Hello, I’m George! I’m 7 years old, my skin is blue and I’m looking for a friend. This funny giraffe has a wire frame, stands on his own on weighted hooves and wears a warm scarf.

The pattern by Galina Astashova guides you step by step with photos of every stage – crochet George in any colours you like.

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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Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:

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Approx. 40 cm (16 inches) tall using the materials stated in the pattern.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Crochet in rounds

Single crochet

Double crochet

Increasing

Decreasing

Slip stitch

Wire frame

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Any 1-Super Fine yarn in your colours: main colour approx. 250 m, second colour approx. 125 m, and a little white (eyes) and red (scarf).

•    Steel hook 1.25 mm (smaller than the yarn label suggests); for the scarf a 1.5 mm hook or two 2 mm knitting needles.

•    Approx. 200 cm of single-core copper PVC electrical wire 3 mm, plaster tape and pliers.

•    Stuffing, polypropylene filling beads to weigh the hooves and a piece of cloth 15 × 15 cm for the bags.

•    2 small black beads for the eyes, a little black thread for the eyelashes and thread to sew the parts together.

•    Long needle and a stitch marker.

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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

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