Mustard Giraffe
Mustard Giraffe is a 20 cm tall amigurumi in 9 parts, 1063 single crochet stitches in worsted cotton on a 3.5 mm hook.
What was checked: every round's stitch count, the finished size from the gauge, each part touching its neighbour and the figure standing on the ground, the yarn estimate from the stitch count.
- Finished size
- 19.7 cm tall × 5.2 cm wide
- Yarn
- Worsted cotton, about 42.8 m in 2 colours
- Hook
- 3.5 mm
- Gauge
- 2.0 sc × 2.0 rounds per cm
- Stitches
- 1,063 single crochet, 9 parts
- Also needed
- Stuffing, 5 mm plastic craft eyes
The first rounds are free to read below. Every library pattern and its PDF are included with any plan.
Leg
Make 2 · Mustard yellow| Round | Instruction | Sts |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 sc in a magic ring | 6 |
| R2 | (inc) x6 | 12 |
| R3-13 | (sc 1) x12 | 12 |
Every library pattern and its PDF are included with any plan. The first rounds, the supplies and the notes are free to read.
| Category | Item | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| yarn | worsted cotton yarn, mustard yellow | 1 |
| yarn | worsted cotton yarn, brown | 1 |
| hooks | 3.5 mm crochet hook | 1 |
| stuffing | Polyester fibre stuffing | 1 |
| stuffing | 5 mm plastic craft eyes | 1 |
Inputs
Sizes are computed from these fixed inputs: sts per (cm) 2, rows per (cm) 2, yarn worsted cotton, hook (mm) 3.5. A different gauge or stock makes a different size; the counts do not change.
Brief
“A tall skinny giraffe, around 20 cm, in mustard yellow with brown patches and a long neck. Intermediate is fine.”
Checks
The counts, part sizes and placement were checked by computation on 29 September 2026 (verified on attempt 3); the piece has not yet been made by hand. If yours comes out differently, tell us and we will look at it.
