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Baby Giraffe with a Bird crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 144 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineAnimals

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~5 h
Size
20.7 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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Free crochet giraffe pattern: a Baby Giraffe with a Bird amigurumi, about 21 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. It is yellow with light brown patches, dark brown knobs on its little horns and a dark brown mane, and a small blue bird perches between the horns. You need about 150 m of yarn: 85 m yellow, 15 m dark brown, 20 m light brown, 10 m sky blue, 10 m cream, 5 m pink and 5 m orange. Plan on roughly 5 hours. Spots, bird and horn knobs are small pieces sewn on at the end, so this is a nice project for using up scraps. Sweet as a nursery shelf friend or a gift for anyone who loves giraffes. Spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.

How to crochet the Baby Giraffe with a Bird

Advanced · 21 cm tall · about 5 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 34 pieces in rounds: Body and neck, Head, Muzzle, Ear ×2, Ossicone ×2, Ossicone knob ×2, Cheek ×2, Front leg ×2, Haunch (applique) ×2, Hind leg ×2, Tail, Large spot ×3, Small spot ×10, Little bird, Bird tail, Beak (144 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 22 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

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Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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  19. Size before assembly: about 7.4 cm at the widest, 10.8 cm long; 33 rounds.
  20. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  22. Size before assembly: about 7.2 cm at the widest, 6 cm long; 23 rounds.
  23. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  24. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 12 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  6. Size before assembly: an oval about 3.8 × 2.2 cm at the widest, 3 cm long; 9 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  7. With cream: ch 6.
  8. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff moderately just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  6. Size before assembly: about 1.7 cm at the widest, 2.2 cm long; 7 rounds.
  7. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff it lightly — a thin layer, just enough to hold the walls apart: the ear about 10.8 mm thick, with thick rounded edges. Then shape it into a spoon: push the front wall toward the back wall — a concave spoon about 1.8 mm deep in front, a rounded back; about 17 mm wide. Keep the opening a curve, hollow side forward, not a straight line.<!-- (spoon 50 %) -->

  3. Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 3.2 cm long; 9 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  5. Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.6 cm long; 5 rounds.
  6. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  7. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  3. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  10. Size before assembly: about 2.4 cm at the widest, 3.9 cm long; 12 rounds.
  11. Change to yellow (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R5).
  12. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 30° around round 5<!-- the bend spreads over 2 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces forward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 5, on the centre front line). On the inner side draw rounds 4 and 6 together (2 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 4 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside. Bend the second piece as a mirror image.

  6. A flat circle about 3.8 cm across; 5 rounds.
  7. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  9. Size before assembly: about 2.4 cm at the widest, 2.8 cm long; 9 rounds.
  10. Change to yellow (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R5).
  11. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  3. Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 2.5 cm long; 7 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  4. Of these: back — 1; side — 2 (left and right). A flat oval about 3.4 × 2.2 cm; 3 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  5. With light brown: ch 5.
  6. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  3. Of these: on the body and neck — 9 (4 pairs, left and right, and 1 single); on the head — 1. A flat oval about 2.2 × 1.4 cm; 2 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running front to back. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  4. With light brown: ch 4.
  5. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  9. Size before assembly: about 3.3 cm at the widest, 2.9 cm long; 11 rounds.
  10. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  11. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  4. Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
  5. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Press the piece flat (the opening becomes a straight line), front and back walls together.<!-- flattened 80 % -->

  4. Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 rounds.
  5. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

  • Safety eyes with a printed glint 10 mm (on the head): in round 11, 11 st apart (count along round 11: about 5.4 st each side of the centre front line).
  • Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 10, 6 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 9 and 10, 6.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the head) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 11, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 7 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
  • Satin stitch (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in dark brown thread, a oval about 3.5 mm wide and 4.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 2, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left.
  • Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (between rounds 2 and 3, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 3 and 4, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's right ).
  • Mane (on the body and neck): cut 34 pieces of yarn (dark brown) about 44 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 19, on the centre back line -> in round 24, on the centre back line -> in round 28, on the centre back line -> between rounds 32 and 33, on the centre back line, evenly spaced. Trim to about 12 mm.
  • Strands (mane) (on the tail): cut 8 pieces of yarn (dark brown) about 56 mm long; fold each in half and attach with a lark's head knot (pull through a stitch with the hook) along in round 1, on the centre top line -> in round 1, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left -> in round 1, 2 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right, evenly spaced. Trim to about 18 mm.
  • Safety eyes 5–6 mm (on the little bird): between rounds 5 and 6, 7 st apart (count along round 5: about 3.5 st each side of the centre front line).

Body and neck · R1–R5

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done