Materials You'll Need:
- Yarn in giraffe colors (yellow for the body, brown for spots, and white for the horns)
- Crochet hooks (size will depend on the yarn weight you're using; usually a smaller hook is used)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Safety eyes or embroidery thread for eyes
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers (optional)
- Scissors
- Begin with a magic ring (adjustable loop) using yellow yarn.
- Crochet 6 single crochet (sc) stitches into the magic ring.
- Increase by doing 2 sc in each stitch around (12 stitches).
- Sc in next stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch. Repeat around (18 stitches).
- Sc in the next 2 stitches, 2 sc in the next stitch. Repeat around (24 stitches).
- Continue increasing in this manner until the body reaches the desired size. It's a good idea to stuff the body as you go to ensure even distribution of stuffing.
- Once the body is the desired height, simply crochet even rounds without increasing.
- Fasten off and weave in the ends.
- Create 4 legs using the same method as the body, but making them smaller. You can use a different color or the same color for the legs.
- Use yellow yarn and crochet a tube shape for the neck. Start with a chain that's about the width you want for the neck and crochet enough rows to achieve the desired length.
- Start with a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into it.
- Increase in each stitch around (12 stitches).
- Sc in next stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch. Repeat around (18 stitches).
- Sc in the next 2 stitches, 2 sc in the next stitch. Repeat around (24 stitches).
- Continue increasing until the head is the desired size. Stuff it as you go.
- Crochet even rounds without increasing to create the neck part.
- Attach the head to the neck and then attach the neck to the body.
- Create two small cones using white yarn or any other color you prefer.
- Attach the horns to the top of the head.
- Crochet brown spots and sew them onto the body as desired.
- You can use safety eyes or crochet small circles for the eyes. Alternatively, you can embroider the eyes using black embroidery thread.
- Embroider or crochet a nose and mouth using black or pink yarn.
