When Toy Story first came out, I remember my favourite character was Woody, but I think it was mostly because I felt sorry for him and how Andy put him aside when Buzz Lightyear came along.
As more Toy Story movies came out, I began to like Buzz Lightyear more and has now become one of my favourite Disney characters.
Back in elementary school, we had a Christmas concert, and my brother's class was to be the Toy Shop in the play.
When my mom asked my brother what he wanted to be, he said he wanted to be Buzz Lightyear. So, my mom and I decided to create a Buzz Lightyear costume for him out of cardboard.
Even to this day, it is still one of the most amazing DIY costumes that we've ever made. The parts were movable - the wings even expand out! If I ever find that costume or photographs of it, I will be sure to share it.
Buzz Lightyear remains to be one of our favourite Disney characters.
My brother has this Buzz Lightyear hoodie that he got from Disneyland a few years ago and wears it quite often.
So for his birthday a few years ago, I decided to crochet him a bunny wearing a Buzz Lightyear hoodie.
This has become one of my favourite creations, so after giving him my very first Buzz Lightyear bunny, I decided to make one for myself too.
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What You Need / Materials
- Worsted weight yarn (Colour A for the bunny, Purple, Green, White, Black, Red, Blue)
- 4.0 mm Crochet Hook
- Safety Eyes (I used 6.0 mm)
- Poly-fil or any polyester stuffing of your choice
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
Stitches & Abbreviations
- sc - single crochet
- st/sts - stitch/stitches
- slst - slip stitch
- sc inc - single crochet increase, 2 single crochets in one stitch
- sc dec - single crochet decrease, single crochet 2 stitches together
- BLO - back loop only
Pattern
Head
Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and white yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2: sc inc in each st around (12 sts)
Round 3: [sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)
Round 4: [2 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (24 sts)
Round 5: [3 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (30 sts)
Round 6: [4 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (36 sts)
Round 7: [5 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (42 sts)
Insert the safety eyes between rows 11 and 12
Round 8-14: sc in each st around (42 sts)
Round 15: [5 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (36 sts)
Round 16: [4 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (30 sts)
Round 17: [3 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)
Stuff firmly as you continue to decrease
Round 18: [2 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (18 sts)
Round 19: [sc, sc dec] x 6 times (12 sts)
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew onto the hood
Ears (x 2)
Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and white yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 5 sc (5 sts)
Round 2: sc inc in each st around (10 sts)
Round 3: [sc, sc inc] x 5 times (15 sts)
Round 4-5: sc in each st around (15 sts)
Round 6: [3 sc, sc dec] x 3 times (12 sts)
Round 7: sc in each st around (12 sts)
Round 8: [2 sc, sc dec] x 3 times (9 sts)
Round 9: sc in each st around (9 sts)
Round 10: [sc, sc dec] x 3 times (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew onto the head
Hood
Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and purple yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2: sc inc in each st around (12 sts)
Round 3: [sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)
Round 4: [2 sc. sc inc] x 6 times (24 sts)
Round 5: [3 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (30 sts)
Round 6: [4 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (36 sts)
Round 7: [5 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (42 sts)
Round 8: [6 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (48 sts)
Round 9-13: sc in each st around (48 sts)
Round 14: sc in the next 16 sts, chain 7, skip 7 sts and then sc in the next 2 sts, chain 7, skip 7 sts and then sc in the next 16 sts (48 sts)
Round 15-17: sc in each st around (48 sts)
Feel free to do an extra row or two of sc if you want the hood to extend a little towards the face, then fasten off and weave in the ends
Body
Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and white yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)
Round 3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)
Round 4: [2 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (24 sts)
Change to green yarn...
Round 5: [3 sc, sc inc] x 6 times (30 sts)Change to Black...
Round 6-7: Sc in each st (30 sts)
Change to white yarn...
Round 8-10: Sc in each st (30 sts)
Change to green yarn...
Round 11: [3 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)
Round 12: [2 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (18 sts)
Round 13: [Sc, sc dec] x 6 times (12 sts)
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew onto the hood
Arms (x 2)
Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and white yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2: [Sc, sc inc] x 3 times (9 sts)
Round 3: Sc in each st around (9 sts)
Round 4: [Sc, sc dec] x 3 times (6 sts)
Round 5: Sc in each st around (6 sts)
Round 6-7 Sc in each st around (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew onto the body
Using green yarn...
Surface slst between rows 4 and 5
Legs (x 2)
Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and purple yarn...
Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)
Round 3: [Sc, sc inc] x 6 times (18 sts)
Round 4: Sc in each st around (18 sts)
Change to white yarn...
Round 5: Sc BLO in each st around (18 sts)
Round 6: Sc in each st around (18 sts)
Round 7: [Sc, sc dec] x 6 times (12 sts)
Round 8: Sc dec in each st around (6 sts)
Round 9: Sc in each st around (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a tail to sew onto the body
Tail
Using White yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2: Sc inc in each st around (12 sts)
Round 3: Sc in each st around (12 sts)
Round 4: Sc dec in each st around (6 sts)
Fasten off leaving a tail to sew onto the body
Wings/Jet Pack
Using Purple yarn...
Ch 15
Row 1: Sc in the second ch from the hook, sc in the next 13 sts (14 sts)
Row 2-3: Ch 1, turn, sc in the next 14 sts (14 sts)
Change to red and white yarn, alternating...
Row 4: [Sc 2 in white, sc 2 in red] x 3 times, sc 2 in white (14 sts)
Fasten off and weave in the ends
Side of Wings (x 2)
Using Green yarn...
Round 1: Magic Ring with a base of 6 sc (6 sts)
Round 2-6: Sc in each st around (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a tail to close up the end and sew onto the sides of the purple piece of the wings
Assembly
For assembly instructions, please refer to the assembly instructions of my Some Bunny in the Hood Pattern. And then don't forget to add in the finishing touches to his outfit (i.e. the buttons on his space ranger suit)
Did you make your own Buzz Lightyear Bunny? I'd love to see it! Please share it with me on Instagram and/or use the #onceuponacheerio hashtag.
This is an original pattern written by Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this blog post but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell or distribute the pattern.
You may sell products made from this pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio and provide a link to my blog www.OnceUponaCheerio.com. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for understanding!
You may sell products made from this pattern, but please clearly credit the design to me, Juli Anne of Once Upon a Cheerio and provide a link to my blog www.OnceUponaCheerio.com. Permission is NOT granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for understanding!
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