Amigurumi Toy Hippo Free Pattern
Hello dear Amigurumi enthusiasts! Today I would like to share with you a free Amigurumi Hippo pattern and construction instructions. Amigurumi has become a popular hobby in the world of craftsmanship, and in this article I will present you a great Amigurumi Hippo design. Trust your imagination while doing amigurumi. And dare to create your own unique designs. Welcome to the Amigurumi world, enjoy fun handicraft projects.
What you will need:
• Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn (1 skein), the toy is 29 cm, hook 4.
• Filling
• Eyes 10 mm
• Needle for stitching and scissors
• Thin yarn for shaping eyebrows and eyelashes.
• A piece of fabric for decorating the bellies
• Yarn for the bow tie and for decorating the nose.
Legend:
• sc—single crochet
• inc—inc, knit 2 sc from one loop
• dec—decrease, knit 2 sc together (for the front half-loops)
• hdc—half double crochet
Toy size: about 30cm
Head
1. 6 stitches in the ring
2. 6 cr = 12
3. (1sc, inc)*6 =18
4. (2sc, inc)*6 = 24
5. (3sc, inc)*6 = 30
6. (4sc, inc )*6 = 36
7. (5sc, inc)*6 = 42
8-13. 42 sc (6 rows)
14. (5 sc, dec)*6 = 36
15. (4 sc, dec)*6 = 30
16. (3 sc, dec)*6 = 24
17. (2 sc, dec)*6 = 18
18. (4sc, dec)*3 = 15
Fasten the thread, cut it off.
Muzzle
8 ch and knit into the second loop from the hook
1. inc, 5 sc, 4 sc in the last loop, turn over and knit on the other side of the chain
– 5 sc, inc*2 = 18
2. inc*2, 5 sc, inc* 4, 5 sbn, inc * 2 = 26
3. 1 sbn, inc, 9 sbn, inc, 1 sbn, inc, 10 sbn, inc, 1 sbn = 30
4-8. 30 sc (5 rows)
Fasten the thread, stuff the muzzle.
Nostrils
6 sc in a ring, ss. Fasten the thread and sew to the muzzle.
Legs-body
1.6sc in ring
2. 6pr = 12
3-11. 12 sc (9 rows)
Knit one leg, fasten the thread, cut off. Knit the second one, do not tear off the thread –
continue knitting – make 3 ch and connect with the first leg and knit in a circle (12 sc on
one leg, 3 sc on a chain of ch, 12 sc on the second leg, 3 sc on a chain of ch, put a
marker, this will be the beginning of the row).
1. 30 sbn
2. 9 sbn, inc, 1 sbn, inc*4, 1 sbn, inc, 12 sbn = 36
3-9. 36 sbn (7 rows)
10. (10 sbn, dec)*3 = 33
11. 33 sbn
12. (9 sbn, dec)*3 = 30
13. 30 sbn
14. (8 sbn, dec)*3 = 27
15. 27 sbn
16. (7sbn, dec)*3 = 24
17. 24 sbn
18. (6sbn, dec)*3 = 21
19. 21 sc
20. (5 sc, dec)*3 = 18
21. 18 sc
22. (4 sc, dec)*3 = 15
Fasten the thread, leave the end for sewing, cut off.
Hands
1. 6 sc in ring
2. (1 sc, inc)*3 = 9
3-20. 9 sc (18 rows)
Fold the edges and knit a sc, fasten the thread, leave the end for sewing.
Ears
Knit in rotating rows!
1. 6 sc in the ring, turn the knitting.
2. ch, inc from hdc*6 = 12
Fold the eye in half, sew the edge and sew to the head.
Tail
A braid made from pieces of yarn, attached using the fringe method, and knit a pigtail with a knot at the end.
Butterfly bow
Hook 3, Alize Hapy Baby yarn (330m -100g). We cast on 9 ch and knit
in rotating rows 8 hdc a piece 16 cm long, sew the edges, also sew in the middle and you get a butterfly.
Assembling a knitted hippopotamus toy
1. Sew the head to the body.
2. Sew the arms to the body, stepping back 2-3 rows from the head.
3. Sew the ears to the head between 6-7 rows.
4. Eyes between 8 and 9 rows at a distance of 6 sc.
5. Sew the muzzle between rows 9 and 17 of the head.
6. Sew the tail to the body from the back on the 6-7th row.
7. If desired, decorate the tummy with fabric and tie a bow.
It's All Finished:
