Intermediate
What the pattern's own author called it. Nothing here is graded again.
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Raglan bunny dress with button front closure
Removable bunny dress, 15 rounds, raglan shaping, 2.5 mm hook, button front.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Fingering
- Hook
- 2.5 mm
- Rounds
- 12
Fingering
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
12
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This is a removable raglan dress built top-down in one piece over 15 rounds, worked mostly in half double crochet with four raglan corners that shape the shoulders. The piece starts as a flat chain and grows outward until one round joins both underarms, splitting the work toward body and sleeves. Have your 2.5 mm hook, Magic Baby Joy yarn, buttons, ribbon, a needle, and scissors on hand, and keep a toy nearby to check fit as the rounds build. The front closes with buttons, so plan button placement before the last rounds.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Losing track of raglan placement
- Place a stitch marker in each of the four raglan stitches right after round 1, and move the markers up each round so the corners are always visible.
- Misreading the round 5 join
- Work round 5 slowly and recount after each connected raglan, since the stitch count changes from a steady increase pattern to a sudden drop.
- Buttons placed after the dress is finished
- Mark the button line on the front opening before round 12, so spacing stays even instead of crowded or uneven after the fact.
The materials list
- Yarn Magic Baby Joy (133 m / 50 g)
- Hook 2.5 mm
- Buttons
- Ribbon
- Needle
- Scissors
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 6 short forms
Main Pattern
Chain the number of stitches necessary for your toy; subtract 6 stitches from the resulting number — 4 stitches go to the corners of the square where the raglan will be, 2 stitches at the beginning of crocheting, and the remaining stitches are distributed to the shoulders, back, and belly (example uses 36 ch, remaining 30 ch).
Periodically try on the dress to see where increases are needed and where they are not, since density, yarn, and hook size differ for everyone.
The dress is removable and fastened at the front with buttons.
Pattern designed for a toy about 33-34 cm tall.
Round 1
Chain 36 ch; from the third stitch from the hook: 5 hdc, raglan, 5 hdc, raglan, 10 hdc, raglan, 5 hdc, raglan, 3 hdc, ch (skip one stitch), 1 hdc. (50)
Round 2
2 ch for lifting, 7 hdc, raglan, 9 hdc, raglan, 14 hdc, raglan, 9 hdc, raglan, 7 hdc. (60)
Round 3
2 ch for lifting, 9 hdc, raglan, 13 hdc, raglan, 18 hdc, raglan, 13 hdc, raglan, 9 hdc. (82)
Round 4
2 ch for lifting, 11 hdc, raglan, 17 hdc, raglan, 22 hdc, raglan, 17 hdc, raglan, 11 hdc. (98)
Round 5
2 ch for lifting, 14 hdc, connect hdc in the next raglan where the ch is, 27 hdc, connect hdc in the next raglan, 12 hdc, ch for lifting, skip 1 stitch, 1 hdc. (56)
Round 6
2 ch for lifting, 56 hdc.
Round 7
2 ch for lifting, 12 hdc, inc, 1 hdc, inc, 26 hdc, inc, 1 hdc, inc, 12 hdc. (60)
Round 8
2 ch for lifting, 60 hdc.
Round 9
2 ch for lifting, 12 hdc, inc, 28 hdc, inc, 13 hdc, ch, skip 1 stitch, 1 hdc. (62)
Round 10
2 ch for lifting, 62 hdc, close the round.
Round 11
2 ch for lifting, 62 inc dc. (124)
Rounds 12–15
2 ch for lifting, 124 dc.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Decorate with ribbons, frills.
Step 2Attach a ribbon belt and buttons for fastening at the front.
Check these before you start
- Hold tension loosely through the raglan corners; four stitches crowd into one point each round, and tight tension there will pull the shoulders out of shape.
- Count stitches at the end of every round against the number given, since a missed raglan increase in rounds 1 through 4 will not surface until round 5's join.
- Try the dress on the toy periodically rather than trusting the written counts alone, since density and hook pressure vary enough to shift fit.
- Pattern by Olga Gaevskaya @toys_by_volshebstvo_petelek, with modifications by @budnikova_toys.
On one line
| Rounds | 12 |
|---|---|
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Hook | 2.5 mm |
| Yarn | Fingering |
Set-up
- Check that your toy's chest and shoulder width match the chain-36 base, or recalculate using the subtract-six-stitches rule given in the pattern notes.
- Mark the four raglan positions in round 1 before working round 2, since every later round builds directly off those corners.
- Prepare the buttons and ribbon now, since the front opening and belt are planned from round 1 onward, not added at the end.
- Read round 5 before starting it, since this is where the raglan corners connect for the first time and the stitch count drops sharply.
Finishing
- Weave in the starting tail from round 1 and the ending tail from round 12 along the inside seam line so neither shows at the front opening.
- Attach the ribbon belt and sew on the buttons at the front edge to complete the closure.
- Add the ribbon and frill decoration last, once the dress has been test-fitted and the button placement confirmed.
Construction
The four raglan corners placed in round 1 (after 5, 5, 10, and 5 hdc groups) stay in the same relative positions through round 4, which is how the piece grows evenly across shoulders, back, and belly without reshaping.
Round 5 drops from 98 to 56 stitches because two of the raglan corners are connected directly rather than increased, which is the point where sleeves separate from the body.
Time per section
| Rounds 1-4 (shoulder and raglan setup) | about 45-60 minutes because four raglan corners need careful placement and counting |
|---|---|
| Round 5 (raglan join) | about 20-30 minutes because the stitch count drops from 98 to 56 and demands close attention |
| Rounds 6-12 and finishing | about 2.5-3.5 hours because of the remaining seven rounds plus ribbon, button, and belt attachment |
Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.