If you love making cute seasonal amigurumi, this crochet easter bunny design is a perfect spring project. Unlike traditional bunny dolls, this adorable version sits inside a cozy little cupcake-like body, giving it a unique and playful look. The soft pastel colors and fluffy texture make it feel extra warm and perfect for Easter decorations.

Cupcake crochet easter bunny pattern

This type of project is often made using a free crochet easter bunny pattern, which is great for both beginners and experienced crocheters. The bunny usually features a round white head, tiny paws, and sweet embroidered details like a small pink nose and shiny safety eyes. In this design, the bunny is tucked inside a textured pink base that almost looks like a cupcake wrapper or a cozy basket. On top of its head sits a soft green hat with long bunny ears, making the character even more charming.

Designs like this also take inspiration from the popular crochet easter bunny gnome style. The hat with tall ears and the compact body give it that same whimsical personality that many crafters love.

This little bunny works beautifully as an Easter shelf decoration, a handmade gift, or even a cute addition to a spring crochet collection. With plush yarn and simple stitches, you can easily create your own cozy Easter bunny friend.

Designer: prettysweetstitches__

Materials and tools:

Chenille yarn (wolans bunny baby)
Acrylic/cotton yarn in pink (for details)
4mm hook
10mm safety eyes
Needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Polyfill

Abbreviations:

st- stitch
sc- single crochet
inc- increase
dec- decrease
MR- magic ring
BLO- back loop only
FLO- front loop only
FO- fasten off
slst- slip stitch
cc- colour change

Cupcake case

In your chosen case colour:
R1. 8Sc in Mr (8)
R2. Inc x8 (16)
R3. (Sc, Inc) x8 (24)
R4. (Sc, Inc, Sc) x8 (32)
R5. (3Sc, Inc) x8 (40)
R6. BLO Sc in every St (40)
R7-R10. Sc in every St (40) 4 rounds
R11. (4Sc, Inc) x8 (48)
R12. Sc in every st, CC to white on the last st (48)
R13. BLO (4Sc, Dec) x8 (40)
R14-R16. Sc in every st (40) 3 rounds
R17. (3Sc, Dec) x8 (32)
R18. (Sc, Dec, Sc) x8 (24)
Insert eyes between R15-R16, 4sts apart and stuff cupcake firmly.
R19. (Sc, Dec) x8 (16)
R20. Dec x8 (8)
FO & use tail to weave hole closed.

Frills

Holding your cupcake upside down.
Join with a slst a FLO st of R13.
Place 3 hdc in the next st, slst in the next st. Repeat (slst, 3 hdc, slst) until the end of the round.
FO, weave in ends.
You should have 16 frills altogether.

Feet

Starting in pink:
R1. 8 sc in MR, cc to white on last st (8)
R2. inc x8 (16)
R3. BLO: sc in every st (16)
R4. sc in every st (16)
FO, leave tail for sewing.
Sew to R6-R8 front of cupcake case around 5 sts apart.

Bonnet

R1. 8 sc in MR (8)
R2. inc x8 (16)
R3. (sc,inc)x8 (24)
R4. (2sc,inc)x8 (32)
R5. BLO: sc in every st (32)
R6-R7. sc in every st (32) – 2 rounds.
R8. FLO: (sc,inc)x16 (48)
R9. (2sc,inc)x16 (64)
Slst, FO and leave long tail for sewing.

Bunny ears

Make 2:
R1. 6 sc in MR (6)
R2. (sc,inc)x3 (9)
R3. (2sc,inc)x3 (12)
R4-R6. sc in every st (12) – 3 rounds.
R7. (2sc,dec)x3 (9)
R8. sc in every st (9)
R9. (sc,dec)x3 (6)
Do not stuff. Fold ear in half and sc 3 across both sides.
FO, leave tail for sewing.

Tail

R1. 8 sc in MR (8)
R2. sc in every st (8)
Slst, FO, leave tail for sewing.
Sew to the back of the case, between R7-9. Centering it between the legs.

Finishing touches

Sew the bonnet on top, avoiding the brim. I like to add a little stuffing into the hat as I’m sewing.
Once the hat is secure, sew you ears to the top of the bonnet across R2-R5.

Embroider the nose in between the eyes, using your thin pink yarn and needle.