Lily of the Valley Bunny – Crochet

This soft amigurumi bunny set is designed to look like a collectible handmade bunny doll with a spring garden mood. The outfit, hat, bag, vase, and tiny companion create the feel of a premium crochet doll gift, nursery decor piece, or cottagecore stuffed bunny that many shoppers search for.

The finished set has the charm of a boutique plush rabbit, a seasonal display doll, and a keepsake handmade toy. With careful shaping and neat stitches, you can create a polished piece that looks wonderful for Easter decor, baby shower gifting, spring shelf styling, or a handmade heirloom collection.

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Materials

• Main bunny color: soft warm cream or light oatmeal cotton yarn
• Cardigan and leaf details: dusty sage green cotton yarn
• Trim color: white cotton yarn
• Nose embroidery: pale blush or dusty pink embroidery floss
• Tiny flowers: white, pale pink, and a little yellow yarn
• Companion animal: warm brown, cream, and white yarn
• Hook sizes: 2.0 mm to 2.5 mm for the main doll, 1.75 mm to 2.0 mm for very small details
• Safety eyes: black, approximately 8 mm for the bunny and 5 mm to 6 mm for the companion
• Stuffing: polyester fiberfill
• Optional weighting: a small fabric pouch with pellets for the body base
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Sewing pins or clips

Finished Size and Style Notes

The main bunny is a standing display doll with a large rounded head, long floppy ears, a narrow upper body, and a softly flared dress. Using the yarn and hook sizes above, the bunny will usually measure around 10 to 12 inches tall without the hat flowers.

The companion figure is much smaller and reaches about one-third of the bunny’s height. The bag is sized to sit beside the bunny rather than hang on the shoulder. The vase is tiny and decorative. Shoes are separate pieces, and the cardigan is sewn or lightly tacked in place.

Abbreviations

• MR = magic ring
• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• inc = increase
• dec = invisible decrease
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• BLO = back loop only
• FLO = front loop only
• st = stitch

General Construction Overview

The set is made in separate parts. First make the bunny’s legs, body, head, ears, arms, dress, cardigan, shoes, and hat. Then create the lily of the valley stems, flowers, and hat cluster. Finish with the leaf tote, tiny vase, and the small companion animal with bonnet and dress.

Use a tight tension throughout so the stuffing does not show. The visible texture in the image is even and compact, so avoid loose stitches. Shape often with your fingers while stuffing. The look depends on smooth curves, centered facial placement, and accessories attached with care rather than rushed assembly.

Main Bunny

Legs Make 2

Start in cream.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. 18 sts
4. Round 4: sc around in BLO. 18 sts
5. Rounds 5 to 8: sc around. 18 sts
6. Round 9: 5 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 2 sc. 16 sts
7. Rounds 10 to 14: sc around. 16 sts

Stuff the lower foot and lower leg firmly, but keep the top inch softer so the legs can sit neatly under the dress. Fasten off the first leg. Make the second leg but do not fasten off. Check that both feet angle forward evenly.

Body

1. Join the legs with 4 ch. Attach to the first leg and continue around both legs and both sides of the joining chain. 40 sts
2. Round 2: sc around. 40 sts
3. Round 3: (8 sc, dec) 4 times. 36 sts
4. Round 4: sc around. 36 sts
5. Round 5: (7 sc, dec) 4 times. 32 sts
6. Round 6: sc around. 32 sts
7. Round 7: (6 sc, dec) 4 times. 28 sts
8. Rounds 8 to 10: sc around. 28 sts
9. Round 11: (5 sc, dec) 4 times. 24 sts
10. Rounds 12 to 14: sc around. 24 sts
11. Round 15: (4 sc, dec) 4 times. 20 sts
12. Rounds 16 to 18: sc around. 20 sts

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Stuff the body gradually. Add a little extra stuffing to the belly and lower body so the dress falls out nicely instead of collapsing inward. The bunny in the image has a slim upper torso, so do not overstuff the chest.

Head

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. 18 sts
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. 24 sts
5. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around. 30 sts
6. Round 6: (4 sc, inc) around. 36 sts
7. Round 7: (5 sc, inc) around. 42 sts
8. Round 8: (6 sc, inc) around. 48 sts
9. Rounds 9 to 18: sc around. 48 sts
10. Round 19: (6 sc, dec) around. 42 sts
11. Round 20: (5 sc, dec) around. 36 sts
12. Round 21: (4 sc, dec) around. 30 sts

Insert the eyes between Rounds 12 and 13, spacing them about 9 stitches apart. The face in the image is gentle and slightly wide-set, so keep the eyes low enough to leave room for the hat brim and forehead, but not so low that the cheeks look heavy.

Embroider a small triangular nose centered about two rounds below the eye line. Extend a short vertical line downward. The mouth is minimal, almost suggested rather than strongly drawn, which helps keep the expression calm and sweet.

1. Round 22: (3 sc, dec) around. 24 sts
2. Round 23: (2 sc, dec) around. 18 sts

Stuff the head firmly and shape the cheeks with your hands. Keep the front smooth. Sew the head to the body so it sits upright with a very slight forward tilt. That subtle tilt is important for matching the image.

Ears Make 2

Work in cream.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts
2. Round 2: (sc, inc) around. 9 sts
3. Round 3: (2 sc, inc) around. 12 sts
4. Round 4: (3 sc, inc) around. 15 sts
5. Round 5: (4 sc, inc) around. 18 sts
6. Rounds 6 to 24: sc around. 18 sts
7. Round 25: (4 sc, dec) around. 15 sts
8. Rounds 26 to 30: sc around. 15 sts

Flatten the top opening and sew each ear to the sides of the head under the hat line. The ears are long, soft, and hanging nearly straight down. Place them so they begin slightly behind the eye line and drape close to the cheeks without covering the face.

Arms Make 2

Start in cream.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: sc around. 12 sts

Change to sage green for the cardigan sleeve section.

1. Rounds 4 to 12: sc around. 12 sts
2. Round 13: flatten the opening and sc through both sides across 6 stitches

Lightly stuff only the lower hand area. Keep the sleeves soft and mostly flat. Sew the arms at the sides of the upper body, slightly lower than a straight shoulder line. They should angle gently downward, matching the relaxed pose in the photo.

Dress

Upper Dress Bodice

The dress is made as a separate garment, worked from the waist upward and downward so the texture changes slightly between bodice and skirt. This helps recreate the fitted waist and fuller lower portion seen in the image.

In cream, chain to fit around the bunny’s waist snugly. Join without twisting. A chain length of about 30 to 34 usually works, depending on yarn. Work one round of sc evenly. Then work 4 to 5 rounds of hdc to create the bodice height.

The bodice should end just under the bunny’s neck and sit close to the body. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Stitch the back seam neatly if you worked in rows. The front must remain smooth because it stays visible between the cardigan fronts.

Skirt

Join yarn to the lower edge of the bodice.

1. Round 1: work 2 dc into every third stitch around to begin the flare
2. Rounds 2 to 6: dc around
3. Round 7: increase evenly by adding 10 to 12 dc around
4. Rounds 8 to 11: dc around

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The skirt should be wide enough to bell outward softly but not so wide that it becomes theatrical. In the image, the dress falls in a controlled A-line shape. Steam block lightly if needed, but do not flatten the softness from the crochet texture.

White Scalloped Hem

Attach white yarn to the hem edge.

1. Work: (sl st, skip 1 st, 5 dc in next st, skip 1 st, sl st in next st) around

This edging should create rounded scallops that resemble delicate trim. Keep the scallops small and frequent. The trim in the image is decorative but not oversized, so resist the urge to make deep shells.

Cardigan

The cardigan is short, open-front, and slightly rounded at the lower edges. It reaches just below the waist and has fitted sleeves. Work it in rows so you can shape the front opening.

1. Make a foundation chain that fits from one front edge, across the back, to the other front edge
2. Work 1 row of sc
3. Work 5 to 6 rows of hdc or sc in the back loops for subtle rib texture
4. Shape arm openings by leaving gaps or by sewing small underarm seams later
5. Add sleeves directly into the armholes and work downward in rounds for 8 to 10 rounds

For the front edges, add short curved tabs by working partial rows at the lower fronts. The image shows each front panel curving gently into a rounded shape rather than ending in a straight line. Finish all outer edges with one round of sl st or sc.

Sew or tack the cardigan to the shoulders and under the arms so it stays open neatly. Attach a small white flower embellishment with a pale yellow center on the bunny’s right chest area as shown in the image.

Shoes Make 2

Work in cream with a slightly warmer beige tone for the sole if desired.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. 18 sts
4. Round 4: sc around in BLO. 18 sts
5. Rounds 5 to 6: sc around
6. Round 7: 6 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc. 15 sts
7. Round 8: sc around

Add a narrow strap across the top by chaining 8 to 10 and sewing both ends to the shoe sides. Embroider or stitch a tiny oval accent at the center front if desired. The shoes should look like neat Mary Jane style crochet shoes with a low profile.

Hat

The hat is a soft cloche shape in cream with a rounded crown and a downward brim. It sits low over the forehead but still leaves the eyes fully visible.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. 18 sts
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. 24 sts
5. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around. 30 sts
6. Round 6: (4 sc, inc) around. 36 sts
7. Round 7: (5 sc, inc) around. 42 sts
8. Round 8: (6 sc, inc) around. 48 sts
9. Rounds 9 to 15: sc around
10. Round 16: work in FLO and increase every 6th stitch to start the brim
11. Rounds 17 to 20: sc around
12. Round 21: sl st loosely around for a neat edge

Test the fit often. The hat should sit securely without swallowing the face. The brim bends down softly. If needed, weave a thin line of yarn through one round inside the hat and cinch very lightly for shape.

Lily of the Valley Decorations

Hat Flower Cluster

The image shows a small cluster of white bell flowers with green stems placed on one side of the hat. This detail defines the whole theme, so make it carefully and keep the scale delicate.

Bell Flowers Make 8 to 10

Using white yarn and a small hook:

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR
2. Round 2: sc around
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around lightly or keep plain for a narrower bell
4. Round 4: in FLO, work tiny scallops with sl st, ch 2, sl st or 2 hdc shells around

Lightly stuff or leave unstuffed. The bells should droop naturally. Make a few slightly different sizes to avoid a mechanical look.

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Stems

Using sage green, chain 10 to 16 for each stem. Work back with sl st. Sew one white bell to each short branch or directly to the stem tip. Gather several stems together and stitch them to the hat side, with the flowers pointing upward and outward.

Dress Vine and Hanging Bells

Make one long green chain long enough to travel diagonally from the cardigan edge down across the dress and toward the hem. Work back with sl st. Stitch it in a soft sweeping curve across the skirt front.

Make 5 to 7 additional white bell flowers for the hanging spray. Attach them to short branch stems and sew them along the lower end of the vine so they hang downward. Add two small green leaves near the waist area as shown.

Small White Flower on Cardigan

1. With white yarn, make 5 petals into a tiny ring using sl st and ch stitches
2. Add a small yellow center knot or short stitched center

Sew the flower to the bunny’s right cardigan front. Keep it small, flat, and neat.

Leaf Tote Bag

The tote is a cream basket-like bag with a large sage green leaf panel attached to the front. It stands beside the bunny and has two handles.

Bag Base and Body

1. Chain 11
2. Round 1: starting in second chain from hook, sc 9, 3 sc in last chain, continue on opposite side, sc 8, 2 sc in final stitch. 22 sts
3. Round 2: inc at both ends evenly to form an oval. 26 sts
4. Round 3: sc in BLO around
5. Rounds 4 to 10: sc around

For the handles, mark two opposite sides and chain 12 to 15 over each handle gap. On the next round, work sc over the chains. Add one more round of sc to strengthen the top edge.

Leaf Applique

In sage green, chain 9.

1. Work around the chain in sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc style to shape a pointed oval leaf
2. Continue around the opposite side symmetrically
3. Add a center vein with surface slip stitch or embroidered chain stitch
4. Add two smaller angled side veins

Sew the leaf to the bag front, centered and taking up most of the visible side. The leaf should look slightly raised and textured.

Tiny Vase

This little vase is a very small accent piece placed in front of the bunny.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR with cream or pale butter yarn
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: sc around in BLO
4. Rounds 4 to 5: sc around
5. Round 6: (4 sc, inc) twice. 14 sts
6. Rounds 7 to 8: sc around
7. Round 9: (5 sc, inc) twice. 16 sts
8. Round 10: sc around
9. Round 11: (2 sc, dec) around. 12 sts
10. Round 12: sc around

Stuff lightly so it can stand. Embroider or sew 2 tiny flowers at the top opening, one pink and one white, with a little green stem detail.

Small Companion Animal

The companion in the image is a tiny brown animal with long floppy ears, a cream dress, and a white bonnet-like cap. To match the set best, make it as a small bunny companion rather than a bear, because the long ear shape reads more clearly beside the larger bunny.

Head

Use warm brown yarn.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. 18 sts
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around. 24 sts
5. Rounds 5 to 9: sc around
6. Round 10: (2 sc, dec) around. 18 sts

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Insert safety eyes between Rounds 6 and 7. Embroider a tiny cream or beige nose and a short center line. Stuff and close.

Body

Use cream for the upper body and skirt.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around. 18 sts
4. Rounds 4 to 6: sc around

For the dress effect, work 2 to 3 rounds of dc with a few increases, then finish with one simple hem round. Keep the skirt short and slightly flared. Sew the head to the body.

Arms and Legs

Make tiny tubes in brown, 6 sc in MR, then 4 to 6 rounds of sc. Sew two arms and two short legs to the body. They should be simple and minimal.

Ears

Make 2 narrow floppy ears in brown. Start with 4 sc in MR, increase to 8, then work 10 to 12 rounds even. Flatten and sew to the head sides, one more visible than the other.

Bonnet Cap

In white, make a small shallow cap shaped like a rounded flower bonnet.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR
2. Round 2: inc around
3. Round 3: (sc, inc) around
4. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around
5. Rounds 5 to 6: sc around
6. Final round: small scallops or shell edging

Sew the cap slightly tilted. Add a tiny green top accent if desired.

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Dress the bunny first, then sew the head securely to the body. Attach the ears so they fall under the hat line. Sew the arms after the cardigan is in place. Add the shoes last so the stance stays balanced.

Place the hat low on the head and tack it with a few hidden stitches. Attach the flower cluster to one side of the hat. Sew the long lily vine diagonally over the dress front. Keep the bells facing downward near the lower skirt for the same movement seen in the image.

For the face, check symmetry before closing all threads. The eyes should be even, the nose small, and the expression quiet. A tiny amount of blush under the eyes can be added if you like, but keep it very soft.

Care Notes

• Display pieces like this look best when handled gently rather than used as rough toys
• Keep out of direct sunlight to protect the cream and green shades
• Store the set upright so the hat brim and flower stems keep their shape
• Avoid hanging the bunny by the ears or hat

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• Head: round and smooth with centered eyes and a tiny blush-pink nose
• Ears: long, soft, and hanging evenly
• Dress: cream bodice, flared skirt, white scalloped hem
• Cardigan: sage green, open front, rounded lower edges
• Hat: cream cloche with side flower cluster
• Main floral vine: stitched diagonally across the skirt front
• Accessories: leaf tote, tiny vase, and small companion animal completed
• Shoes: both level so the bunny stands neatly for display

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Spot clean first with a lightly damp cloth and a small amount of mild soap. Do not scrub the flower bells, the cardigan edges, or the leaf applique aggressively, because the details are small and can distort if rubbed too hard.

If a deeper clean is needed, place the pieces in a mesh bag and hand wash gently in cool water. Press out excess moisture with a towel. Reshape the hat, ears, skirt, flower stems, and tiny accessories while damp, then air dry flat.

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For long-term storage, wrap the set loosely in acid-free tissue or clean cotton fabric. Keep it in a dry container away from humidity. Adding a small lavender sachet nearby can help keep the stored set fresh, but do not place it in direct contact with the yarn.