Garden Donkey Doll with Striped Shirt, Daisy Bag, and Summer Sandals – Pattern Guide

This garden donkey doll has a soft taupe body, a creamy rounded muzzle, long floppy ears, bright blue eyes, and a fluffy white mane. The outfit includes tan short overalls with button straps, a cream striped shirt with blue and red bands, a yellow crossbody daisy bag, flower hair clips, ankle socks, and open summer sandals. The set also includes small potted flowers and a flat round straw garden hat to match the cozy outdoor scene.

Pattern Overview

This pattern is written in US crochet terms and is designed as a detailed amigurumi-style guide for recreating the donkey doll and the small garden props shown in the image. The finished doll is made with tight single crochet stitches, firm shaping, careful color changes, and layered accessories.

The doll has a large rounded head, a smaller soft body, slim arms, straight seated legs, long oval ears, and a protruding muzzle. The outfit is built directly onto the body where possible, then finished with separate straps, cuffs, flowers, bag, sandals, and props.

Finished Size

• Doll height: About 11 to 12 inches when made with sport or DK weight yarn and a 2.25 mm hook.
• Head width: About 4 inches across at the widest point.
• Ear length: About 4.75 inches each.
• Body height: About 4.25 inches from neck to shorts hem.
• Flower pots: About 1.25 inches tall.
• Round straw hat: About 3.5 inches wide.

Skill Level

Confident beginner to intermediate. You should know how to work in continuous rounds, increase, invisible decrease, change colors, crochet into front loops and back loops, embroider small details, and sew small parts neatly in place.

Materials

• DK or sport weight cotton yarn in taupe brown for head, ears, lower legs, and outer face.
• Cream yarn for muzzle, hands, socks, shirt base, and sandal toes.
• Tan yarn for overalls, overall straps, sandal soles, and straw hat.
• White fluffy or brushed yarn for the mane.
• Navy blue yarn for shirt stripes, collar line, flower clips, and eye edging.
• Red yarn for shirt stripes and tiny berry details.
• Yellow yarn for bag, bag strap, and flower clips.
• White yarn for daisies and small flower petals.
• Green yarn for leaves and flower stems.
• Pink, lavender, and brown yarn for garden pots and flowers.
• 2.25 mm crochet hook for the main doll.
• 2.0 mm crochet hook for flowers, bag details, and facial finishing.
• Fiberfill stuffing.
• Two 12 mm blue safety eyes or embroidered blue eyes.
• Two small tan buttons, about 8 mm wide.
• Yarn needle, stitch markers, pins, scissors, and black embroidery thread.

Gauge

For the main doll, 6 single crochet stitches and 7 rounds should measure about 1 inch. Gauge is important because the head, muzzle, body, and clothes need to sit firmly without gaps. Use a smaller hook if stuffing shows through the stitches.

Abbreviations

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

Important Construction Notes

Work most amigurumi pieces in continuous spiral rounds unless a section says otherwise. Place a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round. Stuff the head and body firmly, but stuff the arms and lower ears lightly so they keep the soft handmade look from the image.

The doll in the image has a soft seated posture. The legs hang downward from the short overalls, and the feet point forward. To achieve this, sew the legs to the front lower body instead of directly underneath the center of the body.

The donkey face should look gentle and slightly rounded. The muzzle is not flat. It is an oval padded piece sewn onto the lower front of the head, with nostrils embroidered near the left and right upper sides of the muzzle.

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Head

Use taupe brown yarn and the 2.25 mm hook. Stuff firmly as you go, especially after Round 18. The head is round at the back with a slightly vertical face shape in front.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 1, inc, repeat around. 18 sts.
4. Round 4: sc 2, inc, repeat around. 24 sts.
5. Round 5: sc 3, inc, repeat around. 30 sts.
6. Round 6: sc 4, inc, repeat around. 36 sts.
7. Round 7: sc 5, inc, repeat around. 42 sts.
8. Round 8: sc 6, inc, repeat around. 48 sts.
9. Rounds 9 to 15: sc around. 48 sts each round.
10. Round 16: sc 14, inc, sc 18, inc, sc 14. 50 sts.
11. Rounds 17 to 18: sc around. 50 sts each round.
12. Round 19: sc 8, dec, repeat around. 45 sts.
13. Round 20: sc 7, dec, repeat around. 40 sts.
14. Round 21: sc 6, dec, repeat around. 35 sts.
15. Round 22: sc 5, dec, repeat around. 30 sts.
16. Round 23: sc 3, dec, repeat around. 24 sts.
17. Round 24: sc 2, dec, repeat around. 18 sts.

Insert the safety eyes between Rounds 13 and 14, about 9 stitches apart. The eyes should sit slightly above the muzzle area. Add blue yarn rings around the eyes later, so do not place them too close together.

After stuffing, FO with a long tail. Do not close the bottom completely if you prefer to sew the head firmly over the neck opening. Leave enough yarn for attaching the head to the body.

Muzzle

Use cream yarn. The muzzle is wide, rounded, and slightly protruding. It should cover the lower center of the face from just below the eyes to the lower curve of the head.

1. Round 1: Ch 8. Starting in the second ch from hook, sc 6, 3 sc in last ch. Continue on the other side of the chain, sc 5, inc in last ch. 16 sts.
2. Round 2: inc, sc 5, inc 3 times, sc 5, inc 2 times. 22 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 1, inc, sc 5, sc 1, inc, repeat 3 times across the curve, sc 5, sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc. 28 sts.
4. Round 4: sc around. 28 sts.
5. Round 5: sc 8, hdc 4, sc 8, hdc 4, sc 4. 28 sts.
6. Round 6: sc around. 28 sts.

FO with a long tail. Stuff lightly so the muzzle is padded but not bulky. Pin it between Rounds 13 and 21 of the head. The top edge should sit just under the eyes. Sew around slowly, adding a little more stuffing before closing.

Nostrils and Mouth

• Use dark brown embroidery thread.
• Make one small curved nostril on each side of the muzzle between muzzle Rounds 3 and 4.
• Each nostril should be about 2 stitches wide and angled slightly downward.
• Embroider a very short vertical line at the center lower muzzle, then a tiny soft curve to suggest the mouth.

Eye Rings and Face Details

The image shows large blue eyes with dark centers and a soft blue outline. If using safety eyes, add detail with yarn embroidery around them.

• With teal blue yarn, stitch a ring around each eye by making small surface stitches around the safety eye edge.
• With black thread, add one small upper lash line at the outer corner of each eye.
• With white thread, add a tiny highlight stitch at the upper outer edge of each eye.
• Keep the expression open and gentle, not angry or overly dramatic.

Inner Face Stripe

The donkey has a lighter vertical cream-taupe center area running down the forehead toward the muzzle. To create this, use a surface crochet or embroidery method.

• Use light beige yarn.
• Begin between Rounds 7 and 8 at the top center of the forehead.
• Work short vertical surface stitches down the center line to Round 13.
• Make the stripe about 4 stitches wide at the top and narrow it to 2 stitches near the muzzle.
• Blend the lower end under the fluffy mane and above the muzzle seam.

Long Floppy Ears

Make two ears. Each ear is long, soft, narrow near the top, rounded at the lower end, and attached high on the side of the head so it hangs beside the face.

Outer Ear

Use taupe brown yarn.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
2. Round 2: sc 1, inc, repeat around. 9 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 2, inc, repeat around. 12 sts.
4. Round 4: sc 3, inc, repeat around. 15 sts.
5. Round 5: sc 4, inc, repeat around. 18 sts.
6. Rounds 6 to 10: sc around. 18 sts each round.
7. Round 11: sc 7, dec, sc 7, dec. 16 sts.
8. Rounds 12 to 18: sc around. 16 sts each round.
9. Round 19: sc 6, dec, sc 6, dec. 14 sts.
10. Rounds 20 to 25: sc around. 14 sts each round.
11. Round 26: sc 5, dec, sc 5, dec. 12 sts.
12. Rounds 27 to 30: sc around. 12 sts each round.

Do not stuff. Flatten the top opening and sc through both layers across 6 stitches. FO with a long tail.

Inner Ear Panel

Make two using a slightly lighter taupe or beige-brown yarn.

1. Row 1: Ch 21. Starting in the second ch from hook, sc 19, 3 sc in last ch. Work on the other side, sc 18, inc. 42 sts around the chain.
2. Round 2: sc 3, hdc 14, sc 4, 3 sc in tip stitch, sc 4, hdc 14, sc 3. 44 sts.
3. Round 3: sc around. 44 sts.

FO and sew one inner panel to the front of each outer ear. Keep the seam neat and flat. Attach each ear between Rounds 8 and 11 of the head, about 10 stitches away from the center forehead. Angle the top of each ear slightly backward so the ear falls naturally along the sides of the head.

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Fluffy White Mane

The mane is a small white tuft on top of the head. It should look airy and fuzzy, like the image. Use fluffy yarn or regular white yarn brushed gently after attaching.

• Cut 18 strands of white yarn, each about 4 inches long.
• Attach the strands along the top center of the head from Round 4 to Round 9 using lark’s head knots.
• Place the strands in 3 narrow rows, keeping the tuft centered.
• Trim the mane to about 1.25 inches high.
• Brush lightly with a clean soft brush if using regular yarn.

Body with Built-In Tan Overalls

The body is smaller than the head and has a rounded belly shape. Start with cream yarn for the shirt at the neck, then change to tan yarn to create the overalls.

1. Round 1: With cream yarn, 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 1, inc, repeat around. 18 sts.
4. Round 4: sc 2, inc, repeat around. 24 sts.
5. Round 5: sc 3, inc, repeat around. 30 sts.
6. Round 6: sc 4, inc, repeat around. 36 sts.
7. Round 7: sc around in cream. 36 sts.
8. Round 8: Change to tan yarn. BLO sc around. 36 sts.
9. Round 9: sc 5, inc, repeat around. 42 sts.
10. Rounds 10 to 17: sc around in tan. 42 sts each round.
11. Round 18: sc 5, dec, repeat around. 36 sts.
12. Round 19: sc around. 36 sts.
13. Round 20: sc 4, dec, repeat around. 30 sts.
14. Round 21: sc around. 30 sts.
15. Round 22: sc 3, dec, repeat around. 24 sts.
16. Round 23: sc 2, dec, repeat around. 18 sts.

Stuff the body firmly, with extra stuffing at the belly front. FO with a long tail for sewing to the head. The upper cream edge will look like the shirt collar under the overalls.

Overall Bib Panel

Use tan yarn. This panel sits on the front chest and should cover the center from just below the collar to the upper belly.

1. Row 1: Ch 13. Starting in second ch from hook, sc 12. Turn.
2. Rows 2 to 9: Ch 1, sc 12. Turn.
3. Row 10: Ch 1, dec, sc 8, dec. 10 sts.
4. Row 11: Ch 1, sc 10.

FO with a long tail. Sew the panel onto the front of the body over Rounds 8 to 17. Keep the bottom edge flat and the top edge centered under the neck.

Overall Shorts Lower Edge

The image shows short overalls with cuffed hems. Add the cuffs after the legs are attached.

• Use tan yarn.
• Surface crochet one horizontal line around each leg opening.
• Make a second row of sc around the same opening to create a raised cuff.
• Keep the cuff about 3 rounds above the knee area.

Striped Shirt Sleeves

Make two arms with striped sleeves at the top and cream hands at the bottom. The shirt has cream as the base, with navy, red, and blue stripes around the sleeves.

Arm One

1. Round 1: With cream yarn, 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. Round 3: sc around. 12 sts.
4. Round 4: sc 4, dec, repeat around. 10 sts.
5. Rounds 5 to 8: sc around in cream. 10 sts each round.
6. Round 9: Change to navy blue, sc around. 10 sts.
7. Round 10: Change to cream, sc around. 10 sts.
8. Round 11: Change to red, sc around. 10 sts.
9. Round 12: Change to cream, sc around. 10 sts.
10. Round 13: Change to muted blue, sc around. 10 sts.
11. Round 14: Change to cream, sc around. 10 sts.
12. Round 15: Change to taupe brown, sc around. 10 sts.

Stuff the lower hand lightly. Leave the upper sleeve nearly flat. Flatten the top and sc through both layers across 5 stitches. FO with a long tail.

Arm Two

Repeat the same arm pattern. Attach both arms to the sides of the body between body Rounds 7 and 10. Angle them slightly downward, with the cream hands ending near the lower belly.

Striped Shirt Chest Details

The shirt visible above the bib has small stripes across the chest and shoulder area. Use surface crochet or embroidery after the body is finished.

• Add one navy line around the collar edge at body Round 7.
• Add one cream line below the navy line if the tan overalls cover too much of the shirt.
• Add a short red horizontal stripe on the left and right chest edges, visible beside the bib.
• Add a muted blue stripe near each shoulder to match the sleeve cuffs.
• Keep all stripes thin, about one stitch high.

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Overall Straps and Buttons

The overalls have two tan straps rising from the bib to the shoulders, with round buttons on the front. The straps should be visible over the striped shirt.

Straps

Make two using tan yarn.

1. Row 1: Ch 18.
2. Row 2: Starting in the second ch from hook, sc 17.
3. Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc 17.

FO with a long tail. Sew one strap from the top left of the bib over the left shoulder. Sew the second strap from the top right of the bib over the right shoulder. The straps should angle slightly outward as shown in the image.

Buttons

• Sew one small tan button at the top left of the bib.
• Sew one small tan button at the top right of the bib.
• If making yarn buttons instead, use tan yarn and work 6 sc in MR, sl st to close, then sew flat.

Small Red Berry Details on Overalls

The overalls in the image include tiny red and green accents near the bib and side front. These look like small berries or strawberry-style decorations.

• Use red yarn to embroider one small berry at the upper center of the bib.
• Add two small red stitches on the right side of the overalls near body Rounds 12 and 15.
• Add two small red stitches on the left side near the lower bib edge.
• Use green yarn to add one tiny V-shaped leaf above each red berry.
• Keep each berry no larger than 2 stitches wide.

Legs

Make two legs. Each leg has a taupe brown lower section, a cream sock cuff, and a cream foot that will later receive a sandal.

Leg One

1. Round 1: With cream yarn, ch 6. Starting in second ch from hook, sc 4, 3 sc in last ch. Work along the other side, sc 3, inc. 12 sts.
2. Round 2: inc, sc 3, inc 3 times, sc 3, inc 2 times. 18 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 1, inc, sc 4, sc 1, inc, repeat 3 times across toe, sc 4, sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc. 24 sts.
4. Round 4: BLO sc around. 24 sts.
5. Round 5: sc 7, dec 5 times, sc 7. 19 sts.
6. Round 6: sc 6, dec 3 times, sc 7. 16 sts.
7. Round 7: sc around in cream. 16 sts.
8. Round 8: Change to white, BLO sc around for sock edge. 16 sts.
9. Round 9: sc around in white. 16 sts.
10. Round 10: Change to taupe brown, sc around. 16 sts.
11. Rounds 11 to 18: sc around in taupe brown. 16 sts each round.
12. Round 19: sc 6, dec, sc 6, dec. 14 sts.
13. Rounds 20 to 21: sc around. 14 sts each round.

Stuff the foot firmly and the leg lightly. Flatten the top and sc through both layers across 7 stitches. FO with a long tail.

Leg Two

Repeat Leg One. Sew both legs to the lower front of the body under the shorts. Place them about 4 stitches apart at the center. The legs should hang straight down with the feet facing forward.

Shorts Cuffs

After the legs are sewn on, add the short overall cuffs so they sit over the top of each leg.

1. Join tan yarn at the back of one leg opening.
2. Sc 18 evenly around the base of the shorts and top of the leg seam.
3. Round 2: BLO sc around. 18 sts.
4. Round 3: sc around. 18 sts.
5. FO and weave in the end.

Repeat for the second leg. Fold the cuff upward slightly so the shorts look thick and soft like the image.

Sandals

The sandals are tan with cream toes showing. They have a sole, a front strap, an ankle strap, and small white flower accents.

Sandal Sole

Make two with tan yarn.

1. Round 1: Ch 8. Starting in second ch from hook, sc 6, 3 sc in last ch. Work on the other side, sc 5, inc. 16 sts.
2. Round 2: inc, sc 5, inc 3 times, sc 5, inc 2 times. 22 sts.
3. Round 3: sc around. 22 sts.

FO and sew one sole under each cream foot. Keep the sole flat and centered.

Front Strap

For each sandal, join tan yarn at the left side of the foot near foot Round 5. Ch 8, wrap over the top of the foot, and sl st to the opposite side. Turn and work 8 sc back across the chain. FO and secure both ends.

Ankle Strap

For each sandal, join tan yarn at the back ankle near the sock edge. Ch 18, wrap around the ankle, and sl st back near the starting point. Work 18 sl st along the chain for thickness. FO and weave in ends.

Sandal Flowers

Make two tiny white flowers.

1. With yellow yarn, 5 sc in MR, sl st to close.
2. Change to white. In each stitch, work ch 2, hdc, ch 2, sl st.
3. FO with a sewing tail.

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Sew one flower onto the outer side of each sandal strap. The flowers should sit near the ankle side, not directly on the toe.

Yellow Crossbody Daisy Bag

The bag is small, rounded, bright yellow, and worn diagonally across the body from one shoulder to the opposite hip. A white daisy sits on the front of the bag.

Bag Body

Use yellow yarn and the 2.0 mm hook.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 1, inc, repeat around. 18 sts.
4. Round 4: sc 2, inc, repeat around. 24 sts.
5. Round 5: sc 3, inc, repeat around. 30 sts.
6. Rounds 6 to 9: sc around. 30 sts each round.
7. Round 10: sc 3, dec, repeat around. 24 sts.

Stuff very lightly or insert a small folded yarn scrap to keep the bag softly rounded. FO and sew the top opening flat with a slight curve.

Bag Flap

1. Row 1: Ch 11. Starting in second ch from hook, sc 10. Turn.
2. Row 2: Ch 1, sc 10. Turn.
3. Row 3: Ch 1, dec, sc 6, dec. 8 sts.
4. Row 4: Ch 1, dec, sc 4, dec. 6 sts.

Sew the straight edge of the flap to the upper front of the bag. Let the rounded edge rest over the front.

Daisy on Bag

1. With yellow yarn, 6 sc in MR, sl st to close.
2. Change to white. In each stitch, work ch 2, hdc, dc, hdc, ch 2, sl st.
3. FO with a long tail.

Sew the daisy to the center front of the yellow bag. The flower should be large enough to cover most of the bag flap, as shown in the image.

Crossbody Strap

Use yellow yarn. Ch 58 for an 11 to 12 inch doll. Starting in second ch from hook, sl st across all chains for a firm thin strap. Sew one end to each side of the bag. Place the strap over the doll’s right shoulder and let the bag rest at the left lower front of the overalls.

Hair Flower Clips

The doll has small flowers near the base of the mane and ears. Make two yellow flowers and two navy blue flowers.

Small Five-Petal Flower

1. With the flower color, 5 sc in MR, sl st to close.
2. In each stitch, work ch 2, hdc, ch 2, sl st.
3. FO with a long sewing tail.

Make two in yellow and two in navy blue. Sew one yellow and one blue flower near the left side of the mane, close to the ear attachment. Sew the remaining flowers on the right side. The flowers should sit like small clips holding the fluffy white mane in place.

Round Straw Garden Hat Prop

The flat round tan piece on the table can be made as a soft straw garden hat or decorative garden cushion. It has a round low shape, a tiny top loop, and small flower embroidery.

Hat Crown and Brim

Use tan yarn.

1. Round 1: 8 sc in MR. 8 sts.
2. Round 2: inc around. 16 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 1, inc, repeat around. 24 sts.
4. Round 4: sc 2, inc, repeat around. 32 sts.
5. Round 5: sc 3, inc, repeat around. 40 sts.
6. Round 6: sc 4, inc, repeat around. 48 sts.
7. Round 7: BLO sc around. 48 sts.
8. Round 8: sc around. 48 sts.
9. Round 9: FLO sc 5, inc, repeat around. 56 sts.
10. Round 10: sc 6, inc, repeat around. 64 sts.
11. Round 11: sc around. 64 sts.
12. Round 12: sl st loosely around. 64 sts.

FO and weave in the end. Do not stuff. Press the piece flat so it looks like the low round straw hat in the image.

Top Loop

Join tan yarn at the center top. Ch 6, sl st back into the same spot, then wrap the tail twice around the base of the loop. Secure inside the hat.

Small Embroidered Flowers

• Use white yarn to stitch one tiny daisy on the front right area of the hat.
• Use yellow yarn for the flower center.
• Use green yarn for two tiny leaves.
• Keep the flower cluster small and delicate.

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Mini Garden Flower Pots

The image shows two small flower pots beside the doll. One pot is soft pink, and the other is warm brown. Both have little flowers and green stems.

Pink Pot

Use pink yarn.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. Round 3: BLO sc around. 12 sts.
4. Round 4: sc 1, inc, repeat around. 18 sts.
5. Rounds 5 to 7: sc around. 18 sts each round.
6. Round 8: FLO sc around to make the rim. 18 sts.
7. Round 9: sl st around. 18 sts.

Stuff lightly. Cut a small round piece from brown felt if desired, or crochet the soil disc below.

Brown Pot

Repeat the pink pot pattern using warm brown yarn. Make this pot one round taller by adding one extra sc round before the rim.

Soil Disc

Make two with dark brown yarn.

1. Round 1: 6 sc in MR. 6 sts.
2. Round 2: inc around. 12 sts.
3. Round 3: sc 1, inc, repeat around. 18 sts.

Sew one soil disc inside each pot, catching the upper rim so the pot stays open and rounded.

Flower Stems

• For each stem, use green yarn and ch 7.
• Sl st back across the chain.
• Make 3 stems for the pink pot and 4 stems for the brown pot.
• Sew the stem bases into the soil disc.

Tiny Pot Flowers

Make small flowers in white, yellow, pink, and lavender.

1. With flower color, 5 sc in MR.
2. Sl st to close.
3. For petals, work ch 1, sc, ch 1, sl st into each stitch around.

Sew one flower to the top of each stem. Bend the stems gently outward so the flowers spread like a tiny garden bouquet.

Neck Joining

Before sewing the head to the body, pin the pieces together. The head should sit slightly forward, not perfectly upright. This gives the donkey the soft seated garden-doll look shown in the image.

• Place the body neck opening under the head between head Rounds 21 and 24.
• Use the body tail or head tail to sew around the neck twice.
• Add extra stuffing at the back of the neck before fully closing.
• Check that the muzzle faces forward and the ears hang evenly.

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Pin all pieces before sewing. Attach the head first, then the ears if not already attached, followed by arms, legs, straps, bag, sandals, flowers, and props. Keep the doll symmetrical from the front, but allow the ears and mane to look soft and handmade.

• Sew the ears high on the sides of the head, beginning around Round 8 and ending near Round 11.
• Sew the arms between body Rounds 7 and 10 with the sleeve stripes visible.
• Sew the legs to the lower front of the body so they hang down from the shorts.
• Place the yellow bag across the chest, with the strap running from the right shoulder to the left hip.
• Sew the hair flowers close to the mane and ear bases.
• Add the blue eye rings, white eye highlights, nostrils, and soft mouth last.

For the best facial result, step back often and check the expression. The eyes should look bright, the muzzle should be centered, and the nostrils should sit evenly on both sides. Small changes in embroidery placement can greatly change the final personality of the doll.

Care Notes

This finished piece is best used as a decorative handmade doll. If safety eyes, buttons, or small flowers are used, keep the item away from very young children and pets. For a child-safe version, embroider the eyes and replace buttons with flat yarn circles.

• Spot clean with cool water and mild soap.
• Do not soak the fluffy mane for a long time.
• Reshape the ears, bag, and sandals while damp if needed.
• Dry flat on a towel away from direct sunlight.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• The head is large and round with a centered cream muzzle.
• The ears are long, soft, and hang beside the face.
• The mane is white, fluffy, and placed at the top center.
• The eyes are bright blue with dark centers and small highlights.
• The shirt has cream, navy, red, and blue stripes.
• The overalls are tan with a front bib, straps, buttons, cuffs, and small red berry details.
• The yellow crossbody bag rests at the front hip and has a white daisy.
• The legs show taupe lower limbs, white socks, cream feet, and tan sandals.
• The small garden props include flower pots and a round straw-style hat.

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

To preserve the shape, avoid machine washing. Use a soft cloth to dab small marks. If the doll becomes dusty, use a clean dry brush and gently brush in the direction of the stitches. Be careful around embroidered details, tiny flowers, and the fluffy mane.

Store the doll upright or lying flat in a breathable fabric bag. Do not place heavy objects on the ears, sandals, bag, or flower pots. If the mane flattens, gently separate the yarn strands with your fingers and trim only uneven ends.

If the overalls or bag shift over time, use a yarn needle and matching yarn to add a few hidden anchoring stitches. This keeps the accessories neat while still preserving the soft handmade look of the original garden donkey design.

Please note: This is an AI-assisted crochet pattern based on an AI-generated design. I do my best to make each pattern clear and accurate, but occasional errors may happen. Thank you for understanding and enjoying this design.