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October 22, 2019

Hady, the pink hippo amigurumi crochet pattern has finally made her trip to Craft Passion’s library. This Hippo Amigurumi is the second animal of Craft Passion’s latest Animal & Wildlife Amigurumi series after Leon the Lion Amigurumi. Both of them are designed and created based on their peers, MooMoo Cow Amigurumi and Aile Winged Unicron Amigurumi, hence you will see some similarities among them.

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Hady, the Hippo Amigurumi is about 11.5″ tall in standing pose and about 9″ tall when it is sitting down, crochet from DK lightweight acrylic yarn by using 2.5mm hook. It is a great size as a huggable softie, hence, it is absolutely lovely to make for children as a gift. However, the size can be altered by using a different yarn weight, eg. bigger size by using heavier yarn, DK medium yarn with 3.0mm hook, or, smaller size by using lighter baby yarn with 2.0mm. Crochet tension will determine the size a little, usually, my tension is quite snug, thus, my hippo could be a little smaller compares to yours.

Hippo Amigurumi – Free Crochet Pattern

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Since Hady the hippo amigurumi is a big fan of beaches, we made her a bikini suit to wear along. You may find the bikini suit crochet pattern at the pattern section too. Since the other animals in the Animal & Wildlife Amigurumi series are about the same size and same construction, this bikini suit can be shared among them (more animals to be introduced soon).

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On one fine day, Hady brings along her favorite mini sun hat and a mini straw tote for a trip to the beach. Enjoying the sea breeze by the shore, listening to the lullaby of the wave that washes along the sandy beach, watching kids having fun activities. Hady is definitely having a relaxing vacation that she has been dreaming for. (Duck buoy, sandals and beach ball patterns coming soon)

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Yield: 9" tall (Sitting), 11.5" (Standing) Active Time: 3 days Total Time: 3 days Difficulty: Intermediate Estimated Cost: USD 20 Free crochet pattern of cute and huggable-size Hippo Amigurumi, named Hady, that you can crochet by following the instructions and written pattern. An absolutely perfect gift for anyone who loves hippo or wildlife.

Materials Hippo 2.5mm hook Acrylic yarn in Pink and White colors Polyester fiberfill 10mm Dome-Button Eye, 1 pair

Bikini Suit 2.5mm hook Acrylic yarn in Green color Small button 5/23

Tools Darning needle (Long) Fabric marker (water erasable) Scissors Pins

Instructions 1. Crochet all parts by following the crochet patterns stated below. 2. Stuff the parts as instructed 3. For head, sew dome-button eyes at Round 24, 18 sts apart. Followed by the ears to the head, about 8 rounds behind the eyes. 4. Then, sew teeth to the wide muzzle of the hippo, at 3rd rounds to the bottom, 4th rounds to the side. Followed by sewing the lip line and the nostril. 5. Sew body to the head followed by sewing arms, feet and tail to the body to complete the hippo amigurumi. ~.~.~.~.~ Abbreviations ch: chain sc: single crochet inc: 2sc incresase inv dec: invisible decrease 2sctog: 2sc together (normal decreasing stitch) dc: double crochet ~.~.~.~.~ AMIGURUMI PATTERN

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Body With Pink yarn: Round 1: ch5, Inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 5sc in the last ch. Continue on the other side of the chain base, sc 2, 3sc in the last ch. {14} Round 2: Inc, sc 4, [Inc] 3 times, sc 4, [Inc] 2 times. {20} Round 3: Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc, Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc. {26} Round 4: Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times, Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times. {32} Round 5: Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc, Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc. {38} Round 6: Inc. sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times, Inc, sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times. {44} Round 7: Inc, sc 14, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc 14, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2. {50} Round 8: Inc, sc 16, [Inc, sc 3] 2 times, Inc, sc 16, [Inc, sc 3] 2 times. {56} Round 9: sc around. {56} Round 10: sc 25, Inc, sc 27, Inc, sc 2. {58} Round 11: sc 26, Inc, sc 28, Inc, sc 2. {60} Round 12: sc 27, Inc, sc 29, Inc, sc 2. {62} Round 13: sc 28, Inc, sc 30, Inc, sc 2. {64} Round 14 – 23: sc around. {64} Round 24: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 14] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 8. {60} Round 25: sc around. {60} Round 26: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 13] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 7. {56} Round 27: sc around. {56} Round 28: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 12] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 6. {52} Round 29: sc around. {52} 7/23

Round 30: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 11] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 5. {48} Round 31: sc around. {48} Round 32: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 10] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 4. {44} Round 33: sc around. {44} Round 34: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 9] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 3. {40} Round 35: sc around. {40} Round 36: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 8] 3 times, Inv dec, sc 2. {36} Round 37: sc around. {36} Round 38: [sc 4, Inv dec] around. {30} Stuff the body firmly with polyester fiberfill. Round 39: sc around. {30} Round 40: sc 2, [Inv dec, sc 3] 5 times, inv dec, sc. {24} Round 41: [sc 2, Inv dec] around. {18} Round 42: [Inv dec, sc] around. {12} Round 43: [Inv dec] around. {6} Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing. # Head With Pink yarn: Round 1: ch10, Inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 7, 5sc in the last ch. Continue on the other side of the chain base, sc 7, 3sc in the last ch. {24} Round 2: Inc, sc 9, [Inc] 3 times, sc 9, [Inc] 2 times. {30} Round 3: Inc, sc 11, [Inc] 2 times, sc, Inc, sc 11, [Inc] 2 times, sc. {36}

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Round 4: Inc, sc 13, [Inc, sc] 2 times, Inc, sc 13, [Inc, sc] 2 times. {42} Round 5: Inc, sc 15, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc, Inc, sc 15, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc. {48} Round 6: Inc. sc 17, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times, Inc, sc 17, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times. {54} Round 7: Inc, sc 19, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc 19, Inc, sc 3, Inc, sc 2. {60} Round 8: sc around. {60} Round 9: sc 2, [inc, sc 9] 5 times, inc, sc 7. {66} Round 10 - 11: sc around. {66} Round 12: sc 2, [inc, sc 10] 5 times, inc, sc 8. {72} Round 13 - 16: sc around. {72} Round 17: [inv dec, sc 10] around. {66} Round 18 - 19: sc around. {66} Round 20: [inv dec, sc 9] around. {60} Round 21 - 22: sc around. {60} Round 23: [inv dec, sc 8] around. {54} Round 24 - 33: sc around. {54} Round 34: [inv dec, sc 7] around. {48} Round 35: sc around. {48} Round 36: [inv dec, sc 6] around. {42} Round 37: sc around. {42} Round 38: [inv dec, sc 5] around. {36} Round 39: sc 2, [inv dec, sc 4] 5 times, inv dec, sc 2. {30} Stuff with polyester fillings. 9/23

Round 40: [inv dec, sc 3] around. {24} Round 41: sc, [inv dec, sc 2] 5 times, inv dec, sc. {18} Round 42: [inv dec, sc 1] around. {12} Round 43: [inv dec] around. {6} Fasten and hide yarn end. # Ears Make 2 with Pink yarn: Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring. {6} Round 2: [inc] around. {12} Round 3: sc around. {12} Round 4: [inc, sc] around. {18} Round 5 - 7: sc around. {18} Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing. Fold the ear and sew the bottom to give it a scooped appearance. # Teeth Make 2 with White yarn: Round 1: ch5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 3. Continue on the other side of the chain base, sc 4, slst to the first st at the beginning of the round. {8} Round 2: ch, sc 8, slst. Round 3: ch, sc 8, slst. # Arms Make 2 starting with White yarn: 10/23

Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring. {6} Round 2: [inc] around. {12} Round 3: [inc, sc] around. {18} Round 4: [sc 2. inc] around. {24} Round 5: [inc, sc 3] around. {30} Round 6: sc around. {30} Change yarn color to Pink. Round 7: sc around in back loops only {30} Round 8 – 10: sc around. {30} Round 11: [sc 8, Inv dec] around. {27} Round 12 - 13: sc around. {27} Sew 4 vertical short lines with 4 strands of yarn as fingers. Round 14: [sc 7, Inv dec] around. {24} Round 15 – 16: sc around. {24} Round 17: [sc 6, Inv dec] around. {21} Round 18 – 19: sc around. {21} Round 20: [sc 5, Inv dec] around. {18} Round 21 – 22: sc around {18}. Round 23: [sc 4, Inv dec] around. {15} Round 24 – 35: sc around. {15} Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing. Fill the bottom 2/3 of the arms firmly with polyester fiberfill. # Legs Make 2 starting with White yarn: 11/23

Round 1: ch5, Inc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, 5sc in the last ch. Continue on the other side of the chain base, sc 2, 3sc in the last ch. {14} Round 2: Inc, sc 4, [Inc] 3 times, sc 4, [Inc] 2 times. {20} Round 3: Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc, Inc, sc 6, [Inc] 2 times, sc. {26} Round 4: Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times, Inc, sc 8, [Inc, sc] 2 times. {32} Round 5: Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc, Inc, sc 10, Inc, sc 2, Inc, sc. {38} Round 6: Inc. sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times, Inc, sc 12, [Inc, sc 2] 2 times. {44} Round 7: sc around {44} Change yarn color to Pink. Round 8: sc around in back loops only {44} Round 9 – 10: sc around. {44} Round 11: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 12, Inv dec, sc 14. {42} Round 12: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 10, Inv dec, sc 14. {40} Round 13: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 8, Inv dec, sc 14. {38} Round 14: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 6, Inv dec, sc 14. {36} Round 15: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 4, Inv dec, sc 14. {34} Round 16: sc 14, Inv dec, sc 2, Inv dec, sc 14. {32} Round 17: sc 14, Inv dec, Inv dec, sc 14. {30} Sew 4 vertical short lines with 4 strands of yarn as toes. Round 18: sc around. {30} Round 19: [sc 6, Inv dec] 3 times, sc 6. {27} 12/23

Round 20 – 21: sc around. {27} Round 22: sc 6, [Inv dec, sc 5] 3 times. {24} Round 23 – 24: sc around. {24} Round 25: sc 5, Inv dec, sc 10, Inv dec, sc 5. {22} Round 26 – 27: sc around. {22} Round 28: sc 5, Inv dec, sc 9, Inv dec, sc 4. {20} Round 29 – 30: sc around. {20} Round 31: sc 4, Inv dec, sc 8, Inv dec, sc 4. {18} Fasten and leave a long tail for sewing. Fill the bottom 2/3 of the legs firmly with polyester fiberfill. # Tail With Pink yarn: ch 4, slst to form a ring. ch1, sc 4 into the ring. sc around until the tail is 1″ long, slst. Inv dec around, ch Fasten off. Hide yarn # Bikini Top With Green yarn: Base Row: ch 131, don't cut yarn. Triangle 1 Row 1: With a new strand of yarn, insert hook at 55th sts, ch, sc 10, ch, turn. Row 2: 2sctog, sc 2, 2sctog, ch, turn. Row 3: 2sctog, 2sctog, ch, turn. 13/23

Row 4: 2sctog Fasten off. Hide yarn Triangle 2 Row 1: With a new strand of yarn, insert hook at 67 sts, ch, sc 10, ch, turn. Row 2: 2sctog, sc 2, 2sctog, ch, turn. Row 3: 2sctog, 2sctog, ch, turn. Row 4: 2sctog Fasten off. Hide yarn Continue from the base row, slst in 2nd st from hook, slst in the next 53 sts, slst along the upward slope triangle 1, make neck strap for triangle 1 by ch 51, slst in second st from hook, slst in the next 49, slst along the downward slope of triangle 1, slst in the next 2 sts on the base row (between 2 triangles), slst along the upward slope triangle 2, make neck strap for triangle 2 by ch 51, slst in second st from hook, slst in the next 49, slst along the downward slope of triangle 2, slst in the base row till you reach the end. Fasten off. Hide yarn #

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Bikini Skirt With Green yarn: Row 1: ch 70, sc in the 6th st from hook, sc to the end, ch3, turn. Row 2: 2dc in next 65 sts, ch, turn Row 3: sc to the end, ch3, turn Row 4: 2 dc to the end. Fasten off. Hide yarn Sew a small button as fastener of the skirt. #

Notes Depending on the speed and hours you are spending on the project, the total time needed is only an approximation. Stuff the parts firmly and densely to give a good shape to amigurumi doll. © Joanne.L | Craft Passion Project Type: Crochet / Category: Toy | Amigurumi

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More Details on how to crochet & assemble the Hippo Amigurumi Eyes & Ears

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Sew eyes at round 24, 18 stitches apart. Do not cut the yarn after sewing the first eye, instead, insert it into the head and come out from the second eye to sew another eye. Pull the yarn a little to sink the eyes into the head, knot securely. You can run the yarn through the head a few times to prevent the yarn from snapping in the long run. Sew the ears to the head, about 8 rounds at the back of the eyes. Side view of the head after eyes and ears are sewed on.

Teeth & Lip

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Sew teeth at 3 rows below the center. Loop a yarn across the snout at the level above the teeth, after that entwine it with stem stitches.

Nostrils

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Sew nostrils with 4 strands of yarn, at round 10, 18 stitches apart.

Assembly Complete the rest of the parts and you are ready to assemble the hippo amigurumi. Position the head and the body with the head slightly tilted to the front. Mark the position and pin to secure it if necessary. Join the head to the body by sewing a straight join between them. Sew arms at the side, next to the seam of the head and body. Followed by sewing legs at round 15 (from the bottom) of the body. Lastly, sew the tail to the back of the body. The side view of the completed hippo amigurumi.

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Bikini Suit The hippo amigurumi needs a bikini suit so that she can go to her favorite beach for some sunbathing. Wear the bikini suit on Hady, the hippo amigurumi and she is ready for her long waiting beach trip.

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I hope you enjoy crocheting your own Hady the Hippo Amigurumi!

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