Crochet Tutorial: Vintage Blue Garden Tea Bunny – Free Crochet Pattern

This charming amigurumi bunny doll is designed as a heirloom-style crochet bunny with a vintage blue garden dress, floral hat, tiny purse, and matching shoes. It is perfect for makers searching for a collectible crochet doll pattern, a handmade gift idea, or elegant nursery decor inspiration.

The set also includes sweet garden-themed accessories that make the scene feel complete, including a small flower pot, a tiny fox gardener, a watering can, a wheelbarrow of produce, and a picnic basket. It has the look of a premium handmade bunny doll often loved by shoppers browsing artisan amigurumi gifts.

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Pattern Overview

This pattern is written in US English crochet terms.

The finished bunny is designed to closely match the image: a seated cream bunny with long floppy ears, a rounded head, black safety eyes, pink nose embroidery, blush cheeks, a sky-blue hat decorated with flowers, a full blue dress with a cream lace hem, a blue side purse, and blue Mary Jane shoes.

The bunny is built in separate pieces and assembled carefully for the same soft proportions shown in the picture.

The dress is made as a wide, elegant skirt with floral appliqués placed across the front and lower hem. The mini accessories are sized to suit the bunny and preserve the vintage garden tea mood of the scene.

Materials

• Main yarn: light worsted or DK cotton yarn
• Color A: soft cream for bunny head, body, arms, legs, and ears
• Color B: vintage sky blue for dress, hat, shoes, purse
• Color C: ivory or soft beige for lace hem trim
• Color D: blush pink for flowers and cheeks
• Color E: white for flowers
• Color F: pale yellow for flower centers
• Color G: leaf green for stems and tiny leaves
• Color H: terracotta brown for flower pot
• Color I: fox orange
• Color J: fox white
• Color K: dark brown for fox paws and shoes
• Color L: navy and denim blue for fox overalls
• Black embroidery thread for eyelashes or facial accents if desired
• Pink or brown embroidery thread for bunny nose and mouth
• 2 black safety eyes for bunny, 10 mm to 12 mm
• 2 black safety eyes for fox, 5 mm to 6 mm
• Crochet hook: 2.25 mm to 2.75 mm, depending on your tension
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Thin floral wire, optional for flower stem support
• Small buttons or crocheted dots, optional for fox overalls

Finished Size

Bunny: about 11 to 13 inches tall seated, depending on yarn and tension.

Fox: about 4 to 5 inches tall.

Hat: shallow bucket style with a downward brim.

Dress: ankle-length wide skirt with heavy drape and floral decoration.

Abbreviations

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

Important Construction Notes

• Use a hook small enough to keep stuffing from showing through.
• Stuff the head firmly and the limbs moderately.
• The bunny in the image has a large head, petite torso, and soft, rounded limbs.
• The ears are long, flat, and lightly stuffed only near the base.
• The dress sits high under the arms and flares dramatically.
• Most floral appliqués are sewn on after assembly.

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Bunny Head

1. Rnd 1: With Color A, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc rep around. (24)
5. Rnd 5: 3 sc, inc rep around. (30)
6. Rnd 6: 4 sc, inc rep around. (36)
7. Rnd 7: 5 sc, inc rep around. (42)
8. Rnd 8: 6 sc, inc rep around. (48)
9. Rnd 9: 7 sc, inc rep around. (54)
10. Rnd 10: 8 sc, inc rep around. (60)
11. Rnd 11: 9 sc, inc rep around. (66)
12. Rnd 12-24: Sc around. (66)

Place safety eyes between Rnds 15 and 16 with 12 visible stitches between them.

For the image look, position the eyes slightly wide and low on the face. This gives the bunny a calm, gentle expression.

1. Rnd 25: 9 sc, dec rep around. (60)
2. Rnd 26: 8 sc, dec rep around. (54)
3. Rnd 27: 7 sc, dec rep around. (48)
4. Rnd 28: 6 sc, dec rep around. (42)
5. Rnd 29: 5 sc, dec rep around. (36)

Stuff firmly. Shape the cheeks softly with extra stuffing in the lower front.

1. Rnd 30: 4 sc, dec rep around. (30)
2. Rnd 31: 3 sc, dec rep around. (24)
3. Rnd 32: 2 sc, dec rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 33: Sc, dec rep around. (12)
5. Rnd 34: Dec around. (6)

Fasten off and close.

Muzzle Shaping and Face Embroidery

With pink-brown embroidery thread, stitch a small horizontal nose over Rnds 17 to 18, about 3 stitches wide.

Bring the thread down one row and embroider a short vertical line, then split it into a tiny centered mouth.

Add soft blush on both cheeks below the eyes. Keep it light and round.

Bunny Body

1. Rnd 1: With Color A, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc rep around. (24)
5. Rnd 5: 3 sc, inc rep around. (30)
6. Rnd 6-10: Sc around. (30)
7. Rnd 11: 3 sc, dec rep around. (24)
8. Rnd 12-15: Sc around. (24)
9. Rnd 16: 2 sc, dec rep around. (18)
10. Rnd 17-19: Sc around. (18)

Stuff lightly. The body should remain slimmer than the head.

Flatten the top opening and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs Make 2

The bunny in the image has slender dangling legs with rounded feet hidden partly by the dress.

1. Rnd 1: With Color A, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4-5: Sc around. (18)
5. Rnd 6: 4 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 2 sc. (16)
6. Rnd 7: 4 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 2 sc. (14)
7. Rnd 8-10: Sc around. (14)
8. Rnd 11: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec. (12)
9. Rnd 12-22: Sc around. (12)

Stuff the foot firmly and the leg lightly. Flatten the top and close with 6 sc through both sides. Leave a tail.

Arms Make 2

The arms are rounded and short, with a gentle bend toward the front to hold the flower pot.

1. Rnd 1: With Color A, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3-4: Sc around. (12)
4. Rnd 5: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec. (10)
5. Rnd 6-14: Sc around. (10)

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Stuff only the lower half. Flatten and close. Leave long tail for sewing.

Ears Make 2

The ears are long, soft, and narrow with rounded ends.

1. Rnd 1: With Color A, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4-8: Sc around. (18)
5. Rnd 9: 7 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec. (16)
6. Rnd 10-16: Sc around. (16)
7. Rnd 17: 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec. (14)
8. Rnd 18-26: Sc around. (14)
9. Rnd 27: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec. (12)
10. Rnd 28-34: Sc around. (12)

Do not heavily stuff. Add a tiny bit of stuffing only at the ear base.

Flatten the opening. Sew the ears to the head around Rnds 8 to 10, slightly behind the eye line, so they fall straight down the sides of the face.

Shoes Make 2

The shoes are blue Mary Jane style slippers with a strap and small flower on one side.

1. Rnd 1: With Color B, ch 7. Starting in second ch from hook, sc 5, 3 sc in last ch, working on opposite side sc 4, inc in last. (14)
2. Rnd 2: Inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc. (20)
3. Rnd 3: Sc around in BLO. (20)
4. Rnd 4: 6 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 8 sc. (18)
5. Rnd 5: 5 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 7 sc. (16)
6. Rnd 6: Sc around. (16)

Fasten off for the shoe base.

Join yarn at side. Ch 6, skip across instep, sl st to opposite side to form strap. Fasten off.

Make a small flower and sew near the outer strap edge.

Blue Dress Bodice

The bodice is simple, fitted, and meant to sit high with a scoop neckline.

1. Rnd 1: With Color B, ch 19. Join carefully to form ring without twisting. (19)
2. Rnd 2: Sc around. (19)
3. Rnd 3: Inc, 7 sc, inc, inc, 7 sc, inc. (23)
4. Rnd 4: Sc around. (23)
5. Rnd 5: 5 sc, ch 3, skip 3, 7 sc, ch 3, skip 3, 5 sc. (23 including chains)
6. Rnd 6: Sc around, placing 3 sc in each ch-3 space. (23)
7. Rnd 7-9: Sc around. (23)

Test fit on the body. It should sit snugly under the arms.

Dress Skirt

The skirt is wide, full, and dramatic. It should spread into a circle when the bunny is seated.

1. Rnd 1: Join Color B to lower bodice edge. In FLO only, work 23 inc evenly. (46)
2. Rnd 2: Dc around. (46)
3. Rnd 3: 5 dc, inc rep around to end. (53)
4. Rnd 4: Dc around. (53)
5. Rnd 5: 6 dc, inc rep around. (60)
6. Rnd 6: Dc around. (60)
7. Rnd 7: 7 dc, inc rep around. (67)
8. Rnd 8: Dc around. (67)
9. Rnd 9: 8 dc, inc rep around. (74)
10. Rnd 10: Dc around. (74)
11. Rnd 11: 9 dc, inc rep around. (81)
12. Rnd 12: Dc around. (81)
13. Rnd 13: 10 dc, inc rep around. (88)
14. Rnd 14: Dc around. (88)
15. Rnd 15: 11 dc, inc rep around. (95)
16. Rnd 16: Dc around. (95)

If you want even more flare, add one extra increase round to reach about 102 stitches.

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Cream Lace Hem

Join Color C to skirt edge.

1. Rnd 1: Sc around evenly.
2. Rnd 2: Ch 1, skip 1 st, 5 dc in next st, skip 1 st, sl st in next st, rep around.

This creates the soft scalloped hem seen in the image.

Dress Sleeves

Join Color B around each armhole.

1. Rnd 1: 12 sc evenly around.
2. Rnd 2: Sc around.
3. Rnd 3: Sl st loosely around and fasten off.

The sleeves should be short cap sleeves, not puffy.

Floral Appliqués for Dress, Hat, Purse, and Shoes

Make a mix of pink and white flowers in two sizes.

Small Five-Petal Flower

1. With flower center color, 5 sc in MR. Join with sl st.
2. Change to petal color. In each stitch work: sl st, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st.

Make at least 16 to 20 flowers in white and pink.

Tiny Daisy Center

With yellow yarn, make 6 sc in MR. Fasten off. Sew at the center of larger flowers if desired.

Leaf

1. With green, ch 5.
2. Starting in second ch from hook: sl st, sc, hdc, sc, working on opposite side sc, sl st.

Sew flowers mostly around the lower skirt edge, one near the bodice chest, a cluster on the purse, one on each shoe, and a cluster on the hat brim.

Side Purse

1. Rnd 1: With Color B, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4-6: Sc around. (18)

Flatten lightly into a small rounded pouch.

Make strap: ch 26, sew both ends to purse sides. Sew purse to bunny right side, angled slightly outward like the image.

Add 3 small flowers and one leaf on the front.

Flower Pot

1. Rnd 1: With Color H, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc rep around. (24)
5. Rnd 5: BLO sc around. (24)
6. Rnd 6-10: Sc around. (24)
7. Rnd 11: In FLO, 3 sc, inc rep around. (30)
8. Rnd 12: Sc around. (30)

Stuff lightly or insert a firm cardboard circle in the base.

For soil, stitch a flat dark brown circle to the inside top if desired.

Pot Flower

Make one green stem by chaining 10. Fasten off.

Make one pink flower and one small white flower. Sew both to the top of the stem cluster. Add two small leaves. Sew the stem into the pot.

Hat

The hat is a rounded cloche or bucket style with a slightly downturned brim.

1. Rnd 1: With Color B, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc rep around. (24)
5. Rnd 5: 3 sc, inc rep around. (30)
6. Rnd 6: 4 sc, inc rep around. (36)
7. Rnd 7: 5 sc, inc rep around. (42)
8. Rnd 8: 6 sc, inc rep around. (48)
9. Rnd 9-15: Sc around. (48)
10. Rnd 16: In FLO, sc around. (48)
11. Rnd 17: 7 sc, inc rep around. (54)
12. Rnd 18-20: Sc around. (54)

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If you want a softer curved brim, add one final round of hdc very loosely.

Sew a flower cluster made from 5 to 7 blossoms on one side of the hat front.

Mini Fox Gardener

This tiny companion stands beside the bunny and wears blue overalls, a straw-style hat, and holds a watering can.

Fox Head

1. Rnd 1: With Color I, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc rep around. (24)
5. Rnd 5: 3 sc, inc rep around. (30)
6. Rnd 6-10: Sc around. (30)

Insert eyes between Rnds 7 and 8 with 6 stitches between.

Add white muzzle patch as a sewn oval: 6 sc in MR, then inc to 12, then 12 sc. Sew on lower face.

1. Rnd 11: 3 sc, dec rep around. (24)
2. Rnd 12: 2 sc, dec rep around. (18)
3. Rnd 13: Sc, dec rep around. (12)

Stuff and close.

Fox Ears Make 2

1. Rnd 1: With Color I, 4 sc in MR. (4)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (8)
3. Rnd 3: Sc around. (8)
4. Rnd 4: Sc, inc rep around. (12)

Flatten and sew to head.

Fox Body and Overalls

1. Rnd 1: With Color L, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4-7: Sc around. (18)
5. Rnd 8: Change to white or orange for upper body, sc around. (18)
6. Rnd 9-11: Sc around. (18)

Add a navy bib on the front using surface crochet or sewn felted crochet piece.

Make suspenders as two chains sewn from front bib to back waist.

Fox Arms and Legs

Make 4 tubes starting with 6 sc in MR, then work 8 to 10 rounds even. Use dark brown for paws and shoes, orange or white for upper limbs as needed.

Assemble the fox in standing position with tiny straight legs and narrow arms.

Fox Hat

With beige yarn, make a small shallow hat: start 6 sc in MR, increase to 30 stitches, then work 3 rounds even, then one light increase round for brim.

Add tiny brown ear openings or simply place it between ears.

Watering Can

1. Rnd 1: With gray-blue, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4-6: Sc around. (18)

Flatten slightly. Add a spout made from ch 6 wrapped with sc back along chain.

Add a handle from ch 8 sewn from one side to the other.

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Wheelbarrow

Use tan-brown yarn.

1. Base: Ch 9, sc 8. Work 5 rows total.
2. Sides: Sc around the rectangle edge, then work 3 rounds upward.

Add two side handles made from chains or narrow crocheted cords.

For the wheel, make 6 sc in MR, increase to 12, then one round even. Sew beneath front center.

Fill with tiny crocheted pumpkins or balls in orange, yellow, and pale green.

Picnic Basket

1. Rnd 1: With light brown, 6 sc in MR. (6)
2. Rnd 2: Inc around. (12)
3. Rnd 3: Sc, inc rep around. (18)
4. Rnd 4: 2 sc, inc rep around. (24)
5. Rnd 5: BLO sc around. (24)
6. Rnd 6-9: Sc around. (24)

Make handle with ch 20 and sew to opposite sides.

Add a tiny fabric-look lining effect by crocheting a small check-style flap in pink and white stripes if desired, or simply use pink yarn to mimic the lining seen in the image.

Detailed Placement of Flowers

• Sew one small flower on the bunny chest.
• Sew scattered flowers across the lower front half of the skirt.
• Place more flowers near the hem than near the waist.
• Add one flower to each shoe outer side.
• Add a clustered group to the purse flap.
• Add 5 to 7 flowers to the hat front side.

For the closest image match, mix white and pink blossoms with tiny yellow centers.

Main Assembly

1. Sew the head to the body securely.
2. Sew the legs at the lower body front so they dangle while seated.
3. Sew the arms slightly forward and low enough to hold the flower pot.
4. Sew the ears after confirming the hat fit.
5. Dress the bunny in the bodice and skirt, then stitch the back closed if needed.
6. Sew on shoes, purse, and hat.
7. Tack the flower pot into both hands with a few hidden stitches.

The bunny should sit upright with the skirt spread outward in a full circle.

Final Assembly and Facial Detailing

Check that the eyes are level and the nose sits centered between them.

Lightly shape the cheeks with your fingers after stuffing.

Sew the ears so they fall straight down and do not flare away from the face.

Tack the hat with a few hidden stitches so it sits low over the forehead, just like the image.

Place the arms forward enough that the flower pot rests naturally at the lap.

Care Notes

• Display indoors away from strong direct sunlight.
• Do not machine wash if the doll has blush, wired flowers, or safety eyes.
• Keep small accessories away from unsupervised young children.
• Store the set flat or upright to protect the hat brim and flower details.

Quick Checklist Before You Finish

• Head larger than body
• Long floppy ears
• Blue cloche hat with flower cluster
• Full blue dress with cream scalloped hem
• Flowers scattered around skirt front
• Blue side purse with floral trim
• Blue Mary Jane shoes with flowers
• Flower pot held in both hands
• Mini fox, watering can, wheelbarrow, and picnic basket completed

Detailed Cleaning and Preservation Guidelines

Dust gently with a soft dry brush.

For spot cleaning, dab carefully with a barely damp cloth and mild soap, then air dry completely.

Do not soak the doll if facial embroidery, blush, stuffing shape, or accessory attachments must remain crisp.

To preserve the skirt shape, store the bunny seated with tissue under the hem.

If needed, reshape the hat brim and ears by hand after light steaming from a safe distance.