Every part of the hippopotamus except for the nose is worked in rounds - do not join at the end of each round.
Finished size: approximately 15 cm (5.9 inches)
Yarn: I use 100% acrylic yarn, Schachenmayr Bravo to be precise. You can use whatever yarn and colors work for you.
Crochet hook: 3 mm
You will also need:

• pins
• scissors
• tapestry needle (or needle and thread)
• 12 mm safety eyes (or needle and black thread)
• toy stuffing

Abbreviations and stitches used:

• magic ring
• single crochet = sc
• increase = inc
• decrease = dec
• back loops only = blo
• chain = ch
• fasten off = f/o