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Jiffi the Giraffe - English Pattern


Jiffi is a very restless giraffe. She hasn’t turned 1 year yet and she already goes out for a walk with her mom in the jungle. But she still doesn’t eat leaves because she is still nursing.

To crochet Jiffi you’ll need to follow these instructions:

Materials:

  • Yellow, beige and brown cotton yarn. You can use another kind of yarn if your wish.
  • 10mm safety eyes (you can use a different size if you use a thicker or thinner yarn)
  • Crochet hook (I used a 2mm one)
  • Yarn needle

Abbreviations:
MR: magic ring
Sc: single crochet 
inc: increase
dec: decrease
FLO: front loops only
X: repeat
R: round
(...): number of stitches at the end of the round.
ch: chain stitch
sl st: slip stitch

Legs:
With brown (make 2)
On the second leg DO NOT cut the yarn since we will continue with the body.
From now on until head rounds will be counted as a single piece.
R 1. 6sc in Mr (6) 
R 2. (inc)x 6 (12)
R 3. (sc, inc)x 6 (18)
R 4 (1 rounds) 18 sc (18)
Change to yellow
R 5-9 (5 rounds) 18sc (18)

Body:
Continue from legs. 
With yellow.
Stuff as you continue
Join both legs with 4ch between them.
R 10. 18sc in leg, 4sc in ch, 18sc in leg, 4sc in ch (44)
R 11-18. (8 rounds ) 44sc (44)
R 19. 9sc, dec, 18sc, dec, 13sc (42)
R 20 -21. (2 Rounds) 42sc (42)
R 22. 9sc, dec, 16sc, dec, 13sc (40)  
R 23. (1 round) 40sc (40)
R 24. 9sc, dec, 14sc, dec, 13sc (38)
R 25 16sc, dec, 18sc, dec (36)
R 26. (4sc, dec)x 6 (30) (remember to stuff as you continue)
R 27. (3sc, dec)x 6 (24)
R 28. (2sc, dec)x 6 (18)
R 29-32 (4 rounds) 18sc (18)

Head:
Continue from body.
R 33. FLO (2sc, inc)x 6 (24)
R 34. (3sc, inc)x 6 (30)
R 35. 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc)x 5, 2sc (36)
R 36. (5sc, inc)x 6 (42)
R 37. 3sc, inc, (6sc, inc)x 5, 3sc (48) 
R 38. (7sc, inc)x 6 (54)
R 39. 4sc, inc, (8sc, inc)x 5, 4sc (60)
R 40 – 49. (10 rounds) 60sc (60)
R 50. 4sc, dec, (8sc, dec)x 5, 4sc (54) 
R 51. (7sc, dec)x 6 (48)
R 52. 3sc, dec, (6sc, dec)x 5, 3sc (42)
Attach eyes between rounds 41 and 42 with 11 sc between them.
R 53. (5sc, dec)x 6 (36)
Stuff as you continue.
R 54. 2sc, dec, (4sc, dec)x 5, 2sc(30)
R 55. (3sc, dec)x 6 (24)
R 56. 1sc, dec, (2sc, dec)x 5, 1sc(18)
R 57. (1sc, dec)x 6 (12)
R 58. (dec)x 6 (6)
Fasten off and close.

Arms:
With brown, make 2
R 1: 6sc in Mr (6)
R 2: 6inc (12)
R 3: 12sc (12)
Change to yellow
R 4 - 16: 12sc (12)
Fold and crochet both sides together to close with 6sc.
Sew arms in round 28.

Muzzle:
With beige
R 1: 6sc in mr (6)
R 2: 6inc (12)
R 3: (sc, inc)x 6 (18)
R 4: (2sc, inc)x 6 (24)
R 5 and 6: (2 rounds) 24sc (24)
Sew between rounds 34 and 45 approx.

Ears:
R 1: 6sc in mr(6)
R 2: (sc, inc)x 3 (9)
R 3 - 5: (3 rounds) 9sc (9)
Sew between rounds 48 and 49.

Horns (ossicons):
Start with brown, make 2
R 1: 6sc in mr (6)
R 2: 6inc (12)
R 3: (1 round) 12sc (12)
R 4: (sc, dec)x 4 (8)
Change to yellow. 
R 5 - 7 (3 rounds) (8)
Sew next to the ears (look at the photos)

Spots:
With brown.
Do not crochet in spiral.  Close each round with a sl st on the first sc and ch1 to start the new round.
R 1: 6sc in mr, sl st, ch. (6)
R 2: 6inc (12), sl st.
Sew spots to the body. They don’t need to go on the same place I sew them on.

Tail:
With yellow
8ch.
Sc along the ch (7)
Cut three strings of brown yarn  and tie them to the tip of the tail.
Sew tail to body.

 Done! You have made Jiffi giraffe!
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