?weebee Beginners Bunny CAL
?weebee Beginners Bunny CAL
?weebee Beginners Bunny CAL
Finished products created with this pattern may be used for commercial sale.
Design credit should be given to Laura Tegg when finished products are listed for sale.
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This special beginners version of my standard size Weebee doll has been put together for
a Crochet Along I am guest hosting in the following Facebook group….
Day One
Feet, Legs & Body ..................................................................................................Pages 5 & 6
Day Two
Head ........................................................................................................................ Page 7 & 8
Day Three
Hands and Arms ............................................................................................................. Page 9
Day Four
Hair Cap – options for a boy doll and a girl doll available & finishing touches
...........................................................................................................................Pages 10 & 11
Day Five
Bunny Hat & Tail...........................................................................................Pages 12, 13 & 14
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Before You Begin
If you are completely new to crochet and/or amigurumi I highly recommend that you watch the
following videos on YouTube as they explain the basics really, really well…
• How to Crochet for Beginners
Video includes information about hooks, yarn, holding the yarn, holding the hook and includes
many other tips along the way. It also covers chaining, single crochet, half double crochet, double
crochet and treble crochet within the same video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11iw-yBGm-k
• Personal Gauge/Tension
A useful page explaining about personal gauge/tension
https://www.anniescatalog.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=599&type_id=S
• How to Crochet Magic Circles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEsPB3Rdkicn
• Weaving in Loose Ends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyvdsTz9Jso
• Learn How to Crochet Amgurumi - Part One by MyntKat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nekScyhJRaY
• Learn How to Crochet Amgurumi - Part Two by MyntKat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P-LJs9uXUg
• How to tell the right side from the wrong side for right handed crocheters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Pu83sXk6Q
• How to tell the right side from the wrong side for left handed crocheters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZjbZdngPM0
• Invisible single crochet decrease
It is very important that you follow this way of decreasing! Insert hook in front loop only of first
st, insert hook in front loop only of second st (3 lps on hook), yo and draw through 2 lps, yo and
complete sc as normal. Link to Youtube video (useful from 1min 48 in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HWGl0Ah-Y0
Useful information for those who crochet left handed
Please take a look at this site for hints and tips about following crochet patterns if you are left handed
https://www.anniescatalog.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=554&type_id=T
Frequently Asked Questions
I have added the frequently asked questions and answers from the Weebee Appreciation Society
Facebook group to the back of this document which I highly recommend that you read through before
starting as hopefully any queries you might have will be answered there.
Yarn Choice
All of my Weebee dolls have been designed so that you can use any weight of yarn. I don’t like to
dictate what people use and hope that people can find something suitable in their yarn stashes without
having to go and buy more yarn. Also here in the UK it is hard to get hold of anything other than DK
weight yarn and in the US I know that worsted weight is the most readily available, so, for example,
you can use either of these to make your doll. My dolls made in DK weight yarn and with a 3.5mm
hook measure 9.5 inches tall, with a head with a circumference of 16 inches. I have seen lots of dolls
made with worsted weight yarn varied from 12 to 14 inches tall with heads with a circumference of 17
to 19 inches dependant upon brand and hook size. Personal gauge and how well you stuff your dolls
plays a part too of course.
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However, if you wish to replicate one of my doll’s exactly, for the one’s pictured in this particular
pattern, you will need:
• Body, Part of Hat & Bunny Ears: 100g skein - 322 yards (294 meters) of Stylecraft Special DK
yarn in White
• Head and Hands: Less than 50g - 161 yards (147 meters) of Stylecraft Special DK yarn in
Stone.
• Hair: Less than 50g - 161 yards (147 meters) of Stylecraft Special DK in either Mocha (boy) or
Gold (girl)
• Contrasting Colour on Tail & Hat: Less than 25g – 81 yards (74 meters) of Stylecraft Special
DK in Cypress (boy) or Clematis (girl)
• Plus a small amount of Stylecraft Special DK in Black for the eyes and nose on the hat.
Other options
I asked in the Weebee Appreciation Society Facebook group for information about which yarns, others
used most often and how much they used on average to make a standard sized doll and received the
following replies which I hope will be helpful when choosing your yarn…
Yarn Type ** Hook Size Used* Amount Used
Red Heart Super Saver 3mm or 4mm A skein of body/hat/ear color
and small bits for the face,
hands and tail.
I can get 2 almost 3 naked dolls
out of a skein
Mirage 4 Ply (South Africa) 3mm Not supplied, sorry.
Marvel 8ply DK or Carnival 3.5mm or 4mm It takes about 50g to make a
Acrylic (Australia) standard size Weebee doll,
probably about 25-30g for a hat
or hair piece.
Boyes own aran wool 4mm A doll takes around two thirds
of a ball. A hat around a third of
a ball (100g)
Knit picks Brava worsted 3.5mm 1 skein would be enough for
body/ hat
Crafters secret worsted yarn 3.50mm or 4mm hook Same as red heart super saver
(found at hobby lobby) yarn.
Impeccable yarn 5mm or 6mm It does not take a full skein to
make one doll. I usually have
enough left over to do half of a
second doll.
Lily sugar and cream cotton 5mm Not supplied, sorry.
Caron's pounder 4mm Not sure of how much I use but
I get 4 1/2 dolls out of it.
* Please see note below about personal gauge/tension with regards to hook size and for a conversion
chart for hooks, please see here.
** There can be a big difference between brands, even if the weight of the yarn is the same, and even
colours within the same brand. Here's an interesting article about this issue:
http://www.planetjune.com/b…/worsted-weight-yarn-comparison/
Hook Size
You will need to use a hook suitable for the weight of yarn you are using that give you nice tight
stitches that won’t show the stuffing – I used a 3.5mm hook with the above mentioned yarn, your own
personal gauge/tension will affect which hook size you choose to use – please see link on previous
page for a guide on personal gauge/tension.
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Day One – Feet, Legs & Body
Find the Video Tutorials for Part One here (feet & legs) and here (body)
Legs – make 2
Each leg is crocheted in continuous spirals without joining the rounds from the foot up.
You will need a stitch marker to keep track of where the beginning of each round starts; move the
marker up to the first stitch of the next round after finishing the previous one.
Rnd 1: With white yarn MR (see page 3 for how to do a magic circle), work 6sc (6sts)
Rnd 2: Work 2sc in each st around (12sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (18sts)
Rnd 4: *Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (24sts)
Rnd 5: Sc into the back loop only of each st around (24sts)
Rnds 6-8: Sc in each st around (24sts)
Rnd 9: Sc in each of the next 8 sts, sc2tog x 4, sc in each of the remaining 8 sts (20sts)
(Please see page 3 as all sc2tog’s within this pattern should be worked as Invisible Decreases).
Rnd 10: Sc in each of the next 8 sts, sc2tog x 2, sc in each of the remaining 8 sts (18sts)
Rnd 11-16: Sc in each st around (18sts)
Fasten off first leg but not on second – you should be at the back of this leg, continue as
follows…
Stuff the feet firmly and the legs a little lighter for now...
If you need help with this next part (and are not following the CAL video above, just this written
pattern) please see this video on How to Join the Legs on the Weebee and Friends YouTube
channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHyfhAHhDS8
Rnd 17: Work 4 sc then take other leg and place it next to the first so that both feet are facing the
same way, then sc into the corresponding st on the opposite leg, continue to work 17 further sts
around this leg and then the remaining 14 sts around the other leg (36sts)
There will be a small hole between the legs when joined. When you have finished the doll,
simply take a small piece of yarn and with your darning needle sew the hole closed.
Rnd 18: Sc in each st around (36sts)
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Body
Continue to crochet in continuous spirals without joining
the rounds, using a stitch marker to keep track of where
the beginning of each round starts.
Rnd 19: *Sc in each of the next 5 sts, 2sc in next st,
repeat from * around (42sts)
Rnd 20: *Sc in each of the next 20 sts, 2sc in next st,
repeat from * once more (44sts)
Rnd 21: *Sc in each of the next 10 sts, 2sc in next st,
repeat from * around (48sts)
Rnd 22: *Sc in each of the next 11 sts, 2sc in next st,
repeat from * around (52sts)
Stuff the body firmly as you go.
Rnd 23: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 11 sts, repeat from * around (48sts)
Rnd 24: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 10 sts, repeat from * around (44sts)
Rnd 25: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 9 sts, repeat from * around (40sts)
Rnd 26: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 8 sts, repeat from * around (36sts)
Rnd 27: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 7 sts, repeat from * around (32sts)
Rnd 28: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 6 sts, repeat from * around (28sts)
Rnd 29: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 5 sts, repeat from * around (24sts)
Rnd 30: Sc in each st around (24sts)
Rnd 31: *Sc2tog, sc in each of the next 4 sts, repeat from * around (20sts)
Rnd 32: Sc in each st around (20sts)
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Day Two – Head
(Also known affectionately as Weebee’s alien phase, lol!)
Head
Continue to crochet in continuous spirals without joining the rounds,
using a stitch marker to keep track of where the beginning of each
round starts.
Change colour for head – fasten off white and using skin toned yarn
work a round of LOOSE slip stitches into the back loops only of round
32 and then work round 33 into the back loops of those slip stitches. I
show how to do this exact colour change in the CAL video above and
also how to do it in this video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZODAPmmdls
Rnd 33: *Sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from *
around (24sts)
Rnd 34: *Sc in each of the next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from *
around (30sts)
Rnd 35: *Sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from *
around (36sts)
Rnd 36: *Sc in each of the next 5 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (42sts)
Rnd 37: *Sc in each of the next 6 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (48sts)
Rnd 38: *Sc in each of the next 7 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (54sts)
Rnd 39: *Sc in each of the next 8 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (60sts)
Rnd 40: *Sc in each of the next 9 sts, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (66sts)
Rnd 41: Sc in each st around (66sts)
Rnds 42-43: Sc in each st around - place markers between these two rounds, seven stitches
apart, for safety eyes or for embroidered (or crocheted see ^^ on page 8) eyes later (66sts)
Rnds 44-51: Sc in each st around – if using safety eyes, attach them after working round 44
between rounds 42 & 43 seven stitches apart (66sts)
Stuff firmly as you go, before the opening gets too small. Push stuffing from the head down into
the neck to ensure your doll is firmly stuffed throughout.
Rnd 52: *Sc in each of the next 9 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (60sts)
Rnd 53: *Sc in each of the next 8 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (54sts)
Rnd 54: *Sc in each of the next 7 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (48sts)
Rnd 55: *Sc in each of the next 6 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (42sts)
Rnd 56: *Sc in each of the next 5 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (36sts)
Rnd 57: *Sc in each of the next 4 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (30sts)
Rnd 58: *Sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (24sts)
Rnd 59: *Sc in each of the next 2 sts, sc2tog, repeat from * around (18sts)
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Rnd 60: *Sc in the next st, sc2tog, repeat from * around (12sts)
Rnd 61: Sc2tog around (6sts)
Fasten off, leaving a tail, weave yarn through remaining stitches with a darning needle and pull to
close the hole and hide any loose ends.
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Day Three – Hands and Arms
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Day Four – Hair
Boy Only
Using the method either in the CAL video linked to on the previous page or in this video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8emU9544Xw gather the cap in two places either side of the
head weaving in and out of 6 rounds.
Then sew the cap to head using a whip st and then hide any loose ends – see CAL video or this
separate video if you need help with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi4Hy9LoteI
Girl Only
Using the method in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8emU9544Xw gather the cap
in one place, where your tail end is, weaving in and out of 6 rounds.
Sew cap to head using a whip st in desired way and then hide any loose ends – see CAL video or
this video if you need help with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi4Hy9LoteI
Pigtails – make 2
*Ch13, work 2hdc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end,
repeat from * twice more – please see the CAL video linked to on
the previous page if you need help with these.
Sew hair curls on to each side of the head, low down so that the
doll can wear her bunny hat - please see the CAL video linked to
on the previous page if you need help with these.
Finishing Touches
Eyelashes
To add eyelashes, take a decent length of your chosen colour of yarn and split it into smaller
strands, e.g. my DK weight yarn splits into 3 strands. Take one strand and use it to sew two
eyelashes above each eye at an angle – see this video for how to do this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJScunG99is
Repeat for the other eye.
Blush
To add colour to your dolls cheeks, you can use ordinary blusher and a blusher brush, sweep it
beneath the eye at an angle up towards the hair line – see CAL video.
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Day Five – Hat & Tail
Bunny Tail
Tail is crocheted in continuous spirals without joining the rounds.
You will need a stitch marker to keep track of where the
beginning of each round starts; move the marker up to the first
stitch of the next round after finishing the previous one.
Rnd 1: Using chosen yarn colour for tail MR, ch1 (not a st), work
6sc (6sts)
Rnd 2: Work 2sc in each st around (12sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (18sts)
Rnds 4-6: Sc into each st around (18sts)
Rnd 7: *Sc, sc2tog, repeat from * around (12sts)
Stuff lightly.
Rnd 8: Sc2tog around (6sts)
Fasten off leaving a tail. Sew hole closed and attach to doll’s bottom – please see CAL video
above if you need help with this
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Rnd 6: Ch1, hdc in each of the first 7 sts, 2hdc in next st, *hdc in each
of the next 7 sts, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join (54sts)
Rnd 7: Ch1, hdc in the first st, hdc in each of the next 25 sts, 2hdc in
next st, *hdc in each of the next 26 sts, 2hdc in next st, join (56sts)
Rnds 8 – 12: Ch1, hdc into each st around, join (56sts)
Change colour to accent colour if desired…
You can find a video tutorial for changing colour this way here – bearing
in mind that the tutorial is showing these steps for a continuous round rather than joined, so ignore
the yarn over in a new colour, the actual colour change steps remain the same though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZODAPmmdls
Rnds 13 – 16: Ch1, hdc into each st around, join (56sts)
Rnd 17: Ch1, sc into each st around, join (56sts)
Sl st around LOOSELY*, fasten off and hide any loose ends.
*If you cannot slip stitch loosely, simply fasten off.
Ears – make 2
Ear is worked from the top down in joined rounds, at the end of each round join last st to first with
a sl st.
Rnd 1: MR, ch1, work 6hdc, join (as above) (6sts)
Rnd 2: Ch1 (not a st from now on), hdc in each st around, join (6sts)
Rnd 3: Ch1, hdc in first st, 2hdc in second st, *hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around,
join (9sts)
Rnd 4: Ch1, hdc in each of the first two sts, 2hdc in next st, *hdc in each of the next 2 sts, 2hdc in
next st, repeat from * around, join (12sts)
Rnd 5: Ch1, hdc in each of the first three sts, 2hdc in next st st, *hdc in each of the next 3 sts,
2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join (15sts)
Rnd 6: Ch1, hdc in each of the first four sts, 2hdc in next st, *hdc in each of the next 4 sts, 2hdc in
next st, repeat from * around, join (18sts)
Rnd 7: Ch1, hdc in each of the first five sts, 2hdc in next st, *hdc in each of the next 5 sts, 2hdc in
next st, repeat from * around, join (21sts)
Rnd 8: Ch1, hdc in each of the first six sts, 2hdc in next st, *hdc in each
of the next 6 sts, 2hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join (24sts)
Rnds 9 – 16: Ch1, hdc in each st around, join (24sts)
To close up the bottom of the ear, fold it in half and sl st LOOSELY*
across through the 2 loops either side (4 in total) (12 sl sts) Please see
video above if you need help with this.
Fasten off leaving a long tail.
*If you cannot slip stitch loosely, fasten off leaving a long tail and sew up
the bottom of the ear instead.
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Fold the ear in half again and sew the two sides at
the bottom together.
Then sew the ears onto the hat, 10 rounds up from
the bottom and 13 stitches apart, making sure that
both the very bottom of the ear as well as the
bottom of the upper side is well sewn on to make it
stand upright – please see CAL video linked to
above for clarification of this step.
Nose
Taking a length of black yarn, embroider a Y shaped nose as
shown in this photo and in the CAL video linked to on previous
page.
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I hope you have enjoyed completing this crochet
along! Please share your Weebee projects in the
Learn Amigurumi Crochet with us! Facebook group
as well as with us on the Weebee Appreciation
Society Facebook Group and don’t forget to add
your project to Ravelry!
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A big thank you goes to my amazing admin team in
the Weebee Appreciation Society Facebook Group,
Bianca, Christie, Liz and Jess, for all of your help
with both the group and this CAL pattern!
You’re all stars! Thank you so much! xxxx
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And thank you to Carrie, Feli, Jessica and Danni in
the Learn Amigurumi Crochet with us! Facebook
group for inviting me to host this CAL!
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Planning Your Next Weebee Doll?
Weebee Appreciation Society Facebook Group
This is the Facebook group dedicated to Weebee and currently has over 4.5k members (March
2017). I like to post sneak peaks of new patterns there and host the odd mystery Crochet Along!
All of our wonderful members are very friendly and helpful and share their spectacular Weebee
dolls there for inspiration! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1590618731240406/
I have four sizes of doll at present, Baby Weebee (2.5 inches tall in DK), Little Weebee (just under
5 inches tall with DK), Standard Size Weebee, which we have made in this CAL and Moll Moll, a
large sitting doll (12 inches tall from toe to head and with the head with a circumference of 19.5
inches in DK weight yarn).
All of the basic doll patterns with the exception of Moll Moll are available to download for free in my
Ravelry store. There are also many clothing patterns available for Little Weebee and my Standard
Size Weebee dolls, many of them free. All of which can be found here:
http://www.ravelry.com/designers/laura-tegg
Like Weebee dolls not all yarns are made equal…
It is highly recommended that you use the same weight and brand of yarn when making your
Weebee dolls and their clothing as there can be a very big difference between brands and even
colours within the same brand e.g. the dolls i make with Stone are always slightly smaller than the
ones I make with Parchment. Here's an interesting article about this issue:
http://www.planetjune.com/b…/worsted-weight-yarn-comparison/
When making the clothing I have tried very hard to make the patterns as versatile as possible. In
theory as long as you use the same type of yarn e.g. acrylic, cotton etc., the same brand of yarn,
the same weight of yarn and the same hook size, the clothing should fit your dolls. However, some
people have commented that they have a tendency to stuff their dolls very, very firmly (one
person said ‘like a brick’) and a lot of people use cotton yarn too which doesn’t have much give. If
this is you, you may not be able to manipulate your dolls into the clothing as easily as I can, as
although I stuff my dolls firmly I don’t stuff them so firmly that I cannot pull and/or push them into
the clothing with ease. I also use acrylic yarn for my dolls and their clothing which has a lot of
stretch to it. Therefore If you tend to stuff your dolls very firmly, so that that the dolls body has
very little give or use cotton yarn, it is highly recommended that you go up at least a hook size
when making any of the items of clothing. I have noted in the individual patterns when there is a
good point at which to try the pieces on before you work any further, so that you can rework what
you have done so far with a different sized hook if you need to.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Where can I find all of the patterns for the Weebee dolls and their clothing?
All the patterns can be found in my Ravelry store: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/laura-tegg
All of the patterns listed here are free!
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