Crochet Amigurumi pattern for sleepy hippo toy
Easy to follow step by step instructions with lots of details and more than 40 pictures
This is a DOWNLOADABLE crochet pattern written in English, using US Terminology
Hippo measures 19cm high/7.6inches when using the same materials as in the pattern
If you have any questions or difficulties following my instructions, please feel free to contact me: infotoysmuggler@gmail.com or @atoysmuggler

Materials:
Alize Cotton Gold nr.533: grey - 35g/1.23oz - for the head, arms, legs and body- color #1
Alize Cotton Gold nr.60: black - 2g/0.07oz - for face embroidery - color #2
Alize Cotton Gold nr.55: white - 1g/0.03oz - for the nostrils - color #3
Or your choice of sport-fine weight yarn in three colors
2.5mm (US C/2) crochet hook
Fiberfill for stuffing
Sewing needle and scissors
Pins
Stitch marker

Abbreviations:
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease
sl st = slip stitch
blo = back loop only
flo = front loop only
dc = double crochet
fpdc = front post double crochet
bpdc = back post double crochet
bob.st = bobble stitch
(..) = repeat the instructions in brackets the given number of times
= total number of stitches
.. = total number of rounds