Crochet Velvet Bunny Rabbit Detailed Pattern & Tutorial

Creating a #plushtoy through crocheting is made simple with a detailed tutorial complemented by a video guide. The video on my YouTube Channel @iuliiacraft demonstrates and explains each step thoroughly on how to crochet this bunny rabbit with the pattern. These Pattern and Video Tutorial is designed to assist even a novice in creating a special gift for a loved one or personal enjoyment.

Feel free to follow this pattern or crochet along with me on the screen using your mobile device.

The bunny measures approximately 45 cm and is crafted with soft Bernat Velvet yarn, making it gentle on a baby's or child's skin. This polyester yarn ensures a nice and plush feel.

The project commenced by crocheting a tail, a set of ears, hands, and legs separately. After completing both legs, they are connected to form a body. The tail, hands, and ears are attached as a body and a head are crocheted. Minimal sewing is required to complete this Velvet Bunny rabbit.

A skirt is the last item that is crocheted in the #VelvetBunnyRabbit. The face of the #CrochetBunny is sculpted with a tapestry needle and a piece of yarn. Eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth are embroidered lastly.

Abbreviations:

ML - Magic Loop 

SL ST - Slip Stitch

SC - single crochet

ST - stitch

CH - chain

DC - double crochet

INC - increase (2SC in 1ST or 2DC in 1ST)

DEC - decrease (1SC made out of 2 front half stitches)

Rep - repetition

* Repeat selection # of times

R-d - Round

Materials:

• Two sizes of crochet hooks are used to make this project: 4.5mm (US 7) and 5.5mm (US I-9) Crochet Hooks set (Affiliate Link) 

• Scissors

• Yarn needle or tapestry needle

• Bernat Velvet yarn ( 100% polyester, 10.5 oz / 300g, 315 yds / 288 m) in two colours: Bernat Velvet Yarn Cream (Affiliate link)  and Bernat Velvet Yarn Quiet Pink (Affiliate link)  

• Black yarn or thread for eyes and eyebrows. I used 100% mercerized cotton yarn YarnArt Lily, Made in turkey 50g/1.76 oz, 225m/241yds. Examples of substitutions: Aunt Lydia's Classic Cotton Crochet Thread, Sewing thread folded 5 times (5 plays/strings of sewing thread)

• Some staffing

• A few locking stitch markers Locking Stitch Markers set (Affiliate Link) 

• Flexible curling rods to adjust the head control (optional)

Tail

Crochet with a hook 4.5mm (US 7)

ML

1 R-d: 6SC in ML [6ST]

2 R-d: 6INC [12ST ]

3 R-d: (1SC, 1INC)*6 Rep  [18ST]

4-5 R-ds: 18SC [18ST]

6 R-d: (1SC,1DEC) *6Rep [12ST]

7 R-d: 6DEC [6ST]

Add some stuffing

Leave about 50cm of the yarn to attach it to the body

Ears

Crochet with a hook 5.5mm (US I-9)

ML

1 R-d: 6SC [6ST]

2 R-d: 6INC [12ST]

3 R-d: (1SC, 1INC)*6Rep [18ST]

4 R-d: (1INC, 8SC)*2Rep [20ST]

5 R-d: (1INC, 9SC)*2Rep [22ST]

6 R-d: (1INC, 10SC)*2Rep [24ST]

7 R-d: (1INC, 11SC)*2Rep [26ST]

8 R-d: (1INC, 12SC)*2Rep [28ST]

9 R-d: (1INC, 13SC)*2Rep [30ST]

10 R-d: (1INC, 14SC)*2Rep [32ST]

11-18 R-ds: 32SC [32ST] 

19 R-d: (1Dec, 14SC)*2Rep [30ST]

20 R-d: 30SC [30ST]

21 R-d: (1Dec, 13SC)*Rep [28ST]

22 R-d: 28SC [28ST]

23 R-d: (1Dec, 12SC)*2Rep [26ST]

24 R-d: 26SC [26ST]

25 R-d: (1Dec, 11SC)*2Rep [24ST]

26 R-d: 24SC [24ST]

27 R-d: (1Dec, 10SC)*2Rep  [22ST]

28-29 R-ds: 22SC [22ST]

30 R-d: (1Dec, 9SC)*2Rep [20ST]

31 R-d: 20SC [20ST]

32 R-d: (1Dec, 8SC)*2Rep [18ST]

33 R-d: 18SC [18ST]

34 R-d: (1Dec, 7SC)*2Rep [16ST]

35 R-d: 16SC [16ST]

36 R-D: (1Dec, 6SC)*2Rep [14ST]

37 R-d: 14SC [14ST]

38 R-d: (1Dec, 5SC)*2Rep [12ST]

Make the second ear

Do not put stuffing inside the ears

Hand:

Crochet with a hook 4.5mm (US 7)

Add stuffing as you go

ML

1 R-d: 6SC [6ST]

2 R-d: 6INC [12ST]

3 R-d: (1SC, 1INC)*6Rep [18ST]

4-5 R-ds: 18SC [18ST]

6 R-d: (2SC, 1INC)*6Rep [24ST]

7 R-d: 24SC [24ST]

8 R-d: 12SC, 6DEC [18ST]

9 R-d: 12SC, 3DEC [15ST]

10-16 R-ds: 15SC [15ST]

17 R-d: (3SC, 1DEC)*3Rep [12ST]

18-20 R-ds: 12SC [12ST] 

Switching to the pink yarn in round number 21

21 R-d: 11SC with Cream yarn, finishing 1SC with pink yarn [12ST]

Leaving about 1.5m of pink yarn to finish the sleeve

22 R-d: 12SL ST [12ST]

23 R-d: 12SC in half of the ST [12ST] 

23*R: Finishing the sleeve: Crochet in half of the stitches:

CH of 3, 1INC with DC, (1DC, 1INC)*5Rep, 

Joining the round with SLST, Cut the yarn and hide the end [18ST]

24-28 R-ds: 12SC [12ST] 

29 R-d: (1SC, 1DEC)*4Rep [8ST]

Make the second hand

Leg:

Crochet with a hook 4.5mm (US 7)

Add stuffing as you go

ML

1 R-d: 6SC [6ST] 

2 R-d: 6INC [12ST ]

3 R-d: (1SC, 1INC)*6 Rep  [18ST]

4 R-d: (2SC, 1INC)*6 Rep [24ST]

5 R-d: (3SC, 1INC)*6Rep [30ST]

6 R-d: (1INC, 4SC)*6Rep [36ST]

7 - 11 R-ds: 36SC [36ST] 

12 R-d: (8Dec, 20SC) [28ST]

13 R-d: (4Dec, 20SC) [24ST]

14 R-d: (2Dec, 8SC)*2Rep [20ST]

15 - 28 R-ds: 20SC [20SC] 

Make the second leg

Body (join two legs and continue with the body)

Crochet with a hook 4.5mm (US 7)

Shifting the beginning of the round on both legs and placing markers on the corresponding stitches:

Left leg: making 8SC from the beginning of the round. This is made before Round number 1 of the body 

Right leg: moving the marker to the 3rd stitch from the beginning of the round (forward) That’s where the joining will be made.

1 R-d: 4CH, 20SC (refer to video for SC number 17-20), 4SC (refer to video for SC number 4), 20SC [48ST]

2 R-d: 3SC, 1INC*12Rep [60ST]

3-5 R-ds: 60SC [60ST]

6 R-d: 3SC, 1INC, (14SC, 1INC)*3Rep, 11SC [64ST]

7 R-d: (7SC, 1INC)*8Rep  [72ST]

8-10 R-ds: 72SC [72ST]

Attaching the tail

Count 42 Stitches from the beginning of the round

 and attach the tail. The first attachment stitch is made in stitch number 42

Switching the yarn to the pink colour in round number 11

11 R-d (extended round): 41SC with beige colour, switch the colour in SC number 42. Continue the round with 72 SL ST and shift the beginning of the round. [72ST]

12 R-d: 72SC by half of the stitches [72ST]

13-20 R-ds: 72SC [72ST]

21 R-d: (1Dec, 7SC)*8Rep [64ST]

22-23 R-ds: 64SC [64ST]

24 R-d: (1Dec, 6SC)*8Rep [56ST]

25 R-d: 56SC

26 R-d: (1Dec, 5SC)*8Rep [48ST]

27 R-d: 48SC [48ST]

28 R-d: (1Dec, 4SC)*8Rep [40ST]

29 R-d: 40SC [40ST]

30 R-d: Attaching hands: 11SC, 4SC(attach 4ST of a left hand), 13SC, 4SC (attach 4ST of a right hand), 8SC [40ST]

31 R-d: Attaching hands: 11SC, 1SC (part of the hand+decrease of extra space with 3 picked up loops), 2SC, 1SC (decrease of extra space with 3 picked up loops + part of the hand), 13SC, 1SC (part of the hand+decrease of extra space with 3 picked up loops), 2SC, 1SC (decrease of extra space with 3 picked up loops + part of the hand), 8SC [40ST]

32 R-d: (1Dec, 3SC)*8Rep [32ST]

33 R-d: (1Dec, 2SC)*8Rep [24ST]

34 R-d: 24SC [24ST] Switching to the cream yarn in the last stitch

Continue with the Head:

Crochet with a hook 4.5mm (US 7)

1 R-d: 24SL ST [24ST]

2 R-d: 24SC by half ST [24ST]

3 R-d: (3SC, 1INC) *6 Rep [30ST]

4 R-d: (4SC, 1INC) * 6 Rep [36ST]

5 R-d: 3SC, 1INC, (5SC, 1INC)*5 Rep, 2SC [42ST]

6 R-d: (6SC, 1INC) *6 Rep [48ST]

7 R-d: 4SC, 1INC, (7SC, 1INC)*5 Rep, 3SC [54ST]

8 R-d: (8SC, 1INC) *6 Rep [60ST]

9-13 R-ds: 60SC [60ST]

Add some stuffing to the legs, and hands and fill the body. Insert Flexible curling rods to adjust the head control (optional)

14 R-d: (8SC, 1DEC) *6 Rep [54ST]

15 R-d: 54SC [54ST]

16 R-d: 4SC, 1DEC, (7SC, 1DEC)*5Rep, 3SC [48ST]

17-18 R-ds: 48SC [48ST]

19 R-d: (6SC, 1DEC) *6 Rep [42ST]

20-21 R-ds: 42SC [42ST]

22 R-d: (5SC, 1DEC) *6 Rep [36ST]

23 R-d: 36SC [36ST]

24 R-d: (4SC, 1DEC) * 6 Rep [30ST]

25 R-d: (3SC, 1DEC)*6 Rep [24ST]

26 R-d: (2SC, 1DEC) *6 Rep [18ST] 

27 R-d: Attach Ears 18SC [18ST]

28 R-d: (1SC, 1DEC) *6 Rep [12ST]

With the tapestry needle close the hole

Cut the yarn and hide the end inside the head

Skirt with pink yarn:

Crochet with a hook 5.5mm (US I-9)

1 R-d: 2CH, 71DC in Half ST with hook 4.5mm, SL ST [72ST]

2 R-d: switch to hook 5.5 mm:  2CH, 4DC, 1INC, (5DC, 1INC)*11Rep, SL ST [84ST]

3 R-d: 2CH, 83DC, SL ST [84ST]

4 R-d: 2CH, 5DC (6DC, 1INC)*11Rep, SL ST [96ST]

5 R-d: 2CH, 95DC, SL ST [96ST]

Cut the yarn and hide the end inside the body

Sculping and Embroidering  the face

Eyes: Use black yarn for eyes and eyebrows. 15th Round up from the neck, 11 stitches between eyes

Nouse: Use pink Bernat Velvet yarn to embroider the nose and mouth. On the 12th Round up from the neck is the nose’s lower part, 3 Rounds up for the upper part of the mouth.

Follow the link to the video tutorial for more details and the process.

I hope you enjoyed making this Velvet Bunny Rabbit together!