Learn how to make a soft handmade bunny using simple crochet and sewing techniques.
This free tutorial includes a printable PDF pattern, detailed step-by-step instructions, optional hand embroidery charts, and machine embroidery files.
Inspired by traditional handmade keepsakes, the OMmi Bunny is designed as a thoughtful gift that celebrates slow making, creativity, and meaningful craftsmanship. Whether you stitch the embroidery or keep the bunny plain, the project is easy to personalize and enjoyable for beginners as well as experienced makers.
PROTECTIVE BUNNY
A quiet handmade gift with a story inside.
Some handmade gifts are simply beautiful.
Others become keepsakes.
This little bunny was created as the second kind.
It combines crochet, simple sewing, and a small embroidered symbol inspired by traditional protective motifs once stitched onto children's belongings.
Not as magic or superstition, but as a quiet expression of care—a wish for safety, warmth, and a happy life.
Whether you stitch the ornament or leave the bunny completely plain, the meaning comes from the hands that make it.
Sometimes that is enough.
What you'll make
A soft handmade bunny suitable as:
• a baby shower gift
• a nursery keepsake
• a first toy
• a handmade gift made with intention
What's included
📄 Crochet + Sewing Tutorial (PDF) — 4.0 MB
A complete step-by-step guide with detailed photographs.
Includes everything needed to crochet, sew, and assemble the bunny from start to finish.
📄 Bunny Pattern Template (PDF) — 1.5 MB
Printable pattern pieces used to sew and assemble the bunny.
Print at 100% scale before cutting the fabric.
🪡 Hand Embroidery Symbol Guide (PDF) — 190 KB
Printable embroidery charts for stitching the traditional-inspired ornament by hand.
Includes the symbol layout and stitch guide used in this project.
(Optional)
🧵 Machine Embroidery Files (.PES) — 309 KB
Ready-to-use embroidery files for compatible embroidery machines.
Includes the ornament and bunny face embroidery.
(Optional — embroidery machine required.)
Skill level
Beginner → Intermediate
Techniques used:
• Crochet
• Hand sewing
• Optional embroidery
Language: English
Formats: PDF + PES
A small note
The bunny is beautiful on its own. The embroidery is simply an optional way to make it even more personal.