Difficulty level: Easy

Using this pattern, you can crochet a small hippo in boots.

Any acrylic, cotton, or cotton-blend yarn is suitable for crocheting amigurumi.

You can decorate the toys as you wish.

One can be made to look like a boy, the other like a girl.

The pattern for the clothes is not provided by the author.

Materials and tools

• Yarn: gray (main) and any color (for boots)
• Thread for embroidering the face
• Crochet hook
• Eyes for toys
• Stuffing for toys
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Crocheting the amigurumi hippos

Head:
1st round: 2 ch – 6 sc (6 sc in MR)
2nd round: 6 inc (12 sc)
3rd round: 3 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (18 sc)
4th round: 3 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc (24 sc)
5th round: 6 inc (30 sc)
6th round: 6 inc (36 sc)
7th-9th rounds: 36 sc
10th round: 6 dec (30 sc)
11th round: 6 dec (24 sc)
12th round: dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (20 sc)
13th round: 20 sc
14th round: inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc (24 sc)
15th round: 6 inc (30 sc)
16th-18th rounds: 30 sc
19th round: 6 dec (24 sc)
20th round: 6 dec (18 sc)
21st round: 6 dec (12 sc)
22nd round: 6 dec (6 sc)

Body:
1st round: 2 ch – 6 sc (6 sc in MR)
2nd round: 6 inc (12 sc)
3rd round: 6 inc (18 sc)
4th round: 6 inc (24 sc)
5th round: 6 inc (30 sc)
6th round: 6 inc (36 sc)
7th-11th rounds: 36 sc
12th round: 6 dec (30 sc)
13th round: 30 sc
14th round: 6 dec (24 sc)
15th-17th rounds: 24 sc
18th round: 6 dec (18 sc)
19th-20th rounds: 18 sc
21st round: 6 dec (12 sc)

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