Sage Meadow Bunny – Crochet

This elegant crochet bunny is designed as a dressed meadow doll with a soft sage hat, layered outfit, tiny shoulder bag, cream shoes, and a sweet companion set. It fits beautifully into searches for a crochet bunny doll, handmade spring decor, heirloom amigurumi, and an Easter gift idea for collectors or nursery styling.

The full set also includes a tiny mouse friend, a picnic basket, a miniature teapot, and a small flower bundle, giving the finished project strong appeal as a handmade display piece, cottagecore shelf decor item, and boutique-style crochet gift. The overall look is gentle, timeless, and polished while still being approachable for patient makers.

Please note: I strive for accuracy in every pattern, but occasional errors can happen. Thank you for understanding and for enjoying my designs.

Overview

This pattern is written to closely match the image: a standing bunny with a large rounded head, long floppy ears, a modest body, straight legs, soft sleeves, a full layered skirt, ruffled cream trim, a sage hat with brim, a crossbody bag, and tiny shoes.

The styling is important here. This is not a simple toy with only basic clothing. The finished look depends on proportion, layering, edging, and the placement of the smaller accessories. Work slowly and compare parts before attaching them permanently.

Materials

• Main bunny color: light cream or warm ivory cotton yarn
• Dress and hat color: muted sage green cotton yarn
• Accent trim color: soft cream cotton yarn
• Mouse dress color: dusty sky blue cotton yarn
• Mouse hat accent: pale straw beige and thin blue yarn
• Basket color: light honey brown cotton yarn
• Flower stems: soft green yarn
• Flower petals: white yarn with tiny yellow centers
• Optional blush thread: pale pink embroidery thread
• Hook: choose a size smaller than the yarn label suggests so the fabric stays firm
• Safety eyes: black, medium size for the bunny and very small black beads or eyes for the mouse
• Stuffing: polyester fiberfill
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Pins for assembly
• Thin floral wire, optional: only if you want slightly poseable flower stems
• Cardboard circle or plastic canvas, optional: for strengthening the basket base

Abbreviations

• MR = magic ring
• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• inc = 2 sc in same stitch
• dec = invisible decrease
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• tr = treble crochet
• BLO = back loop only
• FLO = front loop only

Gauge and Finished Size

The exact gauge is less important than firmness and proportion. Your stitches should be tight enough that stuffing does not show. The bunny should be much larger than the mouse and accessories, with the head visually wider than the upper torso and slightly wider than the skirt opening.

The finished bunny should look like a display doll rather than a pocket toy. The mouse should reach only a small portion of the bunny’s height. The teapot should be tiny, sitting neatly near one foot. The basket should be wider than the teapot but smaller than the mouse.

Color Planning

• Cream: head, muzzle area, body foundation, apron, sock area, shoe trim, ruffles, and some decorative edges
• Sage: hat, sleeves, skirt underlayer, bodice accents, bag, bow, and decorative bands
• Blue: mouse dress and mouse hat band accent
• Brown: basket and basket handle

Bunny Head

Using cream yarn, make the head as a smooth rounded sphere with a very gentle lower-face shaping. The face in the image is soft and broad, not narrow or pointed. Keep increases evenly spaced so the head remains round and polished.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: sc, inc around. 18.
4. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around. 24.
5. Round 5: 3 sc, inc around. 30.
6. Round 6: 4 sc, inc around. 36.
7. Round 7: 5 sc, inc around. 42.
8. Round 8: 6 sc, inc around. 48.
9. Rounds 9-18: sc around. Keep the surface smooth and even.

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Place the bunny eyes on the front of the head with a wide, gentle spacing. The eyes in the image are dark, glossy, and low enough to create a childlike face, but not so low that the muzzle becomes crowded.

Before closing the head, shape a tiny stitched nose in soft beige or light pink thread. Make a short vertical stitch below it for the mouth. Add faint blush slightly below and outward from the eyes if desired.

1. Round 19: 6 sc, dec around. 42.
2. Round 20: 5 sc, dec around. 36.
3. Round 21: 4 sc, dec around. 30.
4. Round 22: 3 sc, dec around. 24.
5. Begin stuffing firmly and shape the cheeks evenly.
6. Round 23: 2 sc, dec around. 18.
7. Round 24: sc, dec around. 12.
8. Round 25: dec around. 6. Fasten off and close.

Bunny Ears

The ears are long, soft, and floppy. They are not wired and they do not stand upright. They hang from the sides of the head and fall straight down with only a slight inward curve near the ends. Make two in cream yarn.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: 12 sc.
4. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around. 16.
5. Rounds 5-18: 16 sc.

Flatten the ear opening and close with 8 sc through both sides, or sew later depending on your preferred finishing method. Do not stuff the ears. Light steaming is optional if your yarn allows it, but only enough to relax the fabric slightly.

Neck and Upper Body

The body should be smaller than the head and gently cylindrical with a slightly tapered waist. Because the dress covers much of the torso, the shaping underneath only needs to support the garment well. Use cream yarn for the foundation body.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: sc, inc around. 18.
4. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around. 24.
5. Rounds 5-8: 24 sc.
6. Round 9: 10 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec. 22.
7. Rounds 10-12: 22 sc.
8. Round 13: 9 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec. 20.
9. Rounds 14-16: 20 sc.

Stuff the body firmly but do not make it hard. The doll in the image has a gentle softness. Leave the lower edge open if you prefer to attach the legs first and then add a skirt over the waist.

Legs

The legs are short, straight, and closely aligned under the skirt. They are not long or dramatic. The shoes hide much of their structure, so the visible effect should be neat and tidy rather than strongly sculpted. Make two in cream yarn.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Rounds 3-5: 12 sc.
4. Round 6: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec. 10.
5. Rounds 7-12: 10 sc.

Stuff lightly to medium. The feet should stand straight downward from the skirt without splaying too far apart. Leave a long tail for sewing each leg under the body.

Arms

The arms are slim with long sage sleeves and cream cuffs at the hands. They angle gently downward at the sides. Make two. Start at the hand in cream, then switch to sage for the sleeve.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR using cream.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: 12 sc in BLO to define the cuff edge.
4. Round 4: 10 sc, dec. 11.
5. Change to sage.
6. Rounds 5-12: 11 sc.

Stuff only the lower half lightly. Flatten the opening and sew closed. When attached, the arms should rest close to the dress, not stick straight outward.

Dress Bodice

The bodice is built over the upper body in cream and sage with a layered look. The image shows a cream front panel, sage shoulder straps or side framing, and a delicate ruffled cream collar area that sits around the chest and neckline.

You may work the bodice directly onto the body or as a separate fitted garment. For the closest visual result, crochet it onto the finished torso so placement remains exact.

1. Join cream yarn around the upper torso front and sides.
2. Work one round of sc around the chest area, adjusting stitch count to fit smoothly.
3. Add a second round of sc or hdc for coverage.
4. Switch to sage and create two narrow vertical bands from waist to shoulder area on the front, like decorative straps framing the cream center.

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At the neckline, create cream ruffles by attaching yarn and working a frill with a repeated pattern such as 2 dc in one stitch, 1 dc in next, 2 dc in next, depending on your stitch count. The ruffle should look soft and gathered, not oversized.

Add a tiny sage bow centered near the upper chest. Make it by creating a small rectangle, cinching the center, and sewing it flat. The bow in the image is modest and neat.

Skirt Base

The skirt is full, round, and layered. It begins near the waist and expands outward with enough structure to flare gently. Use cream for the outer visible apron area and sage beneath for the lower decorative layer.

For best fullness, make the skirt as separate layers. First create a sage underskirt that peeks out at the lower edge. Then add the cream apron-like overskirt with textured rows and ruffled trim.

Sage Underskirt

1. Ch enough to fit the waist or begin with a waist round joined to the body.
2. Round 1: evenly spaced sc around the waist.
3. Round 2: sc, inc around at regular intervals to begin flare.
4. Rounds 3-7: continue increasing lightly every round or every second round.

The sage underskirt should extend below the cream layer and remain visible as a lower band. Finish with a cream lace-like edge made from repeating small shell groups, picot-inspired points, or a dc-ch decorative border that stays delicate.

Cream Overskirt

1. Join cream yarn at the waist above the sage layer.
2. Round 1: hdc around.
3. Round 2: hdc with evenly spaced increases.
4. Rounds 3-8: continue in hdc or dc, increasing gradually for width.

The image shows visible horizontal texture on the cream skirt. You can create this by alternating standard rows with rows worked in BLO, or by mixing hdc and dc sections. Keep the lines tidy and parallel.

At the bottom of the cream overskirt, add a cream ruffle. This should sit above the sage band and create the fuller, romantic edge visible in the photo. After that, add a narrow sage stripe above the ruffle if needed to sharpen the layered effect.

Apron Styling

The front of the dress reads visually like an apron panel. To match that effect, create a slightly denser cream front section over the skirt. This can be done as a broad oval or trapezoid sewn onto the front center of the skirt.

• Keep the upper edge gently curved.
• Let the panel cover most of the front skirt width.
• Add a ruffled cream border along the lower edge.
• Add a sage band near the bottom to echo the skirt colors.

Sleeve Cuffs and Wrist Ruffles

The wrists have visible cream frills where the sage sleeves end. Join cream yarn around the arm opening and make a small gathered cuff using 2 dc in alternating stitches. Keep the ruffle light and feminine.

Shoes

The bunny wears soft cream shoes with a rounded shape and a tiny decorative accent at the front. They look like little slip-on dress shoes rather than boots. Make two separate shoe coverings and sew them over the lower feet.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: sc, inc around. 18.
4. Rounds 4-5: 18 sc.
5. Round 6: work partial decreases across the toe to shape the front.

Fit each shoe over the foot and sew around the ankle area. Add a tiny cream or pale sage flower, knot, or stitched bow to the outer side or toe area. In the image, the shoe detail is understated and delicate.

Hat

The hat is an essential part of the silhouette. It has a rounded crown and a softly flared brim in sage yarn with a cream accent line near the transition. It sits low on the head, covering the ear bases while allowing the ears to fall downward.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR using sage.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: sc, inc around. 18.
4. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around. 24.
5. Round 5: 3 sc, inc around. 30.
6. Round 6: 4 sc, inc around. 36.
7. Round 7: 5 sc, inc around. 42.
8. Rounds 8-14: sc around for the crown height.

Try the hat on the head. It should sit comfortably without looking tall. Add one cream round around the lower crown edge. Then continue the brim.

1. Brim Round 1: in BLO, sc around with evenly spaced increases.
2. Brim Round 2: sc around.
3. Brim Round 3: increase lightly around.
4. Brim Rounds 4-5: sc around, adjusting so the brim curves outward but does not ripple too much.

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The brim should look gently classic, not floppy and oversized. Sew the hat to the head after positioning the ears exactly where they need to emerge beneath it.

Crossbody Bag

The small sage bag hangs from the bunny’s right shoulder across the front. It has a rounded rectangular body, a flap edged in cream lace-like trim, and a thin strap. This accessory adds charm and must not be skipped.

1. Using sage, ch a short base chain.
2. Work oval rounds around the chain to form a small pouch front and back.
3. Continue without increasing until the bag depth looks right.
4. For the flap, crochet a small semicircle or rectangle in cream, then add a tiny shell border.
5. Make a long thin sage strap with chains and a return row of sl st or sc.

Sew the strap securely so it crosses the upper body diagonally. Let the bag sit at hip height on one side, just as shown in the image.

Tiny Mouse Companion

The mouse is a miniature companion with cream-pink ears, a pale face, a blue dress, and a straw-toned hat with a blue band. The body is tiny and simple, but the overall look should clearly read as a mouse rather than a generic animal.

Mouse Head

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR with light cream or pale blush cream.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: sc, inc around. 18.
4. Rounds 4-7: 18 sc.
5. Add tiny black eyes and a tiny pink nose.
6. Round 8: sc, dec around. 12.
7. Round 9: dec around. 6. Close.

Mouse Ears

Make two small circles with pale outer yarn and a blush inner hint if desired. Sew them high on the head so they are broad and visible under the hat.

Mouse Body and Dress

1. Begin at the neck in blue yarn.
2. Work a narrow upper section, then increase steadily for a bell-shaped dress.
3. The dress should widen toward the bottom and stop above tiny feet.

Add tiny cream or pale pink arms and legs. Keep them short and simple. The mouse should stand beside the bunny without taking visual attention away from the main doll.

Mouse Hat

Make a very small beige cap with a short brim. Add a single narrow blue band around it. Place it slightly tilted for the same playful charm visible in the image.

Picnic Basket

The basket is round and shallow with a fitted lid effect and an upright handle. Use honey brown yarn. A tiny cream trim and a thin pink detail band can be added to echo the image styling.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12.
3. Round 3: sc, inc around. 18.
4. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around. 24.
5. Rounds 5-8: sc around to build low sides.

Create a separate lid circle just slightly wider than the opening. Add a very short side wall to the lid so it sits neatly on top. For the handle, chain a strip, work back in sc, and curve it upward before attaching both ends firmly.

Add a tiny cream decorative trim around the basket center and a very narrow pink line beneath it if you want to closely echo the picture.

Mini Teapot

The teapot is very small, cream with a sage lid and subtle blue accent. This piece is tiny but important because it completes the meadow tea setting.

1. Start with cream yarn and form a tiny round pot body with a few increase rounds and one or two plain rounds.
2. Decrease slightly toward the top opening.
3. Add a short curved spout by crocheting a tiny tube or shaping with a few stitches.
4. Add a small handle on the opposite side using chained stitches reinforced with sewing.
5. Make a tiny sage lid and a small top knob.

Keep the teapot plump and rounded rather than tall. A small blue stitched line or decorative mark on the body can imitate the subtle trim seen in the image.

Flower Bundle

The flowers are white with yellow centers and green stems, tied together like a hand-picked bouquet. Make several tiny blossoms so the cluster feels fresh and full without becoming oversized.

• Make each flower with a yellow center ring and five small white petals.
• Create thin green stems from chain strands or wrapped yarn.
• Group the stems together and tie with matching green yarn.

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The bouquet should sit on the table near the bunny’s feet and look lightweight. Do not make the blossoms too large. Small scale is what keeps the whole display believable.

Assembly Order

1. Sew the legs evenly under the body.
2. Sew the head firmly to the torso and check forward balance.
3. Attach the ears to the sides of the head, low enough to fall beneath the hat line.
4. Sew the arms at the upper sides of the body with a slight downward angle.
5. Add bodice details, collar ruffles, and chest bow.
6. Attach underskirt, overskirt, apron panel, and bottom trims.
7. Sew on the shoes.
8. Place and attach the hat.
9. Attach the crossbody bag.
10. Make and place the mouse, basket, bouquet, and teapot.

Styling Notes for Accuracy

• Head: large, round, and soft
• Ears: long, drooping, and unstuffed
• Dress: layered, full, and modest with visible cream ruffles
• Color balance: more cream than sage, with sage used as elegant framing
• Bag: small and neat, never oversized
• Mouse: clearly smaller companion piece
• Accessories: delicate, cottage-like, and tidy

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Pin everything before sewing permanently. Check the head tilt, ear fall, and arm angle from the front. The face should remain simple: black eyes, a tiny stitched nose, and a short mouth line. Add only a whisper of blush so the expression stays gentle and calm.

Care Notes

Handle the hat brim, ruffles, and tiny accessories with care. This set is best displayed rather than heavily played with. Keep removable pieces together so the styling remains complete and balanced.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• Are the bunny ears placed evenly?
• Does the hat sit low and neat?
• Is the cream chest bow centered?
• Do the skirt layers show clearly?
• Does the bag hang diagonally across the front?
• Are the shoes aligned forward?
• Is the mouse clearly smaller than the bunny?
• Do the basket, bouquet, and teapot feel in scale?

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Spot clean with a lightly damp cloth when possible. Avoid twisting the doll or soaking the accessories unless your yarn is known to hold shape well. Dry flat, reshape the hat brim and ruffles with your fingers, and store away from direct sunlight to preserve color and structure.