Amigurumi Hippopotamus Making
Materials
La Mia Diamond rope;
2 pieces of Gray (L162) color rope
1 piece of White (L001) color rope
2.5 mm crochet hook
10 mm amigurumi eye
Pink color felt
Needle
Abbreviations
sc: Frequent Needle
inc: Increase
dec: reduction
cc: Stitch code
Fabrication
Head
We knit with a gray thread.
1) Magic ring 6sc
2) 6 inch (12)
3) (1 sc, 1a) * 6 (18)
4) (2sc, 1a) * 6 (24)
5) (3 sc, 1a) * 6 (30)
6) (4 sc, 1a) * 6 (36)
7) (5sc, 1a) * 6 (42)
8) (6 sc, 1a) * 6 (48)
9-20) 48x
We wear the eyes between 12-13 rows, 5 times apart.
21) (6 sc, 1 second) * 6 (42)
22) (5sc, 1dec) * 6 (36)
23) (4 sc, 1 second) * 6 (30)
24) (3 sc, 1 second) * 6 (24)
25) (2sc, 1dec) * 6 (18)
26) (1 sc, 1 second) * 6 (12)
Nose
We knit with a gray thread.
1) We pull 7 chains. We pull 1 chain and move up to the next row.
2) 6sc, 3sc on the same loop, 5sc on the other side of the chain, 2sc on the same loop, we end the 1cc row. (16)
3) Chain 1 to the top, 1st, 5th, 1st, 1st, 1st, 5th, 5th, 1st, 1st (20)
4) 1inc, 7sc, 1inc, 1sc, 1inc, 7sc, 1st, 1sc (24)
5) 1sc, 2sc, 6sc, 2sc, 2sc, 2sc, 6sc, 2sc, 1sc (32)
6) 2sc, 2sc, 9sc, 2sc, 3sc, 2nd, 9sc, 2sc, 1sc (40)
7) 3sc, 2sc, 12sc, 2sc, 4sc, 2nd, 12th, 2sc, 1sc (48)
8) 4x, 2v, 15x, 2v, 5x, 2inc, 15x, 2k, 1sc (56)
9-10) 56 frequent needles
11) 4x, 2e, 15x, 2ded, 5x, 2e, 15x, 2e, 1x (48)
12-13) 48x
We fill in fiber and sew to the head.
Nostril (2 pcs)
We knit with a gray thread.
Like the normal ring, but don’t cover the ring.
1) Magic ring 8sc
We leave the rope long to sew.
Ears (2 pieces)
We knit with a gray thread.
1) Magic ring 6sc
2) 6 inch (12)
3) (1 sc, 1a) * 6 (18)
We leave the thread long and sew the ears to the head, if you want, you can sew a pink felt inside the ear.
Body
We knit with a gray thread.
1) Magic ring 6sc
2) 6 inch (12)
3) (1 sc, 1a) * 6 (18)
4) (2sc, 1a) * 6 (24)
5) (3 sc, 1a) * 6 (30)
6) (4 sc, 1a) * 6 (36)
7) (5sc, 1a) * 6 (42)
8) (6 sc, 1a) * 6 (48)
9) (7sc, 1a) * 6 (54)
10) (8 sc, 1a) * 6 (60)
11-14) 60x
15) (8 sc, 1 second) * 6 (54)
16-17) 54x
18) (7sc, 1e) * 6 (48)
19-20) 48x
21) (6 sc, 1 second) * 6 (42)
22-23) 42 sc
24) (5sc, 1e) * 6 (36)
25) 36x
26) (4 sc, 1 second) * 6 (30)
27) (3 sc, 1 second) * 6 (24)
28-30) 24 sc
We fill in fiber and finish.
Handles (2 pcs)
We start with white color rope.
1) Magic ring 6sc
2) 6 inch (12)
3) (1 sc, 1a) * 6 (18)
4) (2sc, 1a) * 6 (24)
We go on a gray rope.
5-7) 24x
8) (2sc, 1de) * 6 (18)
9-11) 18x
12) (4 sc, 1 second) * 3 (15)
13-15) 15x
16) (3 sc, 1 second) * 3 (12)
17-21) 12 sc
We leave the thread long to fill the fiber and sew.
Legs (2 pieces)
We start with white color rope.
1) Magic ring 6sc
2) 6 inch (12)
3) (1 sc, 1a) * 6 (18)
4) (2sc, 1a) * 6 (24)
5) (3 sc, 1a) * 6 (30)
We go on a gray rope.
6) (4 sc, 1a) * 6 (36)
7) 36x
8) (4 sc, 1 second) * 6 (30)
9) (3 sc, 1 second) * 6 (24)
10-11) 24 frequent needles
12) (2 sc, 1 second) * 6 (18)
13) 18x
14) (1 sc, 1 second) * 6 (12)
15-16) 12x
We leave the thread long to fill the fiber and sew.
Queue
We knit with a gray thread.
1) Magic ring 3sc
2) 3 inch (6)
3-5) 6x
We leave the thread long to fill the fiber and sew.
Stitch all the pieces together and our hippopotamus is ready!
