Adorable Tiki & Chirpy Crochet Pattern

ByEmila Lorein

 

Tiki and Chirpy: Adorable Giraffe and Small Bird Crochet Pattern

Welcome, fellow crochet enthusiasts, to a delightful new adventure with Crochetto! Today, we’re thrilled to present the enchanting pattern for Tiki, the cheerful giraffe, and Chirpy, his sweet small bird companion. This comprehensive guide will walk you through every step to create these charming amigurumi friends, perfect for gifting, decorating, or simply bringing a smile to your face. Get ready to dive into the wonderful world of stitches and yarn as we craft these professional SEO crochet patterns, transforming simple materials into lovable characters!

Materials

Yarn (Turquoise Version)

  • Color A: Turquoise Etrofil Jeans 55 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color B: Salmon Etrofil Jeans 32 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color C: Yellow YarnArt Jeans 35 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color D: Fuchsia YarnArt Jeans 59 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color E: Violet YarnArt Jeans 72 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color F: Green YarnArt Jeans 29 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color G: White YarnArt Jeans 62 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color H: Pink YarnArt Jeans 78 (50 g, 160 m)
  • Color I: Orange Gazzal Baby Cotton 3416 (50 g, 165 m)
  • Color K: Blue YarnArt Jeans 17 (50 g, 160 m)

Other Materials

  • 2.5 mm crochet hook
  • 1 pair of 6 mm safety eyes, 1 pair of 5 mm safety eyes
  • Tapestry needle, brown thread, pins, stitch markers, scissors, polyester fiberfill

Abbreviations

  • Ch: Chain
  • Sc: Single Crochet
  • Inc: Increase
  • Dec: Decrease
  • Hdc: Half Double Crochet
  • MR: Magic Ring
  • Dc: Double Crochet
  • St: Stitch
  • Sl St: Slip Stitch
  • (…)*n: Repeat in brackets n times
  • 4hdc: 4 half double crochet in 1 stitch
  • BLO: Back Loop Only
  • FLO: Front Loop Only
  • BPDC: Back Post Double Crochet
  • FPDC: Front Post Double Crochet (as ‘передний столбик с накидом’)
  • Tr: Treble Crochet (as ‘столбик с 2мя накидами’)
  • BPTr: Back Post Treble Crochet
  • Dtr: Double Treble Crochet (as ‘столбик с Змя накидами’)

Tiki – The Giraffe

Head (Color A)

  1. Ch 8, starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 6 sc, 3 sc in 1 st, along the other side of the chain: 5 sc, Inc (16)
  2. Inc, 5 sc, Inc*3, 5 sc, Inc*2 (22)
  3. 1 sc, Inc, 5 sc, (1 sc, Inc)*3, 5 sc, (1 sc, Inc)*2 (28)
  4. 2 sc, Inc, 5 sc, (2 sc, Inc)*3, 5 sc, (2 sc, Inc)*2 (34)
  5. 3 sc, Inc, 5 sc, (3 sc, Inc)*3, 5 sc, (3 sc, Inc)*2 (40)
  6. 2 sc, Inc, 7 sc, (2 sc, Inc, 2 sc)*3, 5 sc, (2 sc, Inc, 2 sc)*2 (46)
  7. 46 sc (46)
Crochet Giraffe Head Pattern Illustration 1

  1. 5 sc, Inc, 5 sc, (5 sc, Inc)*3, 5 sc, (5 sc, Inc)*2 (52)
  2. 52 sc (52)
  3. 14 sc, mark the 14th and 31st stitches (Fig. 1), sl st (Fig. 2 and 3) (we have divided the neck and head in this row, and will continue to crochet the head first), continue to crochet around the larger circle, ch 1, 22 sc (36)
  4. (2 rows) 36 sc (36)

  1. (5 sc, Inc)*6 (Fig. 4) (42)
  2. (2 rows) 42 sc (42)
Crochet Giraffe Head Pattern Illustration 3

Change to Color B

  1. (2 rows) 42 sc (42)
  2. 32 sc, ch 5, 6 sc, ch 5, 4 sc (Fig. 5) (52)
  3. 32 sc, 5 sc in ch, 6 sc, 5 sc in ch, 4 sc (52)
  4. 32 sc, skip 5 stitches, 6 sc, skip 5 stitches, 4 sc (Fig. 6) (42)
  5. (5 sc, Dec)*6 (36)
  6. (4 sc, Dec)*6 (30)
  7. (3 sc, Dec)*6 (24)

Stuff firmly.

  1. (2 sc, Dec)*6 (18)
  2. (1 sc, Dec)*6 (12)
  3. Dec*6 (Fig. 7) (6)
Crochet Giraffe Head Pattern Illustration 4

Fasten off and cut yarn.

Hold the head as shown in Fig. 8, join Color A yarn to the first stitch of the neck, this stitch will count as the beginning of the row.

  1. (33 rows) 16 sc (16)

Stuff the neck very firmly as you go.

  1. 3 sc (additional stitches), ch 23 (Fig. 10), starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 22 sc, 16 sc (neck), 22 sc (60)
Crochet Giraffe Neck and Body Illustration 1

New beginning of the row.

  1. Inc, 27 sc, Inc*3, 27 sc, Inc*2 (66)
  2. 1 sc, Inc, 27 sc, (1 sc, Inc)*3, 27 sc, (1 sc, Inc)*2 (72)
  3. 72 sc (72)
  4. 2 sc, Inc, 27 sc, (2 sc, Inc)*3, 27 sc, (2 sc, Inc)*2 (78)
  5. (13 rows) 78 sc (78)
Crochet Giraffe Body Illustration 1

  1. (37 sc, Dec)*2 (76)
  2. (18 sc, Dec, 18 sc)*2 (74) (Fig. 10)

Do not cut the yarn, we will divide this row for the legs. Fold the body as shown in Fig. 12, count 7 sc from the center on both sides (place markers). Crochet to marker 1, join markers 1 and 2 with a sl st (this spot will be the beginning of the leg).

Legs (Color A) (Make 4)

1st Leg

  1. (4 rows) 14 sc (14)
  2. (5 sc, Dec)*2 (12)
  3. (6 rows) 12 sc (12)

For the 1st and 2nd legs, cut Color A yarn, the last stitch will count as the first for the subsequent rows (Fig. 13).

For the 3rd and 4th legs, crochet 5 sc (additional stitches), cut Color A yarn.

2nd Leg

Count 9 stitches from the 1st leg, place a marker (Fig. 14), crochet 7 stitches, skip the remaining 2 stitches, continue crocheting on the opposite side, skip the next 2 stitches, 7 sc, sl st, this will be the beginning for the leg.

Crochet rows 1-12 (Fig. 16).

Stuff the body and legs simultaneously.

3rd Leg

Count 12 stitches from the 2nd leg, place a marker (Fig. 17), crochet 7 sc, skip 5 stitches, continue crocheting on the opposite side, skip another 5 stitches, 7 sc, sl st into the 1st stitch, this is the beginning for the subsequent rows.

Repeat rows 1-12 (Fig. 19).

Stuff the body firmly.

4th Leg

Count 9 stitches from the 3rd leg, place a marker (Fig. 20), crochet 7 sc, skip the remaining 2 stitches, continue crocheting on the opposite side, skip 2 stitches, crochet 7 sc, sl st into the 1st stitch, this is the beginning for the subsequent rows.

Repeat rows 1-12.

Continue Leg (Color C)

  1. 12 sc (12)

(Color D)

  1. 12 sc (12)

(Color C)

  1. (8 rows) 12 sc (12)

(Color E)

Crochet as tightly as possible for this part.

  1. (1 sc, Inc)*6 (18)
  2. (3 rows) 18 sc (18)

(Color F)

  1. BLO: 18 sc (18)
  2. (1 sc, Dec)*6 (12)
  3. Dec*6 (6)

Stuff firmly, fasten off and cut yarn.

Now use a needle to sew up the holes between the two legs (Fig. 23 and 24), and the hole between the neck and head (Fig. 25 and 26).

Crochet Giraffe Assembly Seaming Illustration

Eyes (Color G) (Make 2)

  1. Ch 4, starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 st, along the other side: 1 sc, Inc (8)
  2. Inc, 1 sc, Inc*3, 1 sc, Inc*2 (14)
  3. (2 rows) 14 sc (14)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Eyelids (Color A) (Make 2)

  1. 7 sc in MR (7)
  2. Inc*7 (14)
  3. (6 sc, Inc)*2 (16)
  4. (2 rows) 16 sc (16)

Do not cut yarn, fold the eyelids in half, ch 1, sc through both edges.

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Horns (Color F) (Make 2)

  1. 6 sc in MR (6)
  2. (1 sc, Inc)*3 (9)
  3. 9 sc (9)
  4. (1 sc, Dec)*3 (6)

(Color A)

  1. (8 rows) 6 sc (6)

Stuff lightly.

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Ears (Color A) (Make 2)

  1. 6 sc in MR (6)
  2. (1 sc, 2 hdc), (3 dc), (3 tr)*2, (3 dc), (2 hdc, 1 sc) (18)

(Color F)

  1. 3 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, (2 tr)*4, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 3 sc (22)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Chirpy – The Small Bird

Size S Spots (Any Color) (Make 5)

  1. 7 sc in MR, sl st (7)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew 1 spot on the neck, 2 spots on the front, 2 spots on the back.

Size M Spots (Any Color) (Make 4)

  1. 6 sc in MR (6)
  2. Inc*6, sl st (12)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew 2 spots on the front, 2 spots on the back.

Scarf (Color H)

  1. Ch 213, starting from the 3rd ch from hook: (1 sc, ch 1, skip 1 st) repeat until 1 st remains, 1 sc, turn (210)
  2. Ch 1, (1 sc in ch-1 space, ch 1, skip 1 st) repeat until 1 st remains, 1 sc in that last st (210)

Fasten off and cut yarn.

Tail (Color F)

  1. In MR: Ch 2, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 4 hdc, 1 dc, 4 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, ch 2, sl st in MR (15)

(Color A)

  1. Ch 2, Inc*3, 4 sc, Inc, 4 sc, Inc*3, 2 sc, ch 2 in MR, ch 12 (24)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Bird (Color I)

  1. 6 sc in MR (6)
  2. Inc*6 (12)
  3. (1 sc, Inc)*6 (18)
  4. (1 sc, Inc, 1 sc)*6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, Inc)*6 (30)
  6. (2 sc, Inc, 2 sc)*6 (36)
  7. (5 sc, Inc)*6 (42)

Do not cut yarn, we will divide the head and tail from this row. Sl st into the 30th stitch (Fig. 27 and 28), continue crocheting the head:

  1. (5 rows) 30 sc (30)
  2. (3 sc, Dec)*6 (24)
  3. (2 sc, Dec)*6 (18)

Stuff firmly.

  1. (1 sc, Dec)*6 (12)
  2. Dec*6 (6)
Crochet Small Bird Body Illustration 1

Fasten off and cut yarn (Fig. 29).

Place a marker as in Fig. 29, join (Color I yarn). Crochet 4 sc, skip 2 stitches, continue crocheting on the opposite side, skip 2 stitches, 4 sc, continue crocheting the tail.

Tail (Color I)

  1. Dec, 6 sc (7)
  2. Dec, 5 sc (6)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the hole between the head and tail (Fig. 31).

Wings (Color K) (Make 2)

  1. 6 sc in MR (6)
  2. 6 sc (6)
  3. Inc*6 (12)
  4. 12 sc (12)
  5. (3 sc, Inc)*3 (15)
  6. 15 sc (15)
  7. (3 sc, Dec)*3 (12)
  8. Dec*6 (6)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Eyes (Color G) (Make 2)

  1. 6 sc in MR, sl st (6)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Beak (Color B)

  1. In MR: 1 sc, 2 dc, 2 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc (6)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail.

Tail (Color C)

  1. (Ch 5, sl st in 1st st)*3 (15)

Fasten off and cut yarn.

Legs (Color E) (Make 2)

  1. (Ch 5, sl st in 1st st)*3, ch 5 (20)

Fasten off and cut yarn.

Hat (Color F)

  1. In MR: Ch 2, 9 dc, sl st into 2nd ch (9)
  2. Ch 2, (1 dc, 3 BPTr in the same stitch)*9, sl st into 2nd ch (18)

Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Stem (Color D)

Join yarn to the top, ch 5, starting from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sl st.

Fasten off and cut yarn.

Assembly

Sew the eye, eyelid, ear, horn on one side of the head.

Embroider the mouth and eyebrow with brown thread.

Sew up the holes in the nose.

Sew on the spots and tail, as shown in the photo below.

Wrap the scarf around the neck.

Your Cute Giraffe and Small Bird, Tiki and Chirpy, Are Ready!

We hope you’ve enjoyed crafting these adorable companions! Tiki and Chirpy are sure to bring joy and warmth wherever they go. Share your finished creations with the Crochetto community on social media—we love seeing your unique touches! Your dedication to these detailed crochet patterns truly shines through in every stitch. Thank you for choosing Crochetto for your creative journey. Happy crocheting!

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