Amigurumi Hippo Crochet Free Pattern
Designer: Julia Musatova
Instagram: @julia__musatova
Introduction
Hello everyone!
Today, we are excited to share a free crochet pattern for a Plush Amigurumi Hippo. The photos and design belong to Julia Musatova. You can crochet your own adorable hippo following this pattern! The finished hippo stands at about 23-25 cm (9-9.8 inches) tall, if you use the same yarn and hook size. A big thank you to Julia Musatova for this lovely design. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Don’t forget to follow our Pinterest for more free amigurumi patterns and creative ideas. Enjoy your crochet project!
Materials
- Yarn: Himalaya Velvet, Himalaya Dolphin Baby, or YarnArt Dolche (1 skein of main color)
- YarnArt Iris (100% cotton, 20 g/138 m) for eyebrows (black color)
- Hook size: 3.0 mm
- Safety Eyes: 18-20 mm
- False Eyelash: 3 cm
- Hot Glue Gun
- Thin Thread in the color of the yarn for sewing details together
- Satin Ribbon for the bow (50 cm)
- Stitch Marker
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill Stuffing
Abbreviations
- R: Row
- mc: Magic circle
- ch: Chain
- st: Stitch
- sc: Single crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec: Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- F.o.: Finish off
- ( ): Number of stitches at the end of the round/row
- ( ) * 6: Repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Amigurumi Plush Hippo Free Pattern
Head
- R 1: 12 sc in mc (12)
- R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
- R 3: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
- R 4: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
- R 5: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
- R 6: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
- R 7-11: 42 sc (5 rows)
Now, let’s crochet the nose:
- Turn the work and crochet (inc) * 9. Place a stitch marker – this will be the start of the new row.
- Turn the work and crochet:
R 12: 18 sc (nose) + 1 sc on the side of the nose + 33 sc to the end of the row (52)
R 13-15: 52 sc (3 rows)
R 16: 16 sc + dec + 15 sc + dec + 15 sc + dec (49)
R 17: (5 sc, dec) * 7 (42)
R 18: (4 sc, dec) * 7 (35)
R 19: (3 sc, dec) * 7 (28)
Cut a false eyelash 3 cm long in half and glue it to the eyes.
Insert the safety eyes between R 10 and R 11, 8 stitches apart.
- R 20: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (21)
- R 22: (1 sc, dec) * 7 (14)
- F.o.
Tighten the threads from the eyes to the mouth.