Crochet Little Giraffe Mini Amigurumi

If you're looking for a cute and fun project, the Crochet Little Giraffe Mini Amigurumi is the perfect choice! This adorable amigurumi will bring a smile to your face with its charming design and sweet little details. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, this project is a great way to showcase your skills and create something truly delightful.

Finished Size: about 4" tall sitting, plus horns

Materials Needed

• Medium weight yarn in gold or tan, and brown (sample made in Loops and Threads Impeccable in Gold, and Walnut)
• G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
• 2-6 mm safety eyes
• Polyfil fiberfill
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers
• Scissors

Instructions

The body and head are made in one piece; the other pieces are made separately and sewn on. All of the pieces, except the ears and tail, are made beginning with a magic ring (mr).

The spots are made by changing color every few stitches between the brown and gold. To do this, carry the yarn inside the piece, no need to cut yarn in between. When you change colors, switch to the new color when you pull through the last loop of the stitch prior. For example: work your single crochet in gold as you normally do to start - insert the hook in the stitch, pull up a loop, then rather than doing your yarn over and pull through with the gold yarn, switch to the brown yarn, yarn over with brown, pull through both loops on the hook, then repeat that process with the brown yarn switching back to the gold yarn when ready.

In the body pattern, I list the color pattern and the stitch pattern. Work the stitch pattern following the colors listed; sometimes colors will change in the middle of an increase, and a decrease always counts as one stitch.

Body

Make 1 starting with gold, beginning with magic ring

1. Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
2. Round 2: work 2 sc in each st, following the pattern of 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (12 sc)
3. Round 3: work the sts in this round following this color pattern - 2 gold, 2 brown, 3 gold, 2 brown repeated [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
4. Round 4: 1 sc in gold in each st (18 sc)
5. Round 5: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (18 sc)
6. Round 6: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (18 sc)
7. Round 7: 1 sc in gold in each st (18 sc)
8. Round 8: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (18 sc)
9. Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
10. Round 9: sc2tog around changing colors as follows - 1 gold, 1 brown, 2 gold, 1 brown, 2 gold, 1 brown, 1 gold (9 sc)
11. Round 10: 1 sc in gold in each st (9 sc)
12. Round 11: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (9 sc)
13. Round 12: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (9 sc)
14. Round 13: 2 sc in gold in each st (18 sc)
15. Round 14: work the sts in this round following this color pattern - 1 gold, 2 brown repeated around [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
16. Round 15: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (24 sc)
17. Round 16: 1 sc in gold in each st (24 sc)
18. Round 17: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (24 sc)
19. Round 18: 1 sc in each st following the pattern 1 gold, 2 brown until the end of the round (24 sc)
20. Round 19: in gold [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
21. Insert safety eyes between rounds 16 and 17 about 3 stitches apart
22. Round 20: work the sts in this round following this color pattern - 1 gold, 2 brown repeated around [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
23. Round 21: in gold sc2tog around (6 sc)

Finish off, weave in ends

Nose

Make 1 with brown, beginning with magic ring

1. Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
2. Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
3. Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing. You can embroider a nose or nostrils to the end of the nose if desired; I did not on my giraffe.

Add a little bit of stuffing inside the nose piece and sew to the head just below the eyes.

Horns

Make 2 with brown, beginning with magic ring

1. Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
2. Round 2: 1 sc in each st (4 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the horns to the top of the head.

Ears

Make 2 with gold, beginning with a ch

1. ch 3
2. skip the ch closest to the hook, sc in the next 2 ch (2 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing. Stitch the ears to the head to the side of the horns.

Legs

Make 4 starting with brown and switching to gold where indicated but continuing to add brown stitches throughout, beginning with magic ring

1. Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
2. Round 2: 1 sc in blo of each st (6 sc)
3. switch to gold (do not cut brown)
4. Round 3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
5. Round 4: [1 sc in first st in gold, 1 sc in next st in brown] repeat around (6 sc)
6. Round 5: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
7. Round 6: [1 sc in first st in gold, 1 sc in next st in brown] repeat around (6 sc)
8. Round 7: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew 2 of the legs/arms to the side of the body just below the head, sew the other 2 to the bottom side of the body in a sitting position.

Tail

Make 1 with gold, beginning with chain

1. ch 6
2. sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook, and each ch to the end (5 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. Cut 2 small lengths of brown yarn (4-6") fold in half and pull the folded end through the end of the tail and then pull the ends through that loop and pull to make a tuft on the end of the tail, trim. Sew to the bottom of the back side of the body.