This soft amigurumi design features a stylish cozy cardigan with a folded collar and lovely two-tone ears, making it an exceptional handcrafted gift for birthdays or Valentine’s Day.
The continuous construction method allows the legs, body, and head to seamlessly join together for a sturdy finish.
Gather your yarn and hook as we walk through every step to bring this sweet rabbit to life!
Essential Supplies
- Yarn: DK/Sport weight yarn in white, milk brown, pink, and bright red.
- Hook Size: 1.5 mm crochet hook.
- Safety Options: Two 8 mm black half-beads for eyes.
- Notions: Black embroidery thread, tapestry needle, fiberfill stuffing, and scissors.
Pattern Key
- MC: Magic Circle
- st / sts: Stitch / Stitches
- sc: Single Crochet
- hdc: Half Double Crochet
- dc: Double Crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in same st)
- dec: Decrease (sc 2 sts together)
- BLO / FLO: Back Loop Only / Front Loop Only
Assembly & Piece Instructions
Legs (Make 2) Begin with white yarn.
- Round 1: 6 sc into MC (6)
- Round 2: Inc around (12)
- Round 3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18)
- Rounds 4–6: 18 sc around (18)
First leg: Fasten off. Second leg: Keep yarn attached, chain 3, then slip stitch directly into the first leg to connect them.
Integrate Body & Head Stuff firmly with fiberfill as you progress.
- Round 7: 18 sc across first leg, 3 sc along connecting chain, 18 sc across second leg, 3 sc on opposite side of chain (42)
- Round 8: [6 sc, inc] 6 times (48)
- Round 9: [7 sc, inc] 6 times (54)
- Round 10: [8 sc, inc] 6 times (60)
- Round 11: 60 sc around (60)
Switch to brown yarn:
- Rounds 12–13: 60 sc around (60)
- Round 14: [1 sc pink, 3 sc brown] 15 times (60)
- Round 15: 2 sc brown, [1 sc pink, 3 sc brown] 14 times, 1 sc pink, 1 sc brown (60). Trim pink yarn.
- Round 16: [8 sc, dec] 6 times (54)
- Round 17: 54 sc around (54)
- Round 18: [7 sc, dec] 6 times (48)
- Round 19: 48 sc around (48)
- Round 20: [6 sc, dec] 6 times (42)
- Rounds 21–22: 42 sc around (42)
- Round 23: Working in BLO, 42 sc (42)
- Rounds 24–25: 42 sc around (42)
- Round 26: [5 sc, dec] 6 times (36)
- Rounds 27–29: 36 sc around (36)
- Round 30: [4 sc, dec] 6 times (30)
- Rounds 31–32: 30 sc around (30)
- Round 33: [3 sc, dec] 6 times (24)
- Round 34: [2 sc, dec] 6 times (18)
- Round 35: [1 sc, dec] 6 times (12)
- Round 36: Dec 6 times (6). Fasten off and weave in tail.
Cardigan Collar: Attach brown yarn to the exposed front loops of Round 22.
- Round 1: FLO ch 2, [6 dc, 2 dc in same st] 6 times (48)
- Switch to pink yarn:
- Round 2: Ch 1, 48 sc, sl st to join (48). Fasten off.
Arms (Make 2) Start in white.
- Round 1: 6 sc into MC (6)
- Round 2: [1 sc, inc] 3 times (9)
- Round 3: 9 sc (9)
Switch to brown:
- Rounds 4–8: 9 sc (9)
Press top edges flat and crochet 4 sc through both layers to close. Leave a tail for attachment.
Layered Ears (Make 2 Pink, 2 White): Chain 8 for each piece.
- Row 1: Starting in second chain from hook: 1 sl st, 2 sc, 3 hdc, 5 dc into final chain. Turn to work down opposite side of chain: 3 hdc, 2 sc, 1 sl st (17 sts total).
- Joining: Place a pink layer on top of a white layer with wrong sides together. Using the white yarn as the working yarn, sc around both edges simultaneously, working increases into each of the top 5 dc stitches. Fasten off with a long tail.
Rosy Cheeks (Make 2): Using pink yarn, work 6 sc into a MC. Fasten off, leaving a tail.
3D Heart: Using red yarn, make two separate rounded domes:
- Round 1: 6 sc in MC (6)
- Round 2: Inc 6 times (12)
- Round 3: 12 sc around (12)
- Round 4: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18)
Fasten off Dome 1. Do not cut yarn on Dome 2. Join both pieces together:
- Rounds 5–6: 36 sc continuously around both domes (36)
- Round 7: [4 sc, dec] 6 times (30)
- Rounds 8–9: 30 sc around (30)
- Round 10: [3 sc, dec] 6 times (24)
- Round 11: 24 sc around (24)
- Round 12: [2 sc, dec] 6 times (18)
- Round 13: 18 sc around (18)
- Round 14: [1 sc, dec] 6 times (12). Stuff firmly.
- Round 15: 12 sc (12)
- Round 16: Dec 6 times (6). Close opening and fasten off.
Final Details & Assembly
- Ears: Stitch the ears to the upper head between Rounds 33 and 35.
- Arms: Secure both arms onto the sides of the sweater between Rounds 16 and 19.
- Face: Glue the eye beads between Rounds 28 and 29, spacing them 5 stitches apart. Use black thread to stitch delicate eyebrows and a small nose. Sew the circular pink cheeks below the eyes.
- Heart: Stitch the red heart onto the front torso, wrapping the bunny’s hands around it to hold it in place.
