
This Giraffe is the fourth Amigurumi project in the series created by craft designer for Soft Dolls and Animals. It appears in the November 2011 issue. Perhaps you know someone who adores Giraffes like I do. This would make a great holiday gift.

For this series of articles, the stuffed dolls were crocheted out of yarn using the single crochet stitch. The rounds are never joined, instead being worked in a spiral. To help retain the stuffing, the crochet hook should be slightly smaller than what is normally used with a specific weight yarn. Amigurumi are made up of parts that are crocheted, stuffed, and sewn together.
The typical artistic style of Amigurumi is an over-sized round head, a cylindrical body, arms and legs, ears, tail (if needed) and embellishments. Felt is often used to embellish or to create the ears, face, or nose. Personally, I would also add the trait of being extremely cute.