AMIGURUMI CROCHET GIRAFFE ENGLISH PATTERN

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If you enjoy making amigurumi, here I share this easy and free amigurumi pattern for you for free. Your kids will love these toys.

Amigurumi crochet toy giraffe. Free amigurumi pattern by Olga Askarova.

Designed by Olga Askarova (Instagram @by_olik_ask)
Photos by Olga Askarova

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = join the next 2 stitches into 1
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) x 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Head
Start with brown yarn:
1: mc with 6 st (6)
2: inc x 6 (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7-9: 36 sc (36)
Continue with yellow yarn:
10: 36 sc (36)
11: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
12 – 14: 42 sc (42)
15: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
16 – 18: 48 sc (48)
19: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
20 – 21: 42 sc (42)
22: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
23: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
24: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
25: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
26: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
27: dec x 6 (6)

Ears (make 2)
With yellow yarn:
1: mc with 4 st (4)
2: inc x 4 (8)
3: (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
4: (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)
5: (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
6: (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)
7: (7 sc, inc) x 2 (18)
8: 18 sc (18)
9: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
10: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
11: (1 sc, dec) x 4 (8)

Horns (make 2)
Start with brown yarn:
1: mc with 6 st (6)
2: inc x 6 (12)
3-4: 12 sc (12)
5: (1 sc, dec) x 4 (8)
Continue with yellow yarn:
6 – 7: 8 sc (8)
8: (dec, 2 sc) x 2 (6)
9: 6 sc (6)

Arms (make 2)
1: mc with 6 st (6)
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3–11: 9 sc (9)

Tail
1: 8 ch
2: sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (7)

Legs (make 2)
With yellow yarn:
1: mc with 6 st (6)
2: inc x 6 (12)
3–7: 12 sc (12)
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg.

Continue crocheting the body starting from the second leg.

1: Crochet 3 ch from the second leg and join it with the first leg, 12 sc on first leg, sc in next 3ch, 12 sc on second leg, sc in next 3ch (opposite side) (30)
2: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
3–4: 36 sc (36)
5: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
6–7: 30 sc (30)
8: (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
9–11: 27 sc (27)
12: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
13 – 14: 24 sc, join arms
15: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
16–26: 18 sc (18)

Spot (make 3)
With brown yarn:
1: mc with 6 st (6)
2: inc x 6 (12)

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