Little Hippos

Author: @amigurumiigrushki_
Difficulty Level: easy

Crochet amigurumi little hippos

Free crochet pattern for Little Hippos by @amigurumiigrushki_.

With this one pattern, you can crochet a hippo with a jabot. For this amigurumi, you can use any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or cotton blend yarn with a suitable crochet hook.

The finished toy is about 15 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn in two colors
  • 2 mm crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle for sewing pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Amigurumi Little Hippo Pattern

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (2)
3: (1 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: 42 sc
9: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
10: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
11-14: 54 sc (4 rounds)
15: 8 sc, inc, 19 inc, (8 sc, inc) x 2 (76)
16: 9 sc, inc, 55 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc (79)
17-19: 79 sc (3 rounds)
20: (9 sc, dec) x 2, 33 sc, dec, (9 sc, dec) x 2 (74)
21: (8 sc, dec) x 2, 32 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 2 (69)
22: (7 sc, dec) x 2, 31 sc, dec, (7 sc, dec) x 2 (64)
23: (6 sc, dec) x 8 (56)
24: (5 sc, dec) x 2, 14 dec, (5 sc, dec) x 2 (38)
25: 34 sc, 2 dec (36)
26: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
27: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Legs (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
4: (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)
5: (7 sc, inc) x 2 (18)
6: 18 sc

On the first leg, cut the yarn. On the second leg, continue crocheting the body while joining both legs.

Body

1: 36 sc
2: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
3: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
4: 48 sc
5: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
6: 54 sc
7: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
8-12: 60 sc (5 rounds)
13: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
14-16: 54 sc (3 rounds)
17: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
18: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19: 42 sc
20: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
21: 36 sc
22: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
23: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

Ears (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5: 18 sc (2 rounds)
6: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
7: fold the piece and crochet 6 sc

Arms (make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
4-5: 14 sc (2 rounds)
6: (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
7-8: 12 sc (2 rounds)
9: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
10-13: 10 sc (4 rounds)
14: fold the piece and crochet 5 sc through both layers

Collar

1: 30 ch
2: 28 dc inc (57)
3: 57 sc inc (114)

Toy Assembly

  • Sew on all pieces
  • Sew on the eyes
  • Sculpt the head
  • Embroider the nostrils and belly button
  • Sew on the collar
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