Plush hippo toy by Olga Piliponis

Plush hippo toy

Crochet
June 2024
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
4.0 mm (G)
175 - 219 yards (160 - 200 m)
22cm (8.66 inches)
US
English
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Skills- easy

This crochet pattern consists of 2 toys - The boy hippo and the girl hippo
PDF file with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos
video:
-how to crochet lower paws
-how to crochet lower paws and the tail into the body
-how to crochet the head R1-R6
-how to crochet the ears into the head
-tightening
-face decoration
MINIMUM SEWING!!!! You have to sew only the head!!!!

List of required materials
Super Bulky 6- Himalaya Dolphin baby yarn or analoque (100g/120m – 120 mt/131 yards per skein)
• 1,5 skeins of main grey (#80357) color for 2 toys
• Secondary pink (#80303) color – 30-40g
• Secondary white (#80301) color - 20-30g
• Little bit of black cotton yarn to embroider the muzzle. I used Alize Cotton Gold #60 and a little bit of pink cotton yarn for the bow #518
• Hook size 4mm for the toy and 2mm for the bow
• Safety eyes 16mm+eyelashes
• Thin long needle 8-10cm and strong cotton thread for needle sculpting, for head sewing and face decoration
• Stitch marker (pin) for making a round beginning (or just use a piece of cotton yarn like me )
• Any thin knitting needle for fixing a head before sewing
Scissors