This time we will crochet a very cute animal – an elephant. The pattern is quite easy for beginners and does not take long. Let’s start!
Tools & Materıals
Yarn: Yarnart adore 100g/280m #346
2.50 mm hook, Scissors,
Needle, 6mm safety eyes,
Poly-Fibre
Abbreviations
Sc: Single Crochet,
Inc: Increase,
Dec: Decrease,
BLO: back loop only
St/Sts: Stitch, Stitches,
Ch/Chs: Chain
Legs
Start at the legs, make 4 legs
Round 1: In a magic ring, sc6 [total 6sts]
Tighten the ring.
Put the marker yarn.
Round 2: Increase x 6 [12sts]
Round 3: [BLO] 12sc around [12sts]
Round 4-8: 12sc around [12sts] (5rounds)
Make a knot at the end for 3 legs
Don’t finish the 4th leg
Join the legs and start working the body
Body
Round 1:
Make 2ch, pick the next leg,
12sc around it
make 4 ch, pick next leg
12sc around it
make 2 ch, pick next leg
12sc around it
make 4 ch, pick next leg
12sc around it
Round 2: sc around [60sts]
Round 3-6: sc in each stitch [60sts]
Round 7: [8sc, dec] *6 times [54sts]
Round 8: [7sc, dec] *6 times [48sts]
Round 9: [6sc, dec] *6 times [42sts]
Round 10: [5sc, dec] *6 times [36sts]
Round 11: [4sc, dec] *6 times [30sts]
Round 12: [3sc, dec] *6 times [24sts]
Round 13: [2sc, dec] *6 times [18sts]
Round 14: [sc, dec] *6 times [12sts]
Round 15: [dec] *6 times [6sts]
Cut the yarn, sew last 6 sc
For the bottom half of the body
Round 1: 2SC, 3SC in leg 1, 4SC, 3SC in leg 2, 2SC, 3SC in leg 3, 4SC, 3SC in leg 4. [24sts]
Round 2: SC around. (24)
[SC, DEC] * Repeat till we close the bottom half of the elephant
Head
Round 1: Magic circle, 8SC. [8]
Round 2-8: SC around (7 rounds) [8]
Round 9: 6SC, INC, INC [10]
Round 10: SC around [10]
Round 11: 6SC, INC, INC, INC, INC [14]
Round 12: SC around [14]
Round 13: 6SC, INC, INC, INC, INC, INC, INC, INC, INC [22]
Round 14: SC around [22]
Round 15: 10SC, 12INC [34]
Round 16-20: SC around (5 rounds) [34]
Round 21: 10SC, [SC, DEC] * repeat till the end of the round [24]
Pull the yarn to tighten it.
Hide and cut the yarn.
Ears
Round 1: Magic circle, 6sc [6]
Round 2: 2sc in each st around [12]
Round 3: [SC, INC] * 6 times [18]
Round 4: [2SC, INC] * 6 times [24]
Round 5: [3SC, INC] * 6 times [30]
Round 6: SC around [30]
Make another one.
Assembling
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