Crochet Baby Hippo Amigurumi idea

The Crochet Baby Hippo Amigurumi Pattern is a user-friendly plan to make a loveable baby hippo toy. Great for all crochet aficionados, it offers an enjoyable craft session, ending with a cute hippo plushie.

Crochet Baby Hippo Amigurumi

The Crochet Baby Hippo Amigurumi Pattern lets you create a charming baby hippo toy. The amigurumi pattern features a lovable hippo with round eyes, a cheerful smile, and tiny limbs. Perfect for all crochet abilities, the Baby Hippo Amigurumi brings a sprinkle of African wilderness charm to your custom collection of handcrafted crochet toys.

Making The Crochet Baby Hippo Amigurumi

Materials:

• Sport weight yarn in light brown, dark brown, and pink
• Crochet hook size 3.00 mm
• Fiberfill
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Black embroidery floss
• Pink embroidery floss

Notes:

• The pattern uses US crochet terminology.
• Gauge is not crucial for this project as the amigurumi is meant to be small and cuddly.
• You can adjust the size of the amigurumi by using different yarn weights or hook sizes.
• The pattern is written in continuous rounds, so you don't need to turn your work at the end of each round.
• Stuff the amigurumi firmly as you go to maintain its shape.

Step by step Pattern 

Head:

1. Make a magic ring with light brown yarn.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) in the ring, tighten the ring. (6 sc)
3. Increase 6 times evenly around (12 sc).
4. Rounds 2-7: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
5. Round 8: Increase 6 times evenly around (18 sc).
6. Rounds 9-14: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sc)
7. Round 15: Increase 6 times evenly around (24 sc).
8. Rounds 16-20: Sc in each stitch around. (24 sc)
9. Round 21: Sc in each stitch around, except for the last 6 stitches. Stuff the head firmly. Sc in the remaining 6 stitches. (18 sc)
10. Rounds 22-26: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sc)
11. Round 27: Decrease 6 times evenly around (12 sc).
12. Rounds 28-32: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
13. Round 33: Decrease 6 times evenly around (6 sc).
14. Stuff the head firmly, fasten it off, and weave in the ends.

Ears (make 2):

1. Make a magic ring with light brown yarn.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) in the ring, tighten the ring. (6 sc)
3. Round 2: Increase 3 times evenly around (9 sc).
4. Rounds 3-5: Sc in each stitch around. (9 sc)
5. Round 6: Decrease 3 times evenly around (6 sc).
6. Fasten off and weave in ends.
7. Sew the ears to the head, positioning them evenly on the sides.

Nose:

1. Make a magic ring with pink yarn.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) in the ring, tighten the ring. (6 sc)
3. Increase 3 times evenly around (9 sc).
4. Rounds 4-5: Sc in each stitch around. (9 sc)
5. Round 6: Decrease 3 times evenly around (6 sc).
6. Fasten off and weave in ends.
7. Sew the nose to the face, centering it below the eyes.

Eyes:

1. Embroider has two small black circles on the face for the eyes.

Mouth:

1. Embroider a small pink line on the face for the mouth.

Body:

1. Make a magic ring with light brown yarn.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) in the ring, tighten the ring. (6 sc)
3. Increase 6 times evenly around (12 sc).
4. Rounds 2-7: Sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
5. Round 8: Increase 6 times evenly around (18 sc).
6. Rounds 9-14: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sc)
7. Round 15: Increase 6 times evenly around (24 sc).
8. Rounds 16-20: Sc in each stitch around. (24 sc)
9. Round 21: Sc in each stitch around, except for the last 6 stitches. Stuff the body firmly. Sc in the remaining 6 stitches. (18 sc)
10. Rounds 22-26: Sc in each stitch around. (18 sc)
11. **Round 27: Decrease 6 times evenly around (12 sc).