Crochet Elephant Pattern for Stress Relief Toys

Do you want a little elephant friend you can hug and play with? The Crochet Elephant Pattern helps you make a cute elephant with a cute trunk, floppy ears, and a friendly face. You can pick your favorite colors and make them soft for cuddles. When you’re done, you can play with it, decorate your room, or give it to someone you like! Let’s make a fun elephant with yarn today!

Features: This sweet elephant has a charming face with a cute smile and cheeks blushing like sunrise. It’s decked out in a frilly dress that twirls around its legs. Look closer; you’ll admire the dainty hair pins holding back its yarn hair and the pretty flowers nestled by its floppy ears. Every stitch adds to the magic, making this elephant a toy and a delightful amigurumi companion for any adventure or tea party.

Making Your Crochet Elephant Pattern

Designer: Marizzatoys On Instagram

Step by Step Pattern

ARMS:

Crochet with the grey yarn.

Stuff only 2/3 of the arm.

1. 8 sc into a magic ring (8) 2. 8 inc (16)
3. Back loops only: 16 sc
4-5. 16 sc (2 rounds)
6. (6 sc, dec)*2 (14)
7-9. 14 sc (3 rounds)
10. (5 sc, dec)*2 (12)
11-13. 12 sc (3 rounds)
14. (4 sc, dec)*2 (10)
15-16. 10 sc (2 rounds)

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for

sewing. Sew the arms to the body between rounds 16-17.

LEGS:

Crochet with the grey yarn. Stuff as you go.

1. 7 sc into a magic ring (7)
2. 7 inc (14)
3. (sc, inc)*7 (21)
4. Back loops only: 21 sc
5-10. 21 sc (6 rounds)

For the left leg: Fasten off and cut the yarn. For the right leg: Don’t cut the yarn, we will continue with the body:

BODY:

Continue crocheting with the grey yarn.

1. Crochet 6 sc more on the right leg, join the left leg and crochet 21 sc on it.
Crochet 21 sc on the right leg and put the marker here (42)
2. inc, 18 sc, 4 inc, 18 sc, inc (48) 3-5. 48 sc (3 rounds)

Change the yarn to yellow color.

6. Back loops only: 48 sc
7. Back loops only: 48 sc
8. Back loops only: 48 sc
9. 48 sc
10. (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
11-12. 42 sc (2 rounds)
13. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
14-15. 36 sc (2 rounds)
16. (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
17. 30 sc
18. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)

Stuff the body firmly, especially in the neck. Cut the yellow yarn, we will continue with the head, but first we need to finish the dress:

DRESS:

Crochet with the body turned upside down:

Attach the pink yarn in the front loops of round 6.

1. ch 2, (2 dc in one st)*48, sl st (96)
2. 96 sc

Make a sl st, fasten off and hide the yarn.

Now attach the yellow yarn in the front loops of round 7.

1. ch 2, (2 dc in one st)*48, sl st (96)
2. 96 sc

Make a sl st, fasten off and hide the yarn.

Now attach the blue yarn in the front loops of round 8.

1. ch 2, (2 dc in one st)*48, sl st (96)
2. 96 sc

Make a sl st, fasten off and hide the yarn.

HEAD:

Continue crocheting from the body. Change the yarn to grey color. Stuff as you go.

1. (sc, inc)*12 (36)
2. (2 sc, inc)*12 (48)
3. (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
4. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (60) 5-12. 60 sc (8 rounds)
13. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec)*5, 4 sc (54) 14. 54 sc
15. (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
16. 48 sc

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 8-9 with 9 sc between them. There must be 7 sc visible.

17. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
18. 42 sc
19. (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
20. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
21. (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
22. (sc, dec)*8 (16)
23. 8 dec (8)

Make sure that the head is stuffed firmly. Close the opening and hide the yarn inside. Using a black thread embroider the eyebrows in round 12. Embroider the mouth in round 5.

Color the cheeks with pink blush.