Crochet plush hippo free pattern
Do you want to crochet this cute plush hippo? With the free amigurumi pattern, you can make so soft and cuddly hippo toy. The finished hippo is about 23-25 cm (9-9.8″) tall, if you use the same yarn and hook.
Designed and photos by Julia Musatova
Instagram: @julia__musatova
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: Himalaya Velvet or Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolche (1 skein of main color)
- YarnArt Iris (100% cotton, 20 g/138 m) for eye brows (black color)
- Hook size: 3.0 mm
- 18-20 mm safety eyes
- False eyelash (3 cm)
- Hot glue gun
- Thin thread in the tone of yarn for sewing details together
- Satin ribbon for a bow (50 cm)
- Stitich marker
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free amigurumi plush hippo 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 we crochet a nose:
Turn the work and crochet (inc) * 9. Put a stitch marker – here will be a beginning of a new row.
Turn the work and crochet:
R 12: 18 sc (nose) + 1 sc in 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. Clue a false lash to a eye.
Insert safety eyes between R 10 and R 11 at the distance of 8 st from each other.
R 20: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (21)
R 22: (1 sc, dec) * 7 (14)
F.o.
Make tightening from the 1st eye to the 2nd eye and from the eyes to the mouth.
Tail
For a tail crochet a romanian cord 5 cm long.
Legs and body
Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3-5: 12 sc (3 rows)
R 6: 5 sc + inc + 6 sc (13)
R 7: 6 sc + inc + 6 sc (14)
R 8: 6 sc + inc + 7 sc (15)
F.o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!
From the second leg: 3 ch, join with the first leg, put a stitch marker (increases on the legs should be on the outer sides).
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 9: 15 sc on the 1st leg, 3 inc in 3 ch, 15 sc on the 2nd leg, 3 inc in 3 ch (opposite side) (42)
Stuff as you go.
R 10-16: 42 sc (7 rows)
R 17: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 18: 36 sc
R 19: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 20: 30 sc
R 21: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 22: 24 sc
R 23: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 24: 18 sc
R 25: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
F.o.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 9 sc in mc (9)
R 2-10: 9 sc (9 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of the arm flat and sc through both sides across
F.o.
Ears
With pink yarn (make 2):
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
F.o.
With blue yarn (make 2):
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
Don’t cut the yarn!
Put out pink part and blue part of the ear together with inner part (wrong side to wrong side) and through both parts with brlue yarn:
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
F.o.
Fold the ear edges together and sew them on the head.
Nostrils (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
F.o.
Sew the nostrils under the eyes.
Embroider eyebrows with black yarn.
Tie a bow on the neck.
