Free Crochet Masterclass: Bunny in Shorts by Natalia (@nat__knits)
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to crochet a bunny wearing shorts and a striped sweater. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or mixed yarn in various colors for amigurumi. The finished toy will be about 23 cm tall.
Materials and Tools
- Any yarn suitable for crochet
- Crochet hook
- Safety eyes for toys
- Yarn or thread for embroidery (nose and eyebrows)
- Toy stuffing
- Needle for attaching parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- KA – magic ring
- ch – chain stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase
- dec – decrease
- BLO – back loop only
- (…) x n – repeat n times
Amigurumi Bunny in Shorts Crochet Instructions
Head
1st row: 6 sc in KA
2nd row: 6 inc (12)
3rd row: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4th row: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5th row: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6th row: (2 sc, inc) x 10 (40)
7th-10th row: 40 sc
11th row: (4 sc, inc) x 8 (48)
12th-16th row: 48 sc
17th row: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
18th row: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
19th row: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
20th row: (sc, dec) x 10 (20)
21st row: (2 sc, dec) x 5 (15)
Leave a tail for sewing. Place the eyes between the 12th and 13th rows, 8 sc apart. Embroider the nose and eyebrows.
Ears (2 pieces)
1st row: 5 sc in KA
2nd row: 5 inc (10)
3rd row: (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
4th row: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5th-6th row: 18 sc
7th row: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
8th-9th row: 21 sc
10th row: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
11th-12th row: 24 sc
13th row: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
14th row: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
15th row: 18 sc
16th row: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
17th row: 15 sc
18th row: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12) – fold the piece in half and crochet 6 sc across both sides.
Leave a tail for sewing.
Arms (2 pieces)
Crochet with white yarn:
1st row: 6 sc in KA
2nd row: 6 inc (12)
3rd-4th row: 12 sc
5th row: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
6th row: (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8)
Change to main color
7th-10th row: 8 sc
Next, alternate the two colors of the sweater for every row:
11th row: 8 sc
12th row: BLO, 8 sc
13th-15th row: 8 sc – fold the piece in half and crochet 4 sc across both edges.
Leave a tail for sewing.
Legs (2 pieces)
Crochet with white yarn:
1st row: 6 sc in KA
2nd row: 6 inc (12)
3rd row: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4th row: 18 sc
5th row: 6 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc (15)
6th row: 5 sc, 3 dec, 4 sc (12)
Change to main color:
7th-9th row: 12 sc
Change to shorts color:
10th row: 12 sc
11th row: BLO, (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
Next, return to row 11 and crochet into the front loops: 15 dc
On the first leg, fasten off. On the second leg, crochet about 5 additional sc and join to the body.
Body
From the second leg, chain 2 and join the first leg:
1st row: (15 sc, 2 sc in ch) x 2 (34)
2nd row: 15 sc, 2 inc, 17 sc (36)
3rd-7th row: 36 sc
8th row: (10 sc, dec) x 3 (33)
9th row: 33 sc
Next, alternate the two colors of the sweater for every row:
10th row: (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
11th row: 30 sc
12th row: (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
13th row: 27 sc
14th row: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
15th-16th row: 24 sc
17th row: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Change to main color:
18th row: BLO, (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
Toy Assembly
Sew all the parts together and your bunny is ready!
