Giraffe Joe

Free Giraffe Joe crochet tutorial by Tatyana Lysenko @magic_filament.

With this pattern, you can crochet a giraffe. For this amigurumi project, you can use any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook. The body and neck are crocheted as one piece, and all other parts are sewn on.

This tutorial does not include basic crochet lessons, so prior crochet experience is required.

Materials and Tools

• Orange and yellow yarn
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Giraffe Joe Crochet Pattern

Body and Neck

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
6-7: 30 sc
8: (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
9: 36 sc
10: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
11: 30 sc
12: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
13: 24 sc
Stuff
14: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
15: 18 sc
16: (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
17-36: 12 sc and keep stuffing the neck.

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5-6: 24 sc
7: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
8: 18 sc
9: (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
10: (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
11: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
12-14: 24 sc
15: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
16: (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
17: 6 dec (6)

Arms (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 2 sc, 2 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, 2 sc in 1 stitch (8)
3: 8 sc
4: 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (6), decrease to 1 sc
5-11: 1 sc, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Legs (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 2 sc, 2 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, 2 sc in 1 stitch (8)
3: 8 sc
4: 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (6), decrease to 1 sc
5-9: 1 sc, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Ears (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-6: 12 sc
7: 6 dec (6)

Your crocheted giraffe is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @magic_filament.