Here’s the Amigurumi Cute Giraffe Free Pattern, perfect for creating an adorable giraffe toy with a lovely combination of yellow, brown, and beige yarns. Follow this step-by-step guide to craft your own cute giraffe!
Materials:
- Yarn: Yellow, brown, and beige/white (you can use any yarn of your choice)
- Crochet Hook:
- For a big giraffe: 4.5 mm hook
- For a small giraffe: 2.5 mm hook
- Other supplies: Yarn needle, safety eyes, fiberfill, black cotton yarn (for embroidery), scissors, and stitch markers.
Abbreviations:
- MR – Magic ring
- Sc – Single crochet
- Inc – Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- Dec – Decrease (2 sc together)
- Hdc – Half double crochet
- St(s) – Stitch/stitches
- Ch – Chain
- Slst – Slip stitch
- (..) – Number of stitches in the round
Amigurumi Cute Giraffe Free Pattern:
Head:
- Rnd 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring and pull tight (6)
- Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st of the round (12)
- Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (18)
- Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (24)
- Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (30)
- Rnd 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (36)
- Rnd 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (42)
- Rnd 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (48)
- Rnd 9-16: Sc around (48)
- Rnd 17: (6 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (42)
- Rnd 18: (5 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (36)
- Rnd 19: (4 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (30)
- Rnd 20: (3 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (24)
- Rnd 21: (2 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (18)
- Safety Eyes: Place safety eyes between R14 and R15, 7 sc apart. Also stuff the head at this point.
- Rnd 22: (1 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (12)
- Fasten off with a slst and leave a yarn tail for sewing. Continue stuffing the head, and embroider eyebrows.
Muzzle:
- With white or sand yarn:
- Rnd 1: Ch 6
- Rnd 2: In the second from hook, 1 inc, 1 sc in the next 3 sc, 4 sc in last st, turn, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 1 inc (14)
- Rnd 3: 1 inc, 1 sc in next 5 sts, inc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 1 inc (18)
- Rnd 4: 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 1 inc, 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 1 inc (22)
- Rnd 5-6: Sc around (22)
- Fasten off with a slst, then sew the muzzle onto the head, between R15-R19. Embroider nostrils with brown yarn.
Ears (Make 2):
- With brown and yellow yarn:
- Rnd 1: Make a MR, 4 sc in MR and pull tight (4)
- Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: Sc around (6)
- Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) repeat 2 times (10)
- Rnd 6-7: Sc around (10)
- Rnd 8: (3 sc, 1 dec) repeat 2 times (8)
- Rnd 9: Sc around (8)
- Fasten off with a slst, leave a yarn tail for sewing. Embroider with brown yarn on the ears. Fold the ears and sew them together. Attach them to the head, 3 sc from the eyes on R14/R15.
Horns (x2):
- With brown and yellow yarn:
- Start with brown yarn:
- Rnd 1: Make a MR, 9 sc in MR and pull tight (9)
- Rnd 2-3: Sc around (9)
- Rnd 4: (1 sc, 1 dec) repeat 3 times (6)
- Change color to yellow:
- Rnd 5-9: Sc around (6)
- Fasten off with a slst, leave a yarn tail for sewing. Stuff the horn and sew it onto the head between R6-7.
Legs and Body:
- With yellow and brown yarn:
- Start with brown yarn:
- Rnd 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring and pull tight (6)
- Rnd 2: 1 inc in each st of the round (12)
- Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (18)
- Rnd 4-6: Sc around (18)
- Rnd 7: (1 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (12)
- Rnd 8-9: Sc around (12)
- Change to yellow yarn:
- Rnd 10-14: Sc around (12)
- Rnd 15: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (18)
- Fasten off first leg and leave a small yarn tail. For the second leg, do not fasten off! Attach with 1 sc, continuing into R16.
- Rnd 16: Sc around (40)
- Rnd 17: 18 sc, 2 inc, 18 sc, 2 inc (44)
- Rnd 18-21: Sc around (44)
- Stuff the legs.
- Rnd 22: 8 sc, 1 dec, 24 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc (42)
- Rnd 23: Sc around (42)
- Rnd 24: (4 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (35)
- Rnd 25-27: Sc around (35)
- Rnd 28: (3 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (28)
- Rnd 29-31: Sc around (28)
- Rnd 32: (2 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (21)
- Rnd 33: Sc around (21)
- Stuff the body.
- Rnd 34: (1 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (14)
- Fasten off with a slst, leave a yarn tail to sew the head to the body.
Arms (Make 2):
- With yellow and brown yarn:
- Start with brown yarn:
- Rnd 1: Make a MR, 6 sc in MR and pull tight (6)
- Rnd 2: (1 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (9)
- Rnd 3: (2 sc, 1 inc) repeat around (12)
- Rnd 4-6: Sc around (12)
- Rnd 7: (2 sc, 1 dec) repeat around (9)
- Rnd 8: Sc around (9)
- Change to yellow yarn:
- Rnd 9-19: Sc around (9)
- Stuff the arm, fold it flat, and make 4 sc through both layers. Fasten off with a slst, leave a yarn tail for sewing. Attach the arms to the body just under the head.
Tail:
- With yellow yarn: Make a braid and attach it to the back of the body.
Dots (x12):
- With brown yarn:
- Rnd 1: Make a MR, 6 hdc in MR and pull tight (6)
- Fasten off with a slst, leave a yarn tail for sewing. Attach them randomly to the head and body. Place 6 on the head and 6 on the body.
Final Step:
Congratulations! You have now completed your Amigurumi Cute Giraffe. This adorable little creature is ready to become a wonderful companion or gift! Enjoy your creation!
