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Writer's pictureSabrina Gim

FREE Sakura The Bunny Crochet Pattern

Updated: Aug 17, 2021



Spring is probably my favorite season because of all the cherry blossoms trees that bloom during that season. I absolutely love the light pink color that comes out of most cherry blossom trees, so to pay homage to the pretty trees, I decided to create "Sakura The Bunny".


Because "sakura" in Japanese means cherry blossom, I thought it would be the perfect name for this adorable, pink bunny! If you'd like to make this cutie, keep on scrolling! OR you could use the premium, PDF file of this pattern here instead!


Materials

  • Worsted weight (size 4) 100% acrylic yarn in colors: light pink, white, yellow

  • DK, Light weight (size 3) 100% acrylic yarn in color dark pink

  • 2.75 mm hook

  • 5 mm safety eyes

  • Black embroidery thread

  • Scissors

  • Yarn and sewing needles

  • Pink felt fabric

  • Fabric glue

  • Stuffing

  • Stitch marker (I use paperclips!)

  • Sewing pins

Copyright

Please do not copy or redistribute this pattern as your own. The character Sakura the bunny belongs to only me, @stitchingwithsab.


You may sell finished items made using this pattern! Just please give me credit to help support me and my art ♡

Terms

  • SC = single crochet

  • CH = chain

  • INC = increase

  • INC 3* = sc 3 in one st

  • DEC = decrease

  • DC = double crochet

  • SLST = slip stitch

  • ST = stitch

  • RND(S) = round(s)

  • FLO = front loops only

  • BLO = back loops only

  • MR = magic ring

*We’ll be working in spiral rounds. DO NOT slip stitch and chain 1 after every round.


Head

Start with light pink yarn

1) sc 6 in MR (6)

2) inc x 6 (12)

3) (sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4) (sc 2, inc) x 6 (24)

5) (sc 3, inc) x 6 (30)

6) (sc 4, inc) x 6 (36)

7) (sc 5, inc) x 6 (42)

8) (sc 6, inc) x 6 (48)

9) (sc 7, inc) x 6 (54)

10) (sc 8, inc) x 6 (60)

11) (sc 9, inc) x 6 (66) 12) (sc 10, inc) x 6 (72)

13) (sc 11, inc) x 6 (78)

14-27) sc 78 (78)

28) (sc 11, dec) x 6 (72)

29) (sc 10, dec) x 6 (66)

30) (sc 9, dec) x 6 (60)

31) (sc 8, dec) x 6 (54)

32) (sc 7, dec) x 6 (48)

33) (sc 6, dec) x 6 (42)

Start stuffing head

34) (sc 5, dec) x 6 (36)

35) (sc 4, dec) x 6 (30)

36) (sc 3, dec) x 6 (24)

Finish stuffing head

37) (sc 2, dec) x 6 (18)

38) (sc, dec) x 6 (12)

39) dec x 6 (6)

FO, sew remaining hole closed


Feet (Make 2)

Start with light pink yarn

1) sc 6 in MR (6)

2) (sc 2, inc) x 2 (8)

3) (sc 3, inc) x 3 (10)

FO, cut yarn tail off first leg.

Repeat rnds 1-3 for second leg.

Don’t cut yarn off second leg, we’re gonna continue onto the body.

Continue from second leg onto body:

Body

4) ch 6, join first leg by (sc 4, inc, sc 4, inc), on chain: (sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc), on second leg: (sc 4, inc, sc 4, inc) , on chain: (sc 2, inc, sc 2, inc) (40)

5) (sc 7, inc) x 5 (45)

6-8) sc 45 (45)

Change to yellow yarn

9) BLO: sc 45 (45)

10-15) sc 45 (45)

16) (sc 7, dec) x 5 (40)

17-18) sc 40 (40)

Stuff body

FO, cut long yarn tail to sew body onto head.

Peter Pan Collar

Start with white yarn

1) ch 39, starting from 2nd ch from hook, dec, dc 4, sc 26, dc 4, dec. sl st in the same st (36)

FO, cut long yarn tail to sew collar onto body.

Ears (Make 2)

Start with light pink yarn

1) sc 6 in MR (6)

2) inc x 6 (12)

3) (sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4) (sc 5, inc) x 3 (21)

5-14) sc 21 (21)

15) (sc 5, dec) x 3 (18)

Don’t stuff ears

Flatten ears in half.

FO, cut long yarn tail to sew ears onto head.

Arms (Make 2)

Start with light pink yarn

1) sc 6 in MR (6)

2) (sc , inc) x 3 (9)

3) sc 9 (9)

Change to yellow yarn

4) FLO: sc 9 (9)

5) sc 9 (9)

6) sc 2, hdc 5, sc 2 (9)

Stuff arms

FO, cut long yarn tail to sew arms onto body.

Muzzle

Start with white yarn

1) ch 9, starting from 2nd ch from hook, sc 7, inc 3*, turn work, sc 6, inc 3* (19)

2) sc 7, inc, inc 3*, inc, sc 6, inc, inc 3*, inc (27)

3) sc 27 (27)

Don’t stuff muzzle

FO, cut long yarn tail to sew muzzle onto face.

Use black embroidery thread to embroider on a nose on the muzzle.

Tail

Start with white yarn

1) sc 6 in MR (6)

2) inc x 6 (12)

3) (sc 3, inc) x 3 (15)

4) (sc 3, dec) x 3 (12)

5) (sc, dec) x 4 (8)

Stuff tail

FO, cut long yarn tail to sew tail onto body.

Flowers (Make 2)

Start with dark pink yarn

1) sc 5 in MR (5)

2) sl st in first st, (ch 2, dc in same st, ch 2, sl st in next st) x 5

FO, cut long yarn tail to sew flowers onto head.

Assembly

1) Sew body onto head.

2) Sew arms onto body.

3) Sew collar around neck.

4) Sew ears between rnds 2 and 10 of head.

5) Sew muzzle between rnds 21 and 28 of head.

6) Insert safety eyes between rnds 21 and 22 of head with 10 sts apart.

7) Cut two small ovals out of pink felt fabric to and glue them onto the face as blush.

8) Sew flowers onto one ear.

9) Sew tail behind body.




Your Sakura Bunny is now done!





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