Easter Bunny Bag · Free Crochet Pattern

Looking for a free crochet Easter basket pattern to make for your little one's Easter egg hunt? Look no further! This quick, easy, and ADORABLE pouch is the perfect handmade basket for this activity!

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The Easter Bunny Bag is a clutch-style basket with a cute and 3D bunny applique. The bag itself is colorful, no-sew, and spacious for storing lots of Easter eggs! Use your child's favorite colors to make this block colored bag! 

The PDF pattern includes many in-line progress photos as part of a detailed photo tutorial to help guide you through the project.

About the Pattern

• Easy / beginner-friendly
• Works up quickly
• Height of bag is easily adjustable by adding or decreasing rounds 

Yarn

This pattern is designed with super bulky weight chenille velvet yarn, which produces a soft and velvet look, while working up quickly. I used Hobbii's Toucan yarn, which is a 100% polyester fiber. The results are so plush and smooth! 

PDF Pattern

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EASTER BUNNY BAG

Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

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Crochet Pattern Information

Size:

Height: 9 inches 

Width: 11 inches

Level of Difficulty:

★★☆☆☆ Familiar Beginner. Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), changing colors, and sewing pieces.

Stitches/Terms Used:

• FO = fasten off
• sk = skip (a stitch)
• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet
• inc = increase (insert 2 sc in same st)
• dec = decrease (sc 2 sts together)

Materials:

• Super bulky weight 6 yarn (I used Hobbii Toucan yarn)
• 6mm crochet hook (these are my fav)
• 18mm plastic safety eyes (x2)
• Thin black & pink yarn to embroider details
• Yarn needle
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Scissors 
• Optional: cloth lining for the bag 

Crochet Instructions

BAG

Start with C1 yarn.

Ch 10. 

R1: Insert 2 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook. Sc 7. Insert 3 sc in the next st, bringing you to the othebar side of the ch with a row of unworked loops. Sc 8. (20) 

R2: Inc 2, sc 7, inc 3, sc 7, inc. (26) 

R3: (Sc, inc) x 2. Sc 7. (Sc, inc) x 3. Sc 8, inc. (32)

R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 2. Sc 7. (Sc 2, inc) x 3. Sc 9, inc. (38)

R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 2. Sc 7. (Sc 3, inc) x 3. Sc 10, inc. (44)

R6: (Sc 4, inc) x 2. Sc 7. (Sc 4, inc) x 3. Sc 11, inc. (50)

R7: (Sc 5, inc) x 2. Sc 7. (Sc 5, inc) x 3. Sc 12, inc. (56)

R8: (Sc 6, inc) x 2. Sc 7. (Sc 6, inc) x 3. Sc 13, inc. (62)

Sc 6, or however many sts to take you to the peak of the oval. This will be the new start to your round. 

R9: Sc around in BLO. (62)

R10-R13: Sc around. (62)

Switch to C2 yarn.

R14-R18: Sc around. (62)

Switch to C3 yarn.

R19-R23: Sc around. (62)

Switch to C4 yarn.

R24-R27: Sc around. (62)

R28: (Sc 29, dec) x 2. (60)

Sc 4, or however many sts to take you to the very side of the bag. (Tip: fold your piece in half to see more clearly where the sides of the bag are.) This will be the new start to your round. 

R29 (making the handles): Sc 9. Ch 16, sk 12 sts. Sc 18. Ch 16, sk 12 sts. Sc 9. 

R30: Sc 9. Insert a sc in each ch of the handle. Sc 18. Insert a sc in each ch of the handle. Sc 9. Sl st in the next st. 

FO with a tail and weave in the ends.

BUNNY’S FACE

Use C5 yarn.

R1: Ch 2, then insert 8 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook. (8)

R2: Inc around. (16)

R3: (Sc, inc) x 8. (24)

R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 8. (32)

R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 8. (40)

R6-R7: Sc around.

Sl st in the next st. FO with a long tail for sewing to the bag later.

BUNNY’S EARS

Note: A video tutorial for the ears is available.

Part 1: INNER EARS

Use C6 yarn.

Ch 13. Dc in 4th ch from hook. Dc across next 8 ch. Insert 6 dc in the last ch, bringing you around to the other side of the ch. Dc 9.

FO with a tail for weaving in later.

Part 2: OUTER EARS

Use C5 yarn.

Repeat Step#2 for inner ear, but do not FO.

Part 3: JOINING EAR PIECES

Place the inner ear piece in front of the outer ear piece, with the wrong sides facing in.

Ch 1 and sc around in both loops of the two pieces to stitch them together. Go around the sides and tops of the ear, skipping the bottom edge of the ear. 

FO with a long tail for sewing later.

FINISHING

1. Embroider a nose and mouth to the bunny’s face using pink/black yarn and a yarn needle.
2. Position the bunny’s face and ears over the center of the bag.
3. Sew the ear’s bottom edge down first (this way, the face can cover over the ear’s stitches). You can pinch the center to create a crease if desired.
4. Lightly stuff the bunny’s head, then sew it down to the bag.
5. OPTIONAL CLOTH LINING: Place the bag over a folded piece of cloth (two layers). Trace the shape and cut out the shape. Sew around the sides and bottom of the cloth, then insert it as a lining inside the bag and sew the top edges to the mouth of the bag.
   

Congratulations on finishing!

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