Giraffe in Love

A free crochet tutorial for a Giraffe in Love by Ekaterina Mukhina.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a giraffe holding a heart. This toy makes a wonderful Valentine's Day gift. Any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi project. The heart-shaped balloon can be attached to a piece of wire wrapped with yarn.

You can decorate the giraffe with a ribbon or a crocheted scarf.

Materials and Tools

• Dark orange, orange, white, and pink yarn
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Doll eyelashes
• Toy stuffing
• Wire
• Glue
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet Amigurumi Giraffe in Love Pattern

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: 30 sc
7: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
8: 36 sc
9: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
10: 42 sc
11: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
12: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
13: 30 sc
14: (sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (36)
15: (2 sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (42)
16-20: 42 sc (5 rounds)
17: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18: 36 sc
19: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
20: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
21: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the head.
22: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
23: (dec) x 6

Close the remaining opening and weave in the yarn end. Sculpt the nostrils.

Body

Crochet the giraffe's body from the bottom up.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-14: 48 sc (6 rounds)
15: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
16: 42 sc
17: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18: 36 sc
19: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
20: 30 sc
21: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
22: 24 sc
23: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
24: 18 sc
25: (2 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (15)
26-31: 15 sc (6 rounds)

Stuff the body. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2)

Start with the contrasting color:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc in BLO
6: 24 sc
7: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Change to the main color.
8-15: 18 sc (8 rounds)
16: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Stuff the leg.
12: (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening and weave in the yarn end.

Arms (make 2)

Start with the contrasting color:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: 18 sc in BLO
5: 18 sc
6: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Change to the main color.
7-14: 12 sc (8 rounds)

Stuff the arm. Fold it flat and crochet through both layers with 6 sc. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Ossicones (make 2)

Start with the contrasting color:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: 12 sc
4: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Change to the main color.
5-8: 9 sc (4 rounds)

Stuff each piece and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)

I split the yarn in half so the ears would not be too bulky:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 sc
3: (inc) x 6 (12)
4: 12 sc
5: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
6: 18 sc
7: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
8: 24 sc
9: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
10: 18 sc
11: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
12-15: 12 sc

Crochet through both layers with 6 sc. Leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Tail

Start with the contrasting color:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: 12 sc
4: (dec) x 6 (6)
Change to the main color.
5-10: 6 sc (6 rounds)

Insert the wire and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

Spots

With the contrasting color:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)

Leave a long yarn tail for sewing.

With the contrasting color:

1: 6 sc in MR

Leave a long yarn tail for sewing. Sew the spots on in any arrangement you like.

Eyes (make 2)

1: 5 ch, starting in the second ch from the hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 3 sc along the other side, inc
2: inc, 3 sc, (inc) x 3, 3 sc, (inc) x 2 (18)
3: sc, inc, 3 sc, (sc, inc) x 3, 3 sc, (sc, inc) x 2 (24)
4: 24 sc
5: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
6: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
7: (dec) x 6 (6)

Close the opening and weave in the yarn end. Wrap black yarn tightly around the center, then glue on the bead eyes and eyelashes.

Heart-Shaped Balloon

Crochet two pieces:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6: 36 sc

Place the two halves together. Continue crocheting around both pieces.

4: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
5: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
6: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
7: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
8: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
9: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
10: (sc, dec) x 3 (6)
Stuff the heart with fiberfill.
11: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
12: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)

Fasten off and carefully weave in the yarn end. Insert a piece of wire wrapped with yarn into the heart.