This cute bunny is going to put a smile on your face. And on anyone else’s face, too!
Skill level: Intermediate
This pattern is for private use only. You are not allowed to sell this pattern or items made by using it.
Materials and tools
I‘ve been using myboshi Original No. 2 (Amazon link) for my bunny purse which made it about 14 cm long measured from under cord to bottom without the feet. It has got a width of 10 cm measured without the arms. From ear top to toe it’s 23 cm and from one arms end to the other it’s 14.5 cm. All measured without stretching the purse.
- Yarn in aran weight for the bunny and the twisted cord
- Yarn in worsted weight for eyes, nose, tail and stitchings on the ears and belly
- Hook 4.5 mm
- Yarn needle for sewing and weaving in ends
- Two small beads
- Pompom maker
Body (Pink)
I‘ve been using the herringbone half double crochet (Hhdc) for the body part. It is a beautiful stitch but not so common after all. You can find a helpful tutorial here.
Start: ch 17
Round 1: sc 2 in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 14 ch, sc 2 in last ch, keep on working along opposite side, sc 14 (32)
Round 2-3: sc evenly (32)
Round 4-16: Hhdc in each st around (32)
Round 17: sc evenly (32)
Round 18: sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in next st, *ch 2, skip 2 st* rep around, sl st to 1st st made (11 ch 2 spaces made)
Round 19: ch 1, sc in each st and sc 2 in each ch 2 space, join with a sl st (32)
Round 20: sc evenly, sl st, fasten off and weave in loose ends
Twisted cord (Pink)
You will need a large amount of yarn to make a twisted cord. I didn’t measure my strand, I’m sorry for that. As you can shorten it later, be a bit generous with the amount of yarn as it will amazingly shrink while doing the twisted cord steps as shown in this YouTube video by Eunny Yang:
I put the loop around a door knob and stepped away from it until the yarn was slightly taut and then twisted it. Pull the cord through the spaces of your bag and place the beads at each end before securing them with knots.
Arms 2x (Pink)
Start: sc 4 in magic ring
Round 1: [inc] work 2 sc in each st (8)
Round 2: sc evenly (8)
Round 3: [dec] sc2tog, sc 6 (7)
Round 4: sc evenly, sl st to 1st st made and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the arms to the body using the loose ends and your yarn needle. Weave in ends.
Feet 2x (Pink)
Start: sc 4 in magic ring
Round 1: [inc] work 2 sc in each st (8)
Round 2-3: sc evenly (8)
Round 4: sc evenly, sl st to 1st st made and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the feet to the body using the loose ends and your yarn needle. Weave in ends.
Ears 2x (Pink)
Start: sc 4 in magic ring
Round 1: [inc] work 2 sc in each st (8)
Round 2-3: sc evenly (8)
Round 4: [inc] sc 2 in 1st st, sc 3, sc 2 in next st, sc 3 (10)
Round 5-6: sc evenly (10)
Round 7: [dec] sc2tog, sc 3, sc2tog, sc 3 (8)
Round 8: sc evenly (8)
Round 9: [dec] sc2tog, sc 2, sc2tog, sc 2 (6)
Round 10: sc evenly (6)
Round 11: sc evenly, join with a sl st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the ears inside the front (face) side of the top of your purse and weave in ends.
Eyes 2x (White)
Start: sc 4 in magic ring
Round 1: [inc] work 2 sc in each st (8), join with a sl st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Do stitch on the pupils before sewing the eyes to the body using your yarn needle. Weave in all ends.
Start: ch 8
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and sc in following 6 st, ch 1, turn (7)
Row 2: sc evenly, ch 1 (7)
Row 3: [DO NOT TURN – working around for a smooth edge] sc in each of two side holes, do 2 sc in corner, sc 5, 2 sc in corner, sc in each of two side holes, sl in next sc, fasten off leaving a long tail
Nose (White)
Work all stitches into a magic ring:
ch 1, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, hdc, ch 1, hdc, sc, hdc, dc, sc, sl st
Pull tight to close the ring and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the nose to the body using the long tail and your yarn needle. Weave in all ends.
Cheeks 2x (Red)
Start: ch 4
Round 1: sl st around, you have to work 3 sl st on one side and 3 sl st on the opposite side (6) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the cheeks on the body to finish the face using the loose ends and your yarn needle. Weave in ends.
Tail (White)
For the tail you have to make a really small pompom. I’ve been using the smallest piece of my Prym pompom maker set (Amazon link) but it was still too big so I had to cut it into size and shape afterwards. If you don’t have a pompom maker you can do it with using cardboard or pretty clever with using a fork. Sew the tail to the purse back bottom and weave in ends.
Decoration (White)
Stitch on the decorations to the ears and the belly as seen on the photos using white yarn. Weave in ends.