Materials:
6mm hook
Bulky (#5) weight yarn – Bernat Velvet - 160 yards – yellow, tan, and light tan
(2) 16 mm safety eyes
Polyfill - 2 oz
Scissors
Sewing needle
Stitch Markers

Notes:
This pattern creates a 15 inch tall crocheted giraffe snuggler.
You can use whatever hook size you prefer to achieve tight stitches, but this may affect your overall size.
I use the yarn Under (YU) technique. This gives a slightly shorter single crochet. If you use the yarn Over (YO) technique, it may give you a slightly taller giraffe. YU stitches stack straighter on top of each other compared to YO stitches in the round, so if using YO instead, you may need to shift your arm, eye, and ear placements over by 1 stitch in each of their rows. (1 stitch over for arms, 1 for eyes, and 2 for ears)
You will need to know graph work to frequently change color in the same row, throughout the pattern.
This pattern is worked in continuous rounds.

Abbreviations & Terms - US Terminology:
Ch - chain
Sc - single crochet
Inc - increase - work 2 stitches in the same stitch
Dec - decrease - single crochet 2 stitches together
Bobble - special stitch explained below
YO - yarn over
(Y) - change to color yellow
(T) - change to color tan
(L) - change to color light tan
R - round
St - stitch
to * - repeat instructions between the * as many times as directed
( to ) - either special notes OR all stitches inside are worked in the same stitch
FO - finish off

Bobble -YO, insert hook into next st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops* x4 (5 loops on hook), YO, pull through all loops on hook

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