STAY WILD CHILD

HOW TO MAKE AMIGURUMI GIRAFFES

MATERIALS

■ Drops Cotton Light yarn, 50% cotton/50% polyester, 50g/105m per ball; one ball in Mustard (36) (Yarn A)

■ Drops Safran yarn, 100% cotton, 50g/160m per ball; one ball each in Yellow (10) (Yarn B), White (17) (Yarn C), Cerise (55) (Yarn D) and Peach (12) (Yarn E)

■ 3.5mm (UK 9, US E/4) crochet hook

■ 2.5mm (UK 12, US C/2) crochet hook

■ Two pairs of safety eyes, 0.6cm (¼")

■ Embroidery thread in brown, light brown and pink

■ Yarn needle

■ Stitch markers

■ Soft toy stuffing

TENSION

Tension isn’t important, just make sure the stitches are dense enough so the stuffing doesn’t show through

ABBREVIATIONS (UK)

 stitch(es) chain slip stitch double crochet half treble treble yarn round hook double crochet 2 together – (insert hook in next st, yrh and draw loop through) twice, yrh and draw through all 3 loops on hook to make a magic ring, hold yarn in your hand and wrap working yarn around forefinger twice to create ring, slip ring off your finger and insert hook to pick up first st, ch1, then work the necessary sts for Round 1 and