Yuval’s Baby giraffe
Yuval’s Baby Giraffe
Materials
• 3 colors of yarn
- color A for the body, head, ears (yellow in the photo)
- color B for legs, body stains and horns (brown in photo)
- color C for nose (white in photo)
• hook in the appropriate size
• Two safety eyes
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5mmhook
Baby Giraffe
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker
• Neck stabilizer (e.g pipe cleaner, rm sponge, go
crochet leftovers)
Abbreviations How to read the pattern
• {} - inside instructions needs to be repeated
• Ch - chain
the amount of times that’s stated
• Sc - single crochet
• X 8 - 8 times (example)
• Inc - increase
• () - number inside represents the number of
• Dec - decrease
stitches you did in the row
• MR - magic ring
• BLO - back loop only
• St - stitch
• Sl - slip stitch
Please Note
Thank you for purchasing my pattern!
This pattern is for personal use, do not copy, resell, translate or share the pattern.
If you sell items made from this pattern and/or share them over social media, please
credit me as the pattern creator @yuvals_crochet or Yuval’s crochet.
Enjoy!
Nose
In color C
1. Ch 5 (5)
2. Start in the second st from the hook, 3 sc,
3 sc in one st, continue along the other
side of the chain, 3 sc, 3 sc in one (12)
3. 12 sc (12)
sl, Leave a long tail for sewing, cut the yarn
and fasten off
• Stuff the nose
Head
In color A
1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. {1 sc, inc} X 6 (18)
4. {2 sc, inc} X 6 (24)
5-9. 24 sc (24) - 5 rows overall
10. {2 sc, dec} X 6 (18)
11. {1 sc, dec} X 6 (12)
• Sew the nose between rows 6-7 and 8-9.
• Place the eyes between rows 6-7, 5 st apart, on the
corners of the nose
• stuff the head
• Leave a long tail for sewing, cut the yarn and fasten off.
Ears Horns
In color A
In color B
1. 6 sc in MR (6)
1. 4 sc in MR (4)
2. 6 sc (6)
2. 4 sc (4)
3. {2 sc, inc} x 2 (8)
• Leave a long tail for sewing, cut the yarn
4. 4 dec (4)
and fasten off
Leave a long tail for sewing, cut the
• stuff or use leftover yarn
yarn and fasten off (no need to stuff)
Face Assembly
1. Sew the ears between rows 4-5 of the head.
2. Sew the horns near the ears between rows 2-3 and 3-4 of the head.
Tail
In color B
1. Ch 5 (5)
2. Start in the second st from
the hook, 4 sc.
Leave a long tail for sewing, cut
the yarn and fasten off
Legs
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Leg 1 Leg 2
In color B In color B
1. 6 sc in MR (6) 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12) 2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc BLO (12) 3. 12 sc BLO (12)
In color A: Continue in color A:
4-6. 12 sc (12) - 3 rows overall 4. 12 sc (12)
Cut the yarn and fasten off 5. 7 sc, in B: 2 sc, in A: 3 sc (12)
6. 6 sc, in B: 3 sc, in A: 3 sc (12)
Cut the yarn and fasten off
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Leg 3 Leg 4
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In color B In color B
1. 6 sc in MR (6) 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12) 2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc BLO (12) 3. 12 sc BLO (12)
Continue in color A: Continue in color A:
4. 12 sc (12) 4. 12 sc (12)
5. 6 sc, in B: 2 sc, in A: 4 sc (12) 5. 3 sc, in B: 1 sc, in A: 8 sc (12)
6. 12 sc (12) 6. 2 sc, in B: 2 sc, in A: 8 sc (12)
Cut the yarn and fasten off Cut the yarn and fasten off
Body base
In color A
1. 10 sc in MR (10)
2. 10 inc (20)
Place your stitch marker at the nishing
stitch, from there you will begin building the
body. (Don’t cut the yarn)
Continuing on the base:
In color A
1 sc on the base, connect leg 1 on the next 2 st (see explanation),
3 sc on the base, connect leg 2 on the next 2 st,
3 sc on the base, connect leg 3 on the next 2 st,
3 sc on the base, connect leg 4 on the next 2 st,
2 sc on the base.
( Clari cation - On this stage you shouldn't crochet around the legs)
explanation Connecting the legs to the base explanation
How to connect a leg:
When the pattern says to connect a leg, you need to do the following - bring the leg close to the base, make
sure that they are both placed on the inner side of the plushie (see photo 1). insert your hook through the 1st
st from the fasten off of the leg, and then through the next st on the base (see photo 2) and make a sc. then
you will do the same through the next st on the leg (the fasten off) and the next st on the base.
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Continue the Body
The rows are counted from the bottom of the legs - therefore we’ll continue with row number 7.
In color A
7. {dec (st from the base and st from the leg), 8 sc on the leg,
dec (st from the leg and st from the base), 1 sc} X 4 (44)
8. dec (st from the base and st from the leg), 3 sc, change to color B: 2 sc, change to A: 1 sc,
dec (st from the leg and st from the base), 1 sc, dec (st from the base and st from the leg), 6 sc,
dec (st from the leg and st from the base), 1 sc, dec (st from the base and st from the leg), 1 sc,
change to color B: 3 sc, change to A: 2 sc, dec (st from the leg and st from the base), 1 sc,
dec (st from the base and st from the leg), 6 sc, dec (st from the leg and st from the base), 1 sc (36)
9. 2 sc, change to color B: 4 sc, change to A: 13 sc, change to color B: 4 sc, change to A: 7 sc,
change to color B: 2 sc, change to A: 4 sc (36)
10. Continue in color A: 2 sc, change to color B: 2 sc, dec, change to A: 4 sc, dec, 1 sc
change to color B: 2 sc, change to A: 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, change to color B: 3 sc,
change to A: dec, 4 sc, dec, change to color B: 3 sc, change to A: 1 sc, dec, (30)
11. Continue in color A: 10 sc, change to color B: 3 sc, change to color A: 13 sc,
change to color B: 2 sc, change to color A: 2 sc (30)
12. Continue in color A: {3 sc, dec} X 2, change to color B: 3 sc, change to color A: dec, {3 sc, dec} X 3 (24)
13. Continue in color A: 24 sc (24)
Place the stitch marker in the last stitch of round 13, stuff the legs and the body.
14. 1 sc, {1 sc, dec} X 4, 1 sc, ch 2 and sc into the starting st (where your stitch marker should be) and
place your stitch marker there. - see bottom photo
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Closing side B
Side B should now be 13 st. continue along side B from
the stitch marker
15. 5 dec, 2 sc, (on the chain), 1 sc (8)
Add stuf ng if needed, cut the yarn, fasten off and close.
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Side A - Neck
In color A - continuing with the rows from the body:
14. Insert your hook through one of the stitches of side A - and make sc all
around - 12 sc (If necessary, It’s okay to make a dec or inc to make it 12)
15. 2 sc, in B: 3 sc, in A: 7 sc (12)
16. 3 sc, in B: 2 sc, in A: 7 sc (12)
17. 8 sc, in B: 3 sc, in A: 1 sc (12)
18. 12 sc (12)
• The location of the spots varies according to where you started.
• Stuff the neck rmly, and/or add a neck stabilizer
• Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Continue to the assembly..
Assembly
1. Sew the head to the body. In the photo the head is sewn tilted.
2. Sew the tail between rows 12-13, in the middle of the back of the body.
Congratulations!
You’ve completed your giraffe plushie!
If you post/sell your plushie please credit me, @yuvals_crochet,
can‘t wait to see your creations!
