The zombie bunny is a lilac plush rabbit with long floppy ears, a stitched-up face and two tulle bows. He is about 18 cm tall, sits on his own, and the whole pattern is five pieces: head, body, two ears, two arms and two feet. The zombie part is embroidery — three crosses down the middle of the face, a stitched nose and three diagonal stripes under the eyes.
Plush yarn is what makes this one work: the fat stitches look like fabric, so the embroidery reads as thread on cloth rather than decoration on a ball. If you only have smooth yarn, the same pattern gives a cleaner, more cartoonish bunny, which is a different but equally good toy.
Every round is written out below. The face is embroidered after the head is closed, so you can place the eyes on a finished surface.
What you need
- Yarn: any plush or blanket yarn you like, in lilac, plus a little navy for the stitching
- Hook: whatever suits your yarn — 5 mm for most plush yarns
- Safety eyes: 12 mm, or two buttons
- Notions: stuffing, thin navy thread, sewing needle, stitch markers, ribbon for the bows
Abbreviations
- MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc increase, dec decrease
- slst slip stitch, st stitch, ch chain
- R round, and the number in brackets is the stitch count
Head
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc x6 (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- R6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
- R7–12: sc around (36) — 6 rounds
Add the eyes between R9 and R10, 6 stitches apart.
- R13: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- R14: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
- R15: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Stuff the head.
- R16: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
- R17: dec around (6)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Body
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: inc x6 (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- R6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
- R7–12: sc around (36) — 6 rounds
- R13: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- R14: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
- R15: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Stuff the body.
- R16: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
- R17: dec around (6)
Fasten off, long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
Do not stuff the ears — they need to hang.
- R1: 7 sc in MR (7)
- R2: inc x7 (14)
- R3: (sc, inc) x7 (21)
- R4–10: sc around (21) — 7 rounds
- R11: (2 sc, dec) x5, sc (16)
- R12–18: sc around (16) — 7 rounds
Fasten off, long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
- R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
- R2: inc x4 (8)
- R3–6: sc around (8) — 4 rounds
Stuff lightly, fasten off and leave a long tail.
Feet (make 2)
- R1: 4 sc in MR (4)
- R2: inc x5 (10)
- R3–6: sc around (10) — 4 rounds
Stuff lightly, fasten off and leave a long tail.
Assembly
- Sew the head onto the body.
- Sew the ears opposite each other, 3 stitches either side of the middle of the head.
- Sew the arms opposite each other where the head meets the body, 7 stitches apart.
- Sew the feet opposite each other, 5 stitches apart and 4 stitches below the arms.
- Sew the tail 7 stitches from the feet, in the middle of the back.
The zombie face
Use navy thread and a thin needle, and work on the finished head so you can see the shape.
- A vertical line from above the eyes down to the middle of the top of the head.
- Three crosses along that line: top, middle, bottom.
- A triangle between the eyes for the nose.
- A straight diagonal line just under the eyes, repeated three times — top, middle, bottom.
- One cross on the left side of the body, as if the stuffing were coming out.
Finally, tie a ribbon bow around each ear with a double knot and secure it with a stitch of the same yarn. The bows are what stop him looking sad.
Notes
Plush yarn hides decreases badly, so use invisible decreases and keep the tension even. If the ears come out too stiff to hang, work one more straight round instead of shortening them — the weight of the extra round is what makes them flop.
Other Halloween makes on the site: the Plush Pumpkin Kitten, the Mini Pumpkin Man and Jack Skellington. For a cat in clothes, Castor the Magician Cat is the closest relative. All of them are on the patterns page.
Pattern source: Purple Zombie Bunny, as shared by the original designer on the amigurumi pattern blogs.
Another plush toy with a costume detail: Christmas Bear, brown with white boots and two crocheted buttons.
If you prefer one eye to two, One-Eyed Monster is a purple creature with a stitched patch and a horn.
Another plush Halloween toy: Pumpkin Bunny, with four bobbles standing in for the pumpkin ribs.
For a smaller Halloween toy with a costume, Halloween Ghost Puppy is 10 cm of cotton and two chain eye holes.
For a plush toy that fits in a hand, Penny is 10 cm of orange chenille with a frilled base.
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