The Bunny Ball

As my first official blog of Ham and Eggs Crochet, I'm going to bore you all with my free bunny ball pattern. (Kidding! This blog is going to be downright thrilling!)

I love all my fans on Facebook, my numerous Twitter followers and people who just buy a pattern and never interact with me via social media (it's not for everyone). And while I try to keep my patterns reasonably priced (more on this later), I understand some people are not interested in paying for crochet patterns. Lord knows there are enough free patterns out there to keep us all busy til we run out of yarn (thanks a lot, jerks! ha, kidding. sort of). So every once in a while, I'll release a freebie out into the world, as a thank-you to my loyal fans, and as a "hey, come check me out!" to newbies. This is one of those patterns.

I hope you'll download it and find that my patterns are thorough, well-written and nicely designed and maybe want to pony up the $1.99 (or less!) for one of my other patterns. This little bunny ball is cute and easy to make- even with stopping to make notes on the pattern, I was able to finish this guy in less than an hour. He's a great scrap-busting pattern, too, because he's so small you can use the leftovers from bigger projects to make him. Stuff him with a rattle and it's a great baby toy. Stuff him with catnip and he's an even greater cat toy.

To make the bunny ball, you'll need the following materials:

• Size F crochet hook 
• Worsted weight yarn in three colors (I used beige, white and pink)
• (2) 12-mm black safety eyes
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle
• Rattle (optional)
• Pom-pom maker

You'll also need to know these stitches and techniques:

• Sc: single crochet 
• Invdc: invisible decrease (similar to sc2tog, but uses only front loops of the stitches)
• Mr: make magic ring (You can [ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook] if you aren’t comfortable with the magic ring, but I’d really recommend giving it a try!)
• Whipstitch
•  F/o: Fasten off

If you're an active crocheter (especially of amigurumi), odds are you probably have all of these supplies already. If not, you can get everything you need to make this guy for under $20 (and have materials leftover to make about 100 more).

Bunny Ball Pattern

Head/Body (With Taupe and F hook)

Rnd 1: Make magic ring (mr), 6 sc in ring (6 sts). Place marker in first st for beg of Rnd; move marker up as each Rnd is completed.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sts).
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep from * around (18 sts).
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around (24 sts).
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * around (30 sts).
Rnds 6-15: Sc in each st around (30 sts). Insert 12mm eyes in between rnds 10-11, 7 stitches apart.
Rnd 16: *Invdc over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * around (24 sts).
Rnd 17: *Invdc over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around (18 sts).
Rnd 18: *Invdc over next 2 sts, sc in next st; rep from * around (12 sts). Stuff head firmly.
Rnd 19: *Invdc over next 2 sts; rep from * around (6 sts).  

Fasten off, close up hole and weave in ends.

Nose (Using Pink and F hook.)

Rnd 1: Mr, 6 sc in ring (6 sts).
Rnd 2: *2 sc in next st, sc in next; rep from * around (9 sts).
Rnd 3: Sc in each st around (9 sts). 

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing to face. Whipstitch to body between the eyes, weave in ends.

Ears (Using Taupe and F hook. Make 2)

Rnd 1: Make magic ring (mr), 6 sc in ring (6 sts).
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sts).
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep from * around (18 sts).
Rnds 4-7: Sc in each st around. (18 sts)
Rnd 8: *Invdc over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts; rept from * around (15 sts).
Rnd 9: *Invdc over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts; rept from * around (12 sts).
Rnd 10: *Invdc over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts; rept from * around (9 sts).
Rnds 11-12: Sc in each st around (9 sts).

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Whipstitch closed. Whipstitch to the top of the bunny’s head (using photo as a guide). Fasten off and weave in ends.

Bunny Tail (Using White)

Using the directions for your pom-pom maker, create a white pom-pom and sew to the back of the bunny ball. Weave in ends.

Looking for other adorable patterns that match the Bunny Ball? Check out my Etsy shop, where you can find a matching security blanket lovey and Bunny Rabbit doll!

Copyright and Permissions
This pattern is © copyright 2013 Heather Jarmusz for Ham and Eggs. Do not resell or distribute this pattern (that’s stealing, after all!). You may use this pattern for your own personal use and sell your finished items created from this pattern, but you cannot claim the pattern as your own. I politely ask that you credit me, Heather Jarmusz, as the designer of this pattern, and that you include a link to my Etsy shop if you sell your items online. You can even copy/paste this text: For this and other crochet patterns, please visit www.hamandeggs.etsy.com. Thank you so much for respecting my work and copyright. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me through Etsy. Thank you so much for your purchase! Enjoy!!