!
• Please do not copy, sell, or claim this pattern as your own. You are welcome to sell the items you make as long as you credit me.

Materials

This pattern can be made with any yarn and hook. I used:

• Super bulky, Sweet Snuggles Lite yarn, 4 colours
• Size 5.5 mm and 6 mm crochet hooks
• Tapestry needle
• Safety eyes, 14 mm
• Stuffing

US Abbreviations

• MR = magic ring
• R = round
• Sc = single crochet
• sl st = slip stitch
• ch = chain stitch
• inc = increase
• dec = decrease
• bo = bobble stitch (5 double crochet together, end with 6 loops on hook)

Arms

Colour 1

R3: BLO 6 sl st (6)  
R4: BLO 6 sc (6)  

Colour 2

R5 - R10: 6 sc (6) [6 rounds]  
R11: 3 sc (3)  

Body

Colour 1

R11: BLO 30 sl st (30)  
R12: BLO 30 sc (30)  

Colour 2

R13: (4 sc, dec, 4 sc) x 3 (27)  
R14: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)  
R15: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 3 (21)  
R16: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)  
R17: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 3 (15)  
R18: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)  

Colour 1

R19: 3 sc, 3 sc into 1st arm, 3 sc, 3 sc into 2nd arm (12)  

Nose

Embroider the nose between R25 and R26, over two stitches.

Face Shaping (optional)

1. Cut a ~45 cm (1.5 ft) length of the body colour.
2. Using a tapestry needle, insert the yarn at the back of the head between R23 and R24. Leave a yarn tail.
3. Pull out under the right eye.
4. Move over one stitch and insert the needle.
5. Pull out above the eye.
6. Move over one stitch and insert the needle.
7. Repeat steps 3-6 for the left eye.
8. Pull the yarn out of the same stitch as step 2.
9. Pull on both yarn tails until you have the desired face shape.
10. Tie the two yarn tails together. Weave in the ends.

Attaching Ears

R31 - Attaching ear with single crochet (ear sc)

1. Insert the hook through stitches C and D.  
2. Then insert the hook through the next stitch of the head.  
3. Yarn over and pull up a loop.  
4. Yarn over and pull through both of the loops on your hook.  

R30 - Attaching ear with a decrease (ear dec)

1. Hold the ear up against the head.  
2. Insert the hook through stitch A on the ear and then the first stitch of the head.  
3. Yarn over and pull up a loop through both stitches.  
4. Insert the hook through stitch B on the ear and then the second stitch of the head.  
5. Yarn over and pull up a loop through both stitches.  
6. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on your hook.  

Legs, Body, and Head (cont'd)

R28: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)  
R29: (sc, dec, sc) x 6 (18)  
- Start stuffing.  
R30: 2 sc, ear dec, dec, ear dec, 2 sc, (dec, sc) x 2, dec (12)  
R31: dec, ear sc, sc, ear sc, 4 dec (includes one extra st after the stitch marker) (7)  
- Finish stuffing the head.  
- Sew hole closed.

Make 2 Legs in Body Colour

R1: MR 6 sc (6)  
R2: 6 inc (12)  
R3 - R6: 12 sc (12) [4 rounds]  
- FO first leg with invisible join.  
- Leave a tail long enough to sew up the hole in between the legs later.  
- Don't FO the second leg.  
- Continue on to the body.  
R7: Ch 1, 12 sc around the 1st leg, sc across ch, 12 sc around 2nd leg, sc across the ch (26)  
R8: 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc (30)  
R9: 30 sc (30)  
- Use the tail from the 1st leg to sew up holes between legs.  

Body

R10: 29 sc, bo (30)  
- Make an additional sc to secure bobble. You will start R11 in this stitch.  
- Make bo in the centre of the back, adjust as needed.  
- FO with invisible join.  
- Change to sweater colour.  
R11: BLO 30 sl st (30)  
R12: BLO 30 sc (30)  
R13: (4 sc, dec, 4 sc) x 3 (27)  
R14: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)  

Arms

Make 2. Start in body colour.

R1: MR 6 sc (6)  
R2: 6 sc (6)  
- FO with invisible join.  
- Change to sweater colour.  
R3: BLO 6 sl st (6)  
R4: BLO 6 sc (6)  
R5 - R10: 6 sc (6)  

Ears

Make 2 in body colour.

R1: ch 6, inc in 2nd ch from the hook, 3 sc, 4 sc into first ch, work up the other side: 3 sc, inc (14)  
R2: inc, 5 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc, inc (18)  
- FO with invisible join.  
- Weave in yarn tail.  

Tips

• For clean lines, I suggest always fastening off with the invisible join.
• At the start and end of your sweater, you get crisp lines by first slip stitching in the back loops.
• It is easier to work in these loops if the slip stitches are loose. I do that by going up a hook size for the slip stitches.
• This colour change technique can leave a small stitch of the bottom colour visible. I cover this using a yarn tail from the top colour.