Crochet pattern “Baby giraffe”

Pattern by Lyubov Kholkina

Hi, my name is Luba @lubava_crochetpattern. I’m an amigurumi designer. I have been crocheting
amigurumi toys for more than five years.

I wish you a good time crocheting the сute toys :)

If you have any questions while crocheting these toys, do not hesitate to contact me:
@lubava_crochetpattern
I will be happy to help you!

This pattern is for your personal use only.

It is prohibited to reproduce, distribute, translate, sell or change the pattern and images in any way.
However, feel free to sell the finished products/toys, mentioning the designer: Lyubov Kholkina
@lubava_crochetpattern.

Happy crocheting!
Materials:

- yarn YarnArt Jeans weight 50g (1,76 oz)\160m (174 yds) polyacryl 45%, cotton 55% colours - white,
body, brown, orange, yellow, blue
- yarn Gazzal baby cotton 50g (1,76 oz)\165m (180 yds) 60% cotton, 40% acrylic - for sundress (you
can use any colours)
- yarn Nako fiore 50g (1,76 oz)\150m 39% cotton, 36% bamboo, 25% linen - for hair (you can use any
yarn and any colour)
- stuffing for toys
- safety eyes 10mm
- superglue
- hook 1,75mm
- yarn needle
- black thread for embroidery
- buttons
- wire
- skotch

Abbreviations:

MR- magic ring

sc - single crochet
ch - chain
inc - increase - (2sc in 1st )
inc3 - increase - 3sc in 1st)
dec - decrease – (sc2tog)
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
BLO - back loops only
FLO - front loops only
Arms:

Crochet in a spiral with body colour

1 - 6sc in mr
2 - (sc, 2inc)*2 (10)
3 - (4sc, inc)*2 (12)
4-9 (6 rows) - 12sc
Stuff the lower part of the arms.
10 - dec, 10sc (11)
11 - dec, 9sc (10)
12 - dec, 8sc (9)
13 - dec, 7sc (8)
14-17 (4 rows) - 8sc
18 - (2sc, dec)*2 (6)
Cut the yarn, leaving a short tail. Make 2
pieces.

Legs, body and head:

Crochet in a spiral with blue colour

1 - 6sc in mr
2 - 6inc (12)
3 - (3inc, 3sc)*2 (18)
4 - ((sc, inc)*3, 3sc)*2 (24)
5 - (2sc, inc)*3, 3sc)*2 (30)
6-9 (4 rows) - 30sc
10 - 9sc, 2dec, (sc, 2dec)*2, 7sc (24)
11 - 9sc, dec, (sc, dec)*2, 7sc (21)
Change to body colour, don’t cut blue yarn.
12 - BLO 8sc, 3dec, 7sc (18)
13-18 (6 rows) - 18sc
Return to the blue yarn and crochet around into FLO of row 11 - Row 1 - 21sc. Row 2 - 21sc. Cut the
yarn, weave in the end.
For the first leg in row 18, we do not crochet the last 4 stitches so that the crocheting also ends on
the inside. When working on the second leg make row 19 - 10sc, don’t cut the yarn. You need to end
the crocheting on the inside of the leg in the middle (you may have fewer or more loops).

Next, join legs and continue to crochet the body.

19 - 6ch, 18sc on the 1-st leg, 6sc on ch, 18sc on the 2-st leg , 6sc on ch (48)
Сlick the link and you`ll get to a video “how to join legs”
Stuff the legs
20 - (11sc, inc)*4 (52)
21 - (12sc, inc)*4 (56)
22 - 22sc, 4inc, 30sc (60)
23-29 (7 rows) - 60sc
Change to yellow colour
30 - (13sc, dec)*4 (56)
31 - 56sc
32 - (12sc, dec)*4 (52)
33 - 52sc
34 - (11sc, dec)*4 (48)
35 - 48sc
36 - (10sc, dec)*4 (44)
37 - 44sc
38 - (9sc, dec)*4 (40)
39 - 40sc
40 - (8sc, dec)*4 (36)
41 - (7sc, dec)*4 (32)
42 - (6sc, dec)*4 (28)
43 - 5sc, dec, BLO sc, begin to connect the arms and the body crocheting them together - make 3sc,
crochet together the loops from the inside of the arm and the BACK loops of the body (leave the front
loops unworked), then BLO sc, dec, 5sc, dec, BLO sc, make 3sc, crochet together the loops from the
inside of the arm and the BACK loops of the body, BLO sc, dec (24)
44 - 6sc, BLO sc, 3sc - insert the hook into the outside loops of the arm, BLO sc, 7sc, BLO sc, 3sc -
insert the hook into the outside loops of arm, BLO sc, sc (24)

Сut a piece of wire - the length of the wire must match the length of both arms, bend the wire
ends and wrap them with scotch. Insert this wire “skeleton” into arms.
Сlick the link and you`ll get to a video “Insert the “skeleton” into arms”

45 - 4sc, dec, BLO 4sc, dec, 4sc, dec, BLO 4sc, dec (20)
Change to body colour and crochet the head.
46 - (sc, inc)*10 (30)
47 - (2sc, inc)*10 (40)
48 - (3sc, inc)*10 (50)
49 - (4sc, inc)*10 (60)
50 - (14sc, inc)*4 (64)
51- 62 (12 rows) - 64sc
Attach the safety eyes between rows 55 and 56 with 9-10sc in between.

63, 64 - 18sc, BLO 13sc ( stop crocheting BLO 1sc stitches before you reach the right eye), 17sc, BLO
13sc (start crocheting BLO again 1sc stitches after the left eye)
65, 66 - 64sc
67 - (14sc, dec)*4 (60)
68 - (4sc, dec)*10 (50)
69 - (3sc, dec)*10 (40)
70 - (2sc, dec)*10 (30)
71 - (3sc, dec)*6 (24)
72 - (2sc, dec)*6 (18)
Stuff the head.
73 - (sc, dec)*6 (12)
74 - 6dec
Tie off and sew closed securely. Cut the yarn, weave in the end.

Sleeves:

You should have 11 back loops around the arms in rows 43-45. Connect yellow yarn to any stitch of
the first arm and start making a sleeve.
1 - (sc, inc)*5, sc (16) Crochet in a spiral
2-5 (4 rows) - BLO 16sc
6 - FLO 16sc Cut the yarn, weave in the end. Repeat the same process to make the second sleeve
Hair:

Join beige yarn to the last front loop of row 63 and make - (46ch, 45sl st from the 2nd loop from the
hook, sl st into the next front loop of row 63)*9.

Next make short hair strands - 14ch, 13sl st from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st into the next front
loop of row 63, 13ch, 12sl st from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st into the next front loop of row 63,
12ch, 11sl st from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st into the next front loop of row 63, 11ch, 10sl st
from the 2nd loop from the hook, sl st into the next front loop of row 63. Cut the yarn, weave in the
end. Join yarn to the last front loop of row 64 and repeat the same process to make the hair.

Hat:

Crochet in a spiral with yellow colour

1 - 6sc in mr
2 - 6inc (12)
3 - (sc, inc)*6 (18)
4 - (2sc, inc)*6 (24)
5 - (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
6 - (2sc, inc)*10 (40)
7 - (3sc, inc)*10 (50)
8 - (4sc, inc)*10 (60)
9 - (14sc, inc)*4 (64)
10 - (15sc, inc)*4 (68)
11-27 (17 rows) - 66sc
28 - 66 sl st
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Horns:

Crochet in a spiral with brown colour

1 - 6sc in mr
2 - 6inc (12)
3, 4 - 12sc
5 - 6dec
To stuff and change to yellow colour
6-10 (5 rows) - 6sc
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle:

Work with white colour

1 - 6ch, from the 2nd chain from the hook -
inc, 3sc, 4sc in last chain, 3sc, inc - from the
opposite side of a chain (14)
2 - 14sl st
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Embroider the nostrils, using the brown
thread.

Ears:

Crochet in a spiral with yellow colour

1 - 6sc in mr
2 - (sc, inc)*3 (9)
3 - (2sc, inc)*3 (12)
4, 5 - 12sc
6 - (3sc, inc)*3 (15)
7, 8 - 15sc
9 - (2sc, dec)*4
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Make 2 pieces.
Assembly:

Sew the horns to 13-16 rows of the hat. Ears sew to 13-16 rows of the hat (just a little bit lower than
the horns).
Sew the muzzle to 24-27 rows of the hat.
Embroider the eyes, using the black thread to 22-23 rows of the hat. One eye length is 8sc. There
must be 7 sc between the eyes. Сlick the link and you`ll get to a video “embroider the eyes”.
Embroider white laces on the feet, as shown in the picture.

Spots:

12hdc in mr, sl st, leaving a long tail for sewing. Make several pieces and sew them onto the hat in
any place (random places).

Scrunchy:

Use any colour

Make 31ch, crochet from the 4th loop from the hook 2dc, 3hdc, 3sc, 2ch, skip 2 loop, 12sc, 3hdc, 3dc.
Cut the yarn, weave in the end. Make 2 pieces. Using these scrunchies make two ponytails.
Sundress:

Sundress: For the clothes I use yarn Gazzal baby cotton and hook 1,75mm (the same one I used for
making the toy).
Make 15ch, crochet from the second loop from the hook 7hdc, 6sc.
The panels are worked from the bottom up. At the end of every row turn your work.
2 - ch, 6sc, 7hdc
3 - 2ch, 7hdc, 6sc
Alternate row 2 and row 3 until you are happy with the width of the skirt. I made 50 rows. Then
connect the first and the last row with a ss and continue working on the top part of the skirt, inserting
the hook into every row.
51, 52 - 50sc

Crochet strap - 65ch, sl st in next sc of 52 row, 65ch, sl st in the same loop. Cut the yarn, weave in the
end.
Join white yarn to the bottom side of the skirt and crochet to the end of row - 3sc into every hdc. Cut
the yarn, weave in the end.

Put the dress on, choose places for the buttons and sew them onto the dress.

Backpack:

Crochet in a spiral with any colour

1 - 8sc in mr
2 - 8inc (16)
3 - (sc, inc)*8 (24)
4 - (2sc, inc)*8 (32)
5 - BLO 32sc
6-18 (13 rows) - 32sc
Turn your work
19 - ch, 16sc
The panels are worked from the bottom up. At the end of every row Ch 1 and turn your work.
20 - dec, 12sc, dec (14)
21 - 14sc
22 - dec, 10sc, dec (12)
23 - 12sc
24 - dec, 8sc, dec (10)
25 - 10sc
26 - dec, 3sc, 3вп (a button hole), 3sc, dec.
Work sc around the backpack - first on the side of the flap - 8sc. Then work 18sc into 16 stitches of
row 18 and then on the other side of the flap - 8sm. Slst. Cut the yarn, weave in the end.

Straps:
Join yarn to the front loop of row 4 (on the back of backpack) and make ch 32. Join chain to row 18
with sl st. Next, crochet 32sc on chain, sl st. Cut the yarn, weave in the end. Repeat the same process
to make the second strap.
Ears:
Crochet in a spiral with white colour
1 - 6sc in mr
2 - (inc, 2sc)*2 (8)
3 - (inc, 3sc)*2 (10)
4-7 (4 row) - 10sc
8 - (2dec, sc)*2 (6)
9 - 6sc
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Make 2 pieces. Sew ears to the backpack on row 18.
Tail:
In mr: 6sc, сс. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Sew to the backpack
Наметить место для пуговицы и incишить её.
Thank you for crocheting with me!