Kathy's Hippo by Kandise Johnston

Kathy's Hippo

Crochet
June 2013
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5 stitches and 5 rows = 1 inch
5.5 mm (I)
25 yards (23 m)
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

I worked this up in a couple of hours.

Stands 4 1/2 inches tall and wide and 7 1/2 from nose to butt.

As with all softies you should crochet tightly, I do this anyways so my gauge is probably different than yours.

I used about 1/2 a skein of Red Heart with Love Lilac. Any color will do and you’ll need a scrap of a contrasting pink for the nostrils and black for the eyes if you prefer to stitch them in. See pattern for details on this.