You will need

• DMC Happy Chenille yarn (100% polyester, 15 g/38 m)
Lime (x2 balls) – Fuchsia – Pale Pink
• 3 or 3.5 mm crochet hook
• a pair of 9 mm safety eyes for each hippo
• black embroidery thread
• tapestry needle
• pink sewing thread and needle (used only for the skirt)
• dressmaker pins
• stitch markers
• toy stuffing

Abbreviations

st: stitch/es
ch: chain
slst: slip stitch
Sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
Rnd: round/s
inc: single crochet increase
dec: single crochet decrease

Head and Body

With lime yarn
Rnd 1: ch7, skip the first ch from hook, 5sc, 5sc in last ch, continue working on the other side of the foundation ch, 4sc, 4sc in last st [18]
Rnd 2: (6sc, inc 3 times) repeat 2 times (24)
Rnd 3: 6sc, (inc, Isc) repeat 3 times, 6sc, (inc, 1sc) repeat 3 times [30]
Rnd 4-8 (5 rounds): sc in all sts [30] Insert safety eyes between rounds 6 and 7, approx 9 stitches apart, parallel to the starting chain .
Rnd 9: (inc, 9sc) repeat 3 times [33]
Rnd 10: (5sc, inc, 5sc) repeat 3 times (36)
Rnd 11: (inc, llsc) repeat 3 times [39]
Rnd 12: (6sc, inc, 6sc) repeat 3 times [42]
Rnd 13-21 (9 rounds): sc in all sts [42]
Rnd 22: (dec, 5sc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 23: (dec, 4sc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 24: (dec, 3sc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 25: (dec, 2sc) repeat 6 times [18] Add toy stuffing to head and body a little bit at time. Do not overstuff to keep the softness of the chenille!
Rnd 26: (dec, Isc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 27: dec 6 times [6] Fasten off Fasten off and weave in ends.

Muzzle

With lime yarn.
Rnd 1: ch4, skip the first ch from hook, 2sc, 5sc in last ch, continue working on the opposite side of the foundation ch, 1sc, 4sc in last st [12]
Rnd 2: (3sc, inc 3 times) repeat 2 times [18]
Rnd 3-4 2 rounds: sc in all sts (18) Fasten off, leaving a tail of yarn.
Sew the muzzle between rounds 5 and 9 of the head, between the eyes. Use a tail of black thread to stitch nostrils and mouth .

Ears (Make 2)

with lime yarn.
Rnd 1: ch2, skip the first ch from hook, work all the stitches in next ch: 1sc, 2dc, 2sc, slst in first st of the round [5]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing the ears to the body, either side of round 2 .

Arms (Make 2)

with lime yarn.
Rnd 1: ch2, skip the first ch from hook, 6sc in next ch [6]
Rnd 2-6 (5 rounds): sc in all sts [6]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing. Do not stuff. Sew the arms between rounds 11 and 12 of the body, approx 15 stitches apart on the front

Legs (Make 2)

with lime yarn.
Rnd 1: ch2, skip the first ch from hook, 6sc in next ch (6)
Rnd 2: (inc, 2sc) repeat 2 times [8]
Rnd 3-6(4 rounds): sc in all sts [8]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing. Lightly stuff. Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.

Tail

With lime yarn.
Rnd 1: ch4, skip the first ch from hook, 3sc [3]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.
Sew the tail to the back of the body . If you are going to make the dungarees, try them on the hippo before sewing the tail in place!

Skirt

Make 2 with fuchsia and pale pink. 42ch, sist in first ch to join the work in round.
Rnd 1: ch3, 2dc in all ch, sist in first st of the round [84] Fasten off and weave in ends. Overlap the two skirts, use sewing thread and needle to sew them together. Make little stitches to sew together the starting chains. The sewing thread will blend into the chenille yarn and it will be invisible!

Flower

With fuchsia yarn or your preferred color. ch6, sist in first ch, (ch5, slst in same st as the previous slst) repeat 4 times for a 5 petals flower. Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing the flower to the head.

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You will need

• DMC Happy Chenille yarn (100% polyester, 15 g/38 m)
Gray (x2 balls) – Red – Pink – Yellow – Green – Blue – Purple
• 3 or 3.5 mm crochet hook
• a pair of 9 mm safety eyes for each hippo
• black embroidery thread
• tapestry needle
• pink sewing thread and needle (used only for the skirt)
• dressmaker pins
• stitch markers
• toy stuffing

Abbreviations

st: stitch/es
ch: chain
slst: slip stitch
Sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
Rnd: round/s
inc: single crochet increase
dec: single crochet decrease

Head and Body

With gray yarn
Rnd 1: ch7, skip the first ch from hook, 5sc, 5sc in last ch, continue working on the other side of the foundation ch, 4sc, 4sc in last st [18]
Rnd 2: (6sc, inc 3 times) repeat 2 times (24)
Rnd 3: 6sc, (inc, Isc) repeat 3 times, 6sc, (inc, 1sc) repeat 3 times [30]
Rnd 4-8 (5 rounds): sc in all sts [30] Insert safety eyes between rounds 6 and 7, approx 9 stitches apart, parallel to the starting chain .
Rnd 9: (inc, 9sc) repeat 3 times [33]
Rnd 10: (5sc, inc, 5sc) repeat 3 times (36)
Rnd 11: (inc, llsc) repeat 3 times [39]
Rnd 12: (6sc, inc, 6sc) repeat 3 times [42]
Rnd 13-21 (9 rounds): sc in all sts [42]
Rnd 22: (dec, 5sc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 23: (dec, 4sc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 24: (dec, 3sc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 25: (dec, 2sc) repeat 6 times [18] Add toy stuffing to head and body a little bit at time. Do not overstuff to keep the softness of the chenille!
Rnd 26: (dec, Isc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 27: dec 6 times [6] Fasten off Fasten off and weave in ends.

Muzzle

With gray yarn.
Rnd 1: ch4, skip the first ch from hook, 2sc, 5sc in last ch, continue working on the opposite side of the foundation ch, 1sc, 4sc in last st [12]
Rnd 2: (3sc, inc 3 times) repeat 2 times [18]
Rnd 3-4 2 rounds: sc in all sts (18) Fasten off, leaving a tail of yarn.
Sew the muzzle between rounds 5 and 9 of the head, between the eyes. Use a tail of black thread to stitch nostrils and mouth .

Ears (Make 2)

with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: ch2, skip the first ch from hook, work all the stitches in next ch: 1sc, 2dc, 2sc, slst in first st of the round [5]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing the ears to the body, either side of round 2 .

Arms (Make 2)

with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: ch2, skip the first ch from hook, 6sc in next ch [6]
Rnd 2-6 (5 rounds): sc in all sts [6]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing. Do not stuff. Sew the arms between rounds 11 and 12 of the body, approx 15 stitches apart on the front

Legs (Make 2)

with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: ch2, skip the first ch from hook, 6sc in next ch (6)
Rnd 2: (inc, 2sc) repeat 2 times [8]
Rnd 3-6(4 rounds): sc in all sts [8]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing. Lightly stuff. Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.

Tail

With gray yarn.
Rnd 1: ch4, skip the first ch from hook, 3sc [3]
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn for sewing.
Sew the tail to the back of the body . If you are going to make the dungarees, try them on the hippo before sewing the tail in place!

Peace Shirt

Start with red yarn, the shirt is worked from the top down. Yarn colors are indicated at the beginning of each round.
Ch36, sist in first ch to join the work in round.
Rnd 1: (red) 36sc [36]
Rnd 2: (pink) (5sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 3: (yellow) (6sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 4: (green) 10sc, 6ch, skip 6 st, 16sc, 6cat, skip 6 st, 10sc [48]
Rnd 5: (blue) 10sc, 6sc along the ch, 16sc, 6sc along the ch, 10sc [48]
Rnd 6: (purple) sc in all sts [48] Sist in next st.
Fasten off and weave in ends. Put on the shirt by slipping it over the head!

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Designed by: Anna Bortsova

You will need:

• Yarn: Fibranatura Cotton True Sport (100% cotton, 180 m/50 g)
• 1.50 mm Crochet
• Security Locked Eyes or Black Beads
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fiber filler

Abbreviations

R = row
mc = magic circle (magic ring)
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
F.o. = fasten off
(12) = 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

Legs-body-head
Legs, body and head are crocheted as a single part.

Legs (make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 5: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4-7: 18 sc (4 rows)
F.o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you will finish the second leg!

From second leg: 1 ch, join with the first leg.
R 8: 18 sc on the first leg, 1 sc in 1 ch, 18 sc on the second leg, 1 sc in 1 ch (opposite side) (38)

Body

R 9: (8 sc, inc)4, 2 sc (42) R 10: (6 sc, inc) 6 (48)
R 11: 48 sc (48)
R 12: (7 sc, inc)* 6 (54)
R 13-14: 54 sc (2 rows)
R 15: (8 sc, inc)* 6 (60)
R 16-18: 60 sc (3 rows)
R 19: (8 sc, dec)* 6 (54)
R 20: 54 sc
R 21: (7 sc, dec)* 6 (48)
R 22: 48 sc (48)
R 23: (6 sc, dec)* 6 (42)
R 24: (5 sc, dec)* 6 (36)
R 25: 36 sc (36)
R 26: (4 sc, dec)* 6 (30)
R 27: 30 sc
R 28: (3 sc, dec)* 6 (24)
R 29: (dec)* 12 (12)

Head

R 30: (inc)* 12 (24)
R 31: (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 32: (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 33: (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)
R 34: (6 sc, inc)* 6 (48)
R 35: (7 sc, inc)* 6 (54)
R 36: (8 sc, inc)* 6 (60)
R 37: (9 sc, inc)* 6 (66)
R 38-42: 66 sc (5 rows)
R 43: (9 sc, dec)* 6 (60)
R 44: (8 sc, dec)* 6 (54)
R 45: (7 sc, dec)* 6 (48)
R 46: (6 sc, dec)* 6 (42)
R 47: 42 sc (42)
R 48: (5 sc, dec)* 6 (36)
R 49: (4 sc, dec)* 6 (30)
R 50: (3 sc, dec)* 6 (24)
R 51: (2 sc, dec)* 6 (18)
R 52: (1 sc, dec)* 6 (12)
R 53: (dec)* 6 (6)
F.o.

Arms (make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)6 (18) R 4-5: 18 sc (2 rows) R 6: (dec) 2, 14 sc (16)
R 7: (dec)* 2, 12 sc (14)
R 8-14: 14 sc (7 rows)
Stuff arm ⅔ full.
Fold top of arm flat and 7 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
Sl st. F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail

Make 10 ch.
From the 2nd ch from hook: inc in every at to the end of row.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle

Make 6 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in last st, on the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, inc
R 2: inc, 2 sc, (inc)* 3 , 3 sc, (inc)* 2
R 3: inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc
R 4: (inc)* 2 , 8 sc, (inc)* 2 , 9 sc
R 5: inc, 2 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc
Use a stitch marker at the beginning of rows 6-8:
R 6-8: sc in every st to the end of row
R 9: dec, 5 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, sl st
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Swim ring

Make 12 ch and join with sl st to make a circle.
Continue working in a continuous spiral.
Crochet sc in every st.
Make so much rows as you wish.

Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the ends of the swim ring together.

Hat

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)
R 8-13: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 14: inc in every st to the end of row
Change to yellow yarn:
R 15: (1 sc, inc)* repeat to the end of row
R 16-17: sc in every st to the end of row (2 rows)
F.o.

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You will need:

• Yarn YarnArt Jeans
• 2.25 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Yarn needle
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
BLO – back loop only
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Muzzle
With grey yarn:
Make 7 ch.
Make an oval, starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in last st, on the other side: 5 sc [14]
R 2: 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, inc [20]
R 3: inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc [26]
R 4: inc, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 2 sc [32]
R 5: 32 sc
R 6: 6 sc, puff stitch, 8 sc, puff stitch, 16 sc [32]
R 7-8: 32 sc (2 rows)
R 9: (6 sc, dec) repeat 4 times (28)
R 10: 28 sc

Ears (make 2)
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3-6: 12 sc (4 rows)

Head
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3:(1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 8: (6 sc, inc ) repeat 6 times [48]
R 9 – 17: 48 sc (9 rows)
R 18: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 19: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 20: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 21: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 22: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 23: 18 sc

Arms (make 2)
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
R 4-6. : 15 sc (3 rows)
With black yarn:
R 7 – 8: 15 sc (2 rows)
With white yarn:
R 9: (3 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [12]
R 10: 12 sc
With black yarn:
R 11 – 12: 12 sc
With white yarn:
R 13: (2 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [9]
R 14: 9 sc
With black yarn:
R 15 – 16: 9 sc (2 rows)
With white yarn:
R 17 – 18: 9 sc (2 rows)
With black yarn:
R 19 – 20: 9 sc (2 rows)
With white yarn:
R 21 – 22: 9 sc (2 rows)
With black yarn:
R 23 – 24: 9 sc (2 rows)

Tail
With grey yarn:
Make 7 ch.
From the 2nd chain from hook: 6 sl st.

Legs (make 2)
With grey yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4 – 6: 18 sc (3 rows)
With red yarn:
R 7 – 13: 18 sc (7 rows)
Don’t cut the yarn on the second leg!

Body
From second leg: 5 ch, join the first leg.
Continue crocheting in the round:
R 1: 18 sc on the first leg, sc in 5 ch, 18 sc on the second leg, sc in 5 ch (opposite side) [46]
R 2: 18 sc on the first leg, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 18 sc on the second leg, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc [52]
R 3 – 8: 52 sc (6 rows)
R 9: (11 sc, dec) repeat 4 times  [48]
R 10: 48 sc
R 11: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 12: 42 sc, joining a tail [42] (view video 13:20)
With black yarn:
R 13: BLO 42 sc
R 14: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
With white yarn:
R 15 – 16: 36 sc (2 rows)
With black yarn:
R 17 – 18: 36 sc (2 rows)
With white yarn:
R 19 – 20: 36 sc
With black yarn:
R 21: 36 sc
R 22: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
With white yarn:
R 23: 30 sc
R 24: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
With black yarn:
R 25-26: 24 sc, joining arms
With white yarn:
R 27: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]

Strap (make 2, view video 26:30)
With red yarn:
Make 30 + 4 ch (4 ch for a button loop).
In the 5th ch from hook: 30 sl st.

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