Crochet Tutorial: Sleepy Garden Giraffe in Floral Bee Dress with Red Bow Headband – Free Crochet Pattern.

This sleepy garden giraffe crochet doll features a soft tan-and-cream giraffe face, closed embroidered eyes, rosy cheeks, a red dotted bow headband, tiny flowers, a cream floral bee dress with a scalloped hem, a green crossbody bag, sunflower sandals, plus matching garden accessories: a straw hat, blue watering can, and potted orange flower.

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Pattern Overview

This pattern is written in US crochet terms and is designed as a detailed amigurumi-style project. The finished doll has a large rounded sleepy head, slim long neck, small body under a cream dress, thin arms, straight legs, and miniature garden props placed around the doll.

The head is intentionally larger than the body to match the sweet handmade look in the image. The face uses soft color shaping and embroidery instead of plastic eyes, giving the giraffe a peaceful closed-eye expression.

• Finished doll height: about 11.5 inches from sandals to bow tip.
• Main hook: 2.25 mm crochet hook.
• Accessory hook: 2.00 mm crochet hook for flowers, bow dots, and small details.
• Skill level: confident beginner to intermediate.
• Construction: pieces are crocheted separately, stuffed, shaped, embroidered, and sewn together.

Materials

• Sport weight cotton yarn in warm cream for face, muzzle, inner ears, dress, and hat center.
• Sport weight cotton yarn in light tan for head, neck, arms, legs, and outer ears.
• Sport weight cotton yarn in caramel brown for giraffe spots, horn tips, and skin markings.
• Sport weight cotton yarn in red for bow headband.
• Small amounts of white yarn for bow dots, flower centers, and headband flower puffs.
• Small amounts of yellow, orange, blue, purple, pink, green, black, and brown embroidery thread or cotton yarn.
• Olive green sport yarn for the crossbody bag and strap.
• Mustard yellow yarn for sandals and straw hat trim.
• Sky blue yarn for the watering can.
• Terracotta yarn for the flowerpot.
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing.
• Yarn needle, stitch markers, pins, scissors.
• Optional blush powder or pink textile crayon for cheeks.
• Thin floral wire or pipe cleaners for the small white puff flowers above the headband.

Abbreviations

• MR: magic ring
• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• tr: treble crochet
• inc: 2 sc in the same stitch
• dec: invisible single crochet decrease
• BLO: back loop only
• FLO: front loop only
• FO: fasten off
• st/sts: stitch/stitches
• R: round or row

Gauge and Tension

Use tight, even amigurumi tension so stuffing does not show through. With sport weight cotton and a 2.25 mm hook, 8 sc across should measure about 1 inch. Exact gauge is less important than keeping all doll parts firm and proportional.

The stitches in the image look compact and smooth, so do not use a loose hook size. If your work gaps when stuffed, go down to a 2.00 mm hook for the body and face pieces.

Main Color Placement

• Head: light tan base with cream oval muzzle and cream vertical face patches.
• Neck: light tan with caramel brown irregular giraffe spots.
• Arms and legs: light tan with caramel brown patch stripes.
• Dress: cream tunic with embroidered flowers, bee, and scalloped lace-style lower edge.
• Accessories: red bow headband, olive bag, mustard sandals with sunflower decorations, straw hat, blue watering can, terracotta flowerpot.

Head

The head is a rounded oval, wider at the cheeks and slightly flatter near the lower face. Work in continuous rounds. Stuff firmly but keep the cheeks soft enough to shape with your fingers before closing.

1. With light tan yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: (sc 1, inc) around. (18)
4. R4: (sc 2, inc) around. (24)
5. R5: (sc 3, inc) around. (30)
6. R6: (sc 4, inc) around. (36)
7. R7: (sc 5, inc) around. (42)
8. R8: (sc 6, inc) around. (48)
9. R9: (sc 7, inc) around. (54)
10. R10: (sc 8, inc) around. (60)
11. R11-R18: sc around for 8 rounds. (60)
12. R19: sc 18, inc 6 times, sc 12, inc 6 times, sc 18. (72)
13. R20-R22: sc around. (72)
14. R23: sc 18, dec 6 times, sc 12, dec 6 times, sc 18. (60)
15. R24: (sc 8, dec) around. (54)
16. R25: (sc 7, dec) around. (48)
17. R26: (sc 6, dec) around. (42)
18. R27: (sc 5, dec) around. (36)
19. R28: (sc 4, dec) around. (30)
20. Begin stuffing. Shape the side cheeks gently outward.
21. R29: (sc 3, dec) around. (24)
22. R30: (sc 2, dec) around. (18)
23. R31: (sc 1, dec) around. (12)
24. R32: dec around. (6)
25. FO, close the hole, and weave in the end.

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Cream Face Patches

The image shows soft cream shaping down the front of the giraffe face, forming a pale muzzle area and gentle vertical patches above the closed eyes. Make these pieces thin and sew them flat so they look like colorwork on the face.

Large Muzzle Oval

1. With cream yarn, ch 9.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc 6, 3 sc in last ch. Work along other side of chain: sc 6, inc in last ch. (18)
3. R2: inc, sc 6, inc 3 times, sc 6, inc 2 times. (24)
4. R3: sc 1, inc, sc 6, (sc 1, inc) 3 times, sc 6, (sc 1, inc) 2 times. (30)
5. R4: sc around. (30)
6. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Pin the muzzle oval across the lower front of the head between R17 and R25. The top edge should sit just below the closed eyelids. Sew around with small stitches, keeping the oval smooth and centered.

Upper Cream Face Stripes

1. Make 2. With cream yarn, ch 10.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc 8. (9)
3. R2: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 5, dec. (7)
4. R3: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 3, dec. (5)
5. R4: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 1, dec. (3)
6. FO, leaving a tail.

Sew one cream stripe above each eye, angled slightly inward toward the center forehead. The wider end sits near the muzzle, and the narrow end points upward toward the headband.

Sleepy Face Embroidery

• Use dark brown thread to embroider two curved closed eyelids across the lower edge of the cream upper patches.
• Each eyelid should be about 9 stitches wide and gently downward curved.
• Add 4 short black lashes under each eye, spacing each lash 1 stitch apart.
• Embroider a small Y-shaped nose and mouth at the center of the muzzle using brown thread.
• Add a tiny vertical mouth line, then split into two soft curves.
• Apply pink blush in round patches on both cheeks, about 1 inch wide.

Ears

The ears are large, rounded, and sit horizontally out from both sides of the head. Each ear has a tan outer layer and cream inner layer. Sew the inner ear onto the outer ear before attaching.

Outer Ears

1. Make 2 with light tan yarn. R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: (sc 1, inc) around. (18)
4. R4: (sc 2, inc) around. (24)
5. R5: sc around. (24)
6. R6: sc 6, hdc 4, dc 4, hdc 4, sc 6. (24)
7. Fold slightly to create an oval ear. FO, leaving a long tail.

Inner Ears

1. Make 2 with cream yarn. R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: (sc 1, inc) around. (18)
4. R4: sc around. (18)
5. FO, leaving a tail.

Sew each cream inner ear onto a tan outer ear. Attach ears to the head between R17 and R21, one on each side. Angle them outward with a slight upward tilt, matching the wide relaxed ear shape in the image.

Ossicones

The giraffe has small rounded horn-like ossicones peeking behind the red headband. They are short, soft, and brown at the top with a tan base.

1. Make 2. With caramel brown yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: sc around. (6)
3. Change to light tan yarn.
4. R3: (sc 1, inc) around. (9)
5. R4-R6: sc around. (9)
6. Stuff lightly.
7. FO, leaving a long tail.

Sew the ossicones to the top of the head between R5 and R8, about 8 stitches apart. They should sit behind the headband and partly behind the bow.

Neck

The neck is long and slim, placed directly under the head. It has caramel giraffe spots, including a larger irregular brown patch near the front as shown in the image.

1. With light tan yarn, R1: 8 sc in MR. (8)
2. R2: inc around. (16)
3. R3: (sc 3, inc) around. (20)
4. R4-R18: sc around. (20)
5. Stuff firmly as you go so the neck can support the head.
6. R19: (sc 3, dec) around. (16)
7. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Neck Spots

1. Make 5 small spots with caramel brown yarn.
2. For each spot: 5 sc in MR, sl st to first sc, FO with a sewing tail.
3. Make 2 medium spots: 6 sc in MR, inc around. (12) FO with tail.

Sew spots randomly on the front and sides of the neck. Place one medium spot at the front center, one on the upper right side, and smaller spots around the left and back edges.

Body

The body is small compared with the head and mostly hidden by the dress. Use cream or light tan yarn for the body base. The shoulders should be narrow so the dress creates the cute oversized tunic shape.

1. With light tan yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: (sc 1, inc) around. (18)
4. R4: (sc 2, inc) around. (24)
5. R5: (sc 3, inc) around. (30)
6. R6-R12: sc around. (30)
7. R13: (sc 3, dec) around. (24)
8. R14-R16: sc around. (24)
9. R17: (sc 2, dec) around. (18)
10. Stuff the body firmly.
11. R18: sc around. (18)
12. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing to the neck.

Legs

The giraffe has long straight cream-tan legs with small brown patch bands and mustard sandals. Make the legs before the dress hem so the proportions stay neat.

1. Make 2 with light tan yarn. R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: (sc 3, inc) around. (15)
4. R4-R22: sc around. (15)
5. Stuff gradually, keeping the legs slim.
6. R23: (sc 3, dec) around. (12)
7. R24: sc around. (12)
8. FO, leaving a long tail.

Leg Patch Bands

• With caramel brown yarn, embroider 3 uneven bands around each leg.
• Make each band 2 rounds tall, leaving 4 to 5 rounds of tan between bands.
• Use short satin stitches instead of full color changes so the spots look organic.

Arms

The arms are narrow and hang down at the sides. Each arm has a caramel brown lower hand area and several brown patch bands over the tan upper arm.

1. Make 2. With caramel brown yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3-R5: sc around. (12)
4. Change to light tan yarn.
5. R6-R20: sc around. (12)
6. Stuff the hand and lower arm lightly. Leave the upper arm less stuffed for easy sewing.
7. R21: flatten opening and sc 6 through both layers. FO with long tail.

Arm Patch Bands

• Embroider caramel brown patch bands around R9-R10, R13-R14, and R17-R18.
• Make the bands broken and uneven, not perfectly straight.
• The lower hand remains solid caramel brown.

Cream Floral Bee Dress

The dress is a loose cream tunic with short sleeves, a round neckline, embroidered wildflowers, a large bee on the front, and a scalloped lace-style hem. It is crocheted from the top down and slipped over the body before final assembly.

Dress Yoke

1. With cream yarn, ch 31. Join with sl st to form a ring, making sure not to twist. (31)
2. R1: ch 1, sc around, sl st to join. (31)
3. R2: ch 1, sc 4, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 7, sl st. (35)
4. R3: ch 1, sc around. (35)
5. R4: ch 1, sc 5, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 7, inc, sc 6, inc, sc 7, sl st. (39)
6. R5: ch 1, sc around. (39)

Armholes and Body of Dress

1. R6: ch 1, sc 7, ch 7, skip 7, sc 11, ch 7, skip 7, sc 7, sl st to join. (39 including chains)
2. R7: ch 1, sc in each sc and each ch around. (39)
3. R8: ch 1, (sc 5, inc) around, ending with sc 3. (45)
4. R9: ch 1, sc around. (45)
5. R10: ch 1, (sc 8, inc) around. (50)
6. R11-R16: ch 1, sc around, sl st to join each round. (50)
7. R17: ch 1, (sc 9, inc) around. (55)
8. R18-R20: ch 1, sc around. (55)

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Scalloped Lace Hem

1. R21: ch 1, sc around. (55)
2. R22: ch 1, sc 1, skip 1, 5 dc in next st, skip 1, sc 1; repeat from this sequence around. Adjust last repeat with sl st if needed.
3. R23: ch 1, work 1 sc into each sc and 1 sc into each dc across every scallop. FO and weave in ends.

Short Sleeves

1. Attach cream yarn at the bottom of one armhole.
2. R1: sc 7 across chain opening, sc 7 across skipped yoke stitches. (14)
3. R2: ch 1, sc around. (14)
4. R3: ch 1, (sc 1, hdc 1, sc 1) around for a soft sleeve edge. FO.
5. Repeat for the second sleeve.

Dress Embroidery

The dress front is the focal detail. Use embroidery thread or split cotton yarn. Keep the stitches delicate so the dress still looks crocheted, not covered by thick yarn.

Large Bee Motif

• Place the bee at the upper center front of the dress, slightly above the middle.
• Use black yarn to make an oval body about 7 stitches wide and 5 rows tall.
• Add yellow horizontal stripes across the body using 3 short satin-stitch lines.
• Use black thread for 2 tiny antennae and 2 little legs.
• Use beige or light brown thread to outline two transparent wings on each side.
• Fill wings with loose long stitches so they remain airy.

Wildflower Garden

• Use olive green thread to embroider stems from the lower dress upward.
• Add 9 long stems between the center and left side.
• Add 8 long stems between the center and right side.
• Add small French knots or tiny straight stitches in purple, yellow, blue, pink, red, and white.
• Make one red poppy near the lower center using 5 red lazy-daisy petals and a black center.
• Make one small ladybug near the lower right using red yarn and black dots.
• Add 3 white daisies with yellow centers across the lower front.

Red Bow Headband

The headband sits across the top of the giraffe’s head and frames the ears and ossicones. The bow is large, red, and dotted with tiny white spots.

Headband Strip

1. With red yarn, ch 56.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc across. (55)
3. R2: ch 1, turn, sc across. (55)
4. FO, leaving a long tail.

Wrap the strip across the head from one side behind the ear to the other side. Sew it in place along the top curve. Do not pull too tightly, or the head shape will flatten.

Bow Loops

1. Make 2 with red yarn. Ch 16.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc 14. (15)
3. R2-R8: ch 1, turn, sc across. (15)
4. FO with a long tail.
5. Fold each rectangle slightly in the center and stitch through the middle to pinch it into a bow loop.

Bow Center

1. With red yarn, ch 8.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc 6. (7)
3. R2-R4: ch 1, turn, sc across. (7)
4. Wrap around the pinched bow loops and sew at the back.

White Bow Dots

• Using white yarn or thread, make 12 tiny straight-stitch dots on the bow.
• Place 6 dots on each loop.
• Keep the dots unevenly spaced to match the handmade look.

Mini Flowers Around Headband

The headband has small flowers near the sides in warm yellow, orange, blue, and white tones. These flowers sit behind the bow and above the ears.

1. For each small flower, make 5 sc in MR using yellow, orange, blue, or white yarn.
2. Sl st to close the ring.
3. Petals: ch 2, sl st in same st; repeat in each stitch around.
4. FO with a tail.
5. Make 7 flowers total: 2 yellow, 2 orange, 1 blue, 1 white, and 1 cream.

Sew the flowers along the headband, clustering 3 on the left side and 4 on the right side. Place them partly behind the bow for a garden crown effect.

 

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White Puff Flowers on Stems

1. Make 3 white puffs. With white yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: sc around. (12)
4. R4: dec around. (6)
5. Stuff lightly, close, and FO.
6. Wrap green yarn around three 2.5 inch pieces of floral wire or pipe cleaner.
7. Sew or glue the white puffs to the covered stems.

Attach the stems behind the headband, one on each side and one slightly higher behind the bow. Bend them outward softly, like the white puff flowers floating above the head in the image.

Olive Green Crossbody Bag

The small garden bag hangs diagonally across the dress and rests on the lower right side of the body. It has a rounded flap and a tiny white daisy on the front.

Bag Body

1. With olive green yarn, ch 11.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc 8, 3 sc in last ch. Work other side: sc 8, inc in last ch. (22)
3. R2: inc, sc 8, inc 3 times, sc 8, inc 2 times. (28)
4. R3-R8: sc around. (28)
5. R9: sc 8, hdc 6, sc 14. (28)
6. FO, flatten lightly, and sew the back opening closed if desired.

Bag Flap

1. Attach olive yarn at the back top center.
2. R1: sc 12 across the back top edge. (12)
3. R2: ch 1, turn, sc across. (12)
4. R3: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 8, dec. (10)
5. R4: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 6, dec. (8)
6. FO and sew flap down at the front.

Bag Strap

1. With olive yarn, ch 75.
2. R1: sl st in second ch from hook and each ch across.
3. FO with long tails.

Sew the strap from the left shoulder area across the chest to the bag on the right hip. Keep it snug but not tight.

Daisy on Bag

• Use yellow thread for one small center knot.
• Use white thread to make 6 short lazy-daisy petals around it.
• Place the daisy on the lower right corner of the flap.

Mustard Sandals

The sandals are open-toe, mustard yellow, and decorated with sunflower-like flowers on the top. Each sandal is made around a cream foot sole.

Feet

1. Make 2 with cream yarn. Ch 7.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc 4, 3 sc in last ch. Work other side: sc 4, inc in last ch. (14)
3. R2: inc, sc 4, inc 3 times, sc 4, inc 2 times. (20)
4. R3: BLO sc around. (20)
5. R4: sc around. (20)
6. Stuff lightly and sew each foot to the bottom of each leg.

Sandal Sole and Strap

1. With mustard yarn, ch 8.
2. R1: sc in second ch, sc 5, 3 sc in last ch, work back: sc 5, inc. (16)
3. R2: inc, sc 5, inc 3 times, sc 5, inc 2 times. (22)
4. FO and sew under the cream foot.
5. Toe strap: ch 11, sc in second ch and across. Sew across the front of the foot.
6. Ankle strap: ch 16, sc in second ch and across. Wrap around ankle and sew ends at back.

Sunflowers on Sandals

1. Make 2. With brown yarn, 6 sc in MR, sl st to close.
2. Change to yellow yarn.
3. Petals: ch 2, sl st in next st; repeat around to make 6 petals.
4. FO and sew one flower to the front strap of each sandal.

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Round Straw Hat Accessory

The straw hat is shown beside the doll. It is flat with a raised center dome and mustard rings around the brim. Use cream for the main straw color and mustard for accent rounds.

1. With cream yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: (sc 1, inc) around. (18)
4. R4: (sc 2, inc) around. (24)
5. R5: (sc 3, inc) around. (30)
6. R6: BLO sc around. (30)
7. R7-R9: sc around. (30)
8. R10: FLO (sc 4, inc) around. (36)
9. R11: (sc 5, inc) around. (42)
10. Change to mustard yarn.
11. R12: sc around. (42)
12. Change to cream yarn.
13. R13: (sc 6, inc) around. (48)
14. R14: (sc 7, inc) around. (54)
15. Change to mustard yarn.
16. R15: sc around. (54)
17. Change to cream yarn.
18. R16: (sc 8, inc) around. (60)
19. R17: sc around. (60)
20. Change to mustard yarn.
21. R18: crab stitch or reverse sc around for a firm brim edge. FO.

Blue Watering Can

The watering can is a separate miniature prop. It has a rounded body, short spout, side handle, and narrow top opening. Use sky blue yarn and firm stuffing.

Can Body

1. With sky blue yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2: inc around. (12)
3. R3: (sc 1, inc) around. (18)
4. R4: (sc 2, inc) around. (24)
5. R5-R9: sc around. (24)
6. R10: (sc 2, dec) around. (18)
7. Stuff firmly.
8. R11: (sc 1, dec) around. (12)
9. R12: BLO sc around. (12)
10. FO, leaving a small top opening.

Spout

1. With sky blue yarn, R1: 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. R2-R7: sc around. (6)
3. R8: (sc 1, inc) around. (9)
4. R9: sc around. (9)
5. FO, leaving tail.

Sew the spout to the left side of the can body, angled upward. Flatten the open end slightly to create the watering-can spout shape.

Handle

1. With sky blue yarn, ch 20.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook and across. (19)
3. R2: ch 1, turn, sc across. (19)
4. FO, leaving tails.

Curve the handle into a C-shape and sew one end near the upper right side and the other end near the lower right side of the watering can.

Potted Orange Flower

The small pot has a terracotta ribbed base, a green stem, and a bright orange flower with a dark center. Keep this prop flat enough to lay beside the doll.

Flowerpot

1. With terracotta yarn, ch 12.
2. R1: sc in second ch from hook, sc across. (11)
3. R2-R7: ch 1, turn, BLO sc across. (11)
4. R8: ch 1, turn, dec, sc 7, dec. (9)
5. R9: ch 1, turn, sc across. (9)
6. FO. Fold side edges inward slightly and sew to create a tapered pot shape.

Stem and Leaf

1. With green yarn, ch 13.
2. Sl st in second ch from hook and across. FO.
3. Leaf: ch 5, sc in second ch, hdc, dc, sl st. FO.
4. Sew the leaf to one side of the stem.

Orange Flower

1. With black or dark brown yarn, 6 sc in MR, sl st to close.
2. Change to orange yarn.
3. Petals: ch 3, 2 dc in same st, ch 3, sl st in same st; repeat in each stitch around for 6 petals.
4. FO and sew flower to top of stem.

Assembly Order

1. Sew the neck securely to the top of the body, centering it over the shoulders.
2. Slide the cream dress over the body before attaching the head.
3. Sew the head to the neck using a full circle of tight stitches. Add extra stitches at the back for support.
4. Sew the legs to the lower body, about 6 stitches apart, so they hang straight down.
5. Sew the arms to the sides of the body under the sleeves, angled slightly downward.
6. Attach the ears to the head and secure the base with several stitches.
7. Sew the ossicones to the top of the head behind the headband area.
8. Wrap and sew the red headband in place.
9. Attach the bow at the top center, slightly forward.
10. Sew flowers around the headband, then attach white puff stems behind it.
11. Place the crossbody strap over the left shoulder and sew the bag to the right hip.
12. Add sandals to the feet and sew sunflower decorations on top.

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

After all pieces are attached, check the face from the front. The closed eyes should sit evenly, the muzzle should be centered, and the ears should extend outward at the same height. Add extra cheek blush only after all sewing is finished.

• Use brown thread to deepen the nose if needed.
• Add a few extra lashes if one eye looks lighter than the other.
• Shape the cheeks by gently pressing below the eyes.
• Make sure the bow sits upright and does not cover the sleepy expression.
• Steam-block only the dress hem and hat brim lightly if they curl.

Care Notes

Spot clean the doll with cool water and mild soap. Do not soak if you used blush powder, wire stems, or glued details. Let the doll air dry flat on a towel, reshaping the bow, ears, and dress hem while damp.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• Large sleepy giraffe head is firmly attached to the slim neck.
• Both ears are level and angled outward.
• Red bow has white dots and sits centered on the headband.
• Dress has bee embroidery, wildflowers, and scalloped hem.
• Green bag crosses from left shoulder to right hip.
• Sandals include sunflower decorations.
• Straw hat, watering can, and potted flower are completed as matching props.

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Keep the finished crochet giraffe away from direct sunlight to protect the soft cream, tan, red, and green colors. Store it in a dry place with enough room so the bow, ears, and puff flowers are not crushed.

For long-term display, place the doll on a clean shelf and dust gently with a soft brush. If the accessories are removable, store the straw hat, watering can, and flowerpot beside the doll to preserve the full garden scene.