Introduction

Name: London Bus Daydreamer Bunny
Outfit: pillar-box red A-line dress with a classic bus motif “15,” cream cardigan with black buttons, red beret with a little wheel badge, black loafers.
Accessories: ticket crossbody pouch, tiny hand bell, mini red postbox prop, foldable tube-style map card.

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

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Materials

• Yarn (DK / Category 3, smooth, non-fuzzy for crisp stitches)
  1. Bunny (fur): 50 g warm beige
  2. Inner ear & nose: scraps soft peach
  3. Dress: 70 g pillar-box red
  4. Dress trims: small scraps cream, black, mustard/gold (bus stripe & number)
  5. Cardigan: 35–40 g soft cream
  6. Beret: 25–30 g bright red
  7. Beret badge: scraps mustard/gold + black
  8. Shoes: 35 g charcoal/black
  9. Ticket bag: scraps oatmeal + black for digits (optional mustard strap)
  10. Bell cord: tan/brown scrap
  11. Postbox prop: 15–20 g pillar-box red + scraps charcoal and cream
  12. Face embroidery: black and dark brown (if not using safety eyes)
• Needles
  1. US 2.5 (3.0 mm) DPNs or long circular for magic loop — bunny & small items
  2. US 3 (3.25 mm) straight/circular — clothing and hat
  3. Optional US 1.5–2 (2.5–2.75 mm) — firmer shoe soles and postbox base
• Notions
  1. 6 mm black safety eyes (or black embroidery thread)
  2. 3 small black buttons for cardigan (6–7 mm)
  3. Polyester fiberfill
  4. Stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn
  5. Thin card/plastic for shoe soles (optional)
  6. Small metal bell (or knit a tiny bell in gold)
  7. Tiny piece of card printed/drawn as a subway map

Gauge (lightly blocked)

• 28 sts × 36 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in stockinette on US 2.5 (bunny)
• 26 sts × 34 rows = 4 in (10 cm) on US 3 (garments)
  Work firmly so stuffing will not show between stitches.

Finished Size

• Bunny stands ≈ 8.5 in (22 cm) without beret.

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Abbreviations (US) — easy to read

• k – knit
• p – purl
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• rnd(s) – round(s)
• RS / WS – right side / wrong side
• pm / sm – place marker / slip marker
• CO – cast on
• BO – bind off
• kfb – knit front & back (increase 1)
• m1L / m1R – make 1 left / make 1 right (lifted increases)
• k2tog – knit 2 together (right-leaning decrease)
• ssk – slip, slip, knit (left-leaning decrease)
• yo – yarn over
• tbl – through back loop
• w&t – wrap & turn (short rows)
• PU – pick up (stitches)
• I-cord – knit tube on 2 DPNs; slide, do not turn

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Construction Overview

Head is worked nose-up with a gentle tapered snout and upright ears. Body is knit top-down with shaping for waist and hips. Arms and legs are separate and sewn on. Dress is removeable with a back opening; bus motif is placed using intarsia + duplicate stitch so it matches the photo. Cardigan is a cropped, open front with three black buttons. Beret is red with a small wheel badge. Shoes are black loafers. Accessories include a tiny ticket bag, a hand bell, and a soft postbox prop.

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Bunny – Head

With bunny color and US 2.5, CO 8 sts, join in the round.

Increase to head circumference
Rnd 1: kfb around – 16
Rnd 2: k
Rnd 3: (k1, kfb) ×8 – 24
Rnd 4: k
Rnd 5: (k2, kfb) ×8 – 32
Rnd 6: k
Rnd 7: (k3, kfb) ×8 – 40
Rnd 8: k
Rnd 9: (k4, kfb) ×8 – 48 sts

Short-row snout (for a tidy smile)
On next rnd: k 20, w&t; p 10, w&t; k to 3 sts before wrap, w&t; p to 3 before wrap, w&t; repeat once more. Resume knitting in the round, working wraps with their sts.

Work even Rnds 10–16.
Place safety eyes between Rnds 12–13, 7 sts apart.

Crown shaping
Rnd 17: (k6, k2tog) ×6 – 42
Rnd 18: k
Rnd 19: (k5, k2tog) ×6 – 36
Rnd 20: k; start stuffing the lower head firmly while keeping the snout slender.
Rnd 21: (k4, k2tog) ×6 – 30
Rnd 22: (k3, k2tog) ×6 – 24
Rnd 23: (k2, k2tog) ×6 – 18
Rnd 24: (k1, k2tog) ×6 – 12
Rnd 25: (k2tog) ×6 – 6. Draw yarn through, cinch closed.

Face embroidery
With peach, stitch a small triangular nose; with dark brown, add a short vertical mouth and a soft smile curve.

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Upright Ears (make 2)

Worked flat for crisp edges.

CO 10 sts with bunny color on US 2.5.
Rows 1–3: st st (RS k).
Row 4: k1, m1L, k to last st, m1R, k1 – 12.
Rows 5–12: st st straight for height.
Row 13: ssk, k to last 2, k2tog – 10.
Row 15: ssk, k6, k2tog – 8.
Row 17: ssk, k4, k2tog – 6.
Row 19: ssk, k2, k2tog – 4.
Row 20: k2tog twice – 2.
Row 21: k2tog – 1. Fasten off long tail.
Lightly steam; fold a tiny pleat at the base. Sew ears to the head’s top sides, slightly canted outward so they peek from under the beret like in the photo.

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Neck & Body (top-down)

PU 24 sts around the underside of the head on US 2.5. Work 4 rnds knit for the neck.

Upper torso
Rnd 5: (k3, kfb) ×6 – 30
Rnd 7: (k4, kfb) ×6 – 36
Rnd 9: (k5, kfb) ×6 – 42
Rnds 10–15: k even.

Waist shaping
Rnd 16: (k5, ssk, k5, k2tog) ×2 – 38
Rnd 18: (k4, ssk, k4, k2tog) ×2 – 34
Rnds 19–20: k; begin stuffing firmly.

Hips & base
Rnd 21: (k4, kfb) ×6 + k4 – 40
Rnds 22–26: k even (gentle bell).
Rnd 27: (k3, k2tog) ×8 – 32
Rnd 28: (k2, k2tog) ×8 – 24
Stuff fully.
Rnd 29: (k1, k2tog) ×8 – 16
Rnd 30: (k2tog) ×8 – 8. Close.

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Arms (make 2)

CO 8 sts in the round with bunny color.
Rnd 1: kfb around – 16
Rnds 2–5: k
Rnd 6: (k2, k2tog) ×4 – 12
Rnds 7–22: k straight (~2.6 in / 6.5 cm)
Rnd 23: (k2, k2tog) ×3 – 9
Stuff lightly; leave top ¾ in unstuffed. Flatten and sew to body just below neckline, angled forward.

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Legs & Black Loafers (make 2)

Soles (black, flat)
CO 6 sts.
Row 1: kfb, k2, kfb, k2 – 8
Row 2: p
Row 3: kfb, k6, kfb – 10
Row 4: p
Row 5: kfb, k8, kfb – 12
Row 6: p
Row 7: kfb, k10, kfb – 14
BO knitwise. (Optional card/plastic insert.)

Uppers (black, in the round)
PU 28 sts around sole.
Rnds 1–3: k.
Rnd 4: k10, (k2tog) ×4, k10 – 24
Rnd 5: k8, (k2tog) ×4, k8 – 20
Rnd 6: k.
Rnd 7: create loafer opening: k5, BO 6, k9 — work flat for 2 rows across each side to form the tongue gap, then CO 6 over gap and rejoin in the round.
Rnd 8: k. BO loosely.

Leg tubes (bunny color)
CO 10 sts, join.
Rnds 1–4: k
Rnd 5: kfb, k8, kfb – 12
Rnds 6–22: k straight (~3 in / 7.5 cm). Stuff.
Sew legs to body base ~1.2 in (3 cm) apart and whipstitch to shoe openings from the inside.

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Red Beret with Wheel Badge

Beret (US 3, red)
CO 72 sts, join, pm.
Rnds 1–6: k1, p1 rib.
Rnd 7: k.
Rnd 8: (k8, m1L) ×9 – 81
Rnd 10: (k9, m1L) ×9 – 90
Rnds 11–18: k even (smooth dome).
Rnd 19: (k8, k2tog) ×9 – 81
Rnd 21: (k7, k2tog) ×9 – 72
Rnd 22: k tbl around (fold ridge).
Rnds 23–26: k1, p1 rib. BO stretchy.
Make a tiny 4-st I-cord nub (½ in) and sew at center top.

Badge (gold + black)
Work a little circle: with gold, CO 12 sts, join and k 2 rnds; BO. Embroider a 6-spoke “wheel” using black straight stitches. Tack to beret’s left side.

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Cream Cardigan (three black buttons)

Back (US 3, cream)
CO 46 sts.
Rows 1–4: st st.
Rows 5–34: st st straight (≈ 3.25 in). BO.

Left Front
CO 24 sts.
Rows 1–24: st st.
Rows 25–30 (neck slope): at neck edge BO 1 st every RS row ×4, then work 2 rows even — 20 sts remain. BO.

Right Front
Work as Left Front but add buttonholes on Rows 10, 18, 26: k3, yo, k2tog, k to end.

Sleeves (make 2)
CO 22 sts.
Rows 1–22: st st straight (≈ 2.25 in).
Rows 23–28: dec 1 at each end every RS row ×4 → 14 sts. BO.

Assembly
Sew shoulder seams 4 sts each side. Set sleeves; sew side and underarm seams. PU sts up the front edges and around the neck; knit 2 rows garter, BO. Sew three small black buttons aligned with buttonholes.

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Red Bus Dress “15”

Worked top-down; back opening for dressing; a clean A-line to match the silhouette.

Skirt (US 3, red)
CO 72 sts, join, pm.
Rnds 1–6: k1, p1 rib waistband.
Rnd 7: k.
Rnd 8: (k8, m1L) ×9 – 81
Rnds 9–10: k.
Rnd 11: (k9, m1L) ×9 – 90
Rnds 12–24: k even for smooth flare.
Rnd 25: (k5, p1) around (hint of “paneling”).
Rnds 26–32: k even.
Rnd 33: (k2tog, yo) around (tiny eyelet hem).
Rnd 34: k. BO loosely.

Bodice (worked flat from waistband)
Turn the dress with waistband top facing you. PU 72 sts evenly around the top edge and work flat for back opening.
Rows 1–5: st st.
Row 6 (armholes): RS — k 16, BO 8, k 24, BO 8, k 16.
Work each side 3 rows straight.
Rejoin on next RS row: CO 8 across each armhole to rebuild edges — back to 72 sts.
Rows 10–13: st st.
Row 14 (neck split): k 24, BO 24, k 24.
Each shoulder: work 4 more rows; BO.
Back finishing: PU along both back edges; work 2 rows garter as button bands; add two snaps or small buttons at the top.

Bus motif & number (duplicate stitch/map placement)
To match the photo without charts, use duplicate stitch after knitting:

Front centerline is between sts 45–46 of Row 18 of the skirt section (approx.).

• Windshield blocks (cream): place two 3×2-st rectangles 6 rows above hem, separated by 2 sts.
• Headlights (cream): two 2×2-st squares 2 rows below windshield, 8 sts apart; outline lower bumper in black using backstitch.
• Bus number plate “15” (gold): on Row 16 of skirt center, a 5×3-st rectangle in gold; embroider “15” in black over it.
• Upper windows (cream): work three short rectangles (3×2 sts each) 2 rows above the number with 1-st black spacing between.
• Black accents: outline the bus front and corners with thin black backstitch to sharpen shapes.
  Keep stitches flat and even; weave in ends carefully on the WS.

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Ticket Crossbody Pouch

Pocket (oatmeal; garter)
CO 12 sts on US 2.5.
Knit 24 rows garter (k every row). Fold lower ⅔ up; seam sides.

Flap
PU 12 sts along top back edge.
Row 1: k. Row 2: p.
Row 3: k2tog, k8, ssk – 10.
Row 5: k2tog, k6, ssk – 8.
Row 6: k. BO.
With black, duplicate stitch “9140” (or your favorite number) on the pocket front.

Strap
I-cord 2 sts for 9–10 in (23–25 cm) in mustard or oatmeal; attach to sides so pouch hangs from right shoulder across to left hip.

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Tiny Hand Bell (two options)

1. Real bell: attach via a braided/yarn loop (tan).
2. Knit bell: with gold yarn on smaller needles, CO 12, join, k 4 rnds; k2tog around – 6; k 1 rnd; draw tight. Add a short brown I-cord clapper. Suspend from the right hand with a loop.

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Red Postbox Prop

Base (charcoal)
CO 18 sts, knit 6 rows garter; PU around to form walls and k 3 rnds; BO.

Cylinder (red)
CO 22 sts, join. K 18–20 rnds.
Add a black band (2 rnds) near bottom and a cream slot rectangle using duplicate stitch near top front.
Cap (red): CO 8 sts, kfb around – 16; next rnd (k1, kfb) ×8 – 24; k 2 rnds; BO and sew flat to top. Attach cylinder to base.

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Assembly & Styling

1. Face: embroider nose and mouth; check the gentle smile.
2. Ears: sew the pleated ear bases to the head so they stand and angle outward slightly.
3. Arms & legs: stitch arms under the neckline; legs to the body base. Test standing posture; secure firmly.
4. Dress: put on first; close with snaps/buttons at back. Work all duplicate-stitch bus details now if you prefer to see placement while on the body.
5. Cardigan: dress the bunny; sew on three black buttons and fasten.
6. Beret: set at a jaunty angle; badge to the left.
7. Shoes: ensure the loafer openings face slightly oval; tack tongues if needed.
8. Accessories: sling the ticket bag across the body, loop the bell to the right paw, and place the postbox and tube map by the feet for the full London vignette.

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Finishing Tips for a Real-Photo Look

• Keep tension firm and even to achieve the same crisp stitch definition seen in the image.
• Steam-block garments lightly (avoid steaming the stuffed bunny) so hems and the beret band sit clean and flat.
• For precise motifs, mark the front centerline with a contrasting basting thread before duplicate stitching.
• When stuffing the head, gently massage the cheeks downward to keep the snout slender and the face tidy under the beret brim.

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Safety & Care

This is a collectible display toy. If gifting to a child under 3, embroider eyes instead of using safety eyes and omit/secure all small accessories (buttons, bell). Hand-wash cold, reshape, dry flat away from direct heat or sun.

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You’re Done!

Your London Bus Daydreamer Bunny is ready to ring the bell, check the ticket, and dream of scenic rides past St Paul’s and the Thames. Share your finished bunny—try changing the route number or badge color to personalize your city story. Happy knitting!