Hello friends. Today we will make a very cute hippo amigurumi with you. I will share the details of the pattern with you below. However, I would like to talk a little bit about hippo amigurumi. Although it is quite easy to make, the preparation of the pattern is quite difficult. I can easily say that. In addition, this amigurumi is likened to a full cartoon character. I think a very sweet hippo amigurumi. Please keep following me for totally free patterns like this.
Purple Hippo Aurora Crochet Toy Pattern
Since the toy is made using chenille yarn, it is quite large and is approximately 32cm long. It is recommended that you use Himalaya and YarnArt brand yarn when making the crochet hippo. It is recommended that you use 3.5mm and 4mm crochet hooks when making the crochet hippo.
Designer: leluza_knitting
Necessary materials
– Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn, YarnArt Dolce about 2 skeins
– filler (holofiber, synthetic fluff)
– eyes 12 mm
– hook No. 3.5 mm or 4 mm
– needle for sewing parts and tightening
– thread for tightening
The growth of the finished toy is about 32 cm
Abbreviations
MR – Amigurumi Magic ring
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
st: Stitch
sl-st : Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
BLO : Crochet into back loops only
First, we crochet the head of the hippo. If you wish, you can start crocheting different parts, but it will be more accurate if you follow the steps of the pattern.
HEAD
1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
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. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11-15. 60 sc (5 rounds)
16. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
17. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
18. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
20. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
21. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
22. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
23. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
24. 6 dec
After crocheting the head of the toy, you need to make the muzzle. Now if you are ready, let’s start.
Muzzle
1. 9 ch
2. in2nd loop from the hook 7 sc, 3 sc in the last st, turn and crochet on the second side 6 sc, inc (18)
3. inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc (24)
4. sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 2 sc (28)
5. inc, 9 sc, (inc, sc) x 3, 8 sc, (inc, sc) x 2 (34)
6. (5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc) x 2 (40)
7. (6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc) x 2 (46)
8-9. 46 sc (3 rnds)
10. (10 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec) x 2 (42)
11. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Now it’s time for the hippo’s tiny but cute ears. Let’s crochet the ears.
Ears x2
1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc (3 Rows)
7. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
8. fold in half, sewtogether 7 sc
9. fold in half again sew together 3 sc
Now we will crochet the arms of the toy. We will need to make two arms of the toy.
Arms x2
1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc (3 Rows)
7. 3 dec, 12 sc (15)
8-15. 15 sc (8 Ranks)
16. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
Fold in half, sew together 6 sc
We need to crochet the body and legs of the toy to form a whole. Now let’s get to work.
Legs
1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-10. 18 sc (7 Ranks)
Slst , fasten off and cut the yarn.
We crochet the second leg in the same way, but do not cut the yarn, we continue crocheting the body.
Body
3 ch from the second leg and connect it to the first one using slst.
1. 18 sc on 1st leg, 3 sc on chain in 3 ch, 18 sc on 2nd leg, 3 sc on other side of chain in 3 ch (42)
2. 8 sc, 2 inc, 19 sc, 2 inc, 11 sc (46)
3. (10 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc) x 2 (50)
4. (12 sc, inc) x 2, (11 sc, inc) x2 (54)
5. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
6-10. 60 sc (5 rounds)
11. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
12. 54 sc
13. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
14. 48 sc
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)
Sew arms in this row
22. 6 sc, 6 sc with 1st arm, 6 sc, 6 sc with 2nd arm
23. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
After crocheting the body of the toy, we need to assemble and sew all the pieces. Finally, the hippo needs a tail. We will make the tail in a simple way.
Tail
1. 6 sc in MR
2-7. 6 sc (6 rounds)
That’s it! The hippo toy is ready!