Crocheted Giraffe

Here is another one in the series of cute crocheted animals - this time it's a giraffe. I think he's a nice companion to the moose and the sheep. And he's made entirely out of leftover yarn from the striped scarf. It's a win-win situation: you end up with an adorable toy and you use up the yarn that's not enough to make anything big.

Yarn and Crochet

Crochet size 5/3.75mm (F)

1/2 skein of yellow (Brown Sheep Sunburst Gold) yarn

less than 1/4 skein each of purple (Brown Sheep Plum Line) and gray (Brown Sheep Ash) yarn

Body & Neck

Chain 3, join with a slip stitch



Round 1 sc2 into each st (6 st)

sc2 into each st (6 st) Round 2 same (12 st)

same (12 st) Round 3 sc2 into every other st (18 st)

sc2 into every other st (18 st) Round 4 sc2 into every 3rd st (24 st)

sc2 into every 3rd st (24 st) Round 5 sc2 into every 4th st (30 st)

sc2 into every 4th st (30 st) Round 6 sc2 into every 6th st (35 st)

sc2 into every 6th st (35 st) Round 7 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 8 sc2 into every 9th st (39 st)

sc2 into every 9th st (39 st) Round 9 sc2 into every 10th st (43 st)

sc2 into every 10th st (43 st) Round 10 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 11 sc2 into every 11th st (47 st)

sc2 into every 11th st (47 st) Round 12 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 13 sc2 into every 12th st (51 st)

sc2 into every 12th st (51 st) Rounds 14-15 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 16 skip every 10th st, sc the rest (46 st)

skip every 10th st, sc the rest (46 st) Round 17-18 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 19 skip every 9th st, sc the rest (41 st)

skip every 9th st, sc the rest (41 st) Rounds 20-21 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 22 skip every 8th st, sc the rest (36 st)

skip every 8th st, sc the rest (36 st) Rounds 23-24 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 25 skip every 7th st, sc the rest (31 st)

skip every 7th st, sc the rest (31 st) Rounds 26-27 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 28 skip every 5th st, sc the rest (25 st)

skip every 5th st, sc the rest (25 st) Round 29 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 30 skip every 8th st, sc the rest (22 st)

Rounds 31-60 sc all stitches

Head

Chain 3, join with a slip stitch



Round 1 sc2 into each st (6 st)

sc2 into each st (6 st) Round 2 same (12 st)

same (12 st) Round 3 sc2 into every other st (18 st)

sc2 into every other st (18 st) Round 4 sc2 into every 6th st (21 st)

sc2 into every 6th st (21 st) Round 5 sc2 into every 7th st (24 st)

sc2 into every 7th st (24 st) Round 6 sc2 into every 6th st (28 st)

sc2 into every 6th st (28 st) Round 7 sc2 into every 7th st (32 st)

sc2 into every 7th st (32 st) Round 8 sc2 into every 8th st (36 st)

sc2 into every 8th st (36 st) Round 9 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 10 sc2 into every 12th st (39 st)

sc2 into every 12th st (39 st) Rounds 11-12 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 13 sc2 into every 13th st (41 st)

sc2 into every 13th st (41 st) Rounds 14-15 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 16 skip every 10th st, sc the rest (39 st)

skip every 10th st, sc the rest (39 st) Rounds 17-18 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 19 skip every 9th st, sc the rest (35 st)

skip every 9th st, sc the rest (35 st) Rounds 20-21 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 2 2 skip every 8th st, sc the rest (31 st)

2 skip every 8th st, sc the rest (31 st) Round 23 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 24 skip every 7th st, sc the rest (27 st)

skip every 7th st, sc the rest (27 st) Round 25 sc all stitches

Round 26 [sc2 into the next stitch, sc5] 3 times, sc2 into the next stitch, sc8 (31 st)

[sc2 into the next stitch, sc5] 3 times, sc2 into the next stitch, sc8 (31 st) Round 27 sc 4, [sc2 into the next stitch, sc6] 3 times, sc 6 (34 st)

sc 4, [sc2 into the next stitch, sc6] 3 times, sc 6 (34 st) Round 28 [sc2 into the next stitch, sc7] 4 times, sc2 (38 st)

[sc2 into the next stitch, sc7] 4 times, sc2 (38 st) Round 29 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 30 sc 5, [sc2 into the next stitch, sc 9] 3 times, sc3 (41 st)

sc 5, [sc2 into the next stitch, sc 9] 3 times, sc3 (41 st) Round 31-32 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 33 [sc9, skip 1] 3 times, sc11 (38 st)

[sc9, skip 1] 3 times, sc11 (38 st) Round 34 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 35 [sc7, skip 1] 4 times, sc6 (34 st)

[sc7, skip 1] 4 times, sc6 (34 st) Round 36 [sc10, skip 1] 3 times, sc11 (31 st)

[sc10, skip 1] 3 times, sc11 (31 st) Round 37 [sc6, skip 1] 4 times, sc3 (27 st)

[sc6, skip 1] 4 times, sc3 (27 st) Round 38 [sc5, skip 1] 4 times, sc3 (23 st)

[sc5, skip 1] 4 times, sc3 (23 st) Round 39 [skip 1, sc 5(4 on the last one)] 4 times, (19 st)

[skip 1, sc 5(4 on the last one)] 4 times, (19 st) Round 40 [skip 1, sc4] 4 times (15 st)

[skip 1, sc4] 4 times (15 st) Round 41 [skip 1, sc3] 4 times (11 st)

[skip 1, sc3] 4 times (11 st) Round 42 [skip 1, sc2] 4 times (7 st)

[skip 1, sc2] 4 times (7 st) Round 43 sc every other stitch (4 st)

Legs

With purle yarn chain 3, join with a slip stitch



Round 1 sc2 into each st (6 st)

sc2 into each st (6 st) Round 2 sc2 into every other st (9 st)

sc2 into every other st (9 st) Round 3 [sc2, sc2 into the next st] 3 times (12 st)

[sc2, sc2 into the next st] 3 times (12 st) Rounds 4-7 sc all stitches

Rounds 8-12 sc all stitches

Round 13-27 sc all stitches

Round 28 [skip 1, sc 2] 3 times

[skip 1, sc 2] 3 times Round 29 fold the leg in half and single crochet 3 st through both layers closing the opening

Work same as legs but reduce the number of rounds for each color: 6 total for purple, 4 total for gray, and 11 total for yellow.

Horns

With gray yarn pick up and single crochet 8 st at the top of the head where the horns should go.

Rounds 1-3 sc all stitches

Round 4 [sc2 into the next stitch, sc 3] 2 times (10 st)

[sc2 into the next stitch, sc 3] 2 times (10 st) Rounds 5-6 sc all stitches

sc all stitches Round 7 [skip 1, sc1] 5 times (5 st)

[skip 1, sc1] 5 times (5 st) Round 8 [sc1, skip 1] 2 times, sc1 (3 st)

Ears

Chain 10 st, turn, and double crochet 8 st. Turn again and single crochet around the border of the ear.