Cute giraffe amigurumi crochet pattern
Create your own adorable crochet giraffe amigurumi with this easy beginner-friendly pattern! Standing approximately 11.8 inches (30 cm) tall, including the horns, this soft and cuddly giraffe is made with plush Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn and detailed with YarnArt Jeans yarn for a charming, handmade look. The pattern uses 4.0 mm and 2.0 mm crochet hooks and requires basic amigurumi supplies, including safety eyes, a stitch marker, tapestry needle, scissors, and fiberfill stuffing.
📊 Pattern Information
👤 Designer: @juliiapyha
🧶 Skill Level: Beginner
📏 Size: 11.8″ (30 cm) with horns
Supplies
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn (100% polyester; 100 g/120 m) and 4.0 mm crochet hook
- YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50 g/160 m) and 2.0 mm crochet hook
- Safety eyes
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill stuffing
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
- (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times
Free crochet giraffe amigurumi pattern
Head
With Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)* 5 times, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3 sc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, пр)* 5 times, 2 sc (36)
Rnd 7-10: 36 sc (4 rounds)
Rnd 11: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)* 5 times, 2 sc (30)
Rnd 12: (3 sc, dec)* 6 sc (24)
Rnd 13: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)* 5 times, 1 sc (18)
R 14: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Fasten off.
Body
With Himalaya Dolphin Baby:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)* 5 times, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3 sc)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)* 5 times, 2 sc (36)
Rnd 7-11: 36 sc (5 rounds)
Rnd 12: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)* 5 times, 2 sc (30)
Rnd 13: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 14-15: 24 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 16: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)* 5 times, 1 sc (18)
Rnd 17: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 18-25: 12 sc (8 rounds)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
With brown yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc, 1 sc)* 3 times (9)
Rnd 3-4: 9 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 5: (2 sc, inc)* 3 times (12)
Rnd 6: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 7: 18 sc
Rnd 8: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 9-12: 24 sc (4 rounds)
Rnd 13: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 14: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Do not stuff.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Horns (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-5: 18 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 6: (1sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 7: (1 sc, dec)* 4 times (8)
Change to brown yarn:
Rnd 8-14: 8 sc (7 rounds)
Stuff only the white section of the horn.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Muzzle
With brown yarn:
Make 5 ch.
Make an oval, work on both sides of the chain.
Rnd 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in last stitch, turn: 2 sc, inc (10)
Rnd 2: inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
Rnd 3: inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc (20)
Rnd 4-5: 20 sc (2 rounds)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Arms and legs (make 4)
Start with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-5: 18 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 6: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 7: (2 sc, dec)* 3 times (9)
Chnage to brown yarn:
Rnd 8-32: 8 sc (25 rounds)
Stuff only the lower white sections of the arms and legs.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Assembly and finishing
- Sew the head to the body.
- Sew the arms and horns onto the head.
- Embroider the eyebrows with brown YarnArt Jeans yarn.
- Sew the muzzle to the head, adding some fiberfill stuffing before closing it completely.
- Embroider the mouth and nostrils with white YarnArt Jeans yarn.
- Sew the arms and legs to the body.
