Today, I will share how to crochet giraffe free pattern for beginners. The pattern is easy to follow, the beginners who are new to crochet should try this pattern to practice more skill and technique. Hope you love this pattern.
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Introduction
You can choose any colors you like, below is my choice for you as a reference. Looking for the best yarn for amigurumi project? Read the post about my best yarn for amigurumi to find out more.
- Medium weight yarns with colors: white, yellow, blue. ( I used Himalaya Everyday Super Lux with color codes: 73405, 73401, 73420)
- Hook size 3.5 mm (I used Hamanaka hook size 3.5 mm here)
Other materials and tools
- Scissors, pins and needles. (crochet tool kit for beginners) (or find these)
- One pair of safety eyes size 10 mm. Or black thread for sewing the eyes and nose.
- Stuffing (polyfill, cotton wool, etc.).
Note: to get the best experience, please read through the whole pattern first.
This pattern is written using US TERM. For beginners, please refer to this post to learn about all basic crochet stitches for beginners.
- MR: magic ring (magic circle)
- Ch: chain stitch
- Sc: single crochet stitch
- Inc: single crochet increase
- Dec: single crochet decrease
- BLO: back loop only
- Hdc: half double crochet stitch
- St/ sts: Stitch/ Stitches
- […] … x time: Repeat instructions x times
- (…): Number of stitches of each round
- {…}: Work instructions within brackets into the same stitch
If you’re interested in learning more about crochet and amigurumi, check out my post about basic stitches for beginners. This post provides a step-by-step guide to the most common crochet stitches for making amigurumi toys.
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Recommended easy pattern to crochet for beginners. You might need to check out my basic crochet stitches tutorial.
- Finished size: approx 18 cm (height) (make larger size with this super bulky yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby)
- Make invisible decrease crochet stitches to have a better result.
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Crochet Giraffe Free Pattern
A crochet kit for beginners that includes everything you need to create your own cutie giraffe.
Beginner Crochet KIT
This crochet kit includes everything you need to create your own adorable cutie giraffe.
Let’s get started with my guide of crochet giraffe free pattern.
Legs (x2)
(start with white yarn)
- Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
- Round 2: inc 6 (12sts)
Change to yellow yarn.
- Round 3: BLO [inc, sc] 6 times (18sts)
- Round 4-5(2 rounds): sc 18 (18sts)
- Round 6: dec 4, sc 10 (14sts)
- Round 7: dec 2, sc 10 (12sts)
- Round 8-14(7 rounds): sc 12 (12sts)
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
Arms (x2)
(use yellow yarn)
- Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
- Round 2: inc 6 (12sts)
- Round 3: [inc, sc 3] 3 times (15sts)
- Round 4: sc 15 (15sts)
- Round 5: [dec, sc 3] 3 times (12sts)
- Round 6: dec, sc 10 (11sts)
- Round 7-12(6 rounds): sc 11 (11sts)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail to sew.
Head
(use yellow yarn)
- Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
- Round 2: inc 6 (12sts)
- Round 3: [inc, sc] 6 times (18sts)
- Round 4: [inc, sc 2] 6 times (24sts)
- Round 5: [inc, sc 3] 6 times (30sts)
- Round 6: [inc, sc 4] 6 times (36sts)
- Round 7-8(2 rounds): sc 36 (36sts)
- Round 9: [inc, sc 5] 6 times (42sts)
- Round 10-11(2 rounds): sc 42 (42sts)
- Round 12: sc 9, inc 3, sc 18, inc 3, sc 9 (48sts)
- Round 13: sc 9, [inc, sc] 3 times, sc 18, [inc, sc] 3 times, sc 9 (54sts)
- Round 14: [dec, sc 7] 6 times (48sts)
- Round 15: [dec, sc 6] 6 times (42sts)
- Round 16: [dec, sc 5] 6 times (36sts)
- Round 17: [dec, sc 4] 6 times (30sts)
- Round 18: [dec, sc 3] 6 times (24sts)
- Round 19: [dec, sc 2] 6 times (18sts)
- Round 20: [dec, sc] 6 times (12sts)
- Round 21: dec 6 (6sts)
If you use safety eyes, place between round 9 and round 10. The distance between 2 eyes is 5sts.
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
Body
(using yellow yarn)
- Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
- Round 2: inc 6 (12sts)
- Round 3: [inc, sc] 6 times (18sts)
- Round 4: [inc, sc 2] 6 times (24sts)
- Round 5: [inc, sc 3] 6 times (30sts)
- Round 6: [inc, sc 4] 6 times (36sts)
- Round 7: [inc, sc 5] 6 times (42sts)
- Round 8-11(4 rounds): sc 42 (42sts)
- Round 12: [dec, sc 5] (36sts)
- Round 13-15(3 rounds): sc 36 (36sts)
- Round 16: [dec, sc 4] 6 times (30sts)
- Round 17-18(2 rounds): sc 30 (30sts)
- Round 19: [dec, sc 3] 6 times (24sts)
Start to attach the arms: (img.1)
- Round 20: sc 3, sc 5 (attach left arm), sc 7, sc 5 (attach right arm), sc 4 (24sts)
- Round 21: [dec, sc 2] 6 times (18sts)
- Round 22-25(4 rounds): sc 18 (18sts)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail to sew. (image-2)
Ears (x2)
(use yellow yarn)
- Round 1: sc 4 into MR (4sts)
- Round 2: [inc, sc] 2 times (6sts)
- Round 3: [inc, sc] 3 times (9sts)
- Round 4: [inc, sc 2] 3 times (12sts)
- Round 5-8(4 rounds): sc 12 (12sts)
- Round 9: dec 6 (6sts)
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
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Horns (x2)
(start with blue yarn)
- Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
- Round 2: inc 6 (12sts)
- Round 3-4(2 rounds): sc 12 (12sts)
- Round 5: dec 6 (6sts)
Change to yellow yarn.
- Round 6-9(4 rounds): sc 6 (6sts)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail to sew.
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Snout
(use white yarn)
- ch 6
- Round 1: sc 4, {sc 3}, sc 3, inc (12sts)
- Round 2: inc, sc 3, inc 3, sc 3, inc 2 (18sts)
- Round 3: sc, inc, sc 3, [inc, sc] 3 times, sc 3, [sc, inc] 2 times (24sts)
- Round 4: sc 2, inc, sc 3, [sc 2, inc] 3 times, sc 3, [sc 2, inc] 2 times (30sts)
- Round 5: sc 30 (30sts)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail to sew.
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Tail
(use yellow yarn)
- ch 15
- sc 14 (14sts)
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
Or you can make a small pompom instead. (Img.5)
Spots
(use blue yarn)
Small spots (3)
- sc 6 into MR (6sts)
Big spot (1)
- hdc 10 into MR (10sts)
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
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Assembly
- Sew the snout at round 16. (Img.3)
- Sew the horns to the head at round 3-4.
- Sew the ears to the head at round 6-7. (Img.4)
- Sew the head to the body.
- Sew the legs at 2 sides of the body.
- Sew the tail to the back.
- Embroider the eyes if you don’t use safety eyes.
- Sew the spots to the body (at any positions you like).
The giraffe is done. Congratulation!
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If you enjoyed making my Cutie Giraffe amigurumi and want to create more adorable animals, I have other patterns that you might like! My Cutie Bunny and Cutie Red Panda patterns are also perfect for beginners and use similar stitches and techniques.
The Cutie Bunny amigurumi is a cute and cuddly toy with a simple design, featuring a round body and floppy ears. The pattern uses only basic stitches, making it easy to follow for beginners.
The Cutie Red Panda amigurumi is another beginner-friendly pattern that uses simple stitches to create an adorable animal toy. The red panda has a round body, big ears, and a bushy tail, making it a fun and challenging project to tackle.
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I am in the process of making the giraff. The material I am using is very soft and larger than you recommend. I was wondering if you have a trick to holding up the head? I find it is too heavy for the body!
If you let me know I would really appreciate it.
I try to make these so that children can’t hurt themselves!
Sorry for the late reply!!!
I think you should put a straw in the middle of the neck, cover it with cotton stuffing.
Thank you for loving my pattern!
Are there no ‘chain 1’s’ or anything at the end of the rows??
Sorry for the late reply!!!
Yes, you’re right. In this pattern, we will work in spiral so that no slip stitch or chain at the end of each round.
Do not work in row.
I guess I should have said ’rounds’. So no slip stitches there?
Tus amigurumis son encantadores, me encantan las jirafas, muchas gracias por compartir tanto arte del crochet. y si tienes razon, tus explicaciones son muy detalladas… Saludos desde Venezuela.
Muy linda la jirafa
La voy a hacer
Y el conejito también
El mismo modelo gracias
Thank you!
Keep posting me an update once finished. Happy crocheting!
hi! I’m a beginner and bit confused on how the snout works – is this the chain method for making a circle or something else? thank you ❤️
Hi, thanks for asking!
In round 1, stitches are crocheted on both sides of the foundation chain. Hope it helps.
Ask me if you are still confused.
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I’m confused by rounds 12 and 13 on the head. Bunching the increases together made 2 little protrusions on the sides of my head. Yet the head in the pictures looks very spherical like a standard increase then decrease ball.
I find you worked right, now you can stuff and you will get the result like me.
Hi there! I’m new to crochet and can’t figure out how to attach the arms. I’ve stitched them in with a needle in other projects, but have never added them in the round. I bought the PDF, but I’m having trouble figuring it out from the picture. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. The giraffe is so cute! I want to get it right.
Hi Vanessa,
Thanks for your purchase. If you have the PDF, please look at image.3.
At round 20, sc 3, then adapt the left arm exactly like the image, and crochet 5 single crochet stitches on all three layers (image.3), continue to sc 7, and repeat for the right arm.
Let me know if you have any questions. I will soon consider recording a video tutorial on how to do that assembly.
Happy crocheting!!!!!
Thanks for your quick reply! I’m confused about what to do with the tail that I left on the arms. Do I use both that and the working yarn from the body, double them up? Again, thank you so much. Your creations are adorable!
Let’s use that tail to sew the arm to the body if you want your giraffe in shape like mine, or just weave in ends.
Thank you so much! Don’t forget to check my latest Christmas ornament free patterns, Christmas is around the corner 🙂
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