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Crochet Your Own Adorable Giraffe

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Leyla
Leyla
Jan 19, 2025 08:41 AM
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How to Crochet a Charming Giraffe: A Complete Step-by-Step Amigurumi Guide for Beginners

Crocheting a beautiful giraffe can be such a delightful and rewarding craft project! With its long neck and adorable spots, this amigurumi creation is sure to bring a smile to anyone's face. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, the step-by-step process of bringing this charming giraffe to life is both enjoyable and satisfying.

From selecting the perfect yarn colors to carefully stitching each piece together, creating your own crocheted giraffe allows you to unleash your creativity and craft a handmade treasure that will be cherished for years to come. So grab your hook, pick up some soft yarn, and let's crochet this lovely giraffe together!

Skill Level

This project is suitable for a beginner.

Techniques Used

Worked in rounds with single crochet (sc).

Materials

  • 3.5 crochet hook
  • Yarn needle
  • Fiberfill stuffing
  • Medium worsted weight yarn:
    • Yellow
    • Brown
    • Black
    • White
    • Pink (optional for mouth)

Abbreviations

  • Rd – round
  • hk – hook
  • ch – chain
  • ea – each
  • st – stitch
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • sc2tog – single crochet in two stitches to make one single crochet stitch
  • 5dc bobble – 5 double crochet bobble stitch
  • FO – fasten off

Head: In Yellow

  1. Rd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk (6)
  2. Rd 2: 2sc around (12)
  3. Rd 3: (sc, 2sc) around (18)
  4. Rd 4: (sc in 2, 2sc) around (24)
  5. Rd 5-6: sc around (24)

You will add brown to make the nostrils:

  1. Rd 7: sc in 8, (with brown): 5dc-bobble (yellow): sc in 6, (brown): 5dc-bobble, (yellow): sc in 8 (24). FO brown
  2. Rd 8: sc around (24)
  3. Rd 9: (sc in 3, 2sc) around (30)
  4. Rd 10-12: sc around (30)
  5. Rd 13: (sc in 4, 2sc) around (36)
  6. Rd 14-16: sc around (36)
  7. Rd 17: (sc in 5, 2sc) around (42)
  8. Rd 18-20: sc around (42)
  9. Rd 21: (sc in 6, 2sc) around (48)
  10. Rd 22-24: sc around (48)
  11. Rd 25: (sc in 6, sc2tog) around (42)
  12. Rd 26: sc around (42)
  13. Rd 27: (sc in 5, sc2tog) around (36)
  14. Rd 28: (sc in 4, sc2tog) around (30)
  15. Rd 29: (sc in 3, sc2tog) around (24)
  16. Rd 30: (sc in 2, sc2tog) around (18)
  17. Rd 31: (sc, sc2tog) around (12)
  18. Stuff firmly
  19. Rd 32: (sc2tog) around (6)
  20. FO and sl st closed

Ossicones (Horns)

Make 2 in brown.

  1. Rd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk (6)
  2. Rd 2: 2sc around (12)
  3. Rd 3-4: sc around (12)
  4. Rd 5: sc2tog around (6)
  5. Switch to yellow, FO the brown
  6. Rd 6-12: sc around (6)
  7. sl st, FO, stuff and sew to the top of the head with the yellow end on the head.

Ears

Make 2 in yellow.

  1. Rd 1: ch 2, 5sc in 2nd ch from hk (5)
  2. Rd 2: sc around (5)
  3. Rd 3: 2sc around (10)
  4. Rd 4: sc around (10)
  5. Rd 5: (sc, 2sc) around (15)
  6. Rd 6: sc around (15)
  7. Rd 7: (sc in 2, 2sc) around (20)
  8. Rd 8: sc around (20)
  9. Rd 9: (sc in 3, 2sc) around (25)
  10. Rd 10-12: sc around (25)
  11. Rd 13: (sc in 3, sc2tog) around (20)
  12. Rd 14-15: sc around (20).
  13. sl st, FO, pinch and sew closed along the bottom. Sew to head.

Ear Insides

Make 2 in brown.

  1. Rd 1: ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each st to last ch. 3 sc in last ch. Turn to work in bottom of chains. sc across to end. 3sc in last ch (13)
  2. Rd 2: sc in 6, 2sc in 2sc, sc in 5 (15) sl st and FO. Sew to ear.

Eyes

Make 2 in white.

  1. Make a semi-circle: Row 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk. ch 1, turn.
  2. Row 2: 2sc across (12). sl st and FO.
  3. Attach brown to the flat part of the semi-circle with a sl st. Working across the flat part: Sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc in 2. ch 3. FO.

Eye Pupils

In black:

  1. Rd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hk (6). Sl st, FO, sew to eye whites. Use white to embroider an eye sparkle. Sew eyes to the face – the brown part is the top and the ch 3 of the brown is lateral.

Mouth

If desired, use pink or black to embroider a smile.

Neck/Body

In yellow. Hold your giraffe head upside down.

  1. Rd 1: plot out a circle of 35 stitches. You may use chalk or stitch markers to assist you. Attach yellow with a sl st and follow the circle by sc around (35).
  2. Rd 2-10: sc around (35).
  3. Rd 11: sc in 31 (ensure you are in the center of the back) ch 13, sc down the ch as follows: 2sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each ch down; sc in foundation where ch begins, sc in last 4 st (61).
  4. Rd 12: sc in 31, sc in 11, 2sc in 3, sc in 16 (64).
  5. Rd 13: sc in 43, 2sc in 2, sc, 2sc, sc, 2sc, sc in 15 (68).
  6. Rd 14: sc in 44, 2sc, sc, 2sc, sc in 21 (70).
  7. Rd 15-16: sc around (70).
  8. Rd 17: (sc in 9, sc2tog)x6, sc in 4 (64).
  9. Rd 18: (sc in 6, sc2tog) around (56).
  10. Rd 19-20: sc around (56).
  11. sl st, FO.

To complete the body, it will be divided into sections.

First, identify the front middle 4 st and make a flap as follows:

  1. Row 1: attach yellow with a sl st, sc in 4.
  2. Rd 2-5: ch 1, turn sc in 4. sl st, FO, leave a long end to sew.

Repeat the above process in the middle 4 stitches of the back.

Your legs will take up 7 stitches on either side of the front and back flaps. Count 7 stitches from the front flap. On the 8th stitch, attach yellow with a sl st to make the belly flap.

  1. Row 1: sc in 10 center stitches.
  2. Row 2-10: ch 1, turn, sc across (10). Attach across to the other side of the belly by sl or sewing (ensure there are 7 free stitches on either side of front and back flaps).

You can begin to stuff the neck and body. Set the body aside to make the limbs:

Feet

In brown (make 4).

  1. Rd 1: ch 2, 7 sc in 2nd ch from hk (7).
  2. Rd 2: 2sc around (14).
  3. Rd 3: (sc, 2sc) around (21).
  4. Rd 4: in back loops, sc around (21).
  5. Rd 5: sc around (21).
  6. Rd 6: (sc, sc2tog) around (14).
  7. Switch to yellow and FO brown.
  8. Rd 7-23: sc around (14). sl st and FO.
  9. Stuff.

Assembly

Sew the front and back flaps to the middle flap. The space that is left over is for your legs.

Each leg has 14 sc. 7 of these sc will be sewn to the 7 empty st you left on the body and the remaining st will sew to the flaps. Stuff firmly as you sew everything into place. Weave in your ends.

Tail

In yellow.

  1. Rd 1: ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hk (4).
  2. Rd 2-14: sc around (4).
  3. Switch to brown; FO yellow.
  4. Rd 15: 2sc around (8).
  5. Rd 16-18: sc around (8).
  6. Rd 19: sc2tog around (4). sl st, FO, sew closed. Sew yellow end to the back of the giraffe.

Brown Spots

Using the same brown or a different shade – crocheter’s choice.

Make 7 or more circles of various sizes and sew into place around the body. I made circles of 6, 8, 18 and 18 sc.

And that’s it!

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