Baby Elephant

Free Baby Elephant crochet tutorial by Viktoriya Makarevich @odessaviktorytoy.

With this pattern, you can crochet a baby elephant. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic, cotton, or blended yarn and a matching crochet hook will work. You can decorate the toy as you like: with a satin ribbon or a crocheted bow.

Materials and Tools

• Gray and pink yarn
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Thread or embroidery floss for embroidering the muzzle
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n – repeat n times

Baby Elephant Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-16: 48 sc
17: 16 sc, inc, 3 sc, 8 ch (skip 8 stitches of the previous round), 3 sc, inc, 16 sc (50)
18: 15 sc, inc, sc, inc, 3 sc, 8 sc along the chain, 3 sc, inc, sc, inc, 15 sc (54)
19: 54 sc
20: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)

Trunk

Join yarn as shown in the photo:

1: 4 sc, 1 sc in the corner, 8 sc, 1 sc in the corner, 4 sc (18)
2: 16 sc, dec (17)
3: 15 sc, dec (16)
4: 14 sc, dec (15)
5: 13 sc, dec (14)
6: 12 sc, dec (13)
7: 11 sc, dec (12)
8: 10 sc, dec (11)
9: 9 sc, dec (10)
10: 8 sc, dec (9)
11: 7 sc, dec (8)
12-13: 8 sc (2 rounds)

Close the opening and hide the yarn tail. Lightly stuff the trunk. Continue crocheting the head.

Head Continuation

21: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
22: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
23: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
24: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
25: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

• Stuff the head firmly.
• Make eye sculpting between rounds 16-17 of the head. Insert the needle under the trunk and bring it out between rounds 16-17 at the first eye position. Return the needle under the trunk, pull the thread tight, and secure it. Insert the needle under the trunk again, bring it out at the second eye position, and return under the trunk. Pull the thread tight and secure. Using this same thread, sew the trunk to the head with a few stitches.
• Attach, glue, or sew on the eyes. Embroider the whites with white thread and the eyebrows with black thread.

Ears (4 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)

For the pink piece, finish with sl st, cut and hide the yarn tail. For the gray piece, do not cut the yarn. Place both pieces with wrong sides facing inward and crochet around the edge.

(5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

After edging, fold the ear in half and crochet together 4-5 nearest stitches. Cut yarn and fasten off. Sew the ears between rounds 16-21 of the head.

Arms (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5: 18 sc (2 rounds)
6: (2 sc, dec) x 4, 2 sc (14)
7-17: 14 sc (11 rounds)

Lightly stuff the piece, fold it in half, and crochet through both edges with 6 sc. Fasten off and cut yarn.

Legs (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-8: 18 sc (5 rounds)
9: (2 sc, dec) x 4, 2 sc (14)
10: 14 sc

Lightly stuff the piece, fold it in half, and crochet through both edges with 6 sc. Fasten off and cut yarn.

Body

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: 10 ch (tail), from the 2nd chain from hook: 8 sc, sl st, then along the body 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, join the legs: 6 sc through the body and leg (through 2 layers), inc, 6 sc through the body and leg, inc, 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (48)
9-12: 48 sc (4 rounds)
13: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
14-15: 42 sc (2 rounds)
16: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
17: 36 sc
18: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
19-20: 30 sc (2 rounds)
21: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
22: 24 sc
23: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
24-26: 18 sc (3 rounds)

Fasten off and cut yarn. Leave a yarn tail for sewing the head. Sew the arms between rounds 16-21 of the body. Sew the head on.