Meet Hayley! She’s a sweet little hippo, super fast and easy to crochet. :-)

Size

Hayley is 8 inches tall when made with worsted weight yarn.

Want a bigger or smaller cutie? She can be crocheted with any weight yarn!

Tools & Supplies

To complete this pattern, you will need:

• In worsted weight yarn - 65 yards of grey yarn and 30 yards of self-striping yarn
• Size H crochet hook (or size appropriate for yarn chosen)
• Polyester stuffing
• 2 9 mm black craft eyes
• Tapestry needle
• Locking stitch markers

Difficulty

This is a beginner level pattern, but it does use a couple of skills that are best tackled if you’ve already made one or two amigurumi.

Skills required:

• single crochet
• increasing
• decreasing
• attaching parts
• crocheting two rounds together to make standing legs

The pattern is a pdf that contains links to videos teaching all the skills you’ll need, plus step-by-step photographs, so you’ll never feel lost or wonder if you’re doing it right. :-)