Tom Hippo

Keychain

Crochet pattern

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Technique instructions

To make amigurumi toys, you work in a spiral, this means that the row doesnt end in a slip
stitch, it just goes on in the next row.
So it is important to count your stitches or to mark the end or beginning of a row with a thread
or a stitch marker.
The stitches have to be close together or the stuffing will come through. If the holes between
the stitches are too big you can use a smaller hook or thicker yarn. However, if you use
thicker yarn, youll need more of it.
The thicker the yarn, the bigger the toy will be and the thinner the yarn, the smaller the toy
will be.

Stuffing
Fiberfill is perfect for stuffing, but it tends to shrink after a while. So put a lot of stuffing in the
toy. To stuff smaller parts you can use the back of a pencil or the back of a crochet hook or
anything else you have lying around.

Abbreviation of crochet stitches

American crochet terms
Chain: ch
Single crochet: sc
Slip stitch: sl st
Half double crochet: hdc
Double crochet: dc
Treble crochet: tr
Double treble crochet: dtr

Increasing
Crocheting several stitches in one stitch. E.g.: 3sc in 1
Crocheting several types of stitches in one stitch. E.g.: (1dc, 1sc, 1dc) in 1

Decreasing
Crocheting several stitches together. E.g.: 2sc tog
Crocheting several types of stitches together: E.g.: (1sc, 1dc, 1sc) tog

The pattern
Bits that are between brackets have to be repeated. E.g.: (2sc, 2sc in 1) x 6, repeat the bit
between brackets 6 times.
Bits between square brackets have to be repeated. E.g.: [2sc, (1sc, 2sc in 1) x 2, 1sc] x 3.
The bit between brackets has to be done twice, the entire thing between square bracket has
to be done 3 times.

The number between brackets at the end of the row gives the total of stitches in that row.

Tips
I find it easier to sew the arms, legs, tails onto the body before I stuff it, this way I can fasten
the ends at the inside of the body.
Leave a long piece of yarn at the end of, for example, an arm to sew the arm to the body.

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Pattern

Specifications
Size : 9 cm (3,5 inches)
Difficulty level: easy
Stitches used: ch, sc

Needed
2 mm hook
Keychain ring
Yarn: Annell Cotton 8:
Ivory (56): leftovers
Grey (57): ball
Black (59): leftovers

Nostril (make 2)
With grey
Ch2

Row 1 2sc in first ch

Fasten off and sew the nostrils onto row 8 of the head with 7 stitches in between.

Ear (make 2)
These are not stuffed
With grey
Ch2

Row 1 6sc in first ch

Row 2 (1sc, 2sc in 1) x 3 (9)
Row 3 (1sc, 2sc tog) x 3 (6)

Fold the ear in half, make 2sc through both layers closing the opening and fasten off.
Sew the ears onto row 19 of the head with 11 stitches in between.

String
With grey
Leave a long tail at the beginning and at the end
Ch21, start in the 2nd ch from the hook: 20sc, fasten off.
Thread the 2 tails through the 1st sc so you get a loop. Then thread the 2 tails
through the head, each on a side of a stitch on row 20 in the middle between the ears
and tie them firmly together on the inside of the head.

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Head
With grey
Ch2

Row 1 6sc in first ch

Row 2 (2sc in 1) x 6 (12)
Row 3 (1sc, 2sc in 1) x 6 (18)
Row 4 (1sc, 2sc in 1, 1sc) x 6 (24)
Row 5 (3sc, 2sc in 1) x 6 (30)
Row 6 30sc
Row 7 (2sc, 2sc in 1, 2sc) x 6 (36)
Row 8-11 36sc
Row 12 (2sc, 2sc tog, 2sc) x 6 (30)
Sew the nostrils onto the head
Row 13 (3sc, 2sc tog) x 6 (24)
Row 14 24sc
Row 15 (3sc, 2sc in 1) x 6 (30)
Row 16 30sc
Row 17 (9sc, 2sc in 1) x 3 (33)
Row 18 33sc
Row 19 (9sc, 2sc tog) x 3 (30)
Sew the eyes with black on row 16, 1 stitch wide, with 5 stitches in between
Row 20 (3sc, 2sc tog) x 6 (24)
Row 21 (1sc, 2sc tog, 1sc) x 6 (18)
Sew the ears and the string onto the head and stuff
Row 22 (1sc, 2sc tog) x 6 (12)
Row 23 (2sc tog) x 6 (6)

Fasten off, thread through the front loops of the stitches of the last row and pull so
the hole closes.

Arm (make 2)
Start with ivory
Ch2

Row 1 6sc in first ch

Row 2 (2sc in 1) x 6 (12)
Switch to grey
Row 3 12sc, work only in the back loops
Row 4 (1sc, 2sc tog, 1sc) x 3 (9)
Row 5-10 9sc

Stuff, fold the arm in half, make 4sc through both layers closing the opening and
fasten off.
Sew the arms onto row 14 of the body.

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Leg (make 2)
Start with ivory
Ch2

Row 1 6sc in first ch

Row 2 (2sc in 1) x 6 (12)
Row 3 (1sc, 2sc in 1) x 6 (18)
Switch to grey
Row 4 18sc, work only in the back loops
Row 5 18sc
Row 6 (2sc, 2sc tog, 2sc) x 3 (15)
Row 7-9 15sc
Row 10 (3sc, 2sc tog) x 3 (12)
Row 11-12 12sc

Fasten off, stuff and sew the legs against each other onto the body between the hole
of the beginning and row 4.

Tail
The tail is not stuffed
With grey
Ch2

Row 1 6sc in first ch

Fold the tail in half and make 2sc through both layers closing the opening.
Fasten off and sew the tail onto row 5 of the body.

Body
With grey
Ch2

Row 1 6sc in first ch

Row 2 (2sc in 1) x 6 (12)
Row 3 (1sc, 2sc in 1) x 6 (18)
Row 4 (1sc, 2sc in 1, 1sc) x 6 (24)
Row 5 (3sc, 2sc in 1) x 6 (30)
Row 6-12 30sc
Sew the legs and the tail onto the body
Row 13 (3sc, 2sc tog) x 6 (24)
Row 14 (1sc, 2sc tog, 1sc) x 6 (18)
Row 15 (2sc, 2sc tog, 2sc) x 3 (15)

Fasten off, sew the arms onto the body, stuff and sew the head onto the body.
Put the keychain ring on the string.

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