Giraffe is the highest animal in the world. He has a long neck, long legs, a beautiful, spotty skin - you can not confuse him with anyone. One look at this beautiful majestic animal pleases the eye and soothes the soul. As Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilyov wrote:
"Graceful harmony and neglect are given to him,
And his skin is decorated with a magical pattern,
Only the moon would dare to equal with,
Crushing and swaying on the moisture of wide lakes. "
Each of us read this poem at school, many know about the difficult fate of the great poet. But he visited Africa several times and saw tropical gardens with his own eyes and this magnificent animal. This unusual sight accompanied Nikolai Gumilyov throughout his life, and he wanted to talk about him and other people.
Do-it-yourself giraffe amigurumi will certainly appeal to everyone: both children and adults. It turns out to be very beautiful and bright, uplifting to anyone, even in the most cloudy weather. He will warm when you are cold, cheer when you are sad and support in any situation. Nothing is scary with such a friend.
Necessary materials
In order to crochet an amigurumi giraffe, you will need yarn of various rainbow colors. It is recommended to use Pekhorka yarn: a children's novelty. She has a pretty thin thread and knit with it costs 1.5-1.7 crochet, not more. From such a yarn, an amigurumi giraffe is simply excellent.
You will also need scissors to cut the thread at the end of knitting. You will also need a needle with a wide eye to sew all the details at the end. And, most importantly, a filler. It is better to take hollofiber, because it is hypoallergenic, and this is very important, especially if you plan to present the baby with amigurumi giraffe.
For your comfort, it’s worth getting special knitting markers - these are colorful pins that you can attach at the end / at the beginning of the row to know where to count and not get confused.
Legend
Stbn - single crochet.
Pb - increase.
Uk - decrease.
The number of loops is indicated in parentheses.
Amigurumi giraffe description
A detailed description will help experienced needlewomen quickly link the details, guided by the steps given.
Torso (description in rows):
- 6 stbn
- 6 pb (12)
- (stbn, pb) 6 times (18)
- (2 stbn, pb) 6 times (24)
- (3 stbn, pb) 6 times (30)
- (4 stbn, pb) 6 times (36)
- (5 stbn, pb) 6 times (42)
- (6 stbn, pb) 6 times (48)
- (7 stbn, pb) 6 times (54)
- 10 rows in a row: 54 stbn
- 25 stbn, uk, 25 stbn, uk (52)
- 52 stbn
- 24 stbn, uk, 24 stbn, uk (50)
- 50 stbn
- 23 stbn, uk, 23 stbn, uk (48)
- 22 stbn, uk, 22 stbn, uk (46)
- 46 stbn
- 21 stbn, uk, 21 stbn, uk (44)
- 20 stbn, uk, 20 stbn, uk (42)
- 42 stbn
- 19 stbn, uk, 19 stbn, uk (40)
- 18 stbn, uk, 18 stbn, uk (38)
- 17 stbn, uk, 17 stbn, uk (36)
- 16 stbn, uk, 16 stbn, uk (34)
- 15 stbn, uk, 15 stbn, uk (32)
- 14 stbn, uk, 14 stbn, uk (30)
- 13 stbn, uk, 13 stbn, uk (28)
- 12 stbn, uk, 12 stbn, uk (26)
- 11 stbn, uk, 11 stbn, uk (24)
- 10 stbn, uk, 10 stbn, uk (22)
- 9 stbn, uk, 9 stbn, uk (20)
- 16 rows in a row: 20 stbn
Head
- 6 stbn
- 6 pb (12)
- (stbn, pb) 6 times (18)
- (2 stbn, pb) 6 times (24)
- 24 stbn
- (3 stbn, pb) 6 times (30)
- 30 stbn
- (4 stbn, pb) 6 times (36)
- 9 rows in a row: 36 stbn
- (5 stbn, pb) 6 times (42)
- 42 stbn
- (5 stbn, uk) 6 times (36)
- (4 stbn, uk) 6 times (30)
- (3 stbn, uk) 6 times (24)
- (2 stbn, uk) 6 times (18)
- (1 stbn, uk) 6 times (12)
- 6 jk
Horns
- 6 stbn
- 6 pb (12)
- 2 rows in a row: 12 stbn
- 6 jk
- 4 rows in a row: 6 stbn
The ears
- 6 stbn
- (stbn, pb) 3 times (9)
- (2 stbn, pb) 3 times (12)
- (3 stbn, pb) 3 times (15)
- 15 stbn
- (4 stbn, pb) 3 times (18)
- 18 stb
- (5 stbn, pb) 3 times (21)
- 2 rows in a row: 21 stbn
- (5 stbn, uk) 3 times (18)
- 18 stb
- (4 stbn, uk) 3 times (15)
- (3 stbn, uk) 3 times (12)
- (2 stbn, uk) 3 times (9)
Front legs
- 6 stbn
- 6 pb (12)
- (stbn, pb) 6 times (18)
- 3 rows in a row: 18 stbn
- (stbn, uk) 6 times (12)
- 4 stbn, uk, 4 stbn, uk (10)
- 33 rows in a row: 10 stbn
Hind legs
- 6 stbn
- 6 pb (12)
- (stbn, pb) 6 times (18)
- (2 stbn, pb) 6 times (24)
- 4 rows in a row: 24 stbn
- 10 stbn, uk, 10 stbn, uk (22)
- 9 stbn, uk, 9 stbn, uk (20)
- 8 stbn, uk, 8 stbn, uk (18)
- 7 stbn, uk, 7 stbn, uk (16)
- 6 stbn, uk, 6 stbn, uk (14)
- 5 stbn, uk, 5 stbn, uk (12)
- 12 stbn
- 4 stbn, uk, 4 stbn, uk (10)
- 24 rows in a row: 10 stbn
After all the parts of the future amigurumi giraffe are connected, you need to carefully sew them, fill them, sew them together. Then you need to embroider the eyes on the face and, if desired, the mouth. And the last thing that remains is to admire this delightful toy.
By the way, if you take the yarn thicker, then the giraffe will turn out to be larger in size.
Inspiration and good knitting!