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Lee Sartori's passion is designing modern, wearable garments and adorable amigurumi. She is the crochet designer behind CoCo Crochet Lee. She can be seen as a guest host on seasons 9 and 10 of the popular PBS show Knit and Crochet Now! and as a crochet expert for Annie's Creative Studio, where she demonstrates fun crochet skills and patterns. Full bio »
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In this Crochet Skill Builders episode brought to you by Annie's Creative Studio, crochet expert Lee Sartori demonstrates how to crochet and attach each part of the giraffe so that it fits in place on the 3-D palm tree toy.
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Crochet and stuff the body ring.
- Crochet and add the head and limbs.
- Embroider the features of the giraffe's face and spots.
- Complete part 6 of the Into the Jungle crochetalong.
Finished Measurements:
Tree: 17 inches tall
Giraffe: 17 inches long
Materials
- Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/ 364 yds/ 198g per skein): 8 oz #406 medium thyme 6 oz #334 buff 4 oz #360 café latte 1 oz each #365 coffee and #312 black
- Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- 12-inch-tall plastic foam cone
- Fiberfill
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