While it takes me a day (or two) to publish this pattern with pictures, I felt I could share it with you for Free until then. Get it while its hot! Because it wont be free for very much longer. I have created this Giraffe wearing a sweater for 2 reasons; 1) Because we live in Canada and a sweater is always a good thing, and 2) because I had run out of yellow yarn and needed to improvise, lol.
My Sweater Giraffe (Because it's cold in Canada!)
6.00 mm hook
Tapestry needle
Polyfill stuffing
Red Hearts Supersaver yarn
- Yellow
- Black
- White
- Brown
-Sweater Colour of your choice (I used chunky variegated blue, for a more "fluffy sweater look")
Legs (2x)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop – 6
Rnd2: inc around -12
Rnd3: [sc, inc] *rep – 18
Rnd4: BLO- sc around – 18
Rnd 5-6: sc around -18
-White-
Rnd 7: sc around – 18
-Yellow-
Rnd 8-9: sc around -18
Rnd10: [sc, dec] * rep -12
Rnd 11-16: sc around
*Stuff*
Rnd 17: fold flat, 6sc across opening to close.
*Leave long tail for sewing to body.
Arms (2x)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 5 sc in loop – 5
Rnd2: inc around -10
Rnd3: [sc, inc] *rep – 15
Rnd4: BLO- sc around – 15
Rnd 5-6: sc around -15
-White-
Rnd 7: sc around – 15
-Yellow-
Rnd 8-9: sc around -15
Rnd10: [sc, dec] * rep -10
Rnd 11-16: sc around
*Stuff*
Rnd 17: fold flat, sc across opening to close.
*Leave long tail for sewing to body.
Horns (2x)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop – 6
Rnd2: inc around -12
Rnd3: sc around -12
Rnd4: dec around – 6
-Yellow-
Rnd 5-8: sc around - 6
*Stuff*
*Leave long tail for sewing to top of head; between ears.
Ears (2x)
Rnd1: 3sc in loop – 3
Rnd2: inc around – 6
Rnd3: inc around – 12
Rnd4-6: sc around – 12
*Don’t stuff*
Rnd 7: fold in half – 6sc across
Rnd 8: fold in half – 3sc across
*Leave long tail for sewing to head; on either side of the ears.
Body
-Yellow-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop – 6
Rnd2: inc around -12
Rnd3: [sc, inc] *rep – 18
Rnd4: [2 sc, inc] *rep -24
Rnd5: [3 sc, inc] *rep – 30
Rnd6: [4 sc, inc] *rep -36
Rnd7: [5 sc, inc] *rep -42
Rnd8: [6 sc, inc] *rep -48
Rnd 9-12: sc around – 48
-Sweater Colour-
Rnd 13-16: sc around – 48
Rnd17- [6 sc, dec] *rep -42
Rnd18- sc around – 42
Rnd 19- [5sc, dec] *rep – 36
Rnd 20; sc around -36
Rnd 21: [4sc, dec] *rep – 30
Rnd 22: [3sc, dec] *rep -24
Rnd 22-28: sc around – 24
-Yellow-
Rnd 29-30: sc around – 24
Rnd 31- [2sc, dec]* rep -18
Rnd 32-35: sc around – 18
Rnd 36: [sc, dec] *rep – 12
Rnd 37: dec around - 6
*Stuff*
*Weave closed.
*Leave long tail for sewing to Head
Head
-White-
Rnd1: chain 12
Sc in 2nd ch from hook, 9sc, [3sc]in last st, (opposite side) 9sc, [2sc] in starting ch. – 24
Rnd2: inc, 9sc, [inc]x3, 9sc, [inc]x2- 30
Rnd3: inc, 11sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 2sc - 35
Rnd 4- [inc, 5sc]*rep – 41
Rnd 5-7: sc around – 41
Rnd 8: 16sc, dec, 18 sc, dec – 39
-Yellow-
Rnd 9: [ 8, dec]*rep – 36
Rnd 10-13: sc around -36
Rnd 14: [7sc, dec]*rep – 32
Rnd 15: sc around – 32
Rnd 16 [6sc, dec] *rep – 28
Rnd 17: sc around – 28
Rnd 18: [5sc, dec] *rep -24
Rnd 19: [2sc, dec] *rep around – 18
Rnd 20: [sc, dec] *rep – 12
Rnd 21: [dec around] – 6
*Stuff*
*Weave closed.
*Leave long tail for sewing to Body
Nostrils [2x)
-Black-
Rnd 1: 5 sc in loop
*sew to white nose area
Tail
-Yellow-
- Attach yarn with slipstitch to center of bum.
- Chain 15, break yarn.
- weave end into tail with needle to thicken it and secure it more to the body.
Pupils (2x)
-Black-
Rnd 1: 5 sc in loop
*sew to white eyeball
Eyeballs [2x)
-White-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop -6
Rnd2: inc around - 12
*sew to yellow head area under horns
Spots [5+)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop
*sew randomly to yellow areas of body, leg, neck, and arms
Collar
- Chain desired amount with sweater colour to circumference neck.
- Break yarn
* sew collar to neck between rounds 28-29
My Sweater Giraffe (Because it's cold in Canada!)
6.00 mm hook
Tapestry needle
Polyfill stuffing
Red Hearts Supersaver yarn
- Yellow
- Black
- White
- Brown
-Sweater Colour of your choice (I used chunky variegated blue, for a more "fluffy sweater look")
Legs (2x)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop – 6
Rnd2: inc around -12
Rnd3: [sc, inc] *rep – 18
Rnd4: BLO- sc around – 18
Rnd 5-6: sc around -18
-White-
Rnd 7: sc around – 18
-Yellow-
Rnd 8-9: sc around -18
Rnd10: [sc, dec] * rep -12
Rnd 11-16: sc around
*Stuff*
Rnd 17: fold flat, 6sc across opening to close.
*Leave long tail for sewing to body.
Arms (2x)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 5 sc in loop – 5
Rnd2: inc around -10
Rnd3: [sc, inc] *rep – 15
Rnd4: BLO- sc around – 15
Rnd 5-6: sc around -15
-White-
Rnd 7: sc around – 15
-Yellow-
Rnd 8-9: sc around -15
Rnd10: [sc, dec] * rep -10
Rnd 11-16: sc around
*Stuff*
Rnd 17: fold flat, sc across opening to close.
*Leave long tail for sewing to body.
Horns (2x)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop – 6
Rnd2: inc around -12
Rnd3: sc around -12
Rnd4: dec around – 6
-Yellow-
Rnd 5-8: sc around - 6
*Stuff*
*Leave long tail for sewing to top of head; between ears.
Ears (2x)
Rnd1: 3sc in loop – 3
Rnd2: inc around – 6
Rnd3: inc around – 12
Rnd4-6: sc around – 12
*Don’t stuff*
Rnd 7: fold in half – 6sc across
Rnd 8: fold in half – 3sc across
*Leave long tail for sewing to head; on either side of the ears.
Body
-Yellow-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop – 6
Rnd2: inc around -12
Rnd3: [sc, inc] *rep – 18
Rnd4: [2 sc, inc] *rep -24
Rnd5: [3 sc, inc] *rep – 30
Rnd6: [4 sc, inc] *rep -36
Rnd7: [5 sc, inc] *rep -42
Rnd8: [6 sc, inc] *rep -48
Rnd 9-12: sc around – 48
-Sweater Colour-
Rnd 13-16: sc around – 48
Rnd17- [6 sc, dec] *rep -42
Rnd18- sc around – 42
Rnd 19- [5sc, dec] *rep – 36
Rnd 20; sc around -36
Rnd 21: [4sc, dec] *rep – 30
Rnd 22: [3sc, dec] *rep -24
Rnd 22-28: sc around – 24
-Yellow-
Rnd 29-30: sc around – 24
Rnd 31- [2sc, dec]* rep -18
Rnd 32-35: sc around – 18
Rnd 36: [sc, dec] *rep – 12
Rnd 37: dec around - 6
*Stuff*
*Weave closed.
*Leave long tail for sewing to Head
Head
-White-
Rnd1: chain 12
Sc in 2nd ch from hook, 9sc, [3sc]in last st, (opposite side) 9sc, [2sc] in starting ch. – 24
Rnd2: inc, 9sc, [inc]x3, 9sc, [inc]x2- 30
Rnd3: inc, 11sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 2sc - 35
Rnd 4- [inc, 5sc]*rep – 41
Rnd 5-7: sc around – 41
Rnd 8: 16sc, dec, 18 sc, dec – 39
-Yellow-
Rnd 9: [ 8, dec]*rep – 36
Rnd 10-13: sc around -36
Rnd 14: [7sc, dec]*rep – 32
Rnd 15: sc around – 32
Rnd 16 [6sc, dec] *rep – 28
Rnd 17: sc around – 28
Rnd 18: [5sc, dec] *rep -24
Rnd 19: [2sc, dec] *rep around – 18
Rnd 20: [sc, dec] *rep – 12
Rnd 21: [dec around] – 6
*Stuff*
*Weave closed.
*Leave long tail for sewing to Body
Nostrils [2x)
-Black-
Rnd 1: 5 sc in loop
*sew to white nose area
Tail
-Yellow-
- Attach yarn with slipstitch to center of bum.
- Chain 15, break yarn.
- weave end into tail with needle to thicken it and secure it more to the body.
Pupils (2x)
-Black-
Rnd 1: 5 sc in loop
*sew to white eyeball
Eyeballs [2x)
-White-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop -6
Rnd2: inc around - 12
*sew to yellow head area under horns
Spots [5+)
-Brown-
Rnd 1: 6 sc in loop
*sew randomly to yellow areas of body, leg, neck, and arms
Collar
- Chain desired amount with sweater colour to circumference neck.
- Break yarn
* sew collar to neck between rounds 28-29