Helping our users. Cute Amigurumi Giraffe.
You’ll need:
Light Orange (I Love This Yarn! In Light Peach color);
Medium Orange (Big Twist Baby in Goldfish color);
Dark Orange (Red Heart Super Saver in Carroty color);
Crochet hook 3,5 mm;
15 mm safety eyes;
Yarn needle;
Fiber fill.
Attaching with thread vs. yarn tail
For a cleaner look, I opted to cut the yarn tails short on the inner ears and weave them into the back of the work, then attach the inner ears to the ears with matching thread. However, you can also attach them using a yarn needle and the yarn tail. It's up to you!
Instructions
Head
With light orange yarn:
Row 1. ch5, inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 5sc in the last ch. Continue on the other side of the chain base, sc 2, 3sc in the last ch [14]
Row 2. inc, sc 4, *inc* 3 times, sc 4, *inc* 2 times [20]
Row 3. inc, sc 6, *inc* 2 times, sc, inc, sc 6, *inc* 2 times, sc [26]
Row 4. inc, sc 8, *inc, sc* 2 times, inc, sc 8, *inc, sc* 2 times [32]
Row 5. inc, sc 10, inc, sc 2, inc, sc, inc, sc 10, inc, sc 2, inc, sc [38]
Row 6. inc, sc 12, *inc, sc 2* 2 times, inc, sc 12, *inc, sc 2* 2 times [44]
Row 7. *sc 10, inc* 4 times [48]
Row 8. sc 3, dec, *sc 6, dec* 5 times, sc 3 [42]
Row 9. *sc 5, dec* [36]
Now sc 9 additional stitches. Consider this the official end of round 9. Continue with round 10 as normal.
Switch to medium orange yarn:
Row 10. sc 2, dec, *sc 4, dec* 5 times, sc 2 [30]
Rows 11 - 12. sc in each st around [30]
Row 13. sc 2, inc, *sc 4, inc* 5 times, sc 2 [36]
Row 14. *sc 5, inc* [42]
Row 15. sc 3, inc, *sc 6, inc* 5 times, sc 3 [48]
Row 16. *sc 7, inc* [54]
Row 17. sc 4, inc, *sc 8, inc* 5 times, sc 4 [60]
Rows 18 - 27. sc in each st around [60]
Row 28. sc 4, dec, *sc 8, dec* 5 times, sc 4 [54]
Row 29. *sc 7, dec* [48]
Row 30. sc 3, dec, *sc 6, dec* 5 times, sc 3 [42]
Row 31. *sc 5, dec* [36]
Row 32. sc 2, dec, *sc 4, dec* 5 times, sc 2 [30]
Stuff head ¾ full. Decide on placement of eyes, sew between the two spots to sculpt the head. Insert eyes and secure backings.
Row 33. *sc 3, dec* [24]
Row 34. sc, dec, *sc 2, dec* 5 times, sc [18]
Row 35. *sc, dec* [12]
Finish stuffing.
Row 36. dec in each st around [6]
Close with an ultimate finish.
Ears
(make 2)
With medium orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring[6]
Row 2. *sc, inc* [9]
Row 3. sc, inc, *sc 2, inc* 2 times, sc [12]
Row 4. *sc 3, inc* [15]
Row 5. sc 2, inc, *sc 4, inc* 2 times, sc 2 [18]
Row 6. *sc 5, inc* [21]
Row 7. sc in each st around [21]
Row 8. *sc 5, dec* [18]
Row 9. sc 2, dec, *sc 4, dec* 2 times, sc 2 [15]
Row 10. *sc 3, dec* [12]
Rows 11 - 12. sc in each st around [12]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Fold the top opening in half and slip stitch closed.
Inner Ears
(make 2)
With light orange yarn:
Row 1. ch7, inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 4, 5sc in the last ch. Continue on the other side of the chain base, sc 4, 3sc in the last ch [18]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ossicones
(make 2)
With dark orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring [6]
Row 2. inc in each st around [12]
Row 3. *sc, inc* [18]
Row 4. sc in each st around [18]
Switch to medium orange yarn:
Row 5. sc in each st around [18]
Row 6. *sc, dec* [12]
Row 7. *sc, dec* [8]
Stuff the top.
Rows 8 - 9. sc in each st around [8]
Row 10. sc 6, dec [7]
Row 11. sc 5, dec [6]
Row 12. sc in each st around [6]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Finish stuffing firmly with fiber fill.
Body
With medium orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring [6]
Row 2. inc in each st around [12]
Row 3. *sc, inc* [18]
Row 4. sc, inc, *sc 2, inc* 5 times, sc [24]
Row 5. *sc 3, inc* [30]
Row 6. sc 2, inc, *sc 4, inc* 5 times, sc 2 [36]
Row 7. *sc 5, inc* [42]
Row 8. sc 3, inc, *sc 6, inc* 5 times, sc 3 [48]
Row 9. *sc 7, inc* [54]
Row 10. sc 4, inc, *sc 8, inc* 5 times, sc 4 [60]
Rows 11 - 17. sc in each st around [60]
Row 18. sc 4, dec, *sc 8, dec* 5 times, sc 4 [54]
Row 19. sc in each st around [54]
Row 20. *sc 7, dec* [48]
Row 21. sc in each st around [48]
Row 22. sc 3, dec, *sc 6, dec* 5 times, sc 3 [42]
Rows 23 - 24. sc in each st around [42]
Row 25. *sc 5, dec* [36]
Rows 26 - 27. sc in each st around [36]
Row 28. sc 2, dec, *sc 4, dec* 5 times, sc 2 [30]
Rows 29 - 30. sc in each st around [30]
Row 31. *sc 3, dec* [24]
Row 32. sc in each st around [24]
Rows 33 - 35. sc in each st around [24]
Row 36. sc 22, dec [23]
Row 37. sc 21, dec [22]
Row 38. sc 20, dec [21]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly with fiber fill.
Big Spots
(make 2)
With dark orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring [6]
Row 2. inc in each st around [12]
Row 3. *sc, inc* [18]
Row 4. sc, inc, *sc 2, inc* 5 times, sc [24]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Small Spots
(make 4)
With dark orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring [6]
Row 2. inc in each st around [12]
Row 3. *sc, inc* [18]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms
(make 2)
With dark orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring [6]
Row 2. inc in each st around [12]
Row 3. *sc, inc* [18]
Row 4. sc, inc, *sc 2, inc* 5 times, sc [24]
Row 5. BLO: sc in each st around [24]
Rows 6 - 7. sc in each st around [24]
Switch to medium orange yarn:
Row 8. sc in each st around [24]
Row 9. sc 11, dec, sc 11 [23]
Row 10. sc in each st around [23]
Row 11. sc 21, dec [22]
Row 12. sc in each st around [22]
Row 13. sc 10, dec, sc 10 [21]
Row 14. sc in each st around [21]
Row 15. sc 19, dec [20]
Row 16. sc in each st around [20]
Row 17. sc 9, dec, sc 9 [19]
Row 18. sc in each st around [19]
Row 19. sc 17, dec [18]
Row 20. sc in each st around [18]
Row 21. sc 8, dec, sc 8 [17]
Row 22. sc in each st around [17]
Row 23. sc 15, dec [16]
Rows 24 - 25. sc in each st around [16]
Row 26. *sc 2, dec* [12]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly with fiber fill. Fold the top opening in half and slip stitch closed.
Legs
(make 2)
With dark orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring [6]
Row 2. inc in each st around [12]
Row 3. *sc, inc* [18]
Row 4. sc, inc, *sc 2, inc* 5 times, sc [24]
Row 5. *sc 3, inc* [30]
Row 6. BLO: sc in each st around [30]
Rows 7 - 8. sc in each st around [30]
Switch to medium orange yarn:
Row 9. sc in each st around [30]
Row 10. sc 14, dec, sc 14 [29]
Row 11. sc 27, dec [28]
Row 12. sc 13, dec, sc 13 [27]
Row 13. sc 25, dec [26]
Row 14. sc 12, dec, sc 12 [25]
Row 15. sc 23, dec [24]
Row 16. sc 11, dec, sc 11 [23]
Row 17. sc 21, dec [22]
Row 18. sc 10, dec, sc 10 [21]
Row 19. sc 19, dec [20]
Row 20. sc 9, dec, sc 9 [19]
Row 21. sc 17, dec [18]
Row 22. *sc 7, dec* [16]
Row 23. *sc 2, dec* [12]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly with fiber fill. Fold the top opening in half and slip stitch closed.
Tail
Cut 12 strands of dark orange yarn, approx. 6” long
With medium orange yarn:
Row 1. start 6 sc into a magic ring [6]
Rows 2 - 8. sc around [6]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Fold the top opening in half and slip stitch closed. Root in strands of dark orange yarn to flat end, secure and trim as desired.