Alice Bunny

Alice Bunny by Julia Marsh

Project Overview

Alice Bunny is a charming knitted toy bunny rabbit designed by Julia Marsh, featuring a complete outfit including a matching dress and shawl. This intermediate-level knitting project is worked flat on straight needles using double knitting weight yarn, making it an accessible yet rewarding pattern for knitters with foundational skills.

What Is Being Made

This downloadable knitting pattern produces a sweet little bunny rabbit toy with coordinating garments. The set includes the bunny figure itself, a dress, and a shawl, allowing for a fully dressed stuffed animal toy. The project is designed to be knitted in separate pieces and assembled using basic sewing techniques.

Knitting Techniques Used

• Flat knitting on straight needles rather than in the round, which simplifies construction for intermediate knitters
• Increases using make one stitches (both knitwise and purlwise) to shape the toy pieces
• Decreases using knit two stitches together and purl two stitches together for shaping
• Colorwork using three distinct yarn colors (referenced as A, B, and C in the pattern) to create visual interest and definition
• Assembly combining knitted pieces through basic sewing skills

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch
• Purl stitch
• Knit two stitches together (k2tog)
• Purl two stitches together (p2tog)
• Make one stitch knitwise (m1k)
• Make one stitch purlwise (m1p)
• Knit into the front and back of one stitch
• Cast on and cast off techniques

Materials and Specifications

Yarn Weight: Double knitting (DK) weight yarn

Recommended Yarn: Stylecraft Batik double knitting in three colors: silver #1917 (Color A), rose #1916 (Color B), and graphite #1915 (Color C). Each color requires one 50g ball.

Alternative Yarn: Any double knitting weight yarn in light grey, pink, and dark grey, with each color providing approximately 138 meters (151 yards).

Needles: 3.75mm (US 5) straight knitting needles

Additional Notions: Basic sewing supplies for assembling the toy pieces together

Skill Requirements

This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty and requires knitters to be comfortable with fundamental knitting skills including casting on and off, basic stitches, and simple shaping techniques. The inclusion of colorwork and the need for basic sewing assembly make this project suitable for knitters ready to move beyond simple scarves or dishcloths into toy making.