Toys made using the amigurumi technique are gaining more and more popularity all over the world. I want to introduce you to such a wonderful hippo, which you can easily tie yourself, following my description. Crochet hippo can be repeated by anyone!

To make an amigurumi hippo, you need yarn of yellow, orange and blue flowers, hook number 2, a needle for stitching parts, ready-made eyes and any filler.

HIPPO HOOK. LEGEND:

KA - amigurumi ring.

Art. b / n - single crochet.

vp - air loops.

Art. s / n - double crochet.

LET'S START KNITTING A HIPPO HOOK FROM THE HEAD:

1st row: thread yellow color in the amigurumi ring we knit 6 tbsp. b/n.

2nd row: 12 st. b/n.

3rd row: 18 art. b/n.

4th row: 24 st. b/n.

5-10th row: 30 st. b/n.

11th row: 24 st. b/n.

12th row: 18 art. b/n. Fill with filler.

13th row: 12 st. b/n.

14th row: 6 art. b/n. We tighten the hole, and the thread must be left longer, with this thread we will sew the details.

HIPPO HOOK - Muzzle:

1st row: thread orange color in KA we knit 8 tbsp. b/n

2nd row: 18 art. b/n.

3rd row: 24 st. b/n.

4-7th row: 30 st. b/n.

8-9th row: 24 st. b/n. We stuff with filler, leave the hole open and leave the thread also longer.

HIPPO HOOK - KNIT THE BODY:

1st row: with an orange thread in KA we knit 6 tbsp. b/n.

2nd row: 12 st. b/n.

3rd row: 18 art. b/n.

4th row: 24 st. b/n.

5th row: change the thread to yellow. 30 st. b/n.

6th row: 36 art. b/n.

7-14th row: 42 art. b/n.

15th row: 36 art. b/n.

16th row: 30 st. b/n.

17th row: 24 st. b/n.

18th row: 18 art. b/n.

19th row: 12 st. b/n.

20th row: 6 art. b/n. We tighten the hole and immediately, without tearing off the threads, we knit the tail. To do this, knit a chain of 12 ch, and tie a number of sts on them. b/n. Tear off the thread and fasten.

HIPPO HOOK - KNIT PAWS:

1st row: with an orange thread in KA, tie 8 tbsp. b/n.

2nd row: 16 art. b/n.

3rd row: change the thread to yellow, 24 tbsp. b/n.

4th row: 24 st. b/n. We stuff, leave the hole open, make the thread more authentic for stitching.

CAP:

1st row: thread of blue color in KA we knit 6 tbsp. b/n.

2nd row: 12 st. b/n.

3rd row: 18 art. b/n.

4th row: 24 st. b/n.

6-7th row: 30 st. b/n.

8th row: we knit on the first 11 loops of 2 tbsp. b/n. in each loop for the visor.

9th row: we tie the cap around the whole circle with a crustacean step.

SCARF:

We collect a chain of 60 ch. and knit on them a number of art. s / n. At the ends we tie a few threads for fringe.

ASSEMBLY:

With the help of a needle for knitwear, we sew the head and paws to the body, the muzzle to the head. We embroider the mouth and nostrils, glue the eyes.

We tie a scarf, and put a cap on our head, which can be sewn on for convenience. Crocheted hippo is ready.

Summer is coming - the soul asks for colors and bright combinations. And of course, in solving this problem, one cannot do without the universal African flower motif :) This time, a tropical-colored hippopotamus will be created from the motifs.

To create it, yarn "Children's novelty" was used (colors: orange, green, red and yellow), synthetic winterizer and hook No. 2. For a hippopotamus, 44 motifs are needed: 1 octagonal (belly), 2 heptagonal, 7 hexagonal, 32 pentagonal (30 for a hippopotamus + 2 for ears) and 2 quadrangular (nostrils). Schemes of motives and assembly are attached :) After the assembly and stuffing of the hippo, it is necessary to decorate with a tail and eyes. For the eyes, you can take ready-made ones (plastic on a leg) or knit it yourself: black yarn: 6 sc in an amigurumi ring, 6 increments (12); white yarn: connecting column, sbn, increase (2 sbn in one loop), dc, 3 dc in one loop, dc, increase, sbn, connecting column.

• Introductory article to knitting amigurumi. Basic tricks and simple toys.

Knitting patterns for motifs:

... or "I fell in love with a hippopotamus"))) Here is such a pun :) What can you do if it's true? I saw a photo on the Internet ... and lost my head))) It's not even love ... but some kind of passion))) I want this and that's it ... but what's the point of just wanting?))) you need to take it and do it ... that's what we'll do today) ))

So on the agenda, hippo crocheted from motives...

P.S. my dears, don’t judge my hippo strictly, please, I really, really like it))) ... and don’t scold me too much - I could make a mistake with the calculations of the pentagons, the fact is that I knitted it without a pattern ... just connecting the pentagons together in the process of work, and I drew the diagram later, according to the finished hippopotamus .... if you find an error, please feel free to point it out to me)))

And yet ... as practice has shown, my "sketches" were not clear to everyone ... and this is not surprising ... therefore, here are a few more photos for you that may help you in hard work - assembling a Hippo)))

top view of a hippopotamus
head insertion site
And the world is not without good people!

Look at the diagram made by a professional engineer, maybe it will help you in the hard work - assembly

head assembly diagram diagram of the assembly of the tummy and the inside of the legs

assembly diagram of the back with sides and outer parts of the legs

A huge THANK YOU to Natasha Lyubimova (Filippova) and her husband!!!)))