Can I make the skirt without changing yarn color?

Yes, you can work the whole piece in one color if you prefer a simpler look. The pattern uses a color change mainly to make the dress stand out against the body.

Why does the skirt start with FLO instead of both loops?

Working into the front loop only at round 13 of the body leaves the back loop free, which creates a visible ridge and a cleaner join line. It also gives the skirt a slightly raised, structured start rather than blending flush into the body.

What size hook and eyes does this bunny need?

The pattern calls for a 2.0 mm hook with the yarn listed, plus 5 to 8 mm safety eyes. Sticking close to that hook size keeps the stitches tight enough to hold the fiberfill in without gaps.

How much yarn should I set aside for each color?

You need less than one full skein of the main color for the body and about a third of a skein for the dress color. It is worth winding off a small amount of the dress color early so you are not caught short mid-skirt.

Do I attach the skirt before or after stuffing?

Finish stuffing and closing the body first, since the pattern has you join the skirt yarn directly into round 13 of the completed body. Trying to stuff after the skirt is attached makes it harder to reach the opening.

Amigurumi bunny with a ruffled dress pattern

LevelIntermediate
Time4-6 hours
Hook2.0 mm
YarnWorsted

About This Pattern

This bunny has that quiet, storybook calm I love in a good amigurumi. She is not fussy or overdone, just a round little body and a skirt that catches the light along its ruffled edge. I think of her as the piece you make when you want something sweet but not saccharine, a small soft thing with a bit of personality built into the shaping.

Your hands stay busy in a good way here. The body climbs through steady increase rounds until it rounds out into that classic amigurumi curve, and the color change partway up keeps you paying attention instead of drifting off. Then the skirt shifts the rhythm entirely, working double crochet into the front loops only so you get a raised, structured hem before the reverse sc finishes the edge with a little bead-like trim.

Set her on a shelf between books or tuck her into a basket of other softies and she holds her own without shouting for attention. The dress gives her enough shape to sit up on her own, skirt fanned slightly at the hem. She reads as handmade in the best sense, a little lopsided in a way that feels warm rather than sloppy.

Finished size: the completed bunny stands about 30 cm tall (11.8 inches) once assembled and stuffed.

Start the body at the center with a magic circle and build outward through steady rounds of single crochet increases.
Work all the way through the body rounds, then slip stitch and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill as you go, adding more before the opening closes up.
Set the safety eyes in place before you finish stuffing so you can still adjust their position.
Join the dress color into the front loops only at the marked body round to start the skirt.
Work the skirt rounds upward in double crochet, letting the front-loop start create a raised waistline.
Finish the hem with reverse single crochet for a neat, corded edge, then weave in the tail.

On the desk

Yarn

YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160 m/50 g) – less than one skein of main color and 1/3 skein of dress color
Hook size: 2.0 mm
5-8 mm safety eyes
Sewing needle and scissors
Fiberfill

Stitch shorthand

R — row
mc — magic circle
ch — chain
sc — single crochet
dc — double crochet
st — stitch
sl st — slip stitch
inc — 2 sc in the next stitch
dec — single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO — back loop only
FLO — front loop only
F.o. — finish off
(12) — number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…) x6 — repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Amigurumi bunny with a ruffled dress pattern

Easy to get wrong

Losing the front loop only line

Mark round 13 with a stitch marker before you finish the body so you know exactly where to join the skirt in FLO. Working into both loops by accident flattens the raised seam the dress needs.

Skirt hem curls instead of lying flat

Keep your double crochet tension even through rounds 3 to 5 so the reverse sc row has a consistent stitch count to travel across. A tight or loose patch will pull the hem out of shape.

Color change looks patchy at round 12

Change colors on the last yarn-over of the previous stitch so the new color starts clean at the top of the round. Cutting the old color too short makes weaving in tails at the join messy later.

Between the songs

What makes this one satisfying is the contrast between the two parts. The body is meditative, round after round of sc increases building a smooth sphere with barely any counting stress once you find the rhythm. Then the skirt flips the technique entirely: working into the front loop only leaves a visible ridge at the join, so when you go back to attach the dress at round 13 of the body, that texture becomes a deliberate seam line instead of a flaw. The reverse sc hem is the real payoff, a small technical flourish that turns a plain double crochet skirt into something with a defined, corded edge. Finishing off with a long tail for sewing means the last stitch of the body is already set up for assembly, no extra prep needed.

Listener questions

Can I make the skirt without changing yarn color?
Yes, you can work the whole piece in one color if you prefer a simpler look. The pattern uses a color change mainly to make the dress stand out against the body.
Why does the skirt start with FLO instead of both loops?
Working into the front loop only at round 13 of the body leaves the back loop free, which creates a visible ridge and a cleaner join line. It also gives the skirt a slightly raised, structured start rather than blending flush into the body.
What size hook and eyes does this bunny need?
The pattern calls for a 2.0 mm hook with the yarn listed, plus 5 to 8 mm safety eyes. Sticking close to that hook size keeps the stitches tight enough to hold the fiberfill in without gaps.
How much yarn should I set aside for each color?
You need less than one full skein of the main color for the body and about a third of a skein for the dress color. It is worth winding off a small amount of the dress color early so you are not caught short mid-skirt.
Do I attach the skirt before or after stuffing?
Finish stuffing and closing the body first, since the pattern has you join the skirt yarn directly into round 13 of the completed body. Trying to stuff after the skirt is attached makes it harder to reach the opening.

Original pattern: https://onrecip.com/free-amigurumi-crochet-bunny-pattern/

About the Author

Marisol QuinteroWho runs Crochet Obsessed, why a stitch count sits at the end of every round, how a pattern gets written here, and the things this site will never do.

Amigurumi bunny with a ruffled dress pattern

About This Pattern

On the desk

Yarn

Stitch shorthand

Amigurumi bunny with a ruffled dress pattern

Body

Skirt

Where it goes

Color ideas

Care