Find here a free crochet pattern to make some adorable bunny appliques.
Hi everyone! It looks like everyone like crochet appliques! So I have decided to make some Easter crochet appliques! How cute are these little crochet bunnies holding their Easter eggs?
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SIZE :
5.5” / 14 cm tall (with the ears) when made with the indicated yarn.
MATERIALS:
• 1 type of yarn calling for 5,5 mm (US I-9) hook for the main colour of the bunny and pink for the nose and the ears. You will also need a small amount of black embroidery skein for the mouth and the eyelashes/eyebrows.
• 1 type of yarn calling for 5,5 mm (US I-9) hook for the eggs and another colour for the contour of the egg.
• Size 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• 7.5 mm black safety eyes
What did I use?
Light worsted yarn in white and yellow.
I used «I love this cotton» from hobby lobby.
Abbreviations:
• chain (ch)
• single crochet (sc)
• double crochet (dc)
• half double crochet (hdc)
• increase (inc)
• decrease (dec)
• slip stitch (sl st)
• stitch marker
Have you seen my adorable big eyes baby crochet bunny?
Let’s start!
PART 1: The arms (make 2)
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the main colour of the bunny.
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: [2 inc, 2 hdc in the next 2 st, 2 inc ]. (12)
sl st in the next st.
Leave a long tail and cut the yarn
PART 2: The legs (make 2)
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the main colour of the bunny.
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: [1 sc, 1 inc] x3. (9)
Round 3: [3 sc, (1sc and 1 hdc in the next st), (2 dc in the next st), (1 hdc and 1 sc in the next st), 3 sc]. (12)
sl st in the next st.
Leave a long tail and cut the yarn
PART 3: The head
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the main colour of the bunny.
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: [6 inc]. (12)
Round 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x6. (18)
Round 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] x6. (24)
Round 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] x6. (30)
sl st in the next st.
Leave a long tail and cut the yarn.
Take your tapestry needle and the pink yarn. Make a small nose between Round 1 and round 2, over 1 sc. Decide where to place the eyes but do not attach them yet. I put mine between Rounds 2 and 3, spaced by 3 st. Then with your tapestry needle and your black yarn, make some eyelashes or some eyebrows; and make a mouth under the nose. You can now attach the eyes.
PART 4: The ears (make 2)
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the pink yarn.
Row 1: ch 10. (10)
Row 2: ch1, turn; starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: sc 9. (9)
Join the main colour of the bunny.
Row 3: ch1, turn; [starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sl st, 6 sc, 2 sl st, ch 2. Now working on the other side of the chain: 2 sl st, 6 sc, 1 sl st]. (20)
Leave a long tail and cut the yarn.
PART 5: The egg
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the main colour of the egg.
Row 1: ch 5. (5)
Row 2: ch1, turn; sc 4. (4)
Row 3: ch1, turn; [1 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc]. (6)
Row 4: ch1, turn; [1 sc in all st]. (6)
Row 5: ch1, turn; [1 inc, 4 sc, 1 inc]. (8)
Rows 6 to 9: ch1, turn; [1 sc in all st]. (8)
Row 10: ch1, turn; [1 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec]. (6)
Rows 11 to 12: ch1, turn; [1 sc in all st]. (6)
Row 13: ch1, turn; [1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec]. (4)
Row 14: ch1, turn; [2 dec]. (2)
Change for the contour colour and crochet 1 sc all around (DO NOT crochet too tigh) (around 30 st).
PART 6: Assembling
Sew the arms and legs over the eggs.
Sew the ears under the head.
Sew the egg over the head.
Congratulation, your Easter bunny applique is ready! I hope you enjoyed the pattern.
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Crochet Bunny Appliques – Free pattern