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You will need:
For cotton yarn -
Cotton yarn grey color
Cotton yarn black color
Crochet hook 3.5mm
For chenille yarn -
Chenille yarn grey color
Cotton yarn black color
Crochet hook 4mm
Needle for sewing
Fiberfill
Safety eyes
Stitch guide:
chain (ch): Yarn over and pull through loop.
Single crochet (sc): Insert hook in stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through 2 loops.
Slip stitch (slst): Insert hook in stitch yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
Single crochet increase (inc): 2 single crochet in the same stitch follow the instructions.
Single crochet decrease (dec): insert hook in front loop of the next 2 stitches. Yarn over draw through 2 loops.
Elephant size: cotton - 4 inch (10 cm~)
Notes:
This pattern is worked in a continuous spiral without closing off each round. Please mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you work.
The pattern:
Legs (make 2):
With grey color
Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (10)
Rnd 3-4: 10 sc, 2 rounds
Don't fasten off and cut the yarn after finishing the second leg, continue with the grey color, stuff the legs with fiberfill and continue crocheting the body
Body:
Continue with the second leg
Rnd 1: sc to the other leg right next to the stitch where we finished the leg, sc in the next 9 stitches (around the leg), sc in the next 10 stitches (in the first leg) (20)
Rnd 2: 20 sc (20)
Rnd 3: (sc in next 4 stitches, inc) repeat 4 times (24)
Rnd 4-6: 24 sc, 3 rounds (24)
Rnd 7: (sc in next 4 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (20)
Rnd 8: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (16)
Rnd 9: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 4 times (12)
Rnd 10: (sc in next 1 stitch, dec) repeat 4 times (8)
Stuff the body with fiberfill while crocheting
Head:
With grey color
Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2-6: 5 sc, 5 rounds (5)
Rnd 7: (inc) in the first stitch, sc in the next 4 stitches (6)
Rnd 8: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 9: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 10: (sc in next 1 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 11: (sc in next 2 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 12: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 13: (sc in next 3 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 14-15: 30 sc, repeat for 2 rounds (30)
Rnd 16: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 17: (sc in next 2 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Assemble the eyes 3 rows above the nose, 6 stitches between the eyes
Rnd 18: (sc in next 1 stitches, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Fasten off, close the head with sewing
Assemble the head to the body, with angle:
Ears (make 2):
With grey color
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (12)
Rnd 3: (sc in next 1 stitches, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-6: 18 sc, repeat for 3 rounds (18)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing.
Assemble the ears to the head:
Arms (make 2):
With grey color
Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring (MR)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc across (10)
Rnd 3: 10 sc (10)
Rnd 4: (sc in next 3 stitches, dec) repeat 2 times (8)
Rnd 5: 8 sc (8)
Fasten off leaving yarn for sewing, do not fiberfill the arms.
Assemble the arms to the body:
Tail:
With grey color
Row 1: ch 6, thigh the yarn and add another string of yarn
Assemble the tail to the body:
Embroider the eyebrows and the finger tips with 3 strings of black yarn and you're done 🐘🐘🐘
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