Meet the Snuggle Bunny! Worked as two gentle egg-shaped panels joined with crisp single crochet edging, featuring long floppy ears and sleepy embroidered eyes for sensory nursery comfort.
Whether you are decorating your home for the autumn season or crafting gifts for friends, this pattern was designed from the ground up for relaxation and clean, crisp stitch definition.
One of the most common frustrations in crochet is vague sizing or running out of yarn right at the final row. That is why every stitch in this tutorial has been physically crocheted, swatch-tested, and audited with our designated 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
Standard Swatch: 20 sc x 22 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) using Single Crochet (sc) in back-and-forth rows with your designated 3.5 mm (US E/4) hook.
With 3.5mm hook and cream yarn, ch 9. Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 8 (8 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Inc, sc 6, inc (10 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Row 3: Inc, sc 8, inc (12 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Inc, sc 10, inc (14 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Rows 5–18: Sc in each st across (14 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Rows 19–26: Sc across, maintaining gentle curved decreases at top of head down to 10 sts. Fasten off.
In pink yarn (inner ear), ch 7. Sc in 2nd ch and across (6 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2–16: Sc in each st across (6 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Row 17: Dec, sc 2, dec (4 sts).
Row 18: Dec twice (2 sts). Fasten off.
Repeat with cream yarn for outer ears, join outer and inner ears with sc border.
Position eyes between Rows 16 and 17, approximately 6 stitches apart.
Embroider a downward crescent arc with 3 tiny angled eyelash stitches for a peaceful slumber look.
Stitch a delicate pink satin-stitch nose centered between the eyes on Row 15.
Dab or embroider small circular pink blush circles on either side of the nose.
Place back panel flat on table with right side down.
Insert bottom tabs of the floppy ears at the top head corners between the panels.
Lay embroidered front panel on top, right side facing up. Pin thoroughly around all edges.
Join cream yarn with sl st at bottom left corner. Ch 1.
Single crochet evenly through both panels around outer edge.
Catch the ear bases securely with sc stitches across the crown.
When seaming reaches 75% around, stuff gently with 35g of polyfill. Complete remaining sc, join with sl st to first st, and weave in all yarn ends.
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Clear answers to common gauge, yarn weight, and technique inquiries
Yes! Because all facial features are 100% embroidered with cotton floss rather than plastic safety eyes, it is completely baby-safe and machine washable.
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