Make Your Own Easter Bunny!

Materials:

  1. Light pink, dark pink and brown yarn
  2. White/cream felt
  3. Darning needle
  4. Sewing needle
  5. Scissors
  6. Stuffing
  7. Buttons for eyes

Head and Body:

  1. With light pink yarn. 6sc in magic circle. [6]
  2. 2sc in each st around. [12]
  3. (1sc in first st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [18]
  4. (1sc in first 2st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [24]
  5. (1sc in first 3st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [30]
  6. (1sc in first 4st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [36]
  7. (1sc in first 5st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [42]
  8. (1sc in first 6st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [48]
  9. 1sc in each st around. For 10 rows. [48]
  10. (1sc in first 6st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [42]
  11. (1sc in first 5st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [36]
  12. (1sc in first 4st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [30]
  13. (1sc in first 3st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [24]
  14. (1sc in first 2st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [18]
  15. (1sc in first st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [12]
  16. Stuff the head then continue onto the body.
  17. 1sc in each st around. [12]
  18. (1sc in first st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [18]
  19. (1sc in first 2st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [24]
  20. 1sc in each st around. For 6 rows. [24]
  21. (1sc in first 3st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [30]
  22. 1sc in each st around. For 4 rows. [30]
  23. (1sc in first at. Sc2tog.) Repeat around [20]
  24. (1sc in first 2st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around [15]
  25. Sc2tog around until gap is small enough to sew closed.
  26. F.O.

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Legs (Make 2):

  1. With light pink yarn. Pick up 10 stitches where you want the legs to be. Make sure they are evenly spaced. [10]
  2. 1sc in each st around. For 4 rows. [10]
  3. (1sc in first 4st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around [12]
  4. 1sc in each st around. For 4 rows. [12]
  5. (1sc in first st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around [18]
  6. 1sc in each st around. [18]
  7. Look to see where the top of the foot should be. We are only going to increase in this part of the foot from now own. Make sure to add a marker. I added a marker to make sure that I am only increasing in the top 9 stitches. This will create the foot for the bunny. So for the 9 stitches I did 2sc in each of those stitches. Now I have 27 stitches.
  8. 1sc in each st around. For 2 rows. [27]
  9. F.O.

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Bottom of foot (Make 2):

  1. With light pink yarn. 6sc in magic circle. [6]
  2. 2hdc in first 3st. 2sc in the last 3st. [12]
  3. 2hdc in first st. 2dc in next st. 3tc in next 2 st. 2dc in next st. 2hdc in next st. (1sc in st. 2sc in next st.) X 3 [23]
  4. F.O. Sew onto bottom of feet.
  5. Cut out small pieces of oval shaped felt and sew them onto the bottom of the feet in the same way as you would with the ears.

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Arms (Make 2):

  1. With light pink yarn. Pick up 8 stitches where the arms should be. [8]
  2. (1sc in first st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [12]
  3. 1sc in each st around. For 5  rows. [12]
  4. (1sc in first 2st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [16]
  5. 1sc in each st around. For 2 rows. [16]
  6. (1sc in first 3st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [20]
  7. 1sc in each st around. [20]
  8. (1sc in first 3st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [16]
  9. (1sc in first 2st. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [12]
  10. 1sc in each st around. [12]
  11. (1sc in first 2sc. Sc2tog.) Repeat around. [9]
  12. 1sc in each st around. [9]
  13. Sc2tog until gap is small enough to sew closed.
  14. F.O.

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[QUICKER] Ears (Make 2):

  1. With light pink yarn. Pick up 5 stitches at the top of the head where you want the ears to start. Do this in a straight line. [5]
  2. Chain 1. Turn. 1sc in each st. [5]
  3. Chain 1. Turn. (2sc in first st. 1sc in next st.) x 2. 2sc in last st. [8]
  4. Chain 1. Turn. 1sc in each st. For 8 rows. [8]
  5. Chain 1. Turn. 2sc in st. 1sc in next 6st. 2sc in last st. [10]
  6. Chain 1. Turn. 1sc in each st. For 15 rows. [10]
  7. Chain 1. Turn. Sc2tog x 2. 1sc in next 2st. Sc2tog x 2. [6]
  8. Chain 1. Turn. 1sc in each st. [6]
  9. Chain 1. Turn. Sc2tog. 1sc in next 2st. Sc2tog. [4]
  10. Chain 1. Turn. 1sc in each st. [4]
  11. Chan 1. Turn. Sc2tog x 2. [2]
  12. Chain 1. Turn. Sc2tog. [1]
  13. F.O.

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[BETTER] Ears (Make 2):

  1. With light pink yarn. 4sc in magic circle. [4]
  2. 2sc in each sc around. [8]
  3. 1sc in each st around. [8]
  4. (1sc in first st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [12]
  5. 1sc in each st around. [12]
  6. (1sc in first st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [18]
  7. 1sc in each st around. [18]
  8. (1sc in first 2st. 2sc in next st.) Repeat around. [24]
  9. 1sc in each st around. For 15 rows.  [24]
  10. (1sc in first 4st. Sc2tog) Repeat around. [20]
  11. 1sc in each st around. For 8 rows. [20]
  12. (1sc in first 3st. Sc2tog) Repeat around. [16]
  13. 1sc in each st around. [16]
  14. (1sc in first 2st. Sc2tog) Repeat around. [12]
  15. 1sc in each st around. For 3 rows. [12]
  16. Chain1. Turn. Sc2tog. 1sc in next 2st. Sc2tog. [4]
  17. F.O.
  18. Sew both ears onto head.

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Inner Parts of Ears (Make 2):

  1. Trace out the ears on white or cream colored felt.
  2. When you cut them out, cut a little bit inside the lines so that they are not too big when you sew them onto the ears.
  3. You have to be able to see the pinks of the ears when you sew them on.
  4. Use brown floss or embroidery thread to sew them on. Remember to use a sewing needle instead of a darning needle because the darning needle isn’t going to be sharp enough to sew through felt.
  5. You want to do some sort of blanket stitch to sew the felt onto the ears.
  6. If you don’t want to do a blanket stitch then you can do a hemming stitch.
  7. I did the hemming stitch and went around the perimeter with the brown thread.

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Bow on Head:

  1. With dark pink yarn. Chain 27.
  2. F.O.
  3. Form a bow and attach it to the head with yarn.
  4. Sew this between the ears using a darning needle.

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Skirt:

  1. With dark pink yarn. Chain 24.
  2. Sc in all chains starting from second chain from hook. [23]
  3. Slip stitch with second chain from hook. (Skip a chain, 5dc in next chain, skip a stitch, slip stitch in next chain) Repeat until the end.
  4. F.O.
  5. At this point you should have 6 shells.
  6. Sew this around the bunny’s waist.
  7. Depending on how much you stuffed the dolls, her waist could be larger or smaller than mine. Adjust accordingly.

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For her eyes I used the same type of eyes as I did for the sackboy dolls I made. You could use a smaller size since her head a bit smaller. Also, for her nose I embroidered a triangular shape on her nose. You can also use felt to glue the nose on. Since this is going to be a baby’s doll, I did not glue anything on it.

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Here’s the finished doll! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. This can be a wonderful gift to a child for easter ^_^ Let me know what you guys think in the comments below.