🐘 Want to create an adorable elephant friend that fits right in your palm? This free elephant amigurumi pattern walks you through creating a cute, cuddly elephant toy with basic crochet stitches. Perfect for beginners looking to try amigurumi or experienced crocheters wanting a quick, satisfying project!
Key Takeaways:
- Beginner-friendly pattern with simple stitches
- Quick project that can be finished in a few hours
- Customizable – change colors to create unique elephants
- Perfect gift for children or elephant lovers
Materials&Tools
- Yarn
- Polyester Fiberfill
- 2.75mm Hook(What I used in this pattern)
- Yarn Needle
- Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)
Abbreviation
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
How to Read Pattern?
- R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st
In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.
- (sc+sc+sc)
Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.
Pattern Info
Leg
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 5 sc
- R2: 5 inc
- R3: BLO: 10 sc
- R4-6: 10 sc
- Make two legs, cut yarn on one, leave yarn attached on the other
- Join legs R7: 20 sc
- R8: [5 sc, inc] x 3, 2 sc
- R9-10: 23 sc
- R11: 6 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 6 sc
- R12-14: 21 sc
- R15: 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 6 sc
- R16: [sc, dec] x 5, dec, 2 sc
- R17: 13 inc
- R18-22: 26 sc
- R23: [4 sc, dec] x 4, 2 sc
- R24: [3 sc, dec] x 4, 2 sc
- R25: [2 sc, dec] x 4, 2 sc
- R26: [sc, dec] x 4, sc
- R27: dec around
Ear
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 5 sc
- R2: 5 inc
Arm
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 8 sc
- R2-4: 8 sc
Nose
- Start with magic ring
- R1: 5 sc
- R2-5: 5 sc
Clothes
- R1: 26 ch, 25 sc into 2nd chain from the hook (blue)
- R2: 25 sc (white)
- R3: 25 sc (red)
- R4: 25 sc (white)
- R5: 25 sc (blue)
- R6: 5 sc, 6 ch, sk 3, 9 sc, 6 ch, sk 3, 5 sc (white)
- R5: 5 sc, 3 dec, 9 sc, 3 dec, 5 sc (white)
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