FUN FACT:
Did you know that giraffes can sleep standing up?
You will need:
Cotton yarn orange color
Cotton yarn black color
Crochet hook 3.5mm
Needle for sewing
Fiberfill
Pipe cleaner / iron wire
Safety eyes
Stitch guide:
Chain (ch): Yarn over and pull through loop.
Single crochet (sc): Insert hook in stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through 2 loops.
Half double crochet (hdc): Yarn over, insert hook in stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through 3 loops.
Slip stitch (slst): Insert hook in stitch yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
Single crochet increase (inc): 2 single crochet in the same stitch follow the instructions.
Single crochet decrease (dec): insert hook in front loop of the next 2 stitches. Yarn over draw through 2 loops.
Notes:
This pattern is worked in a continuous spiral without closing off each round. Please mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you work.
Creation instruction:
Start with the muzzle then continue with the legs.
The pattern:
Muzzle:
With orange color
Rnd 1: ch 6
Rnd 2: from second stitch from hook 2 sc in the first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, 4 sc in the last stitch, continue on the other side of the chain, sc in the next 3 stitches, 2 sc in the last stitch, slst to the first sc (14)
Rnd 3: ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch (of the ch1), 2 sc in the next stitch, sc in the next 3 stitches, (2 sc in each stitch)*4, sc in the next 3 stitches, (2 sc in each stitch)*2, slst to the ch1 (22)
Rnd 4: ch1, 22 sc (22)
Rnd 5: 22 sc (22)
Rnd 6: 22 sc (22)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing.
Legs (make 2):
With orange color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3: hdc in the next 4 stitches, sc in the next 8 stitches (12)
Rnd 4: hdc in the next 4 stitches, sc in the next 8 stitches (12)
Rnd 5: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 6: dec repeat 3 times, sc in the next 6 stitches (9)
Rnd 7-11: 9 sc (9)
Don't fasten off and cut the yarn after finishing the second leg, continue with the orange color, stuff the legs with fiberfill and continue crocheting the body
Body and Head:
Continue with the second leg
Rnd 1: sc in the next 5 stitches, ch 3, sc to the other leg right next to the stitch where we finished the leg, sc in the same stitch, sc in the next 8 stitches (around the leg), 3 sc in the ch3, sc in the next 4 stitches (in the first leg) (24)
Rnd 2: 24 sc (including 3 sc in the front of the ch3 from the previous round)
Rnd 3-8: 24 sc
Rnd 9: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 10: 18 sc
Rnd 11: (sc in next 1 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 12: 12 sc
Rnd 13: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 14-17: 9 sc
Continue with the head, and stuff the body and head with fiberfill while crocheting
Rnd 18: 2 sc in each sc across (18)
Rnd 19: (sc in next 2 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 20: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 21: (sc in next 4 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 22-28: 36 sc, 7 rounds
Rnd 29: (sc in next 4 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
Assemble the safety eyes between round 26-27, while leaving 8 stitches between the eyes
Rnd 30: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 31: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 32: (sc in next 1 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 33: dec 6 times (6)
Fasten off.
Assemble the muzzle.
Horns (make 2)
With black color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: (sc in next stitch, inc) repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 3: 9 sc (9)
Rnd 4: (sc in next stitch, dec) repeat 3 times (6)
Rnd 5-10: 6 sc
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing.
Insert pipe cleaner/iron wire to the horns and fiberfill.
Ears (make 2):
With orange color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: (sc in next stitch, inc) repeat 3 times (9)
Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 stitches, inc) repeat 3 times (12)
Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 3 times (15)
Rnd 5: 15 sc (15)
Rnd 6: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 3 times (12)
Rnd 7: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 3 times (9)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing.
Assemble the ears and horns to the head:
Arms:
With orange color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4: (sc in next stitch, dec) repeat 4 times (8)
Rnd 5-10: 8 sc (8), in the first arm switch to white color at the end of Round 6
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing, do not fiberfill the arms.
Have a great fulfilling time while crocheting 🦒
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