EASTER RABBIT WITH 6 POCKETS FOR EGGS

                            ( gauge: height with ears – 10 inches)  

MATERIAL:                                                                                                    size E/4                                                                                                      3,5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge                                      polyester fiberfill                                                                                              pot Flowers 4 – 4 ½ inches                                                                         wiggle eyes: 1 pair 

ABBREVIATIONS:                                                                                                                                    ch – chain stitch; sl st – slip stitch; st(s) – stitch(es); dc – double crochet; yo – yarn over ; sk – skip(ped); rnd(s) – round(s); tog – together; inc – increase; dec – decrease; sp – space

stitches used: ch, sl st, sc, dc, puff st  – *yo, insert hook in st, yo, draw up a lp * repeat three more times, in total four times, yo, draw a loop through all loops to last loop (two loops on hook), yo, draw lp through two remaining loops

BODY AND POCKETS:                                                                                                                                                        Work the body and the pocket separately

Rnd 1: With first color, ch 78 loosely, join with sl st to form ring, ch 3 (chain 3 at beginning of rounds counts as first double crochet)11 dc, a puff st made – *yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw up a lp * repeat three more times, in total four times, yo, draw a loop through all loops to last loop (two loops on hook), yo, draw lp through two remaining loops, [ 12 dc, a puff st made] repeat around, join with sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch-3 (6 puff sts, 6 times on 12 dc)  

Rnd 2: ch 3 (ch 3 at beginning of rounds counts as first double crochet), 10 dc, 2 dc in next st (dc inc made), a puff st made (insert the hook below a loop, into the puff st sideways on the right side), 11 dc, 2 dc in next st (inc made), repeat around, join with sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch-3 (6 puff sts, 6 times on 13 dc)

Rnd 3-5: Repeat rnd 2 – increasing 1 dc before the puff st (6 puff sts, 6 times on 16 dc)

BODY AND HEAD:                                                                                                                                                                  Starting at the bottom of the body.

Rnd 1: With first color, ch 78 loosely, join with sl st to form ring.  Ch 3 (ch 3 at beginning of rounds counts as first double crochet), 77 dc, join with sl st in 3^rd ch of beg ch-3 (78 dc)

Rnd 2-5: Repeat first round. Ch 3, dc in each of next 77 sts, join in 3^rd ch of beg ch-3 (78 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 3 (ch 3 at beginning of rounds counts as first double crochet), 11 dc, * a puff st made (insert the hook below a loop, into the st sideways on the right side), sk next st, dc in each of next 11 st * repeat around, finishing with puff st, join with sl st in first dc  (ch 3 at beginning of round we skip, because we skip st after each puff st) (6 puff sts, times on 11 dc)

Rnd 7: Ch 3 (ch 3 at beginning of rounds counts as first double crochet), 10 dc, * a puff st made (insert the hook below a loop, into the st sideways on the right side), sk next st, dc in each of next 10 st * repeat around, finishing with puff st, join with sl st in first dc  (ch 3 at beginning of round we skip, because we skip st after each puff st) (6 puff sts, 6 times on 10 dc)

Rnd 8-14: Repeat rnd 7 skipping one st after each puff st (we have 6 puff sts and 6 times on 3 dc in rnd 14)

Rnd 15: Ch 2 (counts as first sc), sc in next st and in each st across, join with sl st in 1^st ch of beg ch-2 (24 sc)

Rnd 16: Ch 2 (counts as first sc), sk next ch (second ch of beginning ch 2 of rnd 15), sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st, [ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st] around, finishing with sc (here we will pass a ribbon)

Rnd 17: Now work in continuous rnds; do not join, mark first st of each rnd. Sc in first ch of beginning ch 2 of rnd 16, sc in next ch   1 sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in next st, sc in next ch 1 sp, sc in last st (32 sc)  

Rnd 18 – 25:   Sc around (32 sc)

Rnd 26:   5 Sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 14 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 9 sc (30 sc)

Rnd 27:   5 Sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 13 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 8 sc (28 sc)

Rnd 28:   5 Sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 12 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 7 sc (26 sc)

Rnd 29:   5 Sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 11 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 6 sc (24 sc)

Rnd 30:   5 Sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 10 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 5 sc (22 sc)

Rnd 31:   5 Sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 9 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 4 sc (20 sc)

Rnd 32:   Sc next 2 sts tog, 3 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 3 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 3 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 3 sc (16 sc)

Rnd 33:   Sc next 2 sts tog, 2 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 2sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 2 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 2 sc (12 sc)

Rnd 34:   Sc next 2 sts tog, 1 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 1 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 1 sc, sc next 2 sts tog, 1 sc (8 sc) Leaving a long end, fasten off. With long end, draw remaining sts together. Secure end.

EARS: (make four – two with first color, two with second color)

Row 1:   ch 7, sc in second ch from hook and in each st across (6 sc)

Row 2:   ch1, turn; sc in first st and each st across (6 sc)

Row 3:   ch 1, turn; 2 sc in first st, sc in each st across (7 sc)

Row 4:   ch 1, turn; 2 sc in first st, sc in each st across (8 sc)

Row 5 – 10:   ch 1, sc in each st across (8 sc)

Row 11 – 16: ch1, sc in next st, sk next st (dec made), sc in each st across (we have 2 sc in row 16). Fasten off.

Working through both thicknesses of ears, hold two ears of deferent colors wrong side together, join first color with sc at first row, 5 sc, evenly sp 15 sc up of ear, 2 sc in each st of tip, evenly sp 15 sc down Ear, leaving long end, fasten off.

NECKBAND:
Working 100 sl  and sew the threads. 

MUZZLE:                                                                                                                                                                                   Row 1: ch 6, sc in second ch from hook and in each st across (5 sc)                                                                                             Row 2 – 3: ch 1, turn; sc in each st across (5 sc)                                                                                                                         Row 4 – 6: ch 1, turn; sc in next st, sk next st (dec made), sc in each st across (we have 2 sc in row 6). Leaving long end, fasten off.

TONGUE:                                                                                                                                                                                 With red ch 4, sc in second ch from hook and in each st across (3 sc) Fasten off.

ASSEMBLY:                                                                                                                                                                        Holding body and pocket together, work 1rnd of sc at the bottom.                                                                                                Join second color in any st at pocket, work 1 rnd of sc, join pocket at body under puff st. Sew ears to top of head. Sew tongue on muzzle. Stuff and sew muzzle over rnds 20 – 26 on head center below ears. With pink and using satin stitch and straight stitch embroider nose and mouth on muzzle. Glue eyes. Stuff head. Tie ribbon with a jingle in bow around neck. Overturn pot flowers,        put the rabbit above.