Make a plush bunny toy with this free knitting pattern.

The bunny is knit in various pieces and then assembled, it also requires toy stuffing for the main body.

An Easy Level Knitting Pattern

This is an easy pattern for those of you who are advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are knit, purl, k2tog and knitting in the round.

Using mainly knit and purl stitches, it will also introduce you to decreasing and shaping.

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Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:

This pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.

You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
You should be comfortable working the purl stitch.
How to K2tog.
You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.

Yield: Plush Bunny Toy

Plush Bunny Toy Pattern

Make a plush little bunny toy with this free knitting pattern. The toy bunny is knit in various pieces and then assembled, it also requires toy stuffing for the main body.

Active Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours

Difficulty Easy/beginner

Estimated Cost $10

Materials

1 x 50 g DK/light 03 yarn – grey
1 x white (scraps for ears)
Black DK yarn/pink DK yarn for nose and mouth.

Tools

4 mm (US 6) knitting needles
Red felt/red sewing thread/sewing needle
Plastic toy safety eyes
Toy stuffing

Instructions

Main body – make 2 pieces >

With 4mm needles and grey yarn cast on 20 sts
Start with a knit row and work in stocking stitch until piece measures 4.5 inches.
K1, K2tog
Purl
K1, K2tog
Purl
Cast off knitwise.

Bottom of the body – make 1 piece >

With grey yarn and 4mm (US 6) knitting needles cast on 8 sts (leave a tail of at least 12 inches for sewing up later).
Purl
K2, (YFON, K1) till the end, K1
Work those two rows 5 times
Knit
Cast off in purl leaving another 12 inches tail for sewing up. Stitch center opening closed so the circle is ready.

Arms – make 2 pieces >

With 4mm needles and grey yarn cast on 8 sts
Start with a knit row and work in stocking stitch until piece measures 2 inches.
K1, K2 tog
Sew remaining stitches together and sew arm seam. Turn the right way out (using the end of your knitting needle)

Ears – make 2 pieces >

Using grey yarn cast on 8sts. Work 23 rows in stockinette (stocking) stitch, dec each end of rows 15, 19 and 23.
Change to white yarn and work 23 rows in stockinette stitch (starting with a purl row), inc each end of rows 2, 4 and 8.
Bind (cast off)

Making up >

Stitch nose and mouth onto the front piece of the body.
Attach eyes/stitch eyes onto the front piece of the body.
Cut a red felt heart and stitch onto the front body piece using the red thread and a sewing needle.
Place body pieces together with right sides facing and stitch around leaving the bottom open. Place the arms inside and stitch into place as you go.
Turn the body the right side out and stuff with toy stuffing.
Turn upside down and place the circular knitted bottom piece into place. Stitch around and fasten off.
Attach the ears – stitch the ears into place on top of the head.

Notes

Gauge - 18 sts and 24 rows in 4×4 inches / 10x10cm

Abbreviations >

Approx = Approximately

Beg = Begin(ning)

Cont = Continue(ing)

K = Knit

K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together

P – Purl

M1 = Make 1 stitch

Rem = Remaining

Rep = Repeat

Rnd(s) = Round(s)

SKPO – Slip one, knit one

St(s) = Stitch(es)

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Plush Bunny Toy Pattern

An Easy Level Knitting Pattern

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: