Intermediate

Level

ROBBIE
THE LIONHEAD BUNNY

AN AMIGURUMI PATTERN BY
Ellie Richards
@Foxy.Crochet
 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing this pattern!
This pattern will show you how to make
Robbie. He is a lionhead bunny who loves the
soft pitter-patter sounds of rain on the ground.

The pattern has been written with the

assumption that you have basic crochet
knowledge required for making
amigurumi such as single crochet,
increase, invisible decrease, fasten off,
stuffing & sewing. General required
skills are set out in the ‘General
Instructions’ on the next page.

FEATURES
Able to stand on his own
Can be used as an amigurumi toy or home decor
Inspired by Kokeshi dolls & peg dolls
If made in DK yarn, the neck is small enough for a toddler's hand to hold

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Yarn : Cotton or Cotton blend yarn DK or Aran weight

MATERIALS Crochet hook: 2.5 mm (DK)/3.5 mm (Aran)
Yarn needle
Toy Stuffing
Sewing pins
Pom pom maker size 2.5cm (DK)/ 3.5cm (Aran)

YARN USED
Robbie is around 17cm tall from top of ears to toes if using these
Scheepjes Stonewashed colours:
Main Body: Yellow Jasper – 45g
Ears, manes: Moon stone - 10g
Cloud: Larimar and Moon stone - 2g each
Eyes: Scheepjes Maxi sweet treat

TECHNIQUES
Use X stitch (yarn under) throughout this pattern unless V stitch is stated.
X stitch: insert hook under both loops, yarn under, pull through both loops,
yarn over, pull through both loops on hook. (See my Instagram for tutorials)
Work in a continuous spiral, do not join at the end of each round unless it says to join.
You may want to familiarise yourself with different colour changing techniques. Tutorials are
available on my Instagram. (clickable link)

ABBREVIATIONS - US TERMINOLOGY
St Stitch Inc Increase. Crochet two sts in the next st. The
SS Slip Stitch increase should be in the same size as the
previous stitch
SC/Sc Single crochet
HDC Half double crochet Dec Invisible decrease for amigurumi. i.e.
DC Double crochet crochet the next two front loops together
TRC Treble crochet Sc x number Single crochet in the next number of stitches
MR Magic ring
Back loops only (number) Total number of stitches
BLO
FLO Front loops only [ ] x Repeat this pattern of stitches in the
brackets by the stated number of times

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BODY

INSTRUCTIONS
TIPS
Start with the body colour yellow.
Round 1: Work 7 Sc into a Magic Ring (7) Refer to the Craft Yarn Council for
guidance on yarn sizes (clickable link)
Round 2: Inc in each stitch (14)
https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/stan
Round 3: [Sc, Inc] x 7 times (21) dards/yarn-weight-system
Round 4: [Sc, Inc, Sc] x 7 times (28)
Round 5: [3 Sc, Inc] x 7 times (35) Round 7: In the last HDC increase, instead
Round 6: [2 Sc, Inc, 2 Sc] x 7 times (42) of doing two HDC in the next stitch, do just
Round 7: [HDC x 5, HDC increase] x 7 times (49) - see tips one HDC and one SC, to slightly level the
round.
Crochet in the two back loops of round 7's HDC stitches. See photo below.
Round 8: 49 Sc (49) Crochet as normal from here. The first stitch of each round is the centre
Round 9 -10 (2 rounds): 49 Sc (49) back of your amigurumi.

Start working with two more colours from here to make the cloud. Round 11 &12: Change cream, blue colours
I used Light blue (B) and Cream (C). See tips for round 11 & 12. in the post of the stitch only. See photos.
Round 11: (Y) 17 Sc, [(B) Sc, (Y) Sc] x 4 times, (Y) 24 Sc (49)
Round 12: (Y) 16 Sc, [(C) Sc, (Y) Sc] x 5 times, (Y) 23 Sc (49)
Round 13: (Y) 49 Sc (49)
Round 14: (Y) 16 Sc, (B) 9 Sc, (Y) 24 Sc (49)
Round 15: (Y) 16 Sc, (B) Sc, (C) 4 Sc, (B) Sc, (C) 2 Sc, (B) Sc, (Y) 24 Sc (49)
Round 16: (Y) 16 Sc, (B) Sc, (C) 5 Sc, (B) 2 Sc, (Y) 25 Sc (49)
Round 17: (Y) 17 Sc, (B) Sc, (C) Sc, Dec, (B) Sc, (Y) 27 Sc (48)
Round 18: (Y) 3 Sc, Dec, 6 Sc, Dec, 5 Sc, (B) Sc, Dec,
(Y) [6 Sc, Dec] x 3 times, 3 Sc (42)
Use just yellow yarn from here.
Round 19 - 20 (2 rounds): 42 Sc (42)
Round 21: [2 Sc, Dec, 2 Sc] x 7 times (35)
Round 22 - 23 (2 rounds): 35 Sc (35)
Round 24: [3 Sc, Dec] x 7 times (28)
Round 25 - 26 (2 rounds): 28 Sc (28)
Round 27: [Sc, Dec, Sc] x 7 times (21)
Round 28 - 29 (2 rounds): 21 Sc (21)
Round 30: FLO, Chain 1, [2 DC, DC -Inc ] x 7 times (28).
Fasten off. Cut and leave a long tail for sewing. Fold this round down to Stuff as you go, you may want to put the
base flat on the table when stuffing.
make a neck collar.

Round 8: Crochet in the two No need to cut yarn when Cloud and raindrops on
back loops of the HDC stitches changing colours. I used a black Robbie's body
in round 7 thread to mark the 1st stitch of
the round

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BODY

INSTRUCTIONS
TIPS
MAKE IT STAND

To enable the bunny to stand, after finishing stuffing you will need to
use the yarn tail as follows:
Thread the yarn in a needle, insert the needle down through the
body and through the bottom of the body just next to the Magic
Ring (MR).
Reinsert the needle through the MR centre and through the body,
pulling the MR slightly up towards the neck until the bottom is
indented (see photos below). Keeping tension, insert the needle
through the MR centre again then back up towards the neck.
Knot the thread into the side of the neck to anchor the bottom of
the bunny but take care not to misshape or distort the neck. Sew Fun facts
the leftover yarn through the stuffing a couple of times to hide Lionhead rabbits:
the yarn then cut. Weave in the yarn end. 1. It was only since 2002 that the
Lionhead rabbit was acknowledged
as a recognised breed in the UK
and 2014 in the US.
2. Some have single mane, some have
double mane.
3. They are very sociable and should
be kept in pairs.
4. They can learn to do tricks with
clicker training

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HEAD

INSTRUCTIONS
TIPS
Use the body colour yellow.
Round 1: Work 7 Sc into a Magic Ring (7)
Round 2: Inc in each stitch (14)
Round 3: [Sc, Inc] x 7 times (21)
Round 4: [Sc, Inc, Sc] x 7 times (28)
Round 5: [3 Sc, Inc] x 7 times (35)
Round 6: [2 Sc, Inc, 2 Sc] x 7 times (42)
Round 7: 42 Sc (42)
Round 8: [ 5 Sc, Inc] x 7 times (49)
Round 9- 11 (3 rounds): 49 Sc (49)
Round 12: [3 Sc, Inc, 3 Sc] x 7 times (56)
Round 13: 56 Sc (56)
Round 14: 9 Sc, [Inc, 3 Sc] x 3 times, 16 Sc, [Inc, 3 Sc] x 3 times, 7 Sc (62)
Round 15: 8 Sc, [Inc, 4 Sc] x 3 times, 16 Sc, [Inc, 4 Sc] x 3 times, 8 Sc (68)
Round 16 – 18 (3 rounds): 68 Sc (68)
Round 19: [15 Sc, Dec] x 4 times (64) Round 15 – use a thread and mark the
Round 20: [6 Sc, Dec] x 8 times (56) 34th/35th stitches as the centre of face.
Round 21: [3 Sc, Dec, 3 Sc] x 7 times (49)
Start stuffing from round 23. Stuff a
Round 22: [5 Sc, Dec] x 7 times (42)
little at a time. Use more stuffing near
Round 23: [2 Sc, Dec, 2 Sc] x 7 times (35) the cheeks to make them more
Round 24: [3 Sc, Dec] x 7 times (28) protruding. Stuff fully around the chin
Round 25: [Sc, Dec, Sc] x 7 times (21) area.
Round 26: [Sc, Dec] x 7 times (14)
Fasten off, cut yarn and leave a long tail to sew head to
the body.

MANES

For the manes, make a foundation chain of 50 - 55 stitches. Make sure it is

long enough to fit around the head. Crochet more or less if needed.
Mane 1: Use yellow yarn. [Chain 5, SS in the next st] x 49 times (until the end
of chain). Fasten off, cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Mane 2: Use cream yarn. [Chain 3, SS in the next st] x 49 times (until the end
of chain). Fasten off, cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Round 26: Fasten off, leave a Fully stuffed. I used a dark thread Top down
long tail. Before fully stuffed to mark the centre front

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EARS

INSTRUCTIONS
TIPS
Use two colours. I used yellow (Y) and cream (C).
Make two. Start with yellow yarn.
Round 1: Work 6 Sc into a Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: [Inc, Sc ] x 3 times (9)
Round 3: [Sc, Inc, Sc] x 3 times (12)
Round 4: (Y) 6 Sc, (C) 3 Sc, (Y) 3 Sc (12)
Round 5: (Y) [Sc, Inc, Sc ] x 2 times, (C) Sc, Inc, Sc, (Y) Sc, Inc, Sc (16)
Round 6: (Y) 8 Sc, (C) 4 Sc, (Y) 4 Sc (16)
Round 7: (Y) 3 Sc, Inc, 4 Sc, (C) Inc, 2 Sc, Inc, (Y) 3 Sc, Inc (20)
Round 8- 9 (2 rounds): (Y) 9 Sc, (C) 6 Sc, (Y) 5 Sc (20) Do not stuff. Flatten the ear, fold the
Round 10: (Y) 4 Sc, Inc, 4 Sc, (C) Inc, 4 Sc, Inc, (Y) 4 Sc, Inc (24) bottom into half then sew through
Round 11- 15 (5 rounds): (Y) 10 Sc, (C) 8 Sc, (Y) 6 Sc (24) inner loops to close the opening
Round 16: (Y) 4 Sc, Dec, 4 Sc, (C) Dec, 4 Sc, Dec, (Y) 4 Sc, Dec (20)
Fasten off & cut yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

ASSEMBLY

Use sewing pins, fix all the parts in position first to make sure you are happy
with how Robbie will look. Take out the pins on his body, and sew the pieces
together in the following order:
Eyes: Use sewing pins to mark the eyes. Embroider the eyes last. See next page
for detail.
Head: Sew the head to body first. Use sewing pins to fix the head in position
before sewing, sewing stitches to go behind the collar (round 30 of body)
(Optional: Position the head slightly tilted on one side.)
Ears: Sew ears to the head between round 1 and 3. One ear is lying flat and the
other ear is straight up. Use pins to fix the ears in position before sewing. I sew
the straight ear first. Join the flat ear to head at the bottom of ear. See photo.
Manes: Sew yellow main in first, then cream mane. Sewing stitches go behind of
the mane. The ends of the yellow mane are at the top of head, the ends of the
cream mane are underneath the chin.
Feet: Embroider the feet using cream yarn. 12 - 13 stitches apart. See next page.
Use sewing pins to mark where
Nose: Embroider the nose a round below the eyes, 3 stitches wide.
you want the eyes and nose
Tail: Make a pom pom in cream/yellow. Attach to the side of bunny. before sewing the mane to head

Sew along the bottom of Mane: To go in front of ears. Using back stitches to sew. Sew cream mane after. The
the flat ear Yellow mane ends are at the top near the ears. ends meet underneath the
chin.

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EYES

INSTRUCTIONS
Use black lace yarn to embroider the eyes at round 15 - 17, 7 or 8 stitches away from each other, 3 stitches
wide and sew the eye lash at the end. Use pins to mark the eyes like the 1st photo.
Start off from back of the head, needle to come out of one corner of the eye.
Use marking pins, mark the shape of eyes. Wrap black thread to form the eye to check if you are
happy before sewing. Remove the pins at the top and the other corner of eye.
Insert needle through bottom corner of eye, needle coming out of the side of eye (middle photos).
Insert the needle in the same hole it comes out of to form a loop around the eye line to secure its
position. Gently pull tight. Embroider the eye lash in the far corner.
Go round the eye lid two or three times to make it look thicker than the eye lash(es).
Use the end of the tail to embroider the eyebrows 5-6 rounds above the eyes, 3 stitches wide, 7
stitches apart.

FEET

Embroider the feet at the bottom of the bunny body using yellow yarn. 12- 13 stitches apart. The
widest part of each foot is 3 stitches.

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 Congratulations!
You have finished your bunny. Hope you’ve enjoyed this pattern.
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