Mingming the Mini Bunny

This mini crochet bunny, along with her tiny pink dress, is a free pattern on my blog!

Mingming the Mini Bunny is the smaller counterpart to my Bunbun the Rabbit pattern, and has a removable little dress that is made separately. This pattern is beginner friendly and perfect for those just starting out with amigurumi because of its simplicity, but is also a quick project that more advanced crocheters can delight in. She is just the right size as a gift for all ages, and her customizable dress color means that it can suit whatever your heart’s desire may be. Read through my inspiration, design process, and choice of yarn,or if you’re feeling impatient, scroll to the end for the free pattern. If you need to take it offline, grab the ad-free, inexpensive PDF copy here!

For Every Occasion!

This adorable mini crochet bunny can be used as a treasured gift for children, or any loved one who needs a little pick-me-up. Mingming can also be used as tabletop centerpiece in the spring, or home decor for a bedroom. She’s cute and cuddly, especially when made with Feels Like Butta yarn, perfect for all ages. The best thing about this project is that she can be worked up in one day, so you’re guaranteed to finish your cute bunny on the same day that you begin this project. If you have a lazy weekend coming up, this will be your go-to project! No matter the occasion, this mini crochet bunny is a fun and quick make!

Stash-Buster Project

You can finish this entire bunny with less than one skein of yarn—she’s miniature, after all! This means that you don’t have to go on an expensive shopping trip before you begin; you can start right away, saving you both time and money. If you’re like me, you have tons of half skeins or tiny balls of yarn scattered around your workstation. And now is the perfect time to use all those up!

I decided to make the body of the mini crochet bunny white to complement the brown color of my larger bunny pattern, but you can make it any color you want. I would stick to natural colors like browns and grays to match the colors of real bunnies, but if you want to go wild and make a neon orange bunny, orange is my favorite color so that’s totally fine by me!

The mini crochet bunny’s dress is where I decided to use brighter colors to contrast with the white body. I thought the soft pink was a great delicate choice, but I was torn between blue and purple as well. You really can’t go wrong, because most color combinations between a neutral and bright color will look great. Read on for a note about yarn choice and substitution, and then we’ll get to the pattern.

Yarn & Substitution

As mentioned above, I used Lion Brand Feels Like Butta yarn in White for the body. If you haven’t used this yarn before, it’s so fluffy the ball itself feels (and looks!) like a cloud. It’s similar to chenille, but it’s significantly easier to work with and makes your project super soft and fuzzy. I made the dress in the Pink colorway of the yarn.

A note on yarn substitution: there is a lot of variation between brands of yarn that are categorized as worsted weight. The best way to compare skeins from different brands, fiber contents, and origins, is to look at the yardage per gram. This can be found on the yarn label on any ball or skein of yarn.

When blending yarns within one project, try to make sure that two given balls of yarn differ no more than 0.5 yards per gram from each other and that the gauge is similar.

The Pattern: Mini Crochet Bunny

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Description:

This mini crochet bunny is the perfect cuddly companion that’s great as a plushie for kids or home decor. Make this quick and easy project with beginner stitches and simple construction.

Yarn:

Bunny Body:

• Lion Brand Feels Like Butta
• Weight 4 / medium
• Colorway: White (1 skein)

Dress:

• Schachenmayr Catania
• Weight 3 / light
• Colorway: Orchidee

Supplies

• Size E (3.5 mm) crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes or black embroidery thread
• pink embroidery thread
• tapestry needle
• polyester fiberfill
• stitch markers (optional)

Abbreviations (US):

• Sc: Single crochet
• Ch: Chain
• Sl st: Slip stitch
• Yo: Yarn over
• Hdc: Half double crochet
• Dc: Double crochet
• Inc: Increase
• Dec: Decrease
• Sts: Stitches
• FO: Fasten off
• (…) x: repeat stitches within parentheses … times
• Sk: skip one stitch
• FSC: foundation single crochet (tutorial here)

Technical Notes:

• Crochet in continuous spiral rounds (not joined rounds), and use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round.
• When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi.
• Stuff the head and the body firmly at the openings so that the neck is stable upon completion.
• To avoid large holes in the crochet fabric, increase tension until the holes cannot be seen, or choose a crochet hook a size down.
• Use sewing pins to secure limbs of the amigurumi before you sew them.

Mingming the Mini Bunny: Mini Crochet Bunny

Head:

R1 (round 1): 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts total) R2: (inc) x 6 (12 sts)
R3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18 sts)
R4: (sc2, inc) x 6 (24 sts)
R5: (sc3, inc) x 6 (30 sts)
R6: (sc4, inc) x 6 (36 sts)
R7: (sc5, inc) x 6 (42 sts)
R8-16 (9 rounds): sc all around (42 sts) R17: (sc5, dec) x 6 (36 sts)
R18: (sc4, dec) x 6 (30 sts)
R19: (sc3, dec) x 6 (24 sts)
FO, using invisible finish off. Leave a long tail (around 18 inches) to sew to the body. Stuff head with polyester filling.

Legs and Body:

First leg:
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)
R2: (sc2, inc) x 2 (8 sts)
R3-4 (2 rounds): sc all around (8 sts) Cut the yarn, and leave a short tail.

Make another leg in the same way, but do not cut the tail.

Make one chain off the side of the second leg, sc8 (around the first leg), sc (into the chain between the legs), sc8 around the second leg, and sc into the other side of the chain. This is a total of 18 sts.

Body:

R1: (sc8, inc) x 2 (20 sts)
R2: (sc4, inc) x 4 (24 sts)
R3: (sc5, inc) x 4 (28 sts)
R4-6 (3 rounds): sc all around (28 sts) R7 (sc5, dec) x 4 (24 sts)

R8-9 (2 rounds): sc all around (24 sts)
Begin stuffing. Make sure to stuff the legs first and then move up, filling every corner. R10: (sc4, dec) x4 (20 sts)
R11: (sc3, dec) x4 (16 sts)
R12: sc all around (16 sts)
FO with invisible finish, weave in end. Finish
stuffing.

Arms (x2):

R1: sc6 in magic ring (6 sts)
R2: (sc2, inc) x 2 (8 sts)
R3-8 (6 rounds): sc all around (8 sts)
Do not stuff. Finish off leaving a short tail (around 12 inches). Fold the arm in half and stitch across using running stitch. Make another arm in the same way.

Ears (x2):

R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6 sts)
R2: (sc, inc) x 3 (9 sts)
R3: (sc 2 , inc) x 4 (12 sts)
R4-14 (11 rounds): sc all around (12 sts) Finish off, leaving a short tail (around 12 inches). Do not stuff and flatten the ear. Fold it in half lengthwise, and sew across the base using the running stitch. Make another one in the same way.

Tail:

1. Wrap white yarn around two fingers 30-40 times.
2. Wrap the tail end of the yarn around the middle of the bundle securely, and then cut a long tail (around 18 inches) and use a crochet hook to pull it under the yarn
3. Cut all the loops.
4. Trim all pieces of yarn until they form a uniform ball shape. Tail complete.

Dress:

Switch colors to pink, or any other color you wish. R1: FSC 20 (click here for a tutorial for the foundation single crochet), then slst to first st (20 sts)
R2: (sc, inc) x 10 (30 sts)
R3: sc5, sk5, sc10, sk5, sc5 (20 sts)
R4: ch2, dc in same st, dc, (dc inc, dc) x 9 (30 sts)
R5: dc all around (30 sts)
R6: (dc inc, dc) x 15 (45 sts)
R7: sc all around

Assembly:

• Embroider eyes between the 9th and 10th rows, around the middle of the head. The eye is 3 stitches wide, and there are 5 stitches between the two eyes. Make eyelashes with two small stitches coming off the far ends of the eyes.
• Embroider the nose directly between the eyes with pink embroidery thread.
• Stitch the head and body together.
• Stitch the ears at the 3rd row on either side of the top of the head.
• Stitch the arms at the seam between the head and body.Stitch the tail to the back of the body, at the 4th row (counting from bottom of body, before the legs start).
• Put on dress from bottom, putting arms in first and then pulling it all the way up. Weave in all the ends, and you’re done!

Mingming the Mini Bunny is all done! I hope you enjoyed crocheting her and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished amigurumi, so share a picture with me on Instagram by using the #craftingsofjoules and tagging me @craftingsofjoules. Once again, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to me with a direct message on Instagram or by email at craftingsofjoules@gmail.com. Happy crocheting! ♥