It’s with great pleasure that I present to you this new pattern. Meet Dunder, the crochet rabbit! Buy now – directly from me 🐱
This summer there were owlets in my village, and in the little park where they were, there also was a lone bunny. I asked the owner about it, and he told me it was ten years old and the only one left of the group.
Now the owlets have long gone, but we still visit the bunny regularly to give him a carrot. It’s a beautiful Lotharingen dwarf rabbit, and of course I got the idea to make a crochet version of it. I started enthusiastically making the black and white head, but I soon realised that I actually preferred making a wild rabbit. So I switched yarn and continued my endeavour.
A few years ago, when I made the bunnies Poochey and Fudge, I’d concluded that rabbits have pear-shaped heads. I still think that, but I wanted to take another approach in designing the head: not from the top down, like those, but from the muzzle to the back of the head, which makes it trickier to get that pear shape. I needed to create wide cheeks and a narrow forehead. By accident I discovered a way to get exactly that shape: by doing decreases in the correct spot and by pushing the eyes inwards. It’s silly how things work sometimes.
I had some serious doubts about how to design the body. I even started a poll on my Instagram account to figure out what my followers preferred. There were two options: sewn-on back paws like I did for the dogs and the hare, or little paws that were crocheted directly to the body. I made both versions and launched the poll. Well, it didn’t really help because the result was pretty much fifty-fifty. When Guido said the crocheted paws looked like little nubbins, I made my decision. It had to be sewn-on paws.
When I finally finished the rabbit amigurumi, it looked ever so lovely. I loved his pouty expression. He’s another little character, like all my crochet animals. He’s turned out so cute that I couldn’t decide which photo to use for the listing!
This is an easy pattern made with basic stitches, with each step explained in detail to ensure that even beginners can create this realistic rabbit amigurumi. My pattern format includes instructions like ‘sc in next, 2 sc in next, invdec,’ etc. I chose this format because it works better for creating realistic amigurumi. Also, all my pattern are worked yarn under.
This crochet rabbit is made with Istex Lett Lopi (a 100% wool yarn known for its fuzziness), and it measures 5.5 inch / 14 cm, measured from bottom to the tip of the ears. The pattern includes clear and colour-coded instructions on how to crochet and assemble the doll, along with instructional images with extra notes. You’ll also find pictures of the finished doll at the end. In the pattern, you can find what materials you need as well as the yarn colour numbers, in short, everything necessary to create your own realistic rabbit amigurumi! All the additional information you need to know about this pattern you can find in the shop listings. You can purchase it in my shop at Ravelry, Etsy or directly from me with the link below.
This pattern has a permanent discount if you use this link. Patterns purchased directly from me cost 5,00 eur. I will have to email the pattern manually so it can take a bit longer, but I promise, you’ll have it in a day. If not, check your spam and if it is not there either, message me!
