Mustard Patch Giraffe
Mustard Patch Giraffe is a 21 cm tall amigurumi in 9 parts, 1290 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
- 21.3 cm tall × 4.8 cm wide
- Yarn
- Worsted cotton, about 51.9 m in 2 colours
- Hook
- 3.5 mm
- Gauge
- 2.0 sc × 2.0 rounds per cm
- Stitches
- 1,290 single crochet, 9 parts
- Also needed
- Stuffing, 6 mm plastic craft eyes
The first rounds are free to read below. Every library pattern and its PDF are included with any plan.
- worsted cotton yarn, mustard yellow
- worsted cotton yarn, chestnut brown
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Polyester fibre stuffing
- 6 mm plastic craft eyes
Leg
Make 2 · Mustard yellow| Round | Instruction | Sts |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 sc in a magic ring | 6 |
| R2 | (inc) x6 | 12 |
| R3-18 | (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, chestnut brown | 1 |
| hooks | 3.5 mm crochet hook | 1 |
| stuffing | Polyester fibre stuffing | 1 |
| stuffing | 6 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 stuffed giraffe, about 22 cm, mustard yellow with brown patches and short ossicones. Intermediate is fine.”
Checks
The counts, part sizes and placement were checked by computation on 30 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.
