Giraffe - © Jane Eborall 2003

The giraffe is made in one 'round' and is 5" (approx.) in height when worked in a no. 20 thread.

Needed - 2 shuttles, No. 20 thread (I used a variegated thread) and 1 bead for the eye.

vsp

Starting in the centre of the body and using Wsh1

R1:       4 – 4 – 4 – 4

R2:       4 + (3^rd p R1) 4 – 4 – 4

R3:       4 + (3^rd p R2) 4 – 4 – 4

SR4:     4 + (3^rd p R3) 4 / 4 + (1^st p R1) 4

SR5:     vsp 4 – 4 / 4 – 4

R6:       4 + (1^st p SR5) 4 – 4 – 4 Rw Change to Wsh2

R7:       4 + (2^nd p SR5) 4 – 4 – 4

SR8:     4 + (3^rd p R7) 4 / 4 + (3^rd p R6) 4

SR9:     3 – 3 vsp 3 / 3 Change to Wsh1

Ch:       10 Lj (R6) 6

R10:     4 + (+ p’s R5 & R6) 4 + (vsp btwn R4 & R5) 4 – 4

Ch:       6

R11:     4 + (R10) 6 + (R1) 4 – 4

Ch:       6

R12:     4 + (R11) 4 – 4 vsp 4

Ch:       6 Lj (vsp R12)

Neck, Head and down to top of Front Leg

SR13:   6 + (R12) 4 – 4 – 4 / 4

Ch:       4

R14:     4 + (last p SR13) 4 – 4 – 4

Ch:       6

R15:     4 + (last p R14) 4 – 4 – 4

Ch:       6

R16:     4 + (last p R15) 4 – 4 – 4

Ch:       6

R17:     3 + (last p R16) 3 – 3 – 3

Ch:       4

SR18:   2 + (last p R17) 2 – 2 / 3  Change to Wsh2 to make ear

Ch:       vsp 5  Change to Wsh1

Ch:       vsp 7 Lj (vsp on last Ch) 2

R19:     3 + (R18) 3 – 3 – 3

Ch:       3 (RoCh:  7 [horn]) 3

SR20:   3 + B (last p of R19 - eye) 3 / 6

SR21:   2 / 8

Ch:       6 Lj (R19)

SR22:   4 + (join btwn R17 & R18) 3 / 4 Cl + (R17)

SR23:   3 + (join btwn R16 & R17) 3 / 6 Cl + (R16)

SR24:   4 + (join btwn R15 & R16) 4 / 8 Cl + (R15)

SR25:   4 + (join btwn R14 & R15) 4 / 8 Cl + (R14)

Ch:       3

SR26:   4 + (join btwn SR13 & R14) 4 / 6 – 2 Cl + (R13)

R27:     4 + (join btwn SR13 & R12) 6 + (join btwn R11 & R1) 3 vsp 3 – 6

SR28:   6 + (last p R27) / 2 + (SR26) 6

Ch:       6

R29:     3 + (vsp R27) 3 + (join btwn R27 & R1) 6

SR30:   6 / 8 Cl + (R2)

First Front Leg:

SR31:   3 vsp 3 / 6

SR32:   3 vsp 3 / 6

SR33:   3 vsp 3 / 6

SR34:   2 vsp 2 / 4

SR35:   2 vsp 2 / 4

SR36:   2 vsp 2 / 6

SR37:   2 vsp 2 / 4

SR38:   2 vsp 2 / 4

SR39:   2 vsp 2 / 4

SR40:   2 vsp 2 / 4

SR41:   2 vsp 2 / 3 vsp 1  Rw & change to Wsh2

R42:     1 + (vsp on 2^nd half of SR41) 7  Do not reverse work - make

R43:     4  Change to Wsh1

Ch:       3 Lj (SR41) 3 Lj (SR40) 3 Lj (SR39) 3 Lj (SR38) 3 Lj (SR37) 3 Lj (SR36) 3 Lj (SR35) 3 Lj (SR34) 4 Lj (SR33) 5 Lj (SR32)

R44:     4 + (SR31) 4 + (join btwn R2 & R3) 4 – 4

SR45:   4 + (R44) 4 / 4

Second Front Leg:

SR46 – SR56 as SR33 – SR43

Ch:       3 Lj (SR54) 3 Lj (SR53) 3 Lj (SR52) 3 Lj (SR51) 3 Lj (SR50) 3 Lj (SR49) 3 Lj (SR48) 4 Lj (SR47) 4 Lj (SR46) 4

SR57:   4 + (join btwn R44 & SR45) 4 + (R3) 4 / 6

Ch:       4

SR58:   6 + (join btwn R3 & SR4) 4 + (join btwn SR5 & R7) 4 / 6

SR59:   4 vsp 4 / 8

Both Back legs to Tail

SR60:   4 vsp 4 / 8

SR61:   3 vsp 3 / 6

SR62:   4 vsp 4 / 6

SR63:   3 vsp 3 / 4

SR64 – SR70  repeat SR37 – R43

Ch:       3 Lj (SR68) 3 Lj (SR67) 3 Lj (SR66) 2 vsp 2 Lj (SR65) 2 vsp 2 Lj (SR64)

SR71:   2 vsp 2 / 2 + (vsp on Ch) 2

SR72   2 vsp 2 / 2 + (vsp on Ch) 2

SR73 – SR76 repeat SR40 – 43

Ch:       3 Lj (SR74) 3 Lj (SR73) 3 Lj (SR72) 3 Lj (SR71) 3 Lj (SR64)  Rw

SR77:   3 / 4 + (SR63)

SR78 :  4 / 5 + (SR62)

SR79:   6 / 6 + (SR61)

SR80:   6 / 6 + (SR60)

SR81:   6 / 6

SR82:   6 + (vsp SR59) 2 + (R7) 6 / 2  Rw  Change to Wsh2

SR83:   8 / 4 RoSR (4 + join btwn R7 & SR8) 4 Cl) 4 + (2^nd p on R9)  Change to Wsh1

Ch:       3 Lj (1^st p on R9)  Rw & change to Wsh2

Ch:       12

T & C  leaving a small end which can be frayed to represent the end of the tail!