Crochet Amigurumi Elephant With A Crown

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How cute would it be to have the softest big elephant wearing a cute little crown? Well, this is what we are going to give you in this post of crochet amigurumi! This cute amigurumi elephant features a sweet trunk, four sturdy legs, big floppy ears, tiny tusks, and a playful crown as an accessory. Perfect for gifts or nursery decor, this handmade elephant is both easy and fun to create!

Amigurumi Elephant Pattern

Amigurumi Elephant Pattern

Amigurumi Your Elephant

Supplies Needed:

  • Yarn: Lion Brand’s Pound of Love in Oxford Gray for the main body, scraps of white yarn for the tusks, mustard-colored yarn for the crown.
  • Crochet Hook: 3.5mm
  • Other Tools: Yarn needle, stitch marker, a pair of safety eyes, stuffing, and scissors.

Abbreviations:

  • ch: Chain
  • sc: Single crochet
  • inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
  • dec: Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
  • st: Stitch

Step by step Instructions

Trunk

  1. Start with a magic ring.
  2. Round 1: 6 sc into the ring. (6 st)
  3. Round 2-4: Sc in each st around. (6 st)
  4. Round 5: Inc in each st around. (12 st)
  5. Round 6-8: Sc in each st around. (12 st)
  6. Round 9: Sc in next st, Inc in next st around. (18 st)
  7. Round 10-12: Sc in each st around. (18 st)
  8. Round 13: Sc in next 2 st, Inc in next st around. (24 st)
  10. Round 14: Sc in each st around. (24 st)
  11. Round 15: Sc in next 3 st, Inc in next st around. (30 st)
  12. Round 16: Sc in each st around. (30 st)
  13. Round 17: Sc in next 4 st, Inc in next st around. (36 st)
  14. Round 18: Sc in each st around. (36 st)
  15. Finish off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (Make 4)

  1. Start with a magic ring.
  2. Round 1: 6 sc into the ring. (6 st)
  3. Round 2: Inc in each st around. (12 st)
  4. Round 3: Sc in next st, Inc in next st around. (18 st)
  5. Round 4: Sc in back loop only in each st around. (18 st)
  6. Round 5-7: Sc in each st around. (18 st)
  7. Finish off 3 legs, on the fourth leg do not cut the yarn.

Joining Legs

  1. Attach the first leg to the fourth leg with a slip stitch, then 14 sc around.
  2. Repeat the above step for the remaining three legs.
  3. Round 1: 1 sc in each st around for 14 st, attach second leg, and continue around all legs.

Closing the Gap

  1. Attach yarn to any of the legs and crochet around.
  2. Continually decrease until the gap is closed.
  3. Reattach yarn to the working side and crochet around the body.

Body

  1. Round 1-2: Sc in each st around. (56 st)
  2. Round 3: Sc in 13 st, inc in next stitch, repeat around. (60 st)
  3. Round 4: Sc in 9 st, inc in next stitch, repeat around. (66 st)
  4. Round 5-7: Sc in each st around. (66 st)
  5. Round 8: Sc in 9 st, dec, repeat around. (60 st)
  6. Round 9-11: Sc in each st around. (60 st)
  7. Round 12: Sc in 8 st, dec, repeat around. (54 st)
  8. Round 13: Sc in each st around. (54 st)
  9. Round 14: Sc in 7 st, dec, repeat around. (48 st)
  10. Round 15: Sc in 6 st, dec, repeat around. (42 st)

Head

  1. Round 16: Attach trunk to body by crocheting together.
  2. Round 17: Work in a round creating the head.
  3. Round 18: Sc in 10 st, dec, repeat around. (60 st)
  4. Round 19: Sc in each st around. (60 st)
  5. Round 20: Sc in 9 st, dec, repeat around. (54 st)
  6. Round 21: Sc in each st around. (54 st)
  7. Round 22: Sc in 8 st, dec, repeat around. (48 st)
  8. Round 23: Sc in 7 st, dec, repeat around. (42 st)
  9. Round 24: Sc in 6 st, dec, repeat around. (36 st)
  10. Before continuing add the safety eyes and stuffing.

Finishing Head

  1. Round 25: Sc in 5 st, dec, repeat around. (30 st)
  2. Round 26: Sc in 4 st, dec, repeat around. (24 st)
  3. Round 27: Sc in 3 st, dec, repeat around. (18 st)
  4. Round 28: Sc in 2 st, dec, repeat around. (12 st)
  5. Round 29: Dec around, finish off and stuff.

Ears (Make 2)

  1. Slip knot, chain 2.
  2. Row 1: Skip the first ch, 4 sc in the next ch. (4 st)
  3. Row 2: Turn, inc in each st. (8 st)
  4. Row 3: Turn, sc in each st around. (12 st)
  5. Row 4: Turn, sc in each st around. (16 st)
  6. Row 5: Turn, sc in each st around. (20 st)
  7. Row 6: Turn, sc in each st around. (24 st)
  8. Row 7: Slip stitch around the edges to even out, fasten off.

Tusks (Make 2)

  1. Start with a magic ring.
  2. Round 1: 5 sc into the ring. (5 st)
  3. Round 2-3: Sc in each st around. (5 st)
  4. Finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail

  1. Chain 5, split the stitch at the end.
  2. Attach and sew to the back of the elephant.

Crown

  1. Mustard yarn, ch 22.
  2. Row 1: Skip first st, sc in each st across.
  3. Row 2-3: Chain 1, turn, sc in each st across.
  4. Row 4: Chain 3, skip first st, slip st in second st, single crochet and slip stitch in the next 3 st; repeat.
  5. Finish off, slip stitch to form a ring, sew it if desired.

Assembly:

  1. Sew the ears to the head.
  2. Attach the tusks on either side of the trunk.
  3. Position and sew the tail to the back.
  4. Place the crown on the head.

And there you have it, a complete amigurumi elephant!

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