Little Hare (Rabbit) Free Crochet Pattern

Hi! Today i introduce my last and beloved creation. It’s a finger puppet of 12 cm tall.

Toy is made of acrylic yarn (30 gram = 150 m). It took me: about 10 g cream color yarn for head, arms and ears; about 5 g - blue and yellow for body; a little bit black and red for embroidery of Hare’s snout. I worked with hook 1.75 mm, used polyester filler and batting.

I am glad to share my crochet pattern of the Little Hare.
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Abbreviations

(US terminology)

ch - chain(s), chain stitch

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

hdc - half double crochet

dc - double crochet

inc -  increase (mostly 2 sc in 1 stitch of working row)

dec - decrease (2 stitches of a working row crocheted together)

sk st - skip a stitch

inc ‘hdc’ - 2 hdc in 1 stitch of a working row

inc ’dc’ - 2 dc in 1 stitch of a working row

It’s important:

The pattern is worked in continuous rounds, which means you DO NOT join to the beginning of a row with a slip stitch, but directly work the first stitch of the next row into the first stitch of the previous row.

I recommend to mark the beginning of each round with a piece of colour thread. In the pattern this marks are often used to join parts, so don’t remove them immediately after finishing the part.

Crocheting sequence:

First of all we make 2 arms (thumb > hand >arm). Toy’s head, neck and body are crocheted from top to bottom as a whole detail, the arms are attached in the process.

At finish of the body we make an inner detail ‘Thimble’ and join them together.

For decorating the Head we make ears and a white snout.

Hand + Arm, 2 pieces

First make thumbs

Thumb

with basic yarn

1. 4 sc in mr
2. inc, 3 sc (5)
3. 5 sc, sl st

Cut, fasten off the thread

Hand

with basic yarn

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring

Round 2: [inc] around (12)

Round 3: [sc, inc] around (18)

Round 4: sc around (18)

Round 5: sc, apply the thumb, join it with 2 sc, 15 sc (18)

Round 6: sc, 3 sc on the stitches on the thumb, 15 sc (19)

Round 7: sc,  [dec, 2 sc] *4, dec (14)

Stuff the hand

Round 8: 14 sc

Round 9: 2 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 3 sc (12)

Round 10: 4 sc, dec, 6 sc (11)

Rounds 11-14 (4 rounds altogether): sc around (11)

Round 15: 8 sc with basic yarn, change yarn to yellow (or any colour of T-shirt), 3 sc

Rounds 16-18 (3 rounds altogether): sc around (11)

stuff the arm a little, don’t stuff the top part of the arm

Round 19: 4 sc, flatten the arm and join together the opposite stitches with 5 sc.

Cut the thread, fasten off

Head

Round 1. 6 sc in magic ring

2. 6 inc (12)

3. [sc, inc] around (18)

4. [inc, 2 sc] around (24)

5. [sc, inc] around (36)

6-13 (8 rounds altogether): sc around (36)

in the next round you can make holes for safety eyes (else make: sc around)

14. 14 sc, sk st+2 ch, 6 sc, sk st+2 ch, 14 sc (36)

15. sc around (36)

16. 10 sc, 6 inc, 5 sc, 6 inc, 9 sc (48)

17-20 (4 rounds altogether): sc around (48)

Photo 2: Installation safety eyes

21. [6 sc, dec] around (42)

22. sc around (42)

23. [5 sc, dec] around (36)

24. sc around (36)

25. [4 sc, dec] around (30)

26. [3 sc, dec] around (24)

stuff the head

27. [2 sc, dec] around (18)

28-29 (2 rounds altogether): sc around (18)

Body

at the backside of the toy change basic yarn to colour of the T-shirt (yellow)

30. sc around (18)

31: [2 sc, inc] around (24)

32 (attaching the arms): 7 sc, apply the arm ‘thumb forward’, join it with 5 sc, 7 sc, apply the 2nd arm, join it with 5 sc (24)

Photo 3: Attaching the arms

33: sc around (24)

34: [3 sc, inc] around (30)

35:  sc around (30)

36: [4 sc, inc] around (36)

37: sc around (36)

38: [5 sc, inc] around (42)

39: [6 sc, inc] around (48)

40: sc around (48)

41: [7 sc, inc] around (54)

change yarn to blue (pants)

42: sc around (54)

43-45 (3 rounds altogether): sc around (54)

46: [7 sc, dec] around (48)

47: [6 sc, dec] around (42)

48. sc around (42)

49: [5 sc, dec] around (36)

50-51 (2 rounds altogether): sc around (36)

52: [4 sc, dec] around (30)

53: [3 sc, dec] around (24)

54: sc around (24)

Don’t cut off the yarn, we will finish after making the thimble. It’s inserted inside of the body.

Thimble

Make with yarn any colour

Photo 4a: The thimble

Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring

2: [inc] around (12)

3. [ sc, inc] around (18)

4: sc around (18)

5: [ 2 sc, inc] around (24)

6: sc around (24)

and so on for length of 4 cm, try it on to the toy’s body and your forefinger.

Joining the body and the thimble

Stuff the body, insert the thimble inside, continue crocheting the body, joining together the opposite stitches of both details.

Photo 4b : Joining the thimble and the body

23: sc around (24)

Make as you wish 3-5 sc-rounds

Make in the last round: [sc, ch] around

Cut, fasten off

Ears, 2 pieces

with basic yarn

1. 6 sc in mr
2. [sc, inc] around (9)
3. 9 sc
4. [2 sc, inc] around (12)

5 - 13 (9 rounds altogether) : sc around (12)

14. [2 sc, dec] around (9)

flatten the ear, join together the opposite stitches with 4 sc

White Snout

11 ch

1. in the 2nd st.: 9 hdc, 3 hdc in the last st., 8 hdc, inc ‘hdc’, sl st in the 1st st., ch
2. inc ‘hdc’, 8 hdc, [inc ‘hdc’]*3, 8 hdc, [ inc ‘hdc’]*2, sl st. in the 1st st.,
3. [ch, sc] in each st. of the 2nd round, sl st.

Cut the thread, leave a long tail for sewing

Embroider the Snout, install a nose. Put under the Snout piece of polyester batting

Attach the Snout to the Head, placing the nose exactly between the eyes.

Embroider eyebrows, which would give to the Hare’s face a funny expression.

Instead the Hare’s tail make white chain (5-7 st.) and sew it on the back.