Elephant Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern
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As promised on my YouTube video, here you can find the free crochet pattern for this little cute elephant. Crocheting has definitely been one of my favorite hobbies during pregnancy. I think it is an awesome activity to start practicing at any age since the learning curve is pretty high and even as a beginner you can already create very nice accessories and clothes. After crocheting countless designs from other crochet artists that I’ve found on the internet, I very quickly felt the urge to design my own pattern. I started out with some self-created baby clothes patterns and then chose to give it a try and design some cute amigurumi animals for a baby gym. The first attempts at making a giraffe and lion, failed a little bit but I was very satisfied with the elephant that I created. That’s why I decided to share this one first. The pattern is simple and only requires small crochet knowledge. The whole elephant is crocheted in single crochet and increases/decreases. The size is 8cm x 6cm x 12cm (LxWxH). Right below you can find the material list as well as the abbreviations of the stitches I used… HAVE FUN!
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
YARN: 1 Mochila 100% Premium Cotton Yarn (Color: light gray)
OTHER MATERIALS:
Safety Eyes (6mm)
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS:
magic ring (mr)
chain (ch)
slip stitch (slst)
stitches (st)
single crochet (sc)
decrease (dec)
increase (inc)
in parenthesis (…) you will find the total amount of stitches for each round
Elephant Amigurumi Crochet Pattern:
FEET:
Round 1: mc + 6sc (6)
Round 2: 6inc (12)
Round 3-9: 12sc (12)
Repeat the same pattern for a total of 4 feet. When doing the 4th foot don't cut off the yarn but continue with 8sc.
Tip: To keep track of the beginning of each round, you can use a stitch marker.
TORSO (lower part):
Round 1: After making the 8sc on the 4th foot take the 3rd foot and connect with 1sc and continue with 11sc around
Round 2: Connect again with 4th foot and make 4sc + 1ch and turn
Round 3-8: 8sc +1ch and turn
Round 9: Take 2nd foot and connect by making 4sc
Round 10: Take 1st foot and connect with 4sc
Round 11: Continue on 1st foot for the remaining 8sc
Round 12: Connect with 2nd foot for the remaining 8sc
Round 13: Make 6sc on torso side + 8sc on 4th foot + 8sc on 3rd foot + 6sc on opposite torso side + 8sc on 2nd foot + 8sc on 1st foot = total 44st
UPPER TORSO:
Round 1-4: 44sc (44)
Round 5: 4sc + 1decr … repeat this sequence until the end of the round (37)
Round 6: 4sc + 1decr … repeat … (31)
Round 7: 31sc (31)
Round 8: 3sc + 1decr … repeat … (25)
Round 9: 2sc + 1decr … repeat … (19)
Round 10: 1sc + 1decr … repeat … (13)
Round 11: 6sc (6) + slst
—> stuffing and cut off and sew together with tapestry needle
HEAD (ELEPHANT)
Round 1: mc + 6sc (6)
Round 2-9: 6sc (6)
—> stuffing!
Round 10: 6incr (12)
Round 11: 12sc (12)
Round 12: 1sc + 1incr ... repeat … (18)
Round 13: 1sc + 1incr ... repeat …(27)
Round 14: 27sc (27)
Round 15: 8inc + 19sc (35)
Round 16-19: 35sc (35)
Round 20: 2sc + 1decr ... repeat … (27)
Round 21: 2sc + 1decr ... repeat … (21)
Round 22: 1sc + 1decr ... repeat … (14)
—> attach the safety eyes and do the stuffing!
Round 23: 7decr (7)
Round 24: 2decr + sls
EARS (2x):
Round 1: mc + 6sc (6)
Round 2: 6incr (12)
Round 3: 1inc + 1sc ... repeat … (18)
Round 4: 1inc + 2sc ... repeat … (24)
Round 5: 1inc + 3sc ... repeat … (30)
—> Fold in order to obtain a half circle and make 12sc along the borders to close
TAIL:
Round 1: 20ch
Round 2: 19slst and close
With a tapestry needle assemble all the parts together and you’re done!
I am curious to see your version of this little elephant! Feel free to tag me (@_aisha_ba_) in your photos on Instagram if you'd like!
This pattern is an original pattern made by Aisha Ba. Please do not claim this pattern as your own and do not sell the pattern or distribute it. If you wish to share this pattern, you can do so if you provide a link to this website. You may sell products made from this pattern but please clearly credit the design to me. Thank you!
