Crochet Hippo Amigurumi Free Pattern
Designer: Ecoigryshki
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One of the free amigurumi crochet patterns we will share today is the amigurumi hippo, whose design belong to Ecoigryshki (vk). You can learn how to crochet these hippo the free amigurumi pattern. Thanks to Ecoigryshki for this cute hippo.
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Materials:
• plush yarn is blue and yellow, yellow can be replaced with any color. I also used white alize softy, but you can take white plush yarn. My yarn is Himalaya Dolphin Baby.
• cotton yarn for sewing on details, I have this Vita Coco.
• for plush and softy hook 4.5mm, softy must be crocheted in two strands.
• marker, needle, scissors, toy filler and sew-on eyes or buttons 1 cm in diameter.
You can make eyes crocheted from Vita Coco (1.rnd. 6 in MR ; 2.rnd. 6inc (12) leave the yarn for sewing).
Abbreviations
AR – Amigurumi Magic ring
MR – Amigurumi Magic ring
3in1 – crochet 3 columns in one loop
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
tr : Triple Crochet/ Treble Crochet
st: Stitch
dc : Double Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
sl-st or Slst: Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
tch: Turnin chain crochet
..in : make increase into same stitch as many as the number which is given in front of “inc” abbreviation (exp; 3inc, 4inc..).
FLO : Crochet into front loops only
BLO : Crochet into back loops only
We start crocheting with arms and legs, as we will crochet them into the body.
AMIGURUMI HIPPO FREE PATTERN
Arms:
We start with white.
1.6 in MR
2.6inc(12)
3.(sc,inc)*6(18)
Change the yarn to blue
4-6.18sc
7.(4sc,dec)*3(15)
8-9.15sc
Change the yarn to yellow or your chosen color
10.15sc
11.(3sc,dec)*3(12)
12.12sc.
13.(4,dec)*2(10)
14.10sc
Legs:
We start with white
1.6 in MR
2.6inc(12)
3.(sc,inc)*6(18)
Change the yarn to blue
4.(2sc,inc)*6(24)
5.24sc
6.(4sc,dec)*4(20)
7.20sc
8.(8sc,dec)*2(18)
9.18sc
10.(4sc,dec)*3(15)
11.15sc
12.(3sc,dec)*3(12)
13.12sc
Head:
1.6 sc in MR
2.6inc(12)
3.(sc,inc)*6(18)
4.(2sc,inc)*6(24)
5.(3sc,inc)*6(30)
6.(4sc,inc)*6(36)
7.(5sc,inc)*6(42)
8-11.(4rnds)42sc
12.(5sc,dec)*6(36)
13.(4sc,dec)*6(30)
14.(3sc,dec)*6(24)
15.(2sc,dec)*6(18)
16.(sc,dec)*6(12)
Stuffing head
We continue to crochet the head together with the body, change the yarn to yellow or your chosen color.
Note!
Since the crocheting density and hook number may differ from mine, there may not be a large displacement of the legs. If you notice that they are obtained in the wrong place where I have, then adjust for your toy.
Body:
17.(sc,inc)*6(18)
We crochet the arm.
We put our hand to crocheting and crochet through three sides.
On the hand you need to crochet five loops!
18.we put a hand (2 sc, inc, 2 sc on the arm), inc, 2 sc, inc, (again on the arm – 2sc, inc, 2sc), then inc, 2sc, inc. ( 24)
19-20.24sc
21.(3sc, inc)*6(30)
22.9sc,6inc,15sc(36)
23.36sc
24.36sc
Change the yarn to blue.
25.36sc
26.(5sc, inc)*6(42)
27.42sc
28.(5sc,dec)*6(36)
29.(4sc,dec)*6(30)
We crochet a leg.
30.6sc, (attach a leg and crochet 6 sc ), 6sc, (attach a leg 6sc), 6sc.(24)
31.(3sc,dec)*6(24)
32.(2sc,dec)*6(18)
Stuffing the body
33.(sc,dec)*6(12)
34.6 dec.
Ears:
1.6 in MR
2.6inc(12)
Muzzle:
1.We make 8 chain. In the second loop from the hook we make an increase, 5sc, crochet 3sc in the last, crochet in a circle, 6sc. (16)
2.2inc, 5sc, 3inc, 5sc, inc, make an offset loop, this means crochet sc in the first loop of the next row and move the marker forward.(22)
3.inc, sc, inc, 6sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 6sc, inc, sc (28)
4-5.28sc
6.dec, sc, dec, 6sc, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, 6sc, dec, sc(22)
Tail:
1.6 in MR
2-3.6sc
Let’s start assembling the hippopotamus.
– Sew on the muzzle under 9 next, embroider the nostrils. It is necessary to make a tightening so that a mouth appears, insert the yarn from below, bring it out from above and back several times. You can not do it, it’s optional))).
– Sew on the ears: folded in half, sew so that they are a droplet.
– Sew eyes and make eyelids.
– Sew on the tail.
Your hippo is ready.