Harper the Hippopotamus
£3.99
Harper the Hippopotamus may look like a humongous tusk but grab your needles and yarn and with a few knit and purls you will soon be gliding through the rivers and mangroves on your next African adventure.
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This is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern
Harper the Hippopotamus is inspired by Roald Dahl's Humpy-Rumpy, although I named her after Harper Lee. The main head has instructions for working both flat or in-the-round. Knitted in stocking stitch starting with ear flaps, working up decreasing to shape the crown. The features are knitted separately, sewn together then attached to the head. The snout is stuffed with toy stuffing which together with Harpers pink and grey nostrils, eyelids and ear create a fantastic 3D effect. Harper is finished with tusks on the side of her snout.
Difficulty Rating
Easy/Beginner
The basics have been mastered and ready for something a bit more intricate, this pattern uses colourwork in intarsia and/or stranded knitting. This pattern will use advanced shaping and may introduce lacework
Yarns in Photos
Marriner Super Chunky School Grey
Marriner Super Chunky Pale Rose
Marriner Chunky White
Marriner Chunky Black
What We're Reading
Hippopposites by Janik Coat
Using a simple red hippo this book goes through a number of opposites using witty graphics. Designed for younger readers but it will keep everyone entertained with its clever humour.
The First Hippo on the Moon by David Walliams
Two Hippos with BIG dreams but who will be the first Hippo on the moon? Hercules Waldorf Franklin III or Shelia? Find out who gets the glory with this funny hippo-po-trumping story.
Big Little Hippo by Valeri Gorbachev
Little Hippo is the smallest hippo in his family and the smallest hippo in the jungle. One day he meets a helpless baby beetle. The beetle thinks Little Hippo is big which puts a happy Hippo smile on his face.
Size
| Circumference Approx. | |
| Large | 60 cm |
| Medium | 56 cm |
| Small | 50 cm |
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