Pocket Bunny finished toy preview

Animal Toys

Pocket Bunny

A simple 12 cm bunny with fewer seams, ideal as a first amigurumi toy for beginners.

Pattern Notes

  • This pattern uses US crochet terms.
  • Work in continuous rounds unless stated otherwise.
  • The number in parentheses is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Materials

  • 20g main color cotton yarn
  • A small amount of pink yarn for the inner ears
  • 6mm safety eyes or black embroidery thread
  • Fiberfill / stuffing
  • Stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR: magic ring
  • sc: single crochet
  • inc: increase
  • dec: decrease
  • ch: chain
  • sl st: slip stitch
  • FO: fasten off

Head

  • R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
  • R2: inc around (12)
  • R3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
  • R4: [2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
  • R5-9: sc around (24)
  • R10: [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18)
  • R11: [sc, dec] x 6 (12), stuff firmly.

Body

  • Continue from the bottom of the head.
  • R1: sc around (12)
  • R2: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
  • R3-7: sc around (18)
  • Stuff, then dec evenly to close. FO and weave in the end.

Ears

  • Make 2.
  • R1: 5 sc in MR (5)
  • R2: inc around (10)
  • R3-9: sc around (10)
  • Flatten the ears and sew them to the top of the head.

Finishing

  • Place the safety eyes between R6 and R7, about 7 sts apart.
  • Embroider a small nose and mouth with black embroidery thread.
  • Attach a tiny pom-pom or crocheted ball as the tail.