Balloon animals! What fun! But it’s not so fun when balloons pop. A great solution to that is crocheting your own balloon toy. Sure, balloon dogs are the standard, but other animals can be fun too. Why not a rabbit?

As much as I love my original balloon bunny, it is kind of big. And since it contains a whopping 5,069 stitches, it takes quite a long time for me to make one and isn’t very cost effective for what I can sell them for.

I scaled it down considerably into a more handheld size and reduced the stitch count to 2,930 total stitches. Now it’s a great size to fit in an Easter basket. Wouldn’t that be a nice alternative to chocolate bunnies on Easter morning? It might even make a nice addition to your spring craft show display.

I used about 56g of #4 medium worsted weight acrylic yarn and a 3.0 mm hook.

When assembled the bunny measures 6.5” (16.5 cm) tall and 5.5” (14 cm) from toes to tip of tail.
Unassembled it is 32” long.

Gauge is not important but make sure you use a hook appropriate for the yarn weight.

There are 2,930 stitches in this pattern.