African Hippo Blanket Buddy

My first from my African Flower Blanket Buddy collection...the African Hippo Blanket Buddy!

The African Flower motif I used for this pattern was originally published by Lounette Fourie and Anita Roussouw in a South African Magazine called “Sarie”, You can find all kinds of versions of this flower on the web, including charts (if you work better from charts). I've taken that flower motif, tweaked it just a bit to make it work for me, and used it to make up the blanket part of this Blanket Buddy. In this pattern I've included a written description as well as pictures of each step to show exactly how the flower is made. Then I describe how to make the amigurumi parts and how to attach everything to make your own Hippo Blanket Buddy.

This Blanket Buddy works up to a nice carseat blanket size, perfect for dragging behind a toddler on all their adventures or to be squished up and snuggled with at bedtime. She's bigger than my usual Blanket Buddy patterns, measuring 22-24 inches a