Colorful Striped Bunny

1/31/2018 UPDATE: I recently remade this bunny and realized the original pattern was sloppy. I have created an updated version, but the old version is still available, since there are a few differences.


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FINISHED SIZE: 18 in / 46 cm tall (from feet to top of head)

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Materials:

• size G (4mm) crochet hook
• worsted weight yarn in the following colors; Brown, Orange, Light Green, Green, Red, Dark Red, Light Blue, Blue, Light Yellow, Yellow, Light Pink
• small amount of black yarn for stitching eyes
• fiberfill
• yarn needle

Abbreviations:

MR = Magic Ring

ch = chain

sl st = slip stitch

sc = single crochet

Inc = 2 sc in one stitch

Dec = sc2tog or invisible decrease

sts = stitches

F/O = Fasten Off

Instructions:

ARMS

Make 2.

With Brown, 6 sc in MR. (Or: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.)

Rnd 1: (Inc)x6. (12)

Rnd 2: (Sc, Inc)x6. (18)

F/O Brown. Attach Orange.

Rnd 3: Sc 18. (18)

Rnd 4: (Sc 2, Inc)x6. (24)

Rnd 5: Sc 24. (24)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Green.

Rnds 6-8: Sc 24. (24)

F/O Light Green. Attach Dark Red.

Rnds 9-11: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 12-14: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Light Blue. Attach Yellow.

Rnds 15-17: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Yellow. Attach Red.

Rnds 18-20: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Red. Attach Blue.

Rnds 21-23: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Blue. Attach Green.

Rnds 24-26: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Green. Attach Light Yellow.

Rnds 27-28: Sc 24. (24)

Add fiberfill. Continue to add fiberfill until fastening off.

Rnd 29: (Dec, sc 2)x6. (18)

F/O Light Yellow. Attach Light Pink.

Rnds 30-32: Sc 18. (18)

F/O Light Pink. Attach Orange.

Rnds 33-35: Repeat Rnds 30-32. (18)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Green.

Rnds 36-37: Sc 18. (18)

Rnd 38: (Dec, sc 4)x3. (15)

F/O Light Green. Attach Dark Red.

Rnds 39-41: Sc 15. (15)

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 42-43: Sc 15. (15)

Rnd 44: (Dec, sc 3)x3. (12)

F/O Light Blue. Attach Yellow.

Rnds 45-46: Sc 12. (12)

Rnd 47: (Dec)x6. (6)

Ch 1, turn. Fold piece, working through both sides at once, sc 3 across. (3)

F/O.

LEGS

Make 2.

With Brown, 6 sc in MR. (Or: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.)

Rnd 1: (Inc)x6. (12)

Rnd 2: (Sc, Inc)x6. (18)

F/O Brown. Attach Orange.

Rnd 3: Sc 18. (18)

Rnd 4: (Sc 2, Inc)x6. (24)

Rnd 5: Sc 24. (24)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Green.

Rnds 6-8: Sc 24. (24)

F/O Light Green. Attach Dark Red.

Rnds 9-11: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 12-14: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (24)

F/O Light Blue. Attach Yellow.

Begin working in rows instead of rounds.

Row 1: Sc in each of next 24 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 22 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 3: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 20 sc. Ch 1, turn.

F/O Yellow. Attach Red.

Row 4: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 18 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 5: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 16 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 6: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 14 sc. Ch 1, turn.

F/O Red. Attach Blue.

Row 7: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 12 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 8: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 10 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 9: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 8 sc. Ch 1, turn.

F/O Blue. Attach Green.

Row 10: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 6 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 11: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 4 sc. Ch 1, turn.

Row 12: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 2 sc. Ch 1, turn.

F/O Green. Attach Yellow.

Begin working in rounds again.

Rnd 18: Sc 24 evenly around. (24)

Rnds 19-20: Sc 24. (24)

F/O Yellow. Attach Red.

Rnds 21-23: Sc 24. (24)

Add fiberfill. Continue to add fiberfill until fastening off.

F/O Red. Attach Blue.

Rnds 24-26: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Blue. Attach Green.

Rnds 27-29: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Green. Attach Light Yellow.

Rnds 30-32: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Light Yellow. Attach Light Pink.

Rnds 33-35: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Light Pink. Attach Orange.

Rnds 36-38: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Green.

Rnds 39-41: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Light Green. Attach Dark Red.

Rnds 42-44: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 45-47: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Light Blue. Attach Yellow.

Rnds 48-50: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Yellow. Attach Red.

Rnds 51-53: Repeat Rnds 21-23. (24)

F/O Red. Attach Blue.

Rnds 54-55: Sc 24. (24)

Rnd 56: (Dec, sc 2)x6. (18)

F/O Blue. Attach Green.

Rnd 57-58: Sc 18. (18)

Rnd 59: (Dec, sc)x6. (12)

Rnd 60: (Dec)x6. (6)

Ch 1, turn. Fold piece, working through both sides at once, sc 3 across. (3)

F/O.

BODY

With Brown, 6 sc in MR. (Or: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.)

Rnd 1: (Inc)x6. (12)

Rnd 2: (Sc, Inc)x6. (18)

Rnd 3: (Sc 2, Inc)x6. (24)

F/O Brown. Attach Orange.

Rnd 4: Sc 24. (24)

Rnd 5: (Sc 2, Inc)x8. (32)

Rnd 6: (Sc 3, Inc)x8. (40)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Green.

Rnd 8: Sc 40. (40)

Rnd 9: (Inc, sc 4)x8. (48)

Rnd 10: (Inc, sc 7)x6. (54)

F/O Light Green. Attach Dark Red.

Rnd 11: Sc 54. (54)

Rnd 12: (Inc, sc 8)x6. (60)

Rnd 13: (Inc, sc 9)x6. (66)

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 14-16: Sc 66. (66)

F/O Light Blue. Attach Yellow.

Rnd 17: Sc 66. (66)

Rnd 18: Sc 12, take a finished leg and hold the last 3 sts of the leg next to the next 3 sts on the body and sc them together, sc 24, take a finished leg and hold the last 3 sts of the leg next to the next 3 sts on the body and sc them together, sc 12. (66)

Rnd 19: Sc 66. (66)

F/O Yellow. Attach Red.

Rnds 20-22: Sc 66. (66)

F/O Red. Attach Blue.

Rnds 23-25: Repeat Rnds 20-22. (66)

F/O Blue. Attach Green.

Rnds 26-28: Repeat Rnds 20-22. (66)

F/O Green. Attach Light Yellow.

Rnds 29-30: Sc 66. (66)

Rnd 31: (Dec, sc 9)x6. (60)

F/O Light Yellow. Attach Light Pink.

Rnds 32-33: Sc 60. (60)

Rnd 34: (Dec, sc 8)x6. (54)

F/O Light Pink. Attach Orange.

Rnds 35-36: Sc 54. (54)

Rnd 37: (Dec, sc 7)x6. (48)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Green.

Rnds 38-39: Sc 48. (48)

Rnd 40: (Dec, sc 6)x6. (42)

F/O Light Green. Attach Dark Red.

Rnds 41-42: Sc 42. (42)

Rnd 43: (Dec, sc 5)x6. (36)

Add fiberfill. Continue to add fiberfill until fastening off.

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 44-45: Sc 36. (36)

Rnd 46: (Dec, sc 4)x6. (30)

F/O Light Blue. Attach Yellow.

Rnd 47: Sc 30. (30)

Rnd 48: (Dec, sc 3)x6. (24)

Rnd 49: (Dec, sc 2)x6. (18)

Rnd 50: Sc 3, take a finished arm and hold the last 3 sts of the arm next to the next 3 sts on the body and sc them together, sc 6, take a finished arm and hold the last 3 sts of the arm next to the next 3 sts on the body and sc them together, sc 3. (18)

Rnd 51: (Dec, sc)x6. (12)

Rnd 52: (Dec)x6. (6)

F/O & thread yarn through remaining sts.

HEAD

With Light Pink, 6 sc in MR. (Or: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.)

Rnd 1: (Inc)x6. (12)

Rnd 2: (Sc, Inc)x6. (18)

Rnd 3: (Sc 2, Inc)x6. (24)

Rnd 4: (Sc 5, Inc)x4. (28)

Rnd 5: (Sc 6, Inc)x4. (32)

Rnds 6-8: Sc 32. (32)

F/O Light Pink. Attach Blue.

Rnds 9-11: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (32)

F/O Blue. Attach Green.

Rnds 12-14: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (32)

F/O Green. Attach Light Yellow.

Rnds 15-17: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (32)

F/O Light Yellow. Attach Orange.

Rnds 18-20: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (32)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Blue.

Rnd 21: Sc 32. (32)

Rnd 22: Sc 10, (take a finished ear and hold the last 6 sts of the ear next to the next 6 sts on the body and sc them together)x2, sc 10. (32)

Rnd 23: Sc 32. (32)

Add fiberfill. Continue to add fiberfill until fastening off.

Rnd 24: (Dec, sc 6)x4. (28)

Rnd 25: (Dec, sc 5)x4. (24)

Rnd 26: (Dec)x12. (12)

Rnd 27: (Dec)x6. (6)

F/O & thread yarn through remaining sts.

EARS

Make 2.

Do not add fiberfill to ears.

With Brown, 6 sc in MR. (Or: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.)

Rnd 1: (Inc)x6. (12)

Rnd 2: Sc 12. (12)

F/O Brown. Attach Orange.

Rnd 3: Sc 12. (12)

Rnd 4: (Inc, sc 2)x4. (16)

Rnd 5: Sc 16. (16)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Green.

Rnds 6-8: Sc 16. (16)

F/O Light Green. Attach Dark Red.

Rnds 9-11: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (16)

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 12-14: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (16)

The Colorful Striped Bunny was inspired by a similar item seen in a vending machine at the airport in Detroit, Michigan, USA

F/O Light Blue. Attach Yellow.

Rnds 15-17: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (16)

F/O Yellow. Attach Red.

Rnds 18-20: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (16)

F/O Red. Attach Blue.

Rnds 21-23: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (16)

F/O Blue. Attach Green.

Rnds 24-26: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (16)

F/O Green. Attach Light Yellow.

Rnds 27-29: Repeat Rnds 6-8. (16)

F/O Light Yellow. Attach Light Pink.

Rnds 30-31: Sc in each sc around.

Rnd 32: (Dec, sc 6)x2. (14)

F/O Light Pink. Attach Orange.

Rnds 33-35: Sc 14. (14)

F/O Orange. Attach Light Blue.

Rnds 36-37: Sc 14. (14)

Rnd 38: (Dec, sc 5)x2. (12)

F/O Light Blue. Attach Dark Red.

Rnds 39-41: Sc 12. (12)

F/O Dark Red. Attach Light Green.

Rnds 42-44: Repeat Rnds 39-41. (12)

F/O Light Green. Attach Yellow.

Rnds 45-47: Repeat Rnds 39-41. (12)

F/O Yellow. Attach Red.

Rnds 48-50: Repeat Rnds 39-41. (12)

F/O Red. Attach Blue.

Rnds 51-52: Sc 12. (12)

Rnd 53: (Dec)x6. (6)

Ch 1, turn. Fold piece, working through both sides at once, sc 3 across. (3)

F/O.

ASSEMBLY

Sew head to body.

With black yarn, embroider eyes.

With red yarn, embroider nose.