This free amigurumi giraffe pattern is easy to follow, the beginners who are new to crochet should try this pattern to practice more skill and technique. The pattern uses the standard amigurumi stitches, along with some hand sewing to join the toy together. The finished giraffe toy size depends on the yarn thickness and the hook size you choose.
Designer: @mamafufa
You will need:
- YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m) or Alize Cotton Gold (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 100 g/330 m)
- 2.0-2.5 mm crochet hook
- 6-7 mm safety eyes
- Yarn needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Free amigurumi giraffe pattern
Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times
Head
Start crocheting from the muzzle in white:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: 24 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 7: 30 sc
R 8: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 9-11: 36 sc (3 rows)
Change to pink yarn:
R 12-17: 36 sc (6 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 14 and R 15 at the distance of 8-9 st from each other.
R 18: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 19: 42 sc
R 20: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 21: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 22: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 23: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 24: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 25: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off.
Body
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 8-15: 42 sc (8 rows)
R 16: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 17-19: 36 sc (3 rows)
R 20: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 21: 30 sc
R 22: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 23: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 24-40: 18 sc (17 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 7: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Change to pink yarn:
R 8: (1 sc, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
R 9-25: 8 sc (17 rows)
Do not stuff the rest part of the arm (or stuff a little with fiberfill).
Fold the top opening flat and 3 sl st through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5-7: 24 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 9: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Change to pink yarn:
R 10: (1 sc, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
R 11-25: 8 sc (15 rows)
Do not stuff the rest part of the leg (or stuff a little with fiberfill).
Fold the top opening flat and 3 sl st through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Horns (make 2)
Start with white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 7: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Change to pink yarn:
R 8: (1 sc, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
R 9-15: 8 sc
Stuff gently with fiberfill from R 8 till R 15.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3: 9 sc
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [12]
R 5: 12 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
R 7: (4 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [18]
R 8: 18 sc
R 8: (5 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [21]
R 9: 21 sc, 1 sl st
Do not stuff.
Fold top of ear flat and sl st through both sides across.
Then fold the ear edges together and fix them in such position with a couple of stitches.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the ears and horns on the head.
Embroider a smile and nostrils using a brown yarn. Then sew the head to the body.
Finally sew the arms to both sides of the body between R 23 and R 24, the legs on R 7 of the body.
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