Amigurumi Elephant Crochet Pattern

Hello dear Amigurumi enthusiasts! Today I would like to share with you a free Amigurumi Elephant pattern and construction instructions. Amigurumi has become a popular hobby in the world of craftsmanship, and in this article I will present you a great Amigurumi Elephant design. Trust your imagination while doing amigurumi. And dare to create your own unique designs. Welcome to the Amigurumi world, enjoy fun handicraft projects.

Materials

• Cotton yarn 8/6: grey and others color that are whatever you want
• Polyester fiberfill
• 3 mm or 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Needle

Abbreviations

Sc: Single crochet
MR: Magic ring
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease
Hdc: Half double crochet
Slst: Slip stitch
Triple inc: 3 sc in the same stitch
Triple dec: make, stitch with 3 stitches

Body

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 7-12. 36 sc
Rnd 13. (10sc,dec)*3 (33)
Rnd 14-15. 33 sc
Rnd 16. (9sc,dec)*3 (30)
Rnd 17-18. 30 sc
Rnd 19. (3sc,dec)*6 (24)
Rnd 20. (sc,dec)*8 (16)
Rnd 21. 16 sc
Rnd 22. (2sc,dec)*4 (12)
Rnd 23. 6inc, 6sc (18)
Rnd 24. (sc,inc)*6, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 25. (2sc,inc)*6, 6 sc (30)
Rnd 26-30. 30 sc
Rnd 31. (2sc,dec)*6, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 32. 24 sc
Start stuffing.
Rnd 33. (sc,dec)*6, 6 sc (18)
Rnd 34. 9 dec (9)
Rnd 35-41. 9 sc
Rnd 42. dec, 7sc (8)
Rnd 43. 8 sc
Rnd 44. dec, 6sc (7)
Rnd 45-50. 7 sc
Close the trunk with slst.
Fasten off, and cut the yarn.

Front legs (Make 2)

Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. 5 inc (10)
Rnd 3. (sc,inc)*5 (15)
Rnd 4. 15 sc BLO
Rnd 5-7. 15 sc
Rnd 8. (3sc,dec)*3 (12)
Rnd 9-10. 12 sc
Fasten off, and leave a long tail for sewing.

Hind legs (Make 2)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. 18 sc BLO
Rnd 5-7. 18 sc
Rnd 8. (4sc,dec)*3 (15)
Rnd 9-10. 15 sc
Rnd 11. (3sc,dec)*3 (12)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears

At the end of each round, make a chain, and turn the crochet.
Then continue working in that stitch.
Rnd 1. 3 sc in MR (3)
Rnd 2. 3 inc (6)
Rnd 3-4. 6 sc
Rnd 5. (sc,inc)*3 (9)
Rnd 6. 9 sc
Rnd 7. (2sc,inc)*3 (12)
Rnd 8. (3sc,inc)*3 (15)
Rnd 9. 15 sc
Rnd 10. (4sc,inc)*3 (18)
Rnd 11. 18 sc
Rnd 12. triple dec, 12sc, triple dec (14)
Example image 1,2
Rnd 13. triple dec, 8sc, triple dec (10)
Rnd 14. triple dec, 4sc, triple dec (6)
Make a round of slst in each stitch.
To finish we join the tip of the ear, a so that it is folded in half, as in image 4.

Ballons

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5. 24 sc
Rnd 6. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 7-8. 30 sc
Rnd 9. (4sc,dec)*5 (25)
Rnd 10-11. 35 sc
Rnd 12. (3sc,dec)*5 (20)
Rnd 13. (2sc,dec)*5 (15)
Rnd 14. (1sc,dec)*5 (10)
Rnd 15-16. 10 sc

Assembling

Sew the parts as the picture shows. At the same time, begin to stuff the legs. And, then, embroider the eye of the elephant.

It's All Finished: