The Huggy Happy Hippo is a child friendly stuffed animal. Using an F gauge needle (3.75mm) Happy stands about 10 inches tall. Materials are washable.

Materials:

Caron Simply Soft: Grey Heather
Red Heart Super Saver: White, pale pink (for eyes, teeth and mouth)
Patons Metallic black for eyes
3.75 mm hook (F)
3.25 mm hook (D)
5.0 mm hook (H)
Polyester fiber fill for stuffing
Darning or tapestry needle
Row Marker

Rows are numbered. Number in ( ) is number of stitches in that row.
In directions, means repeat that sequence.

Abbreviations:
MC - Magic Circle
SC - Single Crochet
HDC - half double crochet
2 TOG - next 2 stitches together (decrease)
SLST - slip stitch
CH - chain stitch
ST - stitch
FLO - front loop only
BLO - back loop only
whip stitch