Crochet Instructions For the Little Jack Rabbit

These crochet instructions assume basic skills. You should already know how to use a crochet hook, be able to crochet chain stitches – and bring along some patience.

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List of materials:

50g / 125m cotton yarn 50g Alpaca-new wool 1 bag stuffing fiber Crochet hook (No. 3.5 / 4 / 5) Black embroidering yarn Wool sowing pin

Depending on the thickness of the yarn, the “Jack Rabbit” may vary in size. In our example we use a cotton yarn for crochet hook size 2.5 to 3.5.

For the romper suit we recommend a change of material: New wool with parts Alpaca or fine-spun sheep’s wool are excellent.

As a filling material we use stuffing fiber. This material is very light and soft, allergy-proof and easy to work.

The little “Jack Rabbit” consists of a total of 8 individual pieces: head, body, legs, arms and ears. Each part is crocheted separately.

(1-4) The beginning is the same for all individual parts:We begin with two slip stitches, stich back into the first slipstitch and crochet seven chain stitches into a ring.

(5) To facilitate counting, we recommend marking the start of each row with a colored piece of string. The number of stitches reached after each row are noted in brackets [ ].

And now – for good success!

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SLS_SLIP STITCh ChS_ChAIN STITCh R_ROW/ROuND

Head: Make 2 SLSR 01 Stitch back into the 1st SLS and crochet 7 ChS into the first SLS; close ring with 2 ChS [8]R 02 Four times: Crochet 2 ChS into every 2nd stitch [12] (1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…); Carefully pull together the draw string.R 03 Five times: Crochet 2 ChS into every second stitch [17] (1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…);R 04 Six times: Crochet 2 ChS in every third stitch [23] (1 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…);R 05 Six times: Crochet 2 ChS in every 4th stitch [29] (1 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS…)R 06 Five times: Crochet 2 ChS in every 5th stitch [34]R 07-16 Work even without further increase [34]R 17 Firmly form with stuffing fiber and crochet this round without further increase [34]R 18 Decrease every 5th stitch (skipping 1 ChS) [29]; Continue forming with stuffing fiberR 19 Decrease every 3rd stitch (skipping 1 ChS) [23]; Continue forming with stuffing fiberR 20-22 Decrease every 2nd stitch (skipping 1 ChS) [8]; Continue forming with stuffing fiberR 23 Quickly coming to an end, avoiding a point, but making the back of the head nicely flat. The front the head should be stuffed more broadly than the back. Cast off and pull together the last stitches with the remaining thread. Move the thread to the lower middle of the head. Cut the remaining thread, but not too short – about 30 cm will be needed later to sew on the head to the body.

Length:7 cm

R 01

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SLS_SLIP STITCh ChS_ChAIN STITCh R_ROW/ROuND

Body: Make 2 SLSR 01 Stitch back into the 1st SLS and crochet 7 ChS into the first SLS; close ring with 2 ChS [8]R 02 Crochet 2 ChS in every 2nd stitch [12] (1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…); Carefully pull the draw string.R 03 Crochet 2 ChS in every 3rd stitch [16] (1 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…);R 04 Crochet 2 ChS in every 4th stitch [20] (1 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS…)R 05 Crochet 2 ChS in every 5th stitch [24] (1 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…)R 06-18 Increase 1 ChS in every round [38]R 19-25 Work even without increases [38]; Form compactly with stuffing fiber.R 26 Decrease every 5th stitch (skipping 1 ChS) [32]; Continue forming with fill material. R 27-28 Decrease every 3rd stitch (skipping 1 ChS) [18]; Continue filling with stuffing fiber.R 29-30 Decrease every 2nd stitch (skipping 1 ChS) [7]; Cast off, drawing together the last few stitches with the rest yarn; stitch yarn and cut.

Length: 11.5 cm

R 01

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SLS_SLIP STITCh ChS_ChAIN STITCh R_ROW/ROuND

Arms and legs:They are crocheted uniformly and differ only in that the legs are completely filled with stuffing fiber, whereas only the hands are filled for the arms. Make 2 SLSR 01 Stitch back into the 1st SLS and crochet 7 ChS into the first SLS; close ring with 2 ChS [8]R 02 Crochet 2 ChS in every 2nd stitch [12] (1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…); Carefully pull the draw string.R 03-08 Work even without increases (Pack the arms with stuffing fiber only in this part.) R 09 Decrease every 3rd stitch (skipping 1 ChS) [9];R 10-26 Work even without increases; (Pack the legs completely with stuffing fiber.) Cast off; do not cut off the remaining yarn too short – you’ll need about 30 cm later for sewing on the arms or legs to the body.

R 01

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SLS_SLIP STITCh ChS_ChAIN STITCh R_ROW/ROuND

Ears: Make 2 SLSR 01 Stitch back into the 1st SLS and crochet 7 ChS into the first SLS; close ring with 2 ChS [8]R 02-03 Crochet 2 ChS into every 2nd stitch [18] (1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS / 1 ChS / 2 ChS…); Carefully pull tight the draw string.R 04-10 Work evenly without increases;R 11-14 Decrease 1 stitch in every half round [10]R 15-20 Work evenly without increases, cast off. Do not cut off the remaining yarn – you’ll need about 30 cm later to sew on the ears.

All individual parts are now finished and you can start with putting them together.

R 01

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(1) Fold the ears lengthwise and sow them shut for about 1 cm with the remaining thread.

(2) Sew both ears to the head and embroider the black “sleeping eyes” with black yarn or wool. Move all remaining threads to the lower middle of the head, knotting double and cutting them off.

(3) Put the stuffed legs with their open side on the body – in an appropriate distance and angle – and sew them all around. Baste both arms flat and in a slight angle to the side of the body. Now put the romper suit on the headless body – see the instructions on the following page!

(4) To finish, clean off the neck line of the romper suit with sling stitches.

(5) Sew the head to the body on the lower side in a small radius, “hiding” all knots and remaining threads.

Congratulations! Your little “Jack Rabbit” is born!

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SLS_SLIP STITCh ChS_ChAIN STITCh R_ROW/ROuND

Romper suit: We start with crochet hook no. 3.5. Make 22 SLSR 01 Close to a ring, crochet one round ChS [22]R 02 In this round increase 2 ChS distributed evenly [24]

Pull the crocheted “ring” over the body.Switch to crochet hook no. 4.

R 03 Before and after the arms increase 1 ChS each [26]R 04 Crochet up to each arm, the do 3 ChS and move to below the arms (arm cut-outs) [30]R 05-06 Work evenly without increases [30].

Now take off the started romper suit and continue crocheting. Switch to crochet hook no. 5.

R 07 Work evenly without increases [30].R 08-17 Increase 1 stitch per round evenly distributed [40].

Pull the romper suit over the body again and continue crocheting until the leg beginnings are reached. Then divide the girth of the romper suit [40] into 4 even parts: 10 stitches for the stomach, 10 stitches for the right leg, 10 stitches for the bottom, 10 stitches for the left leg. Mark the four points with a colored thread. In each of the next 5 rows increase 1 ChS at the four market points [60].

Cast off. Don’t cut the remaining thread too short – you’ll need about 40 cm to close the romper suit below the body. The legs of the suit remain open.

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