Marlene the Bunny Girl by Jojilie

Material List

Yarn: Schachenmayr Catania (or similar yarn) in cream, brown, turquoise, a small
amount of dark grey and light grey
Lana Grossa Estivo in white
Hook: 1.75mm (or the size you prefer) for the doll and boots
3mm (or the size you prefer) for the dress and hat
Others: fibrefill, 8mm safety eyes, yarn needle, 2 buttons

Abbreviations

MR Magic Ring sc single crochet

ch chain stitch slst slip stitch
hdc half double crochet hdc2tog half double crochet decrease
dec decrease sts stitches
inc increase rnd round
dc double crochet BLO back loop only
[…] x … repeat the instructions in the brackets for the amount of times given

Copyright:
Marlene the Bunny Girl and its pattern are designed and written by Jojilie. The pattern is
for personal use only. The pattern (or parts of it) may not be published (printed or
online), reproduced, altered, swapped or resold. You can sell your toys made by my
design, but please give credit to the designer by adding "Design and pattern by Jojilie“.
Legs (make 2) using Catania cream
Stuff as you go.
When you have finished the first leg, fasten off and weave in the yarn tail. DO NOT
fasten off the second leg.
Rnd sts
1 6sc in MR 6
2 [inc] x6 12
3-28 (26 rnds) 12sc 12

Body using Catania cream

When you have finished the second leg, continue with the body without cutting the
yarn and fastening off.
Rnd sts
1 8ch, 12sc (around the first leg), 8sc (along the 8ch), 12sc 40
(around the second leg)
2 [Inc, 6sc, inc] (on the other side of the 8ch)12sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 44
12sc
3 Inc, 8sc, inc, 12sc, inc, 8sc, inc, 12sc 48
4 Inc, 10sc, inc, 12sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 12sc 52
5-8 (4 rnds) 52sc 52
Crochet 9sc to the middle of the body. This is the new beginning of the round. If you are
using a stitch marker, place it here.
9 12sc, dec, 24sc, dec, 12sc 50
10 12sc, dec, 23sc, dec, 11sc 48
11 48sc 48
12 12sc, dec, 22sc, dec, 10sc 46
13 12sc, dec, 21sc, dec, 9sc 44
14 44sc 44
15 12sc, dec, 20sc, dec, 8sc 42
16 11sc, dec, 19sc, dec, 8sc 40
17 11sc, dec, 18sc, dec, 7sc 38
18 38sc 38
19 11sc, dec, 17sc, dec, 6sc 36
20 11sc, dec, 16sc, dec, 5sc 34
21 11sc, dec, 15sc, dec, 4sc 32
22 32sc 32
Stuff the body heavily, continue stuffing as you go.
23 10sc, dec, 14sc, dec, 4sc 30
24 10sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 3sc 28
25 10sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 2sc 26
26 10sc, dec, 11sc, dec, sc 24
27 [2sc, dec] x6 18
28 [sc, dec] x6 12
29-30 (2 rnds) 12sc 12
Do not cut the yarn. We are going to continue crocheting the head. Begin stuffing the
neck.
Head using Catania in cream and brown
Begin using Catania cream. Stuff the neck very firmly and keep adding stuffing to the
neck when you stuff the head.
Rnd sts
1 [inc] x12 24
2 [3sc, inc] x6 30
3 [4sc, inc] x6 36
4 [5sc, inc] x6 42
5 [6sc, inc] x6 48
6 [7sc, inc] x6 54
7 [8sc, inc] x6 60
8-19 (12 rnds) 60sc 60
If you are using safety eyes, insert them between rnds 10 and 11. Leave a space of 13
sts between the eyes.
Change the colour to Catania brown.
20 60sc 60
21 [8sc, dec] x6 54
22 [7sc, dec] x6 48
23 [6sc, dec] x6 42
24 [5sc, dec] x6 36
25 [4sc, dec] x6 30
26 [3sc, dec] x6 24
Stuff the head heavily, continue stuffing as you go.
27 [2sc, dec] x6 18
28 [sc, dec] x6 12
29 [dec] x6 6
Close the hole by weaving through the front loops only, then pull the yarn tightly. Fasten
off and weave in the remaining yarn tail.

Arms (make 2) using Catania in cream

Rnd sts
1 5sc in MR 5
2 sc, [inc] x4 9
3-29 (27 rnds) 9sc 9
Stuff the first half of the arms lightly but leave the second half empty. Crochet the sides
together with 5sc, fasten off, leaving a very long yarn tail on one of the arms in order to
sew them both onto the body later. Weave in the yarn tail on the second arm.
Dress using Catania in turquoise and a 3mm hook
The first part of the dress is crocheted in rows. Each row begins with 2ch, this does not
count as the first hdc.
Rnd sts
1 26ch, turn,
2 (Starting in the 3rd chain from the hook)24hdc, 2ch, turn 24
3 inc, 22hdc, inc, 2ch, turn 26
4 4hdc, 6ch (skip 5 sts), [inc] x2, 4hdc, [inc] x2, 6ch (skip 5 sts), 32
4hdc, 2ch, turn
5 inc, 2hdc, inc, 6hdc (on 6ch), [inc] x2, 8hdc, [inc] x2, 6hdc 40
(on 6ch), inc, 2hdc, inc, 2ch, turn
6-7 (2 rows) 40hdc, 2ch, turn 40
At the end of round 8 (and all the other following rounds) end each round with a slip
stitch in the first dc. At the beginning of each new round begin with 2ch - this does not
count as the first dc. Make the first dc in the same stitch as you made the slst.
8 [dc, inc] x20, sl st in 1st dc, 2ch 60
9-12 (4 rnds) 60dc, slst in 1 dc, 2ch
st 60
Try the dress on your doll and check the length. If it is too short, add another round of
dc. Fasten off and weave in the remaining yarn tails.
Crochet two short sleeves in the armholes. Join the yarn to one of the stitches at the
back of the dress. There should be 5sc on the skip 5 from row 4 of the dress, 6sc on the
ch6 from row 4 of the dress and 1 sc on each side of the sleeve. (5+6+1+1=13)
1 1ch, 13sc, sl st in 1st sc, 2ch 13
2 13hdc, sl st in 1 hdc
st 13
Fasten off and weave in the remaining yarn tails. Sew a piece of trimming to the end of
the dress.

Boots using Catania dark and light grey

Begin using Catania dark grey.
Rnd sts
1 6ch, (starting in 2nd ch from hook), 4sc, [3sc in one stitch], 12
(continue crocheting down the other side of the chain) 3sc,
inc
2 inc, 3sc, [inc] x3, 3sc, [inc] x2 18
3 18sc 18
Change the colour to light grey.
4 BLO 18sc 18
5 18sc 18
6 6sc, hdc, [hdc2tog] x2, hdc, 6sc 16
7 7sc, dec, 7sc 15
8-12 (5 rnds) 15sc 15
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Stuff the tip of the boot slightly, this gives it a better shape
Hat using Estivo in white and a 3mm hook
The hat is crocheted in rows. Begin by crocheting the brim of the hat. By crocheting in
the back loops only, you can create a ribbing effect.
Rnd sts
1 5ch, (starting in 2 ch from hook) 4sc, 1ch, turn
nd 4
2-44 (43 rows) BLO 4sc, 1ch, turn 4
Do not fasten off. At the top of the brim, we are going to continue crocheting the main
part of the hat in rows.
1 2ch, (this does not count as first hdc) 44 hdc along the top 44
edge of the brim, 2ch, turn
2-12 (11 rows) 44hdc, 2ch, turn 44
Leave a long yarn tail to sew both sides of the hat together.
Crochet two ears to sew onto the hat
1 20ch, (in 2nd ch from hook), 5sc, 5hdc, 5dc, 2hdc, sc, slst, 1ch 38
(continue crocheting down the other side of the chain), sc,
2hdc, 5dc, 5hdc, 5sc
Leave a long yarn tail to sew the ears onto the head.

Assembling Marlene the Bunny Girl

Add a little bit of embroidery to the eyes.

First use a sport weight Then use embroidery thread If you wish, you could

yarn for the top of the eye. (two strands) To embroider the add some white thread

bottom of the eye and the to highlight the eye.

eyebrow.

Using catania cream stitch a little nose over 2 stitches, between row 8 and 9.
Using the very long yarn tail on one of the arms, sew both arms to the body, using the
buttons (see picture). You may want to use crafting pliers to pull the needle out at the
sides (I find this much easier).

Add the hair. Cut between 150 and 200 strands of yarn (it varies depending on which
yarn you decide to use (I used a sport weight (5ply) yarn in brown). Each strand should
be about 40cm long.

Using embroidery thread, make a few stitches along the back of the head and continue
until you get to the end of the brown part at the front of the head. I do this for two
reasons. Firstly, it makes sure the thread is secure when using it to attach the hair to the
head. Secondly it serves as a guide as to where you need to sew the hair.

For each stitch, I attach a bundle of 4 strands of yarn. If

you are using a different yarn you may need more or less
strands for each stitch. Attach the first bundle to the head
and then continue attaching each bundle using a back
stitch.
I like the hair to be nice and thick, so I attached a row of hair strands (beginning behind
the eye position) onto row 20 and 24.

To make the hat, fold the rectangle and sew the two sides at the back together.

Fold the ends of the ears together and sew them with one stitch. Sew them onto row 2 of
the hat, 12 stitches apart from each other.

To make the braids cut 6 long strands of yarn. Using a needle, thread three of these
strands through the hat on each side. Braid the strands and tie a knot.
Sew a little fastening on the back of the dress or add a button. Put on her dress, boots
and hat.

Aaaaaaaand your Marlene the Bunny Girl is finished J J J

Thank you so much for buying my pattern. I hope you had fun making Marlene the
Bunny Girl. I would love to see your finished Marlenes. Please tag your pictures with
@jojilie and #jojilie on instagram or send a picture to my facebook page Jojilie – I‘m
really looking forward to seeing your creations.
Images of Marlene the Bunny Girl (for your reference)