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Crochet Stripy Giraffe

Here is a nice pattern for a cute little Giraffe from I Love Buttons by Emma. This is the first crochet that Emma has written in her blog but it’s so adorable that I decided to try it out. I may not be a master of crochet but trying this out can be both a challenge and an exciting project. As I crochet, my little daughter, who loves animals, waits for me to finish her new pet.

Materials

*3mm hook

*Cotton /Acrylic yarn. I used a couple of different types of yarns with slightly different thicknesses. It still turned out ok.

Abbreviations

Ch- Chain

Dec- Decrease

Sc- Single crochet

Rep- Repeat

Steps

Arms (make 2)

In white

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook

R2: Sc 2 in each sc around (12)

R3: Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (18)

R4: Sc 18

R5: Sc 1, dec 1 (12)

Change colour

R6- R22: Sc 12

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing together

Stuff firmly as you go, leave near the end lightly stuffed.

Changing colour every 2 rows.

Orange, blue, pink, tan, green, light pink, brown, purple

 

Legs (make 2)

In white

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook

R2: Sc 2 in each sc around (12)

R3: Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (18)

R4: Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (24)

R5-R8: Sc 24

R9: Sc 2, dec, rep 6 times (18)

R10: Sc 1, dec 1, rep 6 times (12)

Change colour

Changing colour every 2 rows.

Red, brown, yellow, light pink, purple, light green, tan, blue, pink, orange, green

R11-R33: Sc 12

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing together

Stuff firmly as you go, leave near the end lightly stuffed.

 

Horns (make 2)

In White

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook

R2: Sc 2 in each sc around (12)

R3-R6: Sc 12

R7: Sc 1, dec 1 (6)

R8-R14: Sc 6

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing together

Stuff firmly as you go

 

Head

In White

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook

R2: Sc 2 in each sc around (12)

R3: Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (18)

R4: Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (24)

R5: Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (30)

R6: Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (36)

R7-9: Sc 36         (just had a small change, added 2 rows. SORRY)

Change colour (purple)

R10-11: Sc 36

Change colour (yellow)

R12: Sc 36

R13: Sc 6, 2 sc in next sc, rep 5 times (40)

Change colour (red)

R14: Sc 6, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (48)

R15: Sc 48

Change colour (green)

R16-17: Sc 48

Change colour (light pink)

R18: Sc 6, dec 1, rep 6 times (40)

R19: Sc 4, dec 1, rep 6 times (36)

Sew on face, Change colour (blue)

R20: Sc 3, dec 1, rep 6 times (30)

R21: Sc 2, dec 1, rep 6 times (22)

Stuff firmly, Change colour (pink)

R22: Sc 1, dec 1, rep 6 times (12)

R23: Dec 1, rep 6 times (6)

Fasten off and weave in end

 

Ears (make 2)

Orange

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook

R2: Sc 2 in each sc around (12)

R3: Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (18)

R4-10: Sc 18

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing together

When attaching the ears to the head, pinch the outsides of the ears in to make them more life-like.

 

Body

Red

R1: Ch 2, 6 sc in second ch from hook

R2: Sc 2 in each sc around (12)

R3: Sc 1, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (18)

R4: Sc 2, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (24)

R5: Sc 3, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (30)

R6: Sc 4, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (36)

Change colour (purple)

R7: Sc 5, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (42)

R8: Sc 6, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (48)

Change colour (orange)

R9: Sc 7, 2 sc in next sc, rep 6 times (54)

R10: Sc 54

Change colour (light green)

R11-12: Sc 54

Change colour (white)

R13-14: Sc 54

Change colour (pink)

R15-16: Sc 54

Change colour (blue)

R17-18: Sc 54

Change colour (yellow)

R19: Sc54

R20: Sc 6, dec 1, rep 6 times (48)

Change colour (Green)

R21: Sc 5, dec 1, rep 6 times (42)

R22: Sc 4, dec 1, rep 6 times (36)

Change colour (tan)

R23: Sc 2, dec 1, rep 6 times (26)

Stuff firmly

Change colour (pink)

R24: Sc 26

Change colour (red)

R25-26: Sc 26

Change colour (white)

R27-28: Sc 26

Change colour (brown)

R29-30: Sc 26

Change colour (light green)

R31-32: Sc 26

Change colour (pink)

R33-34: Sc 26

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing together

Firm stuffing as you go.

Feel free to add more rows and colors to make a longer neck.

 

Crochet Potholders for Mom

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and I’ve been looking for nice little gifts for my mom whose love for cooking has been such a blessing every special occasion. She enjoys cooking and sharing her special recipes to all of us.

When I started looking around for a special gift for her, I thought I should make one this year and searched for some nice ideas. I found this potholder idea that is easy to make and can be finished in time for Mother’s Day.  The colorful potholder pattern was posted on the blog Knitting and Some More. 

You need:

Cotton yarn (as potholders gets filthy with food, the yarn must be washable in hot water)

A hook that goes with the yarn (read the label that comes with the yarn)

A needle (to weave in ends)

A pair of scissors (to cut the tread)

Use either thick yarn, or double thread of thinner yarn

Pattern (in UK terms. I think):

Ch 6, join to form a ring.

1. ch 3 to make first tremble, work 13 more tr in the ring; join with a sl to the top of the beginning (14 tr)

2. ch 3, make 2 tr in every tr from the last round(28 tr); join

3. ch 3, 2 tr in the next stitch, *1 tr in the next, 2 tr in the next* continue all the way around; join 4. ch 3, 1 tr in the next stitch, 2 tr in the next, *2 tr in the next 2 stiches, 2 tr in the next*; join

5. ch 3, 2 tr in the next 2 stitches, 2 tr in the next, *3 tr in the next 3 stitches, 2 tr in the next*; join

6. make 7 rounds of increasing in the same way

Make the border:

Make a chain stitch in one of the st from the last round, skip 2 st, *make 3 tr into the next st, ch 1, 3 tr into the the same st as the last 3 st, skip 2 st, make 1 slip stitch* Keep on working like this, until you’ve finished the round..

Before cutting the yarn, ch 10 and make a slip stitch into the last st (forms the loop for hanging).

Weave in all ends.