Unlike my premium patterns, this will be permanently free to use whenever you like. It’s my Easter gift to you all.

The main loops of the stitch are the front loop and back loop and they create the horizontal V look of the stitch. When you yarn over (yo) before inserting the hook in the next stitch creates a third loop

With Easter around the corner, I wanted to create a bunny square that is simple, but modern, and this is why I chose not to put a face on the bunny.

When you crochet in the third loop, you are pushing the top V forward (towards you), and this creates a knit effect to your work.

I used cheerful and warm pastel colors for this pattern: pink for girls blue for boys green for an unisex, gender neutral space

The border for this bunny square was designed this way so you can join them as you go (JAYGO) and save you the hassle of having lots of ends to weave in.

To half double crochet / double crochet in the 3rd loop only, yarn over (2 loops on hook), push the top 2 loops (the horizontal loop) forward (towards you) and insert your hook from top to bottom in the loop behind, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook) and continue making the stitch as usual

I have previously written an illustrated tutorial on JAYGO method on hexagons that you can use as reference, the technique is basically the same for the squares.