Chuflippo is an original crochet pattern designed by Jordan Sumodobila. | 2023 Sumo Goods.

He’s chunky. He’s floppy. He’s a hippo. He’s Chuflippo!

Thank you so much for purchasing my first pattern. (Although I’ve been designing crochet patterns for
years, I’ve been hesitant in sharing them with the world.) I hope you enjoy making Chuflippo as much
as I enjoyed designing him. I appreciate your courtesy in refraining from redistributing, reproducing, or
reselling any part of this pattern.
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Materials
•Bernat Blanket Yarn (6/Super Bulky) in Seagull Gray
(around 2/3 of a ball, or 200 grams of yarn)
• J-10 (6.0 mm) metal crochet hook
• L-11 (8.0 mm) metal crochet hook
• 1 pair of 12 mm safety eyes
• Stitch markers, scissors, tapestry needle
• Polyester fiberfill
Using the materials listed, Chuflippo stands 19 inches tall.

Abbreviations
st stitch
sts stitches
ch chain
sc single crochet
[ ] x… repeat instructions in the brackets … times
inc single crochet increase
dec single crochet decrease
slst slip stitch
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
dc-inc double crochet increase
FLO Front Loop Only
BLO Back Loop Only
tc triple crochet

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Instructions Note: The ears, body, legs, arms, and tail are crocheted directly onto the main work.

Head
Use L-11 (8.0 mm) hook. The head is crocheted in continuous rounds.

Round st count
Foundation Ch 7. (The next round is worked around both sides of the foundation ch, 7
making an oval.)
1 (Starting in 2nd ch from hook) 5 sc, 3 sc in last ch, (continue working on the 14
other side of the foundation ch), 4 sc, inc.
2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc. 20
3 sc, inc, 4 sc, [sc, inc] x3, 4 sc, [sc, inc] x2. 26
4 26 sc. 26
5 26 sc. 26
6 9 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, [inc] x4, 2 sc, dec, sc, dec. 26
(Last dec includes the last sc of Row 6 and first sc of Row 7.)
7 8 sc, dec, [sc, inc] x7, dec. 31
8 31 sc. 31
9 4 sc, dec, 25 sc. 30
Insert eyes between Round 6 & Round 7, bordering the 4 inc of Round 6.
See Figure 1.
10 [4 sc, dec] x5. 25
11 25 sc. 25
12 [3 sc, dec] x5. 20
13 20 sc. 20
14 [2 sc, dec] x5. 15
Stuff firmly. Continue stuffing as needed until closed.
15 [sc, dec] x5. 10
16 [dec] x5. 5
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew closed. Weave in ends.

Figure 1: The [4 inc] of Round Figure 2: Nostrils!

6 are between the eyes.

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Nostrils x2
Use J-10 (6.0 mm) hook.

Row st count
1 Ch 6. Join sl st to first ch, creating a circle. 6
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Through the back bumps of the ch, sew nostrils between
Round 2 & Round 3 of the head, spaced approximately 4 sc apart. Weave in ends. See Figure 2.

Ears x2
Use J-10 (6.0 mm) hook. The ears are crocheted in rows, directly onto the head.

With the snout facing you, follow one eye straight up to Round 10 of the head, move inward 1 st
toward the center, and mark the st. Repeat on the other side. This will be where you start the ears.
There will be 3 sts between the 2 marked sts. See Figure 3.

Turn the head around so that the snout is facing away from you.

Row st count
1 Start with a long leading tail for sewing. (Into either of the marked sts) 1
attach yarn (see Figure 4), 1 sc, ch, turn clockwise.
2 Into the same 1 sc (from Row 1): [sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc]. 6
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Use the 2 yarn tails to shape the ear by sewing the end sc
sts of Row 2 together, then securing the ear onto the head. Weave in ends. See Figure 5.

Figure 3: To mark ear Figure 4: To start the ear, Figure 5: Finished ears.
placement, follow eyes to crochet directly into the
Round 10, then move inward marked st. (I attached yarn
1 st toward the center. with a starting slip knot on the
hook.)

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Body
Use L-11 (8.0 mm) hook. The body is crocheted in rounds, directly onto the head.

Turn head upside down, snout facing away from you. Mark the 5 center sts of Round 11 of the head (5
neck st). The neck will be made around these 5 st. See Figure 6.

Figure 6: 5 neck st. Figure 7: Attach yarn as Figure 8: Round 1 of body

shown. Working clockwise, 10 complete.
sc around 5 neck st.

Round st count
1 Attach yarn to the back center of 5 neck st (so that the round will start and 10
end on the hippo’s back), in the space between Round 11 & Round 12 of
the head. Work clockwise.
(Into the spaces surrounding 5 neck st) 10 sc, slst to first sc.
See Figures 7 & 8.
2 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [dc, dc-inc] x5, slst in 1st dc. 15
3 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [2 dc, dc-inc] x5, slst in 1 dc.
st
20
4 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [3 dc, dc-inc] x5, slst in 1 dc.
st
25
5 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [4 dc, dc-inc] x5, slst in 1st dc. 30
6 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) 30 dc, slst in 1 dc.
st
30
7 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) 30 dc, slst in 1 dc.
st
30
8 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) 30 dc, slst in 1 dc.
st
30
9 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [9 dc, dc-inc] x3, slst in 1st dc. 33
10 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [10 dc, dc-inc] x3, slst in 1 dc. st
36
Do not fasten off. Continue on to make right leg.

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Right Leg
Continue using L-11 (8.0 mm) hook. The legs are crocheted in rounds, directly onto the body.

Lay body flat with snout facing up. Find the center line of Round 10 of the body and mark off 18 st for
the left leg and 18 st for the right leg. See Figure 9. The hippo’s right leg (marked in blue) will be
worked first. Add or remove dc sts as needed, so that Round 1 of the right leg starts in the blue-
marked st on the back side of the body.

Round st count
1 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) 18 dc, slst in 1st dc. 18
See Figure 10.
2 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) 18 dc, slst in 1st dc. 18
3 4 ch (count as tc, ch), skip next st, [tc, ch, skip next st] x8, slst in ch space of 9+
4 ch. 9 ch spaces

4 4 ch (count as tc, ch), [(into next ch space) tc, ch] x8, slst in ch space of 4 ch. 9+
9 ch spaces
5 4 ch (count as tc, ch), [(into next ch space) tc, ch] x8, slst in ch space of 4 ch. 9+
9 ch spaces
6 2 ch, 2 dc in same space as ch, [dc in next st, dc in next ch space] x8, slst in 18
1 dc.
st

7 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) 18 dc, slst in 1st dc. 18

8 FLO of Round 7: 18 slst. 18
9 BLO of Round 7: [sc, dec] x6. 12
10 [dec] x6. 6
Fasten off leaving a long tail. Sew closed. Weave in ends.

Figure 9: 18 sts are marked Figure 10: Round 1 of right Figure 11: To start the left leg,
for each leg. leg completed. attach yarn with 1 slst through
both blue (right leg)-marked
sts.

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Left Leg
The left leg is made onto the remaining unworked 18 sts of the body.

Attach yarn to Round 10 of the body with 1 slst through both blue-marked sts at the same time (see
Figure 11), then 1 slst through both green-marked sts at the same time. Follow instructions for Right
Leg Rounds 1-10.

Knotting the Legs

Slip knot each of the legs as shown in Figure 12-16. (This step may induce slight sweating, as it takes a
bit of squeezing and pulling to get the foot through the knot loop.) J Once you’re happy with the
placement, tighten the knot by incrementally pulling the upper and lower sides of the legs.

Figure 12: Before knotting. Figure 13: Start knotting…

Figure 14: Keep knotting… Figure 15: Still knotting… Figure 16: Knotted!

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Arms x2
Use L-11 (8.0 mm) hook. The arms are crocheted in rounds, directly onto the body.

With the eyes and snout facing up, mark 2 sts on Round 3 of the body, centered, 5 sts apart. The arms
will be made around these sts. See Figure 17. Turn the hippo so the snout is facing up and the legs
are facing away from you. See Figure 18.

Figure 17: This is where the Figure 18: Turn the feet away Figure 19: Work Round 1 of
tops of the arms will be. from you to make the arms. the arms into the spots
shown.

Round st count
1 Attach yarn to either of the marked sts. (Into the dc posts shown in Figure 6
19) 6 sc, sl st in 1st sc.
2 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) 6 dc, sl st in 1st dc. 6
3 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [dc, dc-inc] x3, sl st in 1st dc. 9
4 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [2 dc, dc-inc] x3, sl st in 1 dc.
st
12
5 2 ch, (starting in same space as 2 ch) [3 dc, dc-inc] x3. Do NOT sl st. 15
6 FLO of Round 5: 15 sl st. 15
7 BLO of Round 5: [3 sc, dec] x3. 12
8 [dec] x6. 6
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew closed. Weave in ends.

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Tail
Use J-10 (6.0 mm) hook.

Row st count
Foundation Attach yarn to the 2 center sts of Round 10 of the body (see Figure 20), ch 6
6, turn.
1 (Starting in 2nd ch from hook) sc 5. 5
Fasten off. Tie yarn tails together. Weave in ends.

Figure 20: 2 center sts of Figure 21: Cute lil tail.

Round 10 of the body.

You
did
it!

Gently push in
the bottoms of
the arms and
legs for extra
cuteness.