Bunny Egg Warmer - Free Crochet Pattern

This bunny makes sure your breakfast egg stays warm. It’s a fun crochet project for Easter! You could make a whole bunny family in different colours so everyone gets to pick their favourite at the breakfast table. Below you find the free crochet pattern in U.S. American as well as British terminology.

All you need to know is how to single crochet (double crochet in British terms), how to slip stitch, make a magic ring, and invisible decreases in single crochet (UK double crochet).

If you haven’t done any or all of these techniques before, you can learn them here:

Learn how to single crochet (double crochet)

Learn how to make a magic ring

Learn how to make invisible decreases with sc (dc)

Die deutsche Anleitung für dieses Projekt findest du hier.

Materials and tools for the bunny egg warmer

Small amount of Rico Creative Ricorumi DK/light worsted cotton yarn in white (001)

Small amount of Rico Creative Ricorumi DK/light worsted cotton yarn in yellow (006)

2.5mm / C-2 (or B-1) crochet hook

Small amount of light pink embroidery thread

4mm safety eyes

Small amount of toy stuffing

Yarn needle

Scissors

(Stitch marker)

U.S. Terminology

This pattern is written in U.S./Canadian terminology. You can find the British/Australian version if you scroll further down.

Abbreviations

C1 = Color of head, ears and stripes

C2 = Color of contrast stripes

Rd = round

St(s) = stitch(es)

Ch = chain

Sl st = slip stitch

Sc = single crochet

Inc = increase in sc: single crochet 2 in same st

Inv dec = invisible decrease in sc: Insert hook in front loops of next 2 sts, yarn over, pull through both front loops, yarn over, pull through 2 remaining loops

Gauge

25 sts x 26 rows of single crochet = 4″x 4″

Instructions for the bunny egg warmer

Start with the head (C1)

Rd 1: Sc 6 into magic ring (6)

Rd 2: Inc 6 (12)

Rd 3: [sc 1, inc 1]*6 (18)

Rd 4: [sc 2, inc 1]*6 (24)

Rd 5 to 8: Sc 24 (24)

Rd 9: [sc 2, inv dec 1]*6 (18)

Attach the eyes, embroider the nose in a Y shape, and fill the head with as much stuffing as possible.

Rd 10: [sc 1, inv dec 1]*6 (12)

Rd 11: Inv dec 6 (6)

Rd 12: Inc 6 (12)

Rd 13: Change color to C2 in a sc, inc 1, [sc 1, inc 1]*5 (18)

Rd 14: Change color to C1 in a sc, sc 1, inc 1, [sc 2, inc 1]*5 (24)

Rd 15: Change color to C2 in a sc, sc 2, inc 1, [sc 3, inc 1]*5 (30)

Rd 16: Change color to C1 in a sc, sc 3, inc 1, [sc 4, inc 1]*5 (36)

Rd 17: Change color to C2 in a sc, sc 4, inc 1, [sc 5, inc 1]*5 (42)

Rd 18 to 26: Change color in a sc, sc 41 (42)

Break yarn, pull through, sew in ends.

Crochet the bunny ears (Make 2 in C1)

Ch 6 leaving a long enough end to sew on the ear later on.

Rd 1: Close to rd in a sc, sc 5 (6)

Rd 2 to 4: Sc 6 (6)

Rd 5: [sc 2, inc 1]*2 (8)

Rd 6 to 9: Sc 8 (8)

Rd 10: [sc 3, inc 1]*2 (10)

Rd 11 to 13: Sc 10 (10)

Rd 14: [sc 4, inc 1]*2 (12)

Rd 15 to 17: Sc 12 (12)

Rd 18: Inv dec 6 (6)

Break yarn, sew in end.

Sew the floppy ears onto the head using the tail end.

Make the pom pom tail

Make a small pom pom for the tail using the fork technique. Attach the pom pom to the back of the egg warmer.

Fork Pom Pom | How to make a tiny pom pom | stellasyarnuniverse.com

And complete is your bunny egg warmer!

British Terminology

This pattern is written in British/Australian terminology. You can find the U.S./Canadian version if you scroll up.

Abbreviations

C1 = Colour of head, ears and stripes

C2 = Colour of contrast stripes

Rd = round

St(s) = stitch(es)

Ch = chain

Sl st = slip stitch

Dc = double crochet

Inc = increase in dc: double crochet 2 in same st

Inv dec = invisible decrease in dc: Insert hook in front loops of next 2 sts, yarn over, pull through both front loops, yarn over, pull through 2 remaining loops

Tension

25 sts x 26 rows of double crochet = 4″x 4″