Petal the Bunny

Materials

• Worsted (Aran) yarn: about 90 g in cream, small amounts in blush and dark brown
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Two 8 mm safety eyes
• Polyester fibre fill
• Stitch markers, yarn needle, scissors, cardboard for the pompom

Gauge

About 18 sc × 20 rounds = 10 cm (4 in).

Abbreviations

• ch chain
• sl st slip stitch
• sc single crochet (US)
• inc increase: 2 sc (or 2 hdc) in the same stitch
• dec decrease: single crochet 2 together, worked as an invisible decrease (front loops only of the next 2 sts)
• MR magic ring
• st(s) stitch(es)
• Rnd round (worked in a spiral unless the pattern says to join)
• * * repeat the instructions between asterisks as directed
• ( ) the stitch count at the end of a round

Head

Cream.

1. Rnd 16 sc in magic ring(6)
2. Rnd 2inc in every st around(12)
3. Rnd 3(*1 sc, inc*) × 6(18)
4. Rnd 4(*2 sc, inc*) × 6(24)
5. Rnd 5(*3 sc, inc*) × 6(30)
6. Rnd 6(*4 sc, inc*) × 6(36)
7. Rnds 7–12sc in every st around(36)
8. Rnd 13(*4 sc, dec*) × 6(30)
9. Rnd 14(*3 sc, dec*) × 6(24)
10. Rnd 15(*2 sc, dec*) × 6(18)
11. Rnd 16(*1 sc, dec*) × 6(12)
12. Rnd 17dec × 6(6)

Stuff firmly before the last rounds. Fasten off and close.

Body

Cream.

1. Rnd 16 sc in magic ring(6)
2. Rnd 2inc in every st around(12)
3. Rnd 3(*1 sc, inc*) × 6(18)
4. Rnd 4(*2 sc, inc*) × 6(24)
5. Rnd 5(*3 sc, inc*) × 6(30)
6. Rnds 6–13sc in every st around(30)
7. Rnd 14(*3 sc, dec*) × 6(24)
8. Rnds 15–16sc in every st around(24)
9. Rnd 17(*2 sc, dec*) × 6(18)

Stuff firmly. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.

Ears (make 2)

Cream. Do not stuff. The decrease narrows the ear towards the tip.

1. Rnd 16 sc in magic ring(6)
2. Rnd 2inc in every st around(12)
3. Rnd 3(*1 sc, inc*) × 6(18)
4. Rnds 4–6sc in every st around(18)
5. Rnd 7(*1 sc, dec*) × 6(12)
6. Rnds 8–14sc in every st around(12)

Fasten off, leaving a tail. Flatten. Add a strip of blush embroidery down the centre of each ear if you like.

Arms (make 2)

Cream.

1. Rnd 16 sc in magic ring(6)
2. Rnd 2inc in every st around(12)
3. Rnds 3–7sc in every st around(12)

Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving a tail.

Feet (make 2)

Cream.

1. Rnd 16 sc in magic ring(6)
2. Rnd 2inc in every st around(12)
3. Rnd 3(*1 sc, inc*) × 6(18)
4. Rnds 4–7sc in every st around(18)

Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving a tail.

Assembly

Place the eyes between rounds 8 and 9 of the head, about 8 stitches apart. Embroider a small blush nose and a short mouth. Sew the ears to the top of the head, slightly apart. Sew the head to the body, then the arms and feet. Make a 4 cm pompom from cream yarn and sew it to the back as a tail.