Plush giraffe free amigurumi pattern
Follow along with this free amigurumi pattern to learn how to crochet a cute plush giraffe using chenille yarn. The giraffe parts are crocheted separately and then stuffed with fiberfill. The arms and legs are attached with single crochets as you crochet the body. The height of the finished giraffe toy is approximately 9 inches (23cm).
Designed by @fennec_toys
Supplies
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby / YarnArt Dolce yarn: yellow and light brown colors
- 4.0mm crochet hook
- Safety eyes 12mm
- YarnArt Jeans yarn #53 (or any other black cotton yarn) for head decoration
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Stitch markers
- Fiberfill
Additional information
Skill level: beginner
Size: 9″ (23cm) tall
Free amigurumi giraffe pattern
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- hdc – half double 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
Head
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: 3 sc, (2 hdc in one stitch)* 12 times, 3 sc (30)
Rnd 7: 4 sc, inc, (4 hdc, 2 dc in one stitch)* 4 times, 4 sc, inc (36)
Rnd 8-12: 36 sc (5 rounds)
Rnd 13: (4 sc, dec)* 6 times (30)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 12 and 13, 6 sc apart.
Rnd 14: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 15: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 16: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 17: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.
Arms (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3-4: 12 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 5: 3 dec, 6 sc (9)
Rnd 6-12: 9 sc (7 rounds)
Fold in half and crochet 4 sc through both sides.
Fasten off.
Horns (make 2)
Start with brown color:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc)* 3 times (9)
Rnd 3: 9 sc
Change color to yellow:
Rnd 4: (1 sc, dec)* 3 times (6)
Rnd 5-6: 6 sc (2 rounds)
Do not stuff / stuff lightly.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Legs (make 2)
Start with brown color:
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 sc, inc)* 3 times (21)
Change color to yellow:
Rnd 5-6: 21 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 7: 1 sc, (1 sc, dec)* 6 times, 2 sc (15)
Rnd 8: 3 sc, (1 sc, dec)* 3 times, 3 sc (12)
Rnd 9-13: 12 sc (5 rounds)
Fold in half and crochet 5 sc through both sides.
Fasten off.
Body
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)* 9 times (27)
Rnd 5: (2 sc, inc)* 9 times (36)
Rnd 6: 36 sc
Rnd 7: 5 sc with sc of the 1st leg, 12 sc, 5 sc with sc of the 2nd leg, 14 sc (36)
Rnd 8: 36 sc
Rnd 9: (2 sc, dec)* 9 times (27)
Rnd 10: 27 sc
Rnd 11: (1 sc, dec)* 9 times (18)
Rnd 12-13: 18 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 14: (4 sc, dec)* 3 times (15)
Rnd 15: 1 sc, 4 sc with sc of the 1st arm, 4 sc, 4 sc with sc of the 2nd arm, 2 sc (you may have a different offset of the loops, so make sure that the feet are crocheted into the body symmetrically).
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Assembly
- Sew the head to the body.
- Sew the horns on the head. Fold the ears and sew them to the head.
- Embroider eyebrows, eyelashes and nostrils with black cotton yarn.
- Using brown chenille yarn sew on spots on the head, arms, legs and body.
