| Notes · Worked in the round. Do not join rounds. |
| ● Total stitches in the round are given in parentheses. |
| ●Finished size: approximately 3"long | |
| Body | Materials & Tools 15 yards gray worsted weight yarn |
| Worked from nose. | 1 pair 6mm black safety eyes |
| Round 1: ch 5, 2 sc in 2nd st from hook, sc in nxt 2 ch sts, 4 sc in last ch, sc in opposite side of middle 2 ch sts, 2 sc in | stuffing 3.5mm (E) crochet hook |
| 1st ch (12) | |
| Round 2: sc in each st around (12) | Abbreviations (US notation) ch = chain |
| Round 3: dec, 2 sc, 2 dec,2 sc,dec (8) | dc = double crochet |
| Round 4: inc, 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, inc (12) | dec = decrease |
| Round 5: sc in each st around (12) | inc = increase |
| Work one extra sc. Treat this as new end of the round. | lp = loop |
| Round 6: 2 sc, ear, sc, inc, sc, ear, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc (15) | nxt = next sc = single crochet |
| Round 7: [2 sc, inc]5x (20) | slst = slip stitch |
| Insert eyes just in front of ears. Stuff snout. | st = stitch |
| yo = yarn over |
| Round 8: 14 sc, leg, 3 sc, leg, sc (20) Rounds 9-11: scin each st around (20) | []#x = repeat contents of brackets # times |
| Round 12: 15 sc, leg, 3 sc, leg (20) | Special Stitches |
| Ear: ch 2, 2 sc in 2nd st from hook. Do not |
| Round 13: [2 sc, dec]5x(15) | work into ear on next round. |
| Round 14: sc in each st around (15) | |
| Round 15: [sc, dec]5x (10) | Leg: work 5 dc in same st, omitting last yo and draw through of each. Yo, draw |
| Stuff | through all 6 Ips on hook. |
| Round 16: 5 dec (5) | |
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| Ch 4, slst in 2nd ch from hook, slst in nxt ch, sc in nxt ch. | |
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| Cut yarn, thread yarn tail through a stitch in round 16 s0 | |
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| hippo tail hangs down. Finish off. | |
