Lilac The Bunny Pattern!

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It’s finallllyyy here guys! My first BIG ami pattern =) Lilac is amazing, and I can promise you won’t regret making her =) She sits about 30 cm tall, so she definitely has some presence about her!

Lilac The Rabbit – Full Pattern

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Materials:

• 2 Skeins of Bernat velvet yarn in Smokey Blue – I got mine from Amazon
• Chunky white yarn for pompom tail – I used Bernat velvet yarn again as I have a future pattern for the rest, but if not just any chunky white yarn. Bernat velvet white
• 4.5mm hook
• 12 mm safety eyes – I got mine on Ebay as I tend to buy them in bulk!
• Pom Pom maker – I used Clovers extra large pompom maker. However, you can make them with cardboard instead.
• Grey yarn, preferably 4ply. This is for the nose and mouth. I used leftover WI yarn in slate grey.

Skills used/required:

• Treble Crochet (tc)
• Half Treble Crochet (htc)
• Chaining
• Double crochet increase (inc) and decrease (dec)
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Magic Ring
• Double crochet

So, after you have your yarn, hook and a beverage of your choice to hand, let’s get crafting!

Ears:

Row 0: 5 dc in a magic ring.

Row 1: Inc, 5 dc. (6 stitches total)

Row 2: * Inc, 2 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (8 stitches total)

Row 3: * Inc, 3 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (10 stitches total)

Row 4: * Inc, dc, inc, 2 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (14 stitches total)

Row 5: dc all around. (14 stitches total)

Row 6: * inc, 6 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (16 stitches total)

Row 7: * Inc, 7 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (18 stitches total)

Row 8: Inc, 8 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (20 stitches total)

Row 9: * Inc, 4 dc *. Repeat from * three more times. (24 stitches total)

Row 10-20: dc all around. (24 stitches total)

Row 21: * dec, 10 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (22 stitches total)

Row 22-25: dc all around. (22 stitches total)

Row 26: * dec, 9 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (20 stitches total)

Row 27: * dec, 8 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (18 stitches total)

Row 28: * dec, 7 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (16 stitches total)

Row 29: * dec, 6 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (14 stitches total)

Row 30-33: dc all around. (14 stitches total)

Row 34: * dec, 5 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (12 stitches total

Row 35: * dec, 4 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (10 stitches total

Row 36-40: dc all around. (10 stitches total)

You should now have finished ears! I didn’t stuff mine as I wanted them really floppy, but if you want to I would advise only minimal stuffing =)

Head:

We will be making the head from the front to the back, to allow for making the point for the nose.

Row 0: Magic ring 6 dc.

Row 1: dc increase in each stitch. (12 stitches total)

Row 2: * inc, dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (18 stitches total)

Row 3: * inc, 2 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (24 stitches total)

Row 4: * inc, 3 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (30 stitches total)

Row 5: * inc, 4 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (36 stitches total)

Row 6-8: dc in each stitch. (36 stitches total)

This is where I sewed the nose using grey yarn. I sewed it through row 0 and 3, to create a nice big nose! I also created a mouth, going from the middle of the nose down to row 4, and then following row 4 to get a nice smile! You can also attach the eyes here, I attached them at row 9, to the sides of the nose.

Row 9: * inc, 5 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (42 stitches total)

Row 10: * inc, 6 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (48 stitches total)

Row 11-13: dc in each stitch. (48 stitches total)

Row 14: * inc, 7 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (54 stitches total)

Row 15-18: dc in each stitch. (54 stitches total)

Row 19: * inc, 7 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (48 stitches total)

Row 20: * inc, 6 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (42 stitches total)

I started stuffing the head here.

Row 21: * inc, 5 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (36 stitches total)

Row 22: dc in each stitch. (36 stitches total)

Row 23: * inc, 4 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (30 stitches total)

Row 24: * inc, 3 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (24 stitches total)

Row 25: * inc, 2 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (18 stitches total)

Row 26: * inc, dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (12 stitches total)

You should now have a stuffed, complete head! Finish with a drawstring close (looping yarn under and over dc posts from final stitch). Pulling the drawstring closed should result in a clean finished look =)

Body:

We will be making the body from the base to the neck, so that we can then join the body to the head afterwards :).

Row 0: Magic ring 8 dc.

Row 1: dc increase in each stitch. (16 stitches total)

Row 2: * inc, dc *. Repeat from * 7 more times. (24 stitches total)

Row 3: * inc, 2 dc *. Repeat from * 7 more times. (32 stitches total)

Row 4: * inc, 3 dc *. Repeat from * 7 more times. (40 stitches total)

Row 5: * inc, 4 dc *. Repeat from * 7 more times. (48 stitches total)

Row 6: * inc, 5 dc *. Repeat from * 7 more times. (56 stitches total)

Row 7: * inc, 14 dc *. Repeat from * 3 more times. (60 stitches total)

Row 8-9: dc in each stitch around. (60 stitches total)

Row 10: * inc, 9 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (66 stitches total)

Row 11: * inc, 10 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (72 stitches total)

Row 12: inc, 11 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (78 stitches total)

Row 13-18: dc in each stitch. (78 stitches total)

Row 19: * dec, 11 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (72 stitches total)

Row 20-21: dc in each stitch. (72 stitches total)

Row 22: * dec, 10 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (66 stitches total)

Row 23: dc in each stitch. (66 stitches total)

I started stuffing the body here, to help keep it more rigid as I crocheted =D. Keep stuffing as you continue down.

Row 24: * dec, 9 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (60 stitches total)

Row 25: dc in each stitch. (60 stitches total)

Row 26: * dec, 8 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (54 stitches total)

Row 27-28: dc in each stitch. (54 stitches total)

Row 29: * dec, 7 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (48 stitches total)

Row 30-31: dc in each stitch. (48 stitches total)

Row 32: * dec, 6 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (42 stitches total)

Row 33-34: dc in each stitch. (42 stitches total)

Row 35: * dec, 5 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (36 stitches total)

Row 36: * dec, 4 dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (30 stitches total)

Row 37: * dec, 4 dc *. Repeat from * 4 more times. (25 stitches total)

Row 38: * dec, 3 dc *. Repeat from * 4 more times. (20 stitches total)

You should now have a finished body, all stuffed and ready to go! Sew the ears to the head ( I attached Lilacs 9 rows behind the eyes), and then the head to the body. Now we just need to make the arms and feet!

Legs:

Row 1: Chain 8.

Row 2: Increase in the 2nd chain from the hook, dc in next 5 ch, 4 dc in next ch, dc in next 5 st, increase in final st. (18 stitches total)

Row 3: dc, inc, 4dc, 6 inc, 4dc, inc, dc. (26 stitches total)

Row 4: 2dc, inc, 4dc, *dc, inc*. Repeat from * 5 more times. 4dc, inc, 2dc. (34 stitches total)

Row 5: inc, 9dc, inc, * 2dc, inc*. Repeat from * 4 more times. 8dc. (41 stitches total)

Row 6: dc, inc, 39dc. (42 stitches total)

Row 7: In back loops only, dc in all stitches. (42 stitches total)

Row 8-10: dc in all stitches. ( 42 stitches total)

Row 11: 12dc, dec, *2dc, dec*. Repeat from * 4 more times. 8dc. (36 stitches total)

Row 12: dc in each stitch (36 stitches total)

Row 13: 11dc, dec, *dc, dec*. Repeat from * 4 more times. 8dc. (30 stitches total)

Row 14: 10dc, 6 dec, 6dc. (24 stitches total)

Row 15: dc in each stitch (24 stitches total)

Row 16: *2dc, dec*. Repeat from * 5 more times. (18 stitches total)

You should begin stuffing here. Maintain a light amount of stuffing to allow for nice squishy legs!

Row 17-36: dc in each stitch. (18 stitches total)

Attach the legs to the base of the body using a mattress stitch =)

Arms:

Row 0: dc 6 into a magic ring.

Row 1: inc in each stitch. (12 stitches total)

Row 2: * inc, dc *. Repeat from * 5 more times. (18 stitches total)

Row 3: * inc, 3 dc, inc, 4 dc *. Repeat from * once more. (22 stitches total)

Row 4-6: dc in each stitch (22 stitches total)

Row 7: *dec, 3 dc, dec, 4 dc*. Repeat from * once more. (18 stitches total)

Row 7-10: dc in each stitch (18 stitches total)

Start stuffing here =)

Row 11: *dec, 4dc*. Repeat from * twice more. (15 stitches total)

Row 12-27: dc in each stitch (15 stitches total)

You can stop here if you want to attach your arms to the side. As I attached Lilacs to the front, I did these few stitches to allow for the top of the arm to go up higher and create an easier join.

Row 28: 3htc, 4tc, 3htc, 5dc. (15 stitches total)

Row 29: 10htc, 5dc. (15 stitches total)

You should now have you arms nice and ready to go. Sew them onto the front of side using a mattress stitch =)

Once you have done this, you should basically be ready to go! All you need to do now is make and attach a nice pompom as a cute little tail, and take loads of pictures to send to me! I love seeing what you all make =) 

I hope you found the instructions okay, and enjoy making your own Lilac! And don’t forget to make Lilac’s friends, Stephanie and Maggie the Easter chicks! 

Happy crocheting all!

Abigail

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