To celebrate hitting the 500 followers mark on Instagram and as a gesture to express my gratitude, here is the free pattern for Wooyoo The White Belly Bunny. What are you waiting for? Go grab some yarn and crochet your very own Wooyoo!
**Do follow the step-by-step blog post here as well to help you crochet your very own Wooyoo.
PATTERN
The size of the finished bunny using the specified crochet hook and yarn measures 13.5cm in height (from top of ears to bottom of body).
Materials:
- Grey, white and pink yarn (I used Moda Vera Gelato)
- 2.3mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Fibrefill
- Pink (for cheeks), black and white (for eyes) felt
- Black embroidery thread (for nose)
- Glue (I used UHU glue)
Stitches/techniques used:
- SC single crochet (including SC increase & decrease)
- HDC half double crochet
- DC double crochet
- SL ST slip stitch
- CH chain
- Magic ring
Note: All parts are worked in continuous rounds unless specified otherwise.
HEAD
With grey yarn,
Leaving a long tail at the start, ch 7
R01 : Starting from 2nd ch from hook, Sc 6. Turn and Sc 6 [12]
R02 : *2 sc in next st, sc 1* repeat 6 times [18]
R03 : *2 sc in next st, sc 2* repeat 6 times [24]
R04 : *2 sc in next st, sc 3* repeat 6 times [30]
R05 : *2 sc in next st, sc 4* repeat 6 times [36]
R06 : *2 sc in next st, sc 5* repeat 6 times [42]
Using a sewing needle, thread the long tail of yarn that was left at the beginning and sew close the hole of the beginning ch.
Continue crocheting the head.
R07-12 : Sc 42 [6 rounds]
R13 : Sc 2, 2 sc in next 6 st, sc 14, 2 sc in next 6 st, sc 14 [54]
R14-20 : Sc 54 [7 rounds]
R21 : Sc 3, dec 6, sc 14, dec 6, sc 13 [42]
R22 : *Dec 1, sc 5* repeat 6 times [36]
R23 : *Dec 1, sc 1* repeat 12 times [24]
R24 : *Dec 1* repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff the head firmly with fibrefill.
R25 : *Dec in next st* repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off with a long tail. Thread the yarn through the stitches of the last round and pull to close the hole. Weave in yarn ends.
BODY
With grey yarn,
R01 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R02 : *2 sc in next st* repeat 6 times [12]
R03 : *2 sc in next st, sc 1* repeat 6 times [18]
R04 : *2 sc in next st, sc 2* repeat 6 times [24]
R05 : *2 sc in next st, sc 3* repeat 6 times [30]
R06 : *2 sc in next st, sc 4* repeat 6 times [36]
R07 : *2 sc in next st, sc 5* repeat 6 times [42]
R08-16 : Sc 42 [9 rounds]
R17 : *Dec 1, sc 5* repeat 6 times [36]
R18 : Sc 36 [1 round]
R19 : *Dec 1, sc 4* repeat 6 times [30]
R20 : Sc 30 [1 round]
Fasten off with a long tail. Stuff the body firmly with fibrefill.
EARS (make 2)
With grey yarn,
R01 : 4 sc in magic ring [4]
R02 : *2 sc in next st, sc 1* repeat 2 times [6]
R03 : *2 sc in next st, sc 2* repeat 2 times [8]
R04 : *2 sc in next st, sc 3* repeat 2 times [10]
R05 : Sc 10 [1 round]
R06 : *Dec, sc 3* repeat 2 times [8]
R07-10 : Sc 8 [4 rounds]
Fasten off with a long tail. The ears do not need to be stuffed.
INNER EARS (make 2)
With pink yarn,
Ch 6
R01 : Starting from 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 st, sl st in last 3 st [5]
Fasten off with a long tail. Sew the inner ears onto the ears and weave in the pink yarn ends.
FEET (make 2)
With grey yarn,
R01 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R02 : *2 sc in next st* repeat 6 times [12]
R03 : *2 sc in next st, sc* repeat 6 times [18]
R04 : Sc 3, dec 6, sc 3 [12]
R05 : Sc 2, dec 4, sc 2 [8]
Fasten off with a long tail. Stuff feet lightly with fibrefill.
FEET PATCH (make 2)
With white yarn,
R01 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R02 : *2 sc in next st* repeat 6 times [12]
Fasten off with a long tail.
ARMS (make 2)
With grey yarn,
R01 : 4 sc in magic ring [4]
R02 : *2 sc in next st, sc* repeat 2 times [6]
R03-04 : Sc 6 [2 rounds] Now we start working in rows.
R05 : 2 dc in next st, dc 2, sc 1, ch 1 and turn [5]
R06 : Sc 5, ch 1 and turn [5]
R07 : Sl st 5 [5]
Fasten off with a long tail. Lightly stuff the arms with fibrefill.
BOB TAIL
With white yarn,
R01 : 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R02 : *2 sc in next st* repeat 6 times [12]
R03 : *2 sc in next st, sc 1* repeat 6 times [18]
R04 : Sc 18 [1 round]
R05 : *Dec, sc 1* repeat 6 times [12]
Fasten off with a long tail. Stuff the bob tail lightly with fibrefill.
BELLY
Note: The belly is worked in rows.
With white yarn,
Ch 6
R01 : Starting from 2nd ch from hook, sc 5, ch 1 and turn [5]
R02 : 2 sc in next st, sc 3, 2 sc in next st, ch 1 and turn [7]
R03 : 2 sc in next 2 st, sc 3, 2 sc in next 2 st, ch 1 and turn [11]
R04-05 : Sc 11, ch 1 and turn [2 rows]
R06 : Sc 5, 2 sc in next st, sc 5, ch 1 and turn [12]
R07-08 : Sc 12, ch 1 and turn [2 rows]
R09 : Sc 5, dec in next st, sc 5 [11]
R10 : Dec in next st, sc 7, dec in next st [9]
Now we work AROUND the whole of the belly. (Refer to guide.) R11 : Sc 8 along the side of the belly until you reach the beginning ch. Working on the underside of the beginning ch, sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc. Then sc 8 along the other side of the belly until you reach R10. At R10, 2 dc in next st, sc 7, 2 dc in next st. [33]
Sl st in next st. Fasten off with a long tail.
EYES
Cut out 2 circular pieces of black felt and 2 smaller circular pieces of white felt.
**I cut out a black circle measuring 1.5cm in diameter and a white circle measuring 0.5cm in diameter. If you are using a hook size that is larger or smaller than 2.3mmm, then please do adjust the sizes of the eyes accordingly.
CHEEKS
Cut out 2 oval pieces of pink felt.
ASSEMBLY
- Sew the body onto the head.
- Position the white belly on the centre of the body and sew it onto the body. 3.
- Position the arm at the side of the body, one stitch away from the belly and sew it onto the body. Repeat for the other arm.
- Position the foot on the bottom side of the belly and sew onto the body. Repeat for the other foot.
- Position the foot patch on the bottom of the foot and sew onto the foot. Repeat for the other foot patch.
- Position the black felt between R08 to R13. Glue onto head with 5 stitches in between both eyes counted at R08.
- Place white felt near the top at the centre of the black felt and glue onto the black felt.
- Position the cheeks one stitch below the eyes and glue onto head.
- With black embroidery thread, embroider nose onto head. (Refer to guide.)
- Sew ears onto head between R02 to R07.
- Sew the bob tail onto the back of the body between R04 to R08.
Congratulations! You’ve completed your very own Wooyoo The White Belly Bunny.
I hope you had a good time making your very own Wooyoo! Do share photos of your completed bunnies with me through e-mail, Facebook or Instagram (#theamiproject). I’d love to see them! 🙂
Till the next project. xoxo
Copyright Notes:
This pattern is an original pattern by Serena of The Ami Project (August 2015). Kindly do not claim this pattern as your own or repost it elsewhere. However, if you would like to share this pattern, you may provide a link to the pattern. If you sell the items made from this pattern, kindly credit “Serena – The Ami Project” as the designer and link back to my website (www.theamiproject.wordpress.com).
© Copyright 2015 Serena Chew (The Ami Project)