Elephant

Author: Irina Podolyuk
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi plush elephant crochet

Free Elephant crochet tutorial by Irina Podolyuk @ipovyazunchiki.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a plush elephant. For this amigurumi project, any plush yarn in two colors and a matching hook will work.

Materials and tools

  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn (gray for the elephant)
  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn (pink for the ears)
  • Yarn for embroidering the muzzle
  • 4 mm crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR — magic ring
  • ch — chain stitch
  • sc — single crochet
  • dc — double crochet
  • (...) x n – repeat n times

Amigurumi plush elephant crochet pattern

Head

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc = 12 sc
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 18 sc
4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 24 sc
5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 30 sc
6: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 36 sc
7-9: = 36 sc
10: 6 inc, 6 sc, 6 inc, 18 sc = 48 sc
11-13: = 48 sc
14: 6 dec, 6 sc, 6 dec, 18 sc = 36 sc
15: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 times = 30 sc
16: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 10 times = 20 sc

Continue with decreases to the end.

Trunk

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 times = 9 sc
3: 9 sc in BLO = 9 sc
4-5: = 9 sc
6: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 3 times = 12 sc
7-9: = 12 sc
Stuff, join the edges with 6 sc
10: 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec = 4 sc

Sew on.

Ears (2 pieces)

With gray yarn

Ch 5, then work in turning rows making 1 turning chain 1: 4 sc
2: 2 inc, 2 sc = 6 sc
3: 4 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 7 sc
4: 1 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc = 8 sc
5: 1 inc, 5 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 10 sc
6: 1 sc, 1 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc = 12 sc
7-9: = 12 sc

With pink yarn

Ch 5, then work in turning rows making 1 turning chain

1: 4 sc
2: 2 inc, 2 sc = 6 sc
3: 4 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 7 sc
4: 1 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc = 8 sc
5: 1 inc, 5 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc = 10 sc
6: 1 sc, 1 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc = 12 sc
7-8: = 12 sc

Join the two pieces and crochet around the edges with sc.

Amigurumi plush elephant crochet

Body

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc = 12 sc
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 18 sc
4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 24 sc
5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 30 sc
6: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 36 sc
7: (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 times = 42 sc
8-14: = 42 sc
15: (12 sc, 1 dec) x 3 times = 39 sc
16: (11 sc, 1 dec) x 3 times = 36 sc
17: = 36 sc
18: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 times = 30 sc
19: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 times = 24 sc
20-22: = 24 sc
23: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 times = 18 sc.

Legs/Arms

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc = 12 sc
3: in BLO - 2 dc (with a common top and base), 1 sc, 2 dc (with a common top and base), 1 sc, 2 dc (with a common top and base), 7 sc = 12 sc
4-5: = 12 sc
6: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 3 times = 9 sc
7-9: = 9 sc
10: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 3 times = 12 sc
11: = 12 sc
12: 6 dec = 6 sc

Tail

Chain of 8 ch.

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