Our new re-cotton yarn balls, made from 80% recycled cotton, are perfect for creating beautiful amigurumi! In this blog we will show you how you can make these cute lion and giraffe plushies. Follow the instructions bellow and our photo gallery to create these cute animals!
GIRAFFE (Hight 21cm):
Materials:
108077-03 re-cotton 50g~90m beige
108077-09 re-cotton 50g~90m dark brown
108077-17 re-cotton 50g~90m yellow
831-97 wooden spheres Ø 6mm SB125 black (eyes)
830-97 wooden spheres Ø 4mm SB165 black (nostrils)
805-01 ovatta da imbottitura 250g siliconata, 100% PL, white
Tools:
crochet 300195-182 2,5mm, crochet 300175-841 1,75mm (crochet used for inserting the re-cotton in the tail), pins 300611-868, scissors, needle, thread to sew the eyes, tweezers art. 9450-031, pins.
LION (Hight 17 cm)
Materials:
108077-03 re-cotton 50g~90m beige
108077-09 re-cotton 50g~90m dark brown
831-97 perle di legno Ø 6mm SB125 black (eyes)
805-01 soft padding 250g siliconised, 100% PL, white
Tools:
crochet 300195-182 2,5mm, crochet 300175-841 1,75mm (crochet used for inserting the re-cotton in the mane base). Marcapunti 300611-868, scissors, needle, thread to sew the eyes, tweezers art. 9450-031, 108080-01 “Multi Pin Loom”, pins e brush.
Instructions:
HEAD AND BODY:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6). It is advised to mark the beginning of each round with a pin.
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3: 1 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Round 4: 2 single crochet and 1 raise (24).
Round 5: 3 single crochet and 1 raise (30).
Round 6: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (36).
Round 7: 5 single crochet and 1 raise (42).
Round 8-10: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (42). (Sew the wooden eyes between the rounds 11 and 12 with distance of 5 stitches between them.)
Round 11: 13 single crochet and 1 decrease (39).
Round 12-13: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (39).
Round 14: 12 single crochet and 1 decrease (36).
Round 15: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (36).
Round 16: 4 single crochet and 1 decrease (30).
Round 17: 3 single crochet and 1 decrease (24).
Round 18: 2 single crochet and 1 decrease (18).
Round 19: 4 single crochet and 1 decrease (15).
Fill the head with soft silicone padding.
Round 20-23: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (15).
Round 24: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Round 25: 2 single crochet and 1 raise (24).
Round 26-28: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (24).
Round 29: 3 single crochet and 1 raise (30).
Round 30: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (36).
Round 31-33: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (36).
Round 34: 4 single crochet and 1 decrease (30).
Round 35: 3 single crochet and 1 decrease (24).
Round 36: 2 single crochet and 1 decrease (18).
Fill the body.
Round 37: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease (12).
Round 38: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease (8).
Round 39: 4 decreases.
Fill again the body with the tweezers. Close the opening with needle.
MUZZLE:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochets in the inside(6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3: 3 single crochet and 1 raise (15).
Round 4: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (15).
Close the work with slip stitch. Leave a long enough thread to sew the nostrils using 2 wooden spheres to the head. With the black re-cotton make the nose of the giraffe.
HORNS:
Re-cotton 108077-09 brown.
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochets (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3-4: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (12).
Re-cotton 108077-17 yellow.
Round 5: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease 4 times (8).
Round 6-7: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (8).
Fill with padding.
PATTERN:
Re-cotton 108077-09 brown
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochets (6).
Leave a long enough thread to sew the stains to the body.
LEGS:
Re-cotton 108077-09 brown
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Re-cotton 108077-17 yellow.
Round 3: 1 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Round 4-6: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (18).
Round 7: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease for 4 times, and after 6 single crochets (14).
Round 8: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease for 3 times, and after 5 single crochets (11).
Round 9-13: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (11).
Close the work with slip stitch. Leave a long enough thread to sew the legs to the body. Fill them with padding using the tweezers.
HANDS:
Re-cotton 108077-09 brown
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Re-cotton 108077-17 yellow.
Round 3-4: 1 single crochet in every stitch (12).
Round 5: 2 single crochet and 1 decrease (9).
Round 6-11: 1 single crochet in every stitch (9).
Close the work with slip stitch. Leave a long enough thread to sew the hands to the body. Fill them with padding using the tweezers.
EARS:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6).
Round 2: 1 single crochet and 1 raise for 3 times (9).
Round 3: 1 single crochet and 1 raise for 3 times (12).
Round 4-7: 1 single crochet in every stitch (12).
Close the work with slip stitch. Leave a long enough thread to sew the ears to the head. Fold the two flaps and fix with the needle. Do not fill them.
TAIL:
Round 1: make 10 chains.
Round 2: make 9 single stitches in the following chains. From the brown re-cotton cut 3 threads of 7cm and fold them in half. With crochet needle n. 1,75 enter the end of the tail, grab the yarn and pull it out. In turn, grab the two remaining threads and fasten them by making a chain. Repeat with the other two threads, comb and cut.
- Fill the horns and sew them to the head
- Sew the ears to the head
- Fill the muzzle, sew it to the head and fix the nostrils
- Sew the legs, hands and tail to the body
Sew the stains to the body.
HEAD AND BODY:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6). It is advised to mark the beginning of each round with a pin.
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3: 1 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Round 4: 2 single crochet and 1 raise (24).
Round 5: 3 single crochet and 1 raise (30).
Round 6: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (36).
Round 7: 5 single crochet and 1 raise (42).
Round 8-15: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (42). (Sew the wooden eyes between the rounds 11 and 12 with distance of 6 stitches between them.)
Round 16: 5 single crochet and 1 decrease (36).
Round 17: 4 single crochet and 1 decrease (30).
Round 18: 3 single crochet and 1 decrease (24).
Round 19: 4 single crochet and 1 decrease (18).
Round 20: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (15).
Round 21: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Fill the head with soft silicone padding.
Round 22: 2 single crochet and 1 raise (24).
Round 23-25: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (24).
Round 26: 3 single crochet and 1 raise (30).
Round 27: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (36).
Round 28-30: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (36).
Round 31: 4 single crochet and 1 decrease (30).
Round 32: 3 single crochet and 1 decrease (24).ì
Round 33: 2 single crochet and 1 decrease (18).
Fill the body.
Round 34: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease (12).
Round 35: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease (8).
Round 36: 4 decreases.
Fill again the body with the tweezers. Close the opening with needle.
BASE FOR THE MANE:
The base for the mane is a kind of hood to be sewn to the lion’s head. It will facilitate the making of the mane avoiding the leakage of wadding when inserting the threads with the crochet hook.
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3: 1 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Round 4: 2 single crochet and 1 raise (24).
Round 5: 3 single crochet and 1 raise (30).
Round 6: 4 single crochet and 1 raise (36).
Round 7: 5 single crochet and 1 raise (42).
Round 8: 13 single crochet and 1 raise (45).
Round 9-16: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (45).
Close the work with slip stitch.
MUZZLE:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet from inside (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3: 3 single crochet and 1 raise (15).
Round 4: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (15).
Close the work with slip stitch.
Leave a long enough thread to sew the muzzle to the head. With the black re-cotton make the nose of the lion.
LEGS:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3: 1 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Round 4-6: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (18).
Round 7: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease for 4 times, and after 6 single crochets (14).
Round 8: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease for 3 times, and after 5 single crochets (11).
Round 9-13: 1 single crochet in every stitch of the previous round (11).
Close the work with slip stitch. Leave a long enough thread to sew the legs to the body. Fill them with padding using the tweezers.
HANDS:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3-4: 1 single crochet in every stitch (12).
Round 5: 2 single crochet and 1 decrease (9).
Round 6-11: 1 single crochet in every stitch (9).
Close the work with slip stitch. Leave a long enough thread to sew the hands to the body. Fill them with padding using the tweezers.
EARS:
Round 1: magic ring with 6 single crochet (6).
Round 2: 6 raises (12).
Round 3: 1 single crochet and 1 raise (18).
Round 4-5: 1 single crochet in every previous stitch (18).
Round 6: 1 single crochet and 1 decrease (12).
Round 7: 1 single crochet in every previous stitch (12).
Close the work with slip stitch. Leave a long enough thread to sew the ears to the mane. Fold the two flaps and fix with the needle. Do not fill them.
TAIL:
Round 1: make 10 chains.
Round 2: make 9 single stitches in the following chains. From the brown re-cotton cut 3 threads of 7cm and fold them in half. With crochet needle n. 1,75 enter the end of the tail, grab the yarn and pull it out. In turn, grab the two remaining threads and fasten them by making a chain. Repeat with the other two threads, comb and cut.
- Fill the muzzle and sew it to the head
- Sew the ears at the base of the mane
- Sew the legs, hands and tail to the body
- Sew the tail
- Sew the base of the mane to the head.
MANE:
To make the mane we will use the Multi Pin Loom frame. Take from the brown re-cotton many threads of 7 cm. Fold them double and with the crochet needle no. 1,75, enter the edge of the base mane, grab the yarn and pull it out. In turn, grab the two remaining threads and fasten them by making a chain. Repeat with the other threads working in a spiral. Comb and cut at the same height.