Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Created by ©BeejuiCreations 2018-2022
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern – Omg look at these little cuties! These have been so popular, I’ve made loads of them for my family and friends.
This Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern was designed by me because I love elephants, tell me who doesn’t?!
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For your Handmade Crochet Elephant you will need:
- 4mm crochet hook
- DK yarn in Grey (main body colour) approx. 50g
- Grey 1099 Stylecraft Special DK
- DK yarn in Pink (or whichever contrasting colour you like) approx. 25g
- Candyfloss 1130 Stylecraft Special DK
- DK yarn in White & Black (for eye details, small amount of each)
- White 1001 Stylecraft Special DK
- Black 1002 Stylecraft Special DK
- Soft toy filling
- Darning needle to sew it all together
- Ribbon (for the bow, if using)
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Stitches / Abbreviations: (US Crochet Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- SC – Single Crochet
- INC – Increase
- DEC – Decrease
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- SS – Slip Stitch
- St/Sts – Stitch / Stitches
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Head – Grey (Main Body Colour)
- Make a magic ring (MR), 6sc into MR (6sts) – do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
- Inc in each st x 6 (12sts)
- 1sc, inc x 6 (18sts)
- 2sc, inc x 6 (24sts)
- 3sc, inc x 6 (30sts)
- 4sc, inc x 6 (36sts)
- 5sc, inc x 6 (42sts)
- 6sc, inc x 6 (48sts)
- 7sc, inc x 6 (54sts) (stop inc)
- 54sc x 9 rows
- 7sc, dec x 6 (48sts) (start dec)
- 6sc, dec x 6 (42sts)
- 5sc, dec x 6 (36sts)
- 4sc, dec x 6 (30sts)
- 3sc, dec x 6 (24sts)
- SS, Fasten off (leaving a long piece of yarn for sewing to body) and stuff with soft toy filling
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Body – Grey, Main Body Colour
- Make a magic ring (MR), 6sc into MR (6sts) – do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
- Inc in each st x 6 (12sts)
- 1sc, inc x 6 (18sts)
- 2sc, inc x 6 (24sts)
- 3sc, inc x 6 (30sts)
- 4sc, inc x 6 (36sts)
- 5sc, inc x 6 (42sts)
- 6sc, inc x 6 (48sts)
- 7sc, inc x 6 (54sts) (stop inc)
- 54sc x 5 rows
- 7sc, dec x 6 (48sts)
- 48sc x 5 rows
- 6sc, dec x 6 (42sts)
- 42sc x 5 rows
- 5sc, dec x 6 (36sts)
- 36sc x 2 rows
- 4sc, dec x 6 (30sts)
- 30sc x 2 rows
- 3sc, dec x 6 (24sts)
- 24sc x 3 rows
- SS, Fasten off (leaving a long piece of yarn for sewing to head)
- Stuff with soft toy filling and sew to head
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Trunk – Grey, Main Body Colour
- Make a magic ring (MR), 6SC into MR (6sts) do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
- Inc x 6 (12sts)
- 1sc in each st BLO (12sts)
- 1sc in each st x 5 rows (12sts)
- 6ss, 6sc x 3 rows (12sts)
- 1sc in each st x 5 rows (12sts)
- 2sc, inc x 4 (16sts)
- 3sc, inc x 4 (20sts)
- SS, Fasten off (leaving a long piece of yarn for sewing together) and stuff the trunk lightly with soft toy filling then sew to the head)
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Inner Ears x 2 – Contrasting Colour
- Make a magic ring (MR), 6sc into MR (6sts) do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
- Inc in each st x 6 (12sts)
- 1sc, inc x 6 (18sts)
- 2sc, inc x 6 (24sts)
- 3sc, inc x 6 (30sts)
- 4sc, inc x 6 (36sts)
- 5sc, inc x 6 (42sts)
- 6sc, inc x 6 (48sts)
- 7sc, inc x 6 (54sts)
- SS, Fasten off (leaving a piece of yarn for sewing)
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Outer Ears x 2 – Main Body Colour
- Make a magic ring (MR), 6sc into MR (6sts) do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
- Inc in each st x 6 (12sts)
- 1sc, inc x 6 (18sts)
- 2sc, inc x 6 (24sts)
- 3sc, inc x 6 (30sts)
- 4sc, inc x 6 (36sts)
- 5sc, inc x 6 (42sts)
- 6sc, inc x 6 (48sts)
- 7sc, inc x 6 (54sts)
- Attach contrasting colour ear piece (wrong sides facing together)
- 1sc in each stitch, through both outer and inner ear pieces (60sts)
- SS, Fasten off (leaving a piece of yarn for sewing) – Sew each ear to side of elephants head
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Legs x 4 – Contrasting colour
- Make a magic ring (MR), 6sc into MR (6sts) do not join to first stitch, carry on working in the round
- Inc in each st x 6 (12sts)
- 1sc, inc x 6 (18sts)
- 2sc, inc x 6 (24sts)
- 3sc, inc x 6 (30sts)
- 30sc in BLO (30sts)
- 30sc x 2 rows
- Change colour to main body colour
- 3sc, dec x 6 (24sts)
- 1sc in each st x 24sts for 6 rows
- Dec 1, 1sc in each st (23sts)
- Continue decreasing 1 stitch in each row until you have 18sts
- 1sc in each st (18sts)
- SS, Fasten off (leaving a long piece of yarn for sewing together) and stuff each leg lightly with soft toy filling then sew to the body) and sew to sides of elephants body
Handmade Crochet Elephant Pattern
Tail – Main Body Colour
- Ch 6, SC into 2nd CH from hook and SC into each st to end, CH1, turn
- 1sc in each st to end, CH1 – repeat for 5 rows
- Fold tail in half & SS x 5sts (joining both pieces together)
- Fasten off (leave long threads for sewing onto body)
- Change colour to contrasting colour and SS to end of tail (opposite end to threads)
- *Ch 10, SS back into starting SS, then SS into next stitch* repeat *-* 5 times
- Fasten off (leaving a long piece of yarn for sewing together) and sew to elephants body
Make sure you are happy that all pieces are securely attached and sew eyes in white & black yarn onto the elephant’s face.
Add ribbon to neck if required.
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Hi can I print this I want to make it for my daughter who’s final pregnant after losing 4 babies and loves elephants
Hi Jacqui
I haven’t created the PDF for this just yet. The printable PDF will be available in my shop to purchase asap.
Kind regards
Beejui Creations
Hi
The PDF is now available in my shop here:
Crochet Elephant PDF Pattern
I don’t understand how to do the contrasting color attached and made on the tail?
Hi Phyllis
Once you have made the main tail piece you will need to attach the contrasting colour yarn to any stitch at the beginning of the tail. Then chain 10 and slip stitch into the 1st chain (starting chain). You then slip stitch into the next stitch on main tail piece and repeat the chain 10 to the end. (5 times)
Hope this helps
Beejui Creations
Change colour to contrasting colour and SS to end of tail (opposite end to threads)
*Ch 10, SS back into starting SS, then SS into next stitch* repeat *-* 5 times
Fasten off (leaving a long piece of yarn for sewing together) and sew to elephants body
Thank you . I did it and it is so cute. My granddaughter is going to love it.
What is the finished size?
Approximately 8 inches tall depending on tension
Is it supposed to be that on increasing and decreasing rows, after the inc and dec x 6, you finish out the row with sc?
EX: for the Head –
inc x 6 (12)
1sc, inc x 6, sc x 5 (18)
2sc, inc x 6, sc x 10 (24)
??
Hey, I’m not sure what you mean. The pattern is worked in a continuous round all the way through. You do not start a new row each time, at the end of each row you carry straight on top of the previous row – no need to add a single crochet in to start a new row. Does that make sense?
Thanks