March 2023

GIRAFFE
designer Diana Patskun
 Good day, dear friends!!

You've purchased this pattern and it means that you are

ready to dive into the magic world of amigurumi.
To create your own miracle you only need to find the
cosiest place in your house, take a cup of aroma coffee or
tea, crochet hook, magic balls of yarn and the most
wonderful mood! I'm sure you'll make something unique.
Enjoy crocheting!

With love, Diana Patskun

 Materials:
1. For light color giraffe: YarnArt Jeans
55% cotton/45% PAC, 50g/160 mt
(1.76 oz/174 yds) №88 yellow, 1 skein,
№48 beige, 1/3 skein, №03 milk, a
little bit. For dark color giraffe:
YarnArt Jeans №84 mustard, 1 skein,
№ 40 brown, 1/3 skein, №03 milk, a
little bit. YarnArt Jeans Plus 55%
Cotton 45% PAC, 100 g/160 m (3.5
oz/174 yds) №05 cream, for scarf.
2. Hook size 2 mm, 3 (for scarf)
3. Fiber filling.
4. Safety plastic eyes diameter 10 mm.
5. Embroidery floss black and white
colors for embroidering eyes and
nose.

Size of the finished toy is 20 x 14 cm/

7.8 x 5.5 inc

Abbreviations:
MR - magic ring
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Hdc - half double crochet
Dc – double crochet
St – stitch
Inc – increase (2 sc or 2 dc in one
st)
Dec – invisible decrease (crochet
next 2 st together)
BLO - back loops only
[n] Inc/Dec – increase/decrease [n]
times in a row
Sl st – slip stitch
R – row/round
() x... - repeat instructions in
brackets … times
Number in () at the end of the Row
indicates number of st in that Row
Legs + body:
First we will crochet 4 legs. Start
working with brown color yarn:
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15)
R4: BLO 15 sc
R5-7 (3 rounds): 15 sc
Change yarn color to yellow and
continue to crochet.
R8-12 (5 rounds): 15 sc
Cut the yarn in the end of
crocheting each leg.
Crochet body with yellow color yarn.
R1: Make a chain of 17, start to crochet from the 2nd ch from the hook: sc
inc, 14 sc, 4 sc into the last chain. Turn can continue to crochet on the
other side of the beginning chain: 14 sc, inc (36)

Beginning from the next stitch

crochet in rounds.
R2: inc, 1 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 1 sc, 2 inc,
1 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc (44)
R3: inc, 1 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 1 sc, 2 inc,
1 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc (52)
Make 1 sc (shift stitch) and we will
join legs in the next round.
R4: 2 sc, join first leg 5 sc (i.e. 5 st of the body and 5 st of the leg
crochet together with 5 sc), 12 sc, join second leg 5 sc, 4 sc, join third
leg 5 sc, 12 sc, join forth leg 5 sc, 2 sc (52)

It looks like that:

Each leg has 15 st

Body has 52 st
stitches
п = stitches

beginning of crochet 4 stitches

stitches
R5: 2 sc, crochet 10 sc in the remaining 10 stitches of the 1st leg, 12 sc,
10 sc of the 2nd leg, 4 sc, 10 sc of the 3rd leg, 12 sc, 10 sc of the 4th leg,
2 sc (72)
R6-20 (15 rounds): 72 sc
In R20 make 1 sc shift stitch.
Stuff legs with fiber.
R21: 12 sc, (4 sc, dec) х 8, 12 sc (64)
R22: 12 sc, (3 sc, dec) х 8, 12 sc (56)
R23: 12 sc, (2 sc, dec) х 8, 12 sc (48)
R24: 12 sc, skip 24 st, continue to
crochet from 25th st and make
12 sc (24)
R25-27 (3 rounds): 24 sc
R28: (6 sc, dec) х 3 (21)
R29-33 (5 rounds): 21 sc
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for
sewing. Stuff body with fiber. The
stitches that has left sew with
tapestry needle as shown in the
picture.
Head:
Crochet with yellow color yarn.
R1: 7 sc in MR
R2: 7 inc (14)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 7 (21)
R4: (2 sc, inc) х 7 (28)
R5: (3 sc, inc) х 7 (35)
R6: (4 sc, inc) х 7 (42)
R7-11 (5 rounds): 42 sc
R12: (5 sc, inc) х 7 (49)
R13: (6 sc, inc) х 7 (56)
Insert the eyes between R11-12,
distance between them 11 st
R14-21 (8 rounds): 56 sc
R22: 28 dec (28)
R23: (2 sc, dec) х 7 (21)
Stuff the head with fiber. Cut
the yarn and hide yarn tail
inside the detail.

Sculpt the eye sockets according to the instructions below. Use the
same yarn color as for the head. Make eye whites following that
instructions as well, only use white color yarn.
Insert the needle with the yarn at point
A, pull it out at point B, insert at point C,
pull it out at point E, tighten it so that
the yarn is hidden, then insert at point F,
pull it out at point D and tighten it to
the desired shape. Then tie the ends of
the yarn at points D and A.

Embroider eyelashes with black

embroidery floss.
Muzzle:
Crochet with milk color yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
R5-7 (3 rounds): 24 sc
Cut the yarn leaving a tail for
sewing. Stuff with fiber.

Secure muzzle with pins to the

head and sew it.
Embroider the nostrils on the giraffe's muzzle.

Horns:
Start to crochet with brown
color yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3-5 (3 rounds): 12 sc
R6: 6 dec (6)
Change yarn color to yellow and
continue to crochet.
R7-10 (4 rounds): 6 sc
Cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff with fiber. Make 2
details.
Secure with pins to the head and sew them.
Ears:
Crochet with yellow color yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 12 sc
R4: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
R5-9 (5 rounds): 18 sc
ch 1 and crochet edges of the
ear together with 9 sc
Cut the yarn. Leave a long tail
for sewing. Don't stuff the ears.
Make 2 details.
Fold ears and make 2-3 stitches with needle. Secure with pins to the
head and sew on the sides near the horns.
Next sew head to the body.
Tail:
Start to crochet with brown color
yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
R3-5 (3 rounds): 9 sc
R6: (1 sc, dec) х 3 (6)
Change yarn color to yellow.
R7-14 (8 rounds): 6 sc
ch 1, crochet edges of the detail
together with 3 sc

Cut the yarn. Leave long tail for sewing. Stuff only brown part.
Secure tail to the body with pins and sew it.
Scarf:
Crochet scarf with YarnArt Jeans Plus, hook size 3 mm.
Make a chain of 70 (your quantity of chains may vary depending on
your toy's neck circumference, you need to try it on your toy)
R1-4: ch 1, BLO 70 sc.

Put it on the giraffe and sew the

ends together.
Spots:
Crochet with brown color yarn.
For big spot:
R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
sl st into the first st, cut the yarn.
For small spots (2 pcs):
R1: 6 sc in MR
sl st into the first st, cut the yarn.

Attach spots to the body and sew.

 Thank you very much for
purchasing this pattern.
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With love, Diana Patskun