Amigurumi Baby Hippo Free Pattern

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MATERIALS
  • Yarn: light-orange and skin color
  • Crochet hook: 1,5mm
  • Black embroidery thread
  • Safety eyes size 6mm
  • Fiberfill
  • Yarn needles
  • Stitch maker
  • Scissors

ABBREVIATION
  - MR - magic ring
  - sc - single crochet
  - inc - increase (2 single crochet in 1 stitch)
  - dec - decrease (invisible decrease)
  - BLO - back loop only
  - ch - chain
  - slst - slip stitch
  - (…) *time - repeat instruction in bracket *time
  - […] - number of stitches in the round


How to Crochet Baby Hippo 
Head
Use light-orange yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) *6 [18]
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc [24]
Rnd 5: 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) *3, 6 sc, (1 inc, 1 sc) *3, 3 sc [30]
Rnd 6-12: (7 rounds) 30 sc [30]
Change to skin yarn
Rnd 13: 4 sc, 4 inc, 9 sc, 4 inc, 9sc [38]
Rnd 14-17: (4 rounds) 38 sc [38]
Rnd 18: 19 dec [19]
Rnd 19: (4 sc, 1 dec) *3, 1 sc [16]
Cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stuffing with fiberfill.
Pinch flat and close remaining gaps.
Use white yarn to sew eyes.
Use black yarn to sew mouth and eyebrows.

Ears (make 2)
Use light-orange yarn
Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR [5]
Rnd 2-7: (6 rounds) 5 sc [5]
Cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.
sew ears connect to the head.


Body
Use light-orange yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) *6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 inc) *6 [24]
Rnd 5-8: (4 rounds) 24 sc [24]
Rnd 9: (10 sc, 1dec) *2 [22]
Rnd 10: 22 sc [22]
Rnd 11: (9 sc, 1 dec) *2 [20]
Rnd 12: 20 sc [20]
Rnd 13: (3 sc, 1 dec) *4 [16]
Cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stuffing with fiberfill.
Sew the body connect to the head.

Legs (make 2)
Use skin yarn
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR [6]
Change to light-orange yarn
Rnd 2: 6 inc [12]
Rnd 3: BLO, 12 sc [12]
Rnd 4: 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc [10]
Rnd 5: 4 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc [9]
Cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew legs connect to the body.

Arms (make 2)
Use light-orange yarn
Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR [5]
Rnd 2-7: (6 rounds) 5 sc [5]
Cut the yarn, and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew arms connect to the body.


The pattern is completed and Baby Hippo toy is ready.
I hope you enjoyed it.

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