Bunny – The Bawnimals

Medium difficulty

Medium

45 minutes

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Lefty

This pattern teaches how to make a bunny rabbit (aka ‘bawny’ in Bawnimal lingo). This pattern can easily be converted to a cat, or small dog like a pug by changing the ears, and maybe the tail. The jowls (aka nose) used for this pattern is especially versatile for different creatures.

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Lefty

What you'll learn

What you'll need

Cotton Yarn

Weight

Colors

Main
White
Black Thread
Crochet Hook Size G6 / 4.00mm

Crochet Hook

G6 / 4.00 mm

Safety Bead (x2)

6 mm

Stuffing

Darning Needle

Abbreviations used

ch

Chain Stitch

st

Stitch

slst

Slip Stitch

sc

Single Crochet

inc

Increase

dec

Decrease (Sharp)

invdec

Invisible Decrease

FLO/BLO

Front / Back Loops Only

dc

Double Crochet

hdc

Half-Double Crochet

mbo

Mini Bobble Stitch

sc2tog

Single Crochet 2 Together

bo

Bobble Stitch (4-dc bobble)

mp

Mini Picot

Useful information

Gauge

5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”

Size

Finished piece is about 1 – 2” tall

Worked

In the Round (unless otherwise stated)

Pattern steps

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2:45
Time codes match to the main video

01 Bunny Ears

[All in Main Color]
Slip knot, ch 8

Row 1: skip 2 chs, working in the BLO of the chs, dc 2, hdc 2, sc2tog (5)

Ch 1, cut the yarn, pull through. Sew onto the head using the two tail ends.

02 Buck Tooth

[All in White]
Slip knot, ch 3

Rnd 1: skip 2 chs, hdc in BLO of the first ch. Ch 1, cut the yarn and pull through.

Sew one of these onto the face just under the Jowls (easier to sew on before the Jowls).

03 Jowls

[All in Main Color]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: ch 1, hdc 1, sc 3, hdc 1, slst 1

Cut the yarn, pull through and insert the tail in back through the center. Pull the magic loop tight.

(2:00:00) Sew on just between the eyes. Use a second strand of complementary colored yarn to embroider a nose and help secure to the body.

04 Body

[Starting in Main Color]
Magic loop

Rnd 1: sc 6 in the magic loop (6)

In the following round we’ll be making mbo (Mini Bobble) stitches for the eyes. Try crocheting them in White to get a googly eyed look. See the video at (11:36) for a detailed example.

mbo = Mini Bobble (dc3tog)

{ } = Worked in the same stitch

[W] = Stitch in white

Try not changing to white for the eyes to make a more minimalistic look to your frog. You can also use a line of thread for the eye instead of a safety eye!

Rnd 2: inc 1, {sc 1, mbo 1 [W]}, inc 2, {mbo 1 [W], sc 1}, inc 1 (12)

Rnd 3: sc 3, inc 1, sc 5, inc 1, sc 2 (14)

Rnd 4: sc 4, inc 1, sc 6, inc 1, sc 2 (16)

Rnd 5: sc 5, inc 1, sc 6, inc 1, sc 3 (18)

Rnd 6: sc in each st (18)

(3:14:15) Add eyes into the mbo stitches from Rnd 2. First, insert a hook between the stitches on either the left or right of the center. Twist the hook to separate the stitches and leave a hole where you can insert the back of a 6mm or 8mm safety eye. Lock onto the back on the inside. There are a few ways to do this to make your Bawnimals looking different directions.

Sew on the buck teeth between the eyes before adding the jowls over them. You’ll be using the same 2 stitches on the body to secure both the teeth and jowls.

Sew on the jowls between the eyes. You can use the two tail ends through the 2 stitches just between the eyes, and embroider a nose to the end using a different shade of yarn, double knotted in the back to secure the nose better.

Sew on the ears on the outside of both the eyes. I like to make sure the ears are slightly higher using the locations in images C and D below.

Tail bobble stitch Underlined so you don’t miss it!

Rnd 7: sc 1, mbo 1 [W], sc 4, working into the inc from Rnd 4 (two Rnds up) bo 1, (Pic A)
sc 1, working into the st from Rnd 5 (one Rnd up) bo 1, (Pic B)
sc 3, working into the st from Rnd 5 (one Rnd up) bo 1, (Pic C)
sc 1, working into the inc from Rnd 4 (two Rnds up) bo 1, (Pic D)
sc 3 (18)

Rnd 8: [sc 1, invdec 1] 6 times (12)

Stuff mostly. Add 2 mini magnets into the top of the head to make your Bunny stackable. Make sure it’s flipped the correct way as it is difficult to flip it later!

Rnd 9: invdec in each st (6)

Stuff fully. Add 2 more mini magnets to the bottom (make sure it’s flipped correctly!) and sew closed.

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