Crochet Amigurumi Elephant With Floral Charm Pattern

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Creating a cute crochet elephant is a delightful way to enhance your amigurumi skills. Crafted with plush gray yarn and daisy flower accents, this Crochet Elephant Pattern requires minimal sewing, ensuring quick and enjoyable completion. The elephant’s body, ears, legs, arms, and trunk are brought to life with simple stitches and easy-to-follow instructions. Adorned with security eyes and a charming tail, this adorable elephant makes an excellent gift or a impulsive addition to your home decor. Get ready to bring this charming creature to life with your crochet hook!

Crochet an Elephant

Why Love This Pattern?

  1. No Sewing Required for the Body: One of the highlights of this project is that it requires no sewing for the body, which is a big plus for those who find sewing fiddly or time-consuming.
  2. Minimum Sewing for Facial Features: The minimal sewing needed for attaching facial features makes this pattern even more user-friendly and less daunting for beginners.
  3. Quick and Easy to Make: This pattern is designed to be quick and easy, making it an ideal project for crocheters of all skill levels. It’s perfect for creating a cute handmade gift in no time.
  4. Customization Options: The pattern allows for customization, especially with the flower’s color, enabling you to personalize your elephant and add a unique touch.

How To Crochet Amigurumi Elephant?

Materials Needed

  • Plush yarn: Gray, white, black (eyes), and a color of your choice for the daisy
  • Crochet hook: 5.5 mm
  • 14 mm security eyes
  • Fiber fill
  • Darning needle
  • Stitch marker
  • Scissors

Pattern Instructions

Legs (Make 4)

  1. Round 1: Using gray yarn, make a slip knot and chain 2. Work 8 single crochets (SC) into the second chain from the hook.
  2. Rounds 2-3: Work 8 increases around (2 SC in each stitch). Your stitch count at the end should be 16.
  3. Round 4: 1 SC, 1 increase repeat around.
  4. Rounds 5-8: Work SC in the back loop only for each stitch around.
  6. Rounds 9-12: Work 24 SC around.
  7. Round 13: 1 SC, 1 decrease repeat around.
  8. Rounds 14-18: Work 16 SC around.
  9. Round 19: 2 SC, 1 decrease repeat around. Fill with fiber, close by crocheting four sequences across, and secure.

Ears (Make 2)

  1. Round 1: Using gray yarn, chain 2. Work 8 SC into the second chain from the hook.
  2. Rounds 2-3: Work 8 increases around (2 SC in each stitch).
  3. Round 4: 1 SC, 1 increase repeat around.
  4. Round 5: 3 SC, 1 increase repeat around.
  5. Finish: Work a slip stitch, leave a long tail for sewing, and weave in the ends.

Body

  1. Round 1: Start with a slip knot, chain 2, and 6 SC into the second chain from the hook.
  2. Round 2: Work 6 increases.
  3. Round 3: 1 SC, 1 increase repeat around.
  4. Round 4: Single, increase, and single repeat around.
  5. Round 5: 3 SC, 1 increase repeat around.
  6. Attach Legs: Use the specified method to attach the legs onto the body as you crochet.
  7. Shape Body: Follow SC and incremental decreases to shape the body. Work decreases around until the stitch count reduces appropriately.

Head

  1. Round 1: Attach to body and work 9 increases.
  2. Rounds 2-4: 2 SC, 1 increase repeat around.
  3. Continue: Follow specific increases and single crochets, incorporating safety eyes on specified rounds. Adjust yarn tension while adding fiber fill.
  4. Finish: Decrease continually until stitch count reduces to 12. Close the gap by weaving in the ends securely.

Trunk

  1. Round 1: Using gray yarn, chain 2 and work 6 SC into the second chain.
  2. Rounds 2-11: Work 6 SC around continuously.
  3. Finishing: Increase to nine stitches, close top off, and attach to the face.

Details and Assembly

  • Eyes: Use white and black yarn for detailing. Secure under eye with crocheted white line and attach black outline up top.
  • Attach Ears: Align and sew ears above security eyes.
  • Tail: Use gray yarn for a small chain tail. Add white yarn frill for detailing.
  • Flower: Create flower using desired yarn colors, attach to desired head side, different stitches for center and petals.

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