Brighten up your day and knit Ella Austin's friendly giraffe toy

What you need...

• Yarn: Yellow, light pink, dark pink, blue, grey
  Tapestry needle
  Stuffing
  Two 12mm black buttons

instructions

1. Head and Body - Using 3.75mm needles and Bright Yellow cast on nine sts
   Row 1 and every odd-numbered row: p
   Row 2: (kfb) to last st, k1. 17 sts
   Row 4: (k1, kfb) to last st, k1. 25 sts
   Row 6: (k2, kfb) to last st, k1. 33 sts
   Row 8: k
   Row 10: (k3, kfb) to last st, k1. 41 sts
   Rows 11-25: starting with a p row work in st st
   Row 26: (k2, k2tog) to last st, k1. 31 sts
   Row 27 and every odd-numbered row: p
   Row 28: (k2tog) to last st, k1. 16 sts
   Row 30: k
   Row 32: (k4, kfb) to last st, k1. 19 sts
   Rows 33-37: starting with a p row work in st st
   Row 38: (k5, kfb) to last st, k1. 22 sts
   Rows 39-43: starting with a p row work in st st
   Row 44: (k6, kfb) to last st, k1. 25 sts
   Rows 45-47: rep Rows 29-31
   Row 48: (k3, kfb) to last st, k1. 31 sts
   Row 49: p
   Row 50: k
   Row 51: (k4, kfb) to last st, k1. 37 sts
   Rows 52-58: starting with a p row work in st st
   Row 59: (k2, k2tog) to last st, k1. 28 sts
   Row 60: p
   Row 61: (k1, k2tog) to last st, k1. 19 sts
   Row 62: p
   Row 63: (k2tog) to last st, k1. Ten sts
   Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread tail onto tapestry needle and thread through rem sts, fasten off

2. Ear - Make two
   Using 3.75mm needles and Bright Yellow cast on three sts
   Rows 1-2: k
   Row 3: (kfb) twice, k1. Five sts
   Rows 4-11: k
   Row 12: skpo, k1, k2tog. Three sts
   Row 13: k
   Row 14: sl 1, k2tog, psso. One st
   Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread tail onto tapestry needle and thread through rem sts, fasten off

3. Nose - Using 3.75mm needles and Morning Grey cast on 25 sts
   Rows 1-4: starting with a k row work in st st
   Row 5: (k1, k2tog) to last st, k1. 17 sts
   Row 6: p Cast off

4. Arm - Make two
   Using 3.75mm needles and Pink Sunrise cast on eight sts
   Rows 1-4: starting with a k row work in st st
   Row 5: kfb, k to last two sts, kfb, k1. Ten sts
   Note: change to Azure Blue after Row 10
   Rows 6-12: starting with a p row work in st st
   Row 13: rep Row 5. 12 sts
   Row 14: p
   Row 15: (k2tog) to end. Six sts
   Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread tail onto tapestry needle and thread through rem sts, fasten off
   

5. Leg - Make two
   Using 3.75mm needles and Pink Sunrise cast on eight sts
   Rows 1-10: rep Rows 1-10 of Arm. Ten sts
   Row 11: rep Row 5 of Arm. 12 sts
   Note: change to Azure Blue after Row 16
   Rows 12-18: starting with a p row work in st st
   Row 19: rep Row 5 of Arm. 14 sts
   Rows 20-22: starting with a p row work in st st
   Row 23: (k2tog) to end. Seven sts
   Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread tail onto tapestry needle and thread through rem sts, fasten off

6. Spot and Horn - Spot
   Make three
   Using 3.75mm needles and Fuchsia Rays cast on three sts
   Row 1: k
   Row 2: (kfb) twice, k1. Five sts
   Rows 3-5: k
   Row 6: skpo, k1, k2tog. Three sts
   Cast off
   
   Horn
   Make two
   Using 3.75mm needles and Bright Yellow cast on five sts
   Row 1: k
   Row 2: p Change to Azure Blue
   Rows 3-4: k
   Row 5: (k1, kfb) twice, k1. Seven sts
   Row 6: k
   Row 7: (k2tog) to last st, k1. Four sts
   Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread tail onto tapestry needle and thread through rem sts, fasten off
   
   

7. To Make Up - Seam back of Head and Body, stuffing as you go. Seam front of Nose (cast-off edge) and side of Nose, then stuff and attach to front of face. Embroider nostrils using Azure Blue. Sew on two buttons for eyes. Fold Ears in half along cast-on edge and sew tog. Sew to Head. Seam backs of Horns and sew to Head. Seam Arms and stuff lightly. Sew to Body. Seam Legs and stuff lightly, then sew to Body. Sew Spots to Body. Weave in all ends