I love using bunting to decorate for different occasions and these cute little rabbits are perfect for putting out at Easter. I have also been working on some egg bunting so keep an eye out for that soon too.
Crochet Easter Bunny/Rabbit Bunting
Materials:
3.5mm hook.
1x 100g ball 4ply wool in Grey .
1x25g ball 4ply wool in purple (or any colour you prefer).
Small amount of white wool to make Pom Pom tails.
Darning needle.
Piece of card 5cm long and 1cm wide to make a Pom Pom.
Rabbit body
In grey:
Make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.
Round 1: 2sc into each stitch (12).
Round 2: sc, htr/hdc, 2tr/dc, htr/hdc, 7sc.
Round 3: 2sc into next stitch, htr/hdc, 2tr/dc into next stitch, tr/dc, 2htr/hdc into next stitch, sc, (2sc into next stitch)x3 (18).
Round 4: (2sc into next stitch, sc)x2, 2htr/hdc into next stitch, tr/dc, 2htr/hdc into next stitch, sc, (2sc into next stitch, sc)x5 (27).
Round 5: 5sc, 2htr/hdc, (2htr/hdc into next stitch)x2, 2htr/hdc, 16sc (29).
Fasten off.
Rabbit/Bunny Feet (Front Facing Rabbit/Bunny) – Make 2
In grey:
ch4, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row (3).
Row 1: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) 2sc, 3sc into last sc (5).
Sc around the foot.
Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.
Rabbit/Bunny Ears – Make 2:
In grey:
ch9, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of the row until 1 stitch remains, 2htr/hdc into last stitch (9).
Sc around the ear.
Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.
Inner Ear (Front Facing Rabbit/Bunny) – Make 2
In purple:
ch7, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along row until 1 stitch remains, 2sc into last stitch (7).
sc down the other side of the chain.
Fasten off, leaving long thread to attach.
Rabbit/Bunny Tail (Back facing Rabbit/Bunny)
Using white wool and the 1cm wide piece of card:
- Wrap the wool around the 1cm wide part of the card 15 times.
- Remove wrapped wool from the card and tie a 10cm long piece of white wool around the middle to secure.
- Cut the loops.
Rabbit/Bunny Assembly:
For front facing rabbit/bunny:
- Sew the purple inner ears onto the grey outer ears.
- Sew ears onto the back of the rabbit with the bottom of the ear 1 round down from the top edge.
- Sew feet onto the front of the rabbit.
For back facing rabbit/bunny:
- Sew tail onto the back of the back facing rabbit/bunny.
- Sew ears onto the front of the rabbit with the bottom of the ear 1 round down from the top edge.
Bunting Cord:
Using grey ch a cord to the length you require and sew the rabbits onto the cord.
Hook Stitch Sew 