Pastel Bunny Crochet Finger Puppets Free Pattern

Pastel Bunny Crochet Finger Puppets Free Pattern

Introduction

These little egg-shaped bunny finger puppets are the sweetest way to use up leftover worsted weight yarn. Worked in soft pastel pink, blue, yellow, or green, each bunny has long floppy ears and a tiny white pom tail, plus an embroidered kawaii face that gives it plenty of personality. At just 1.5 inches tall, they slip onto a child's finger for instant pretend play, and they make adorable Easter basket fillers or party favors. The whole puppet is single crochet in the round, so even a confident beginner can finish one in under an hour. Make a whole pastel family and watch little hands scoop them up.

Materials Needed

• Yarn: Worsted weight (category 4) acrylic yarn, about 20 yards per puppet in the main color (pastel pink, blue, yellow, or green). Small amount of white for the tail and small amount of pink for the nose.
• Hook: 3.75 mm (F/5) crochet hook.
• Notions: Black embroidery floss for the eyes, a tapestry needle, scissors, and a stitch marker.
• Finished size: Approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) tall and 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, sized to fit a child's finger.

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic ring — an adjustable loop you crochet into to start a piece with no hole.
• sc: Single crochet — insert hook, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through both loops.
• inc: Increase — work 2 single crochet into the same stitch.
• dec: Decrease — single crochet 2 stitches together into one.
• sc2tog: Single crochet 2 together — the same decrease, worked across 2 stitches.
• sc3tog: Single crochet 3 together — work 3 stitches together into one.
• ch: Chain.
• st(s): Stitch(es).
• Rnd: Round — a full circle worked in the round.
• Row: A row worked back and forth, turning at the end.

Gauge

20 single crochet and 22 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm) in single crochet in the round. To check, crochet a small swatch in the round and measure a 4-inch section; if your stitches are larger than this, go down a hook size so the puppet stays snug on a finger.

Tips Before You Start

• Work tightly and evenly so the body holds its egg shape and doesn't gap when stretched over a finger.
• Use a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round — small rounds are easy to lose track of.
• Stuff nothing: the finger itself fills the puppet, so keep the body hollow.
• Leave long tails on the ears and tail (about 6 inches) so you have plenty of yarn for sewing them on securely.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Body (make 1 in main color)

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc into the ring (6 sts).

Rnd 2: inc x6 (12 sts).

Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x6 (18 sts).

Rnds 4-8: sc in each st around (18 sts).

Rnd 9: [sc, dec] x6 (12 sts).

Rnd 10: sc in each st around (12 sts).

Rnd 11: dec x6 (6 sts).

Fasten off and weave in the tail. The body should look like a small egg, narrowing at the top and bottom.

Ears (make 2 in main color)

Row 1: Ch 6, sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (5 sts).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (5 sts).

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog (3 sts).

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (3 sts).

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc3tog (1 st).

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Repeat for the second ear.

Tail (make 1 in white)

Rnd 1: MR, 4 sc into the ring (4 sts).

Rnd 2: inc x4 (8 sts).

Rnd 3: sc in each st around (8 sts).

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly and Finishing

Thread the tapestry needle with an ear tail and sew the flat base of one ear to the top of the body, then attach the second ear about 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) away so the pair sits side by side. Sew the white tail to the back of the body at round 6. Using black embroidery floss, embroider the eyes with straight stitches placed 2 rounds above where the nose will go. With pink yarn, work a small satin-stitch nose centered between the eyes. If you like, add a tiny blush stitch on each cheek with pink yarn. Weave in all remaining ends, then gently shape the body and ears with your fingers. No blocking is needed for these small pieces, but a light mist of water and a few minutes of air drying will help the ears lie flat.

Pro Tips and Variations

• Swap the main color for a variegated pastel yarn to get a soft speckled bunny without changing a single stitch.
• Make a mini set in different pastel shades and thread them on a ribbon for a garland or gift topper.
• For a sturdier puppet that holds its shape on its own, work the body with a slightly smaller hook (3.5 mm) and keep your tension firm.