A tall yellow giraffe with brown spots, a little mane and a tail – a bookmark that peeks out of your book, an applique or a sweet decoration for a baby’s room. A lovely gift for book lovers, teachers and children.

An easy pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions and photos – a quick project for cotton yarn leftovers. An appendix shows how to crochet each stitch and which yarns work well.

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

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The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

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Easy

FINISHED SIZE:

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Approx. 25 cm (10 inches) long.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rows

Single crochet

Half double crochet

Double crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Slip stitch

Crab stitch (explained in the pattern)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Cotton yarn, sport / 5 ply (115 m / 50 g): 12 g yellow and 2 g brown (e.g. Vita Cotton CHARM or Alpina RENE).

•    Crochet hook 2 mm (US steel 4, UK 14).

•    Eyes for toys.

•    Tapestry needle.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).

13 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.