Easter Bunny Napkin Ring

Materials:

– Alize forever 50 gr/300 m

– 1,25 mm crochet hook

– a sewing needle, hollow fibre stuffing, 2 small beads for the eyes, a plastic sellotape reel or something of a similar type

Abbreviations:

sc – single crochet

inc – increase

dec – decrease, two single crochets together

I used a sellotape reel, here’s its measurements:

Adjust the size of your napkin ring according to your own measurements.

Outer ring:

ch 47 in the ring

1 – 18. 47 sc

Inner ring:

ch 36 in the ring

1 – 17. 36 sc

Foot (2 pcs)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc = 12 sc

3. (1inc, 1 sc) х 6 = 18

4. (1inc, 2 sc) х 6 = 24

5, 6. 24 sc

7. 1inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc = 26

8. 26

9. 1inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 23 sc = 28

10. 1inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 25 sc = 30

11, 12. 30

13. 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec, 25 sc = 28

14. 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec, 23 sc = 26

15. 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec, 9 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc = 23

16. 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc = 20

17. 1 dec, 1 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc = 17

Stuff lightly.

18. 2 dec, 3 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 1 dec = 12

19. 12

Bind off. Cut off, leave a small length of thread for further sewing.

Hip (2 pcs)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc = 12 sc

3. (1inc, 1 sc) х 6 = 18

4. (1inc, 2 sc) х 6 = 24

5 – 27. 24 sc

Stuff lightly.

Fold the part in half, work sc hooking though both edges. Bind off.

Head:

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc = 12 sc

3. (1inc, 1 sc) х 6 = 18

4. (1inc, 2 sc) х 6 = 24

5 – 7. 24

8. (1inc, 3 sc) х 6 = 30

9. 30

10. (1inc, 4 sc) х 6 = 36

11 – 13. 36

14. (1inc, 5 sc) х 6 = 42

15, 16. = 42

17. (1 dec, 5 sc) х 6 = 36

18. 36

19. (1 dec, 4 sc) х 6 = 30

20. 30

21. (1 dec, 3 sc) х 6 = 24

22 (1 dec, 2 sc) х 6 = 18

Stuff lightly.

23. (1 dec, 1 sc) х 6 = 12

24. 6 dec = 6

Bind off. Cut off, leave a small length of thread for further sewing.

Tail:

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 inc = 12 sc

3. (1inc, 1 sc) х 6 = 18

4. (1inc, 2 sc) х 6 = 24

5 – 8. 24

9. (1 dec, 2 sc) х 6 = 18

10. (1 dec, 1 sc) х 6 = 12

Stuff lightly.

8. 6 dec = 6

Bind off. Cut off, leave a small length of thread for further sewing.

Ear (2 pcs)

1. Crochet 6 sc in a Magic Ring

2. 6 sc

3. 6 inc = 12 sc

4, 5. 12

6. (1inc, 1 sc) х 6 = 18

7 – 10. 18

11. (1inc, 2 sc) х 6 = 24

12 – 15. 24

16. (1inc, 3 sc) х 6 = 30

17, 18. 30

Bind off. Cut off, leave a small length of thread for further sewing.

ASSEMBLY:

Put both rings one over and one inside the plastic reel. Sew them together. See the pictures for guidance.

Sew the feet together.

Sew the ring to the feet as shown.

Attach and sew the hips onto the sides of the ring and the feet.  

Attach and sew the tail on.

Attach and sew the ears on.

To sculpt the eye pits count 9 rounds from round 1 and put two dressmaking pins where the future eyes will be. Leave 11 sc between the pins. Follow the pictures for guidance.

Attach and sew the head to the body.

Sew the eyes on.

Your Easter bunny is now compete. I hope it finds its rightful place on your Easter table.