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Free Crochet Giraffe Pattern

A cute Free Crochet Giraffe Pattern perfect for a crochet baby crinkle toy! This giraffe crochet pattern is very versatile and can be stuffed into an amigurumi giraffe or kept flat and stuffed with crinkle paper to make a crochet giraffe crinkle sensory toy.
Author: Kimberly Arenas

Materials

Abbreviations (US terms)

  • Magic ring - mr
  • Single crochet - sc
  • Increase (inc) - 2 stitches in 1 stitch
  • Decrease (dec) - 1 stitch in 2 stitches

Notes

  1. Stuffing Options: You can stuff the crochet giraffe with crinkle paper for a fun texture, traditional polyfill, or even add a wrapped hair clip in an arm or ossicone to create a clicking sound.
  2. Avoid Safety Eyes: For toys intended for babies or children under 3, avoid using safety eyes as they can be a choking hazard. Instead, consider embroidering the eyes with tightly secured yarn or painting them on.
  3. Yarn Recommendations: I used Lily Sugar N' Cream Cotton Yarn for free crochet giraffe pattern, but other soft yarns like Caron One Pound or acrylic blends work well too.

Instructions

  • For the free crochet giraffe pattern, we will mostly be working in rounds.
  • Crochet Giraffe Legs x2:
  • Round 1: Using light brown yarn, make a mr and sc x6 into the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
  • Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
  • Round 3: Inc, sc. Then repeat until end of round (18).
  • Round 4-5: Sc in every stitch (18). At the end of the 5th round change the color to light yellow.
  • To make a color change, in the last stitch of the row completed make a sc but instead of yarning over with light brown, yarn over with light yellow and go through the stitch and finish the stitch like normal.
  • Round 6-9: Sc in every stitch (18).
  • Round 10: Inc, sc x2. Then repeat until the end of round (24). Fasten off and weave in any ends.
  • Now make a second leg, but do not fasten it off.
  • Crochet Giraffe Body:
  • This part of the crochet pattern for giraffe starts off where the legs stopped.
  • Round 11: After both legs have been completed, ch x2 from the second leg and then attach the first leg by making a sc into one of the stitches from the last round. Then sc all around the leg. Once you get to the chain connecting the 2 pieces, make a sc in each chain (2). Then sc around the second leg, until you get to the beginning of the round (where you made the chain). Put in a stitch marker to mark the start of the rounds (52).
  • Round 12: Inc, sc x12. Then repeat until end of round (56).
  • Round 13: Inc, sc x13. Then repeat until end of round (60).
  • Round 14-22: Sc in every stitch (60).
  • Place the other 2 stitch markers on either side right on the far edges. For the rest of the body we will aim to put the decreases on the sides of the giraffe versus on the front or back. This might mean to move your sc over one stitch or decrease one. Just try to have some wiggle room for this part depending on your tension.
  • Round 23: Sc x18, dec, sc x28, dec, sc x10 (58).
  • Round 24: Sc x18, dec, sc x27, dec, sc x9 (56).
  • Round 25: Sc x18, dec, sc x26, dec, sc x8 (54).
  • Round 26: Sc x17, dec, sc x26, dec, sc x7 (52).
  • Round 27: Sc x17, dec, sc x25, dec, sc x6 (50).
  • Round 28: Sc x17, dec, sc x23, dec, sc x6 (48).
  • Round 29: Sc x17, dec, sc x22, dec, sc x5 (46).
  • Round 30: Sc x16, dec, sc x21, dec, sc x5 (44).
  • Round 31: Sc x16, dec, sc x20, dec, sc x4 (42).
  • Round 32: Sc x15, dec, sc x19, dec, sc x4 (40).
  • Round 33: Sc x15, dec, sc x18, dec, sc x3 (38).
  • Round 34: Sc x15, dec, sc x17, dec, sc x2 (36).
  • Round 35: Sc x15, dec, sc x16, dec, sc x1 (34).
  • Round 36: Sc x14, dec, sc x15, dec, sc x1 (32).
  • Round 37: Sc x14, dec, sc x14, dec (30).
  • Round 38: Sc x13, dec, sc x13, dec (28).
  • Round 39: Sc x12, dec, sc x12, dec (26).
  • Round 40: Sc x11, dec, sc x11, dec (24).
  • Round 41: Sc x10, dec, sc x10, dec (22).
  • Round 42: Sc x9, dec, sc x9, dec (20).
  • Round 43-46: Sc in every stitch (20).
  • Round 47: Sc x8, dec, sc x8, dec (18).
  • Round 48: Sc in every stitch (18). Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.
  • Crochet Giraffe Head:
  • Round 1: Using light brown yarn, make a mr and sc x6 into the circle (6).
  • Round 2: Inc in every stitch (12).
  • Round 3: Inc, sc. Then repeat until end of round (18).
  • Round 4: Sc in every stitch (18).
  • Round 5: Inc, sc x2. Then repeat until end of round (24). Just like the color changes we did for the body, make a color change to light yellow at the end of this round.
  • Round 6-8: Sc in every stitch (24).
  • Round 9: Inc, sc x7. Then repeat for the entire round (27).
  • Round 10-12: Sc in every stitch (27).
  • Round 13: Inc, sc x8. Then repeat for the entire round (30).
  • Round 14-17: Sc in every stitch (30).
  • Round 18: Dec, sc x3. Then repeat for the entire round (24).
  • Round 19: Dec, sc x2. Then repeat for the entire round (18).
  • Round 20: Dec, sc. Then repeat for the entire round (12).
  • Round 21: Dec for the entire round (6). Fasten off, sew closed.
  • Crochet Giraffe Arms x2:
  • Round 1: Using light brown yarn, make a mr and sc x6 into the circle (6).
  • Round 2: Inc in every sc (12).
  • Round 3: Inc, sc x3. Then repeat until end of the round (15).
  • Round 4: Sc in every stitch (15). Then switch the yarn color like before to light yellow.
  • Round 5: Sc in every stitch (15).
  • Round 6: Dec, sc x3. Then repeat for the rest of the round (12).
  • Round 7-8: Sc in every stitch (12).
  • Round 9: Dec, sc x2. Then repeat for the rest of the round (9).
  • Round 10-12: Sc in every stitch (9).
  • Round 13: Dec, sc. Then repeat for the rest of the round (6).
  • Round 14: Sc in every stitch (6).
  • Round 15: Dec for the entire round (3). Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.
  • Crochet Giraffe Ossicones x2:
  • Round 1: Using light brown yarn, make mr and sc x6 into the circle (6).
  • Round 2: Sc for the entire round (6). Then change colors to light yellow at the end of the round.
  • Round 3-6: Sc for the entire round (6). Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
  • Crochet Giraffe Ears x2:
  • Round 1: Using light yellow yarn, make a mr and sc x3 into the circle (3).
  • Round 2: Inc in every stitch (6).
  • Round 3: Inc, sc. Then repeat for the rest of the round (9).
  • Round 4-5: Sc in every stitch (9). Flip the ear right side out.
  • Round 6: Dec, sc. Then repeat for the rest of the round (6).
  • Round 7: Dec for the entire round (3). Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.
  • Crochet Giraffe Spots:
  • Large Spots x2:
  • Round 1: Using light brown yarn, make a mr and sc x6 into the circle (6).
  • Round 2: Inc in every stitch (12).
  • Round 3: Inc, sc. Then repeat for the entire round (18). Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.
  • Small x6:
  • Round 1: Using light brown yarn, make a mr and sc x6 into the circle (6).
  • Round 2: Inc in every stitch (12). Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.
  • Amigurumi Giraffe Assembly:
  • Layout of where everything will be sewn on the giraffe.
  • First, sew the head, arms, ears and ossicones onto the giraffe.
  • Then, sew the spots onto the giraffe just like I have mine. I have the spots in the same locations on the back too. Or you can choose a different layout depending on how you would like the crochet amigurumi toy giraffe to look like at the end!
  • Then embroider the eyes and nostril holes with black yarn.
  • And now you have a beautiful crochet giraffe perfect for babies and young children! I hope you enjoyed making my free crochet giraffe pattern as I had designing it!
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