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Finished crochet giraffe is approximately 6.5″ tall from top of head (excluding ears, etc) to bottom of feet. In the next row, the legs are crocheted together and form the bottom of the body. Position the legs so that they are in the correct position with both feet facing forward. Use a stitch marker to mark where they meet in the middle. This stitch marker holds the center stitch from each leg to each other. Also make sure that you also have a stitch marker in the last stitch worked in the leg just completed. This stitch will be the last stitch worked in this row.Giraffes spend only 20 minutes to 2 hours a day sleeping (can you imagine all the fun things you’d have time to do with that sleep schedule?)

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, US to UK Crochet Conversion Chart. Find links to stitches on the “ Tutorial” menu: Getting Started will show basic stitches used in many patterns and Crochet Stitch Dictionary shows our growing collection of crochet stitch tutorials. Using brown yarn, embroider several rectangles or triangle shapes using straight stitches to represent spots, randomly on the body, legs, arm and head. Note that giraffe also looks quite adorable without any spots at all, should you desire to skip this step! R6: *Sc, sc 2 tog. Repeat from * twice, then sc in last st. (7 st) Fasten off, leaving a long strand for sewing. Ossicones (horns) (Make 2):Insert safety eyes between rows 8 and 9, leaving 3 stitches in between the eyes. Adjust stuffing and stuff the remainder of the head. To make our Gigi giraffe pattern you will need some gold or yellow yarn and some brown yarn from your scrap yarn stash. We’ll start off with a magic ring and your favorite crochet hook and then work some basic crochet stitches such as single crochet and slip stitch. Gigi has safety eyes, but you could easily embroider eyes instead. As you work the pieces, be sure to leave a yarn tail because we’ll be sewing the finished pieces together Meet Gigi the crochet giraffe, the latest cute addition to our Tamingo series of crochet amigurumi. R2: Continuing to work in the round, *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around (24 st) MEET GIGI! - Meet GiGi the Giraffe – the Queen of the dancefloor! GiGi is the 12” electronic Giraffe with full body movement and music. Watch her dance and shake her booty to the beat of the funky music. She even comes wearing a pair of cool party sunglasses for a total disco diva look!