Amigurumi Elephant Free Pattern

Free Crochet Masterclass: Elephant by Mi Mundo Unicornio Amigurumi

In this tutorial, you can crochet a small elephant using a crochet hook. For amigurumi, you can use any cotton or cotton-blend yarn, and choose a suitable crochet hook. You can also decorate the elephant as desired.

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Materials and Tools Needed:

• Yarn
• Crochet hook
• Toy eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Decorative materials (optional)
• Dry pastels or blush (for facial coloring)
• Needle for attaching parts
• Scissors

You can purchase everything you need here.

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Legend for Stitches:

• ka – Magic ring
• ch – Chain stitch (air loop)
• sh – Single crochet (sc)
• dc – Double crochet (dc)
• hdc – Half double crochet (hdc)
• inc – Increase (2 stitches in one)
• dec – Decrease (crochet two stitches together)
• (…) x n – Repeat the instructions n times

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Crochet Pattern for the Elephant

Head

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 increases (12)
3. (1 sc, increase) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, increase) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, increase) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, increase) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, increase) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, increase) x 6 (48)
   9-13. 48 sc (48)
9. 19 sc, 4 vp, skip 10 stitches, 19 sc (42) – Now we will begin crocheting the trunk.
10. 19 sc, 4 sc in the chain from vp, 19 sc (42)
11. 42 sc (42)
12. (5 sc, decrease) x 6 (36)
13. (4 sc, decrease) x 6 (30)

Attach the eyes between rows 12 and 13.

19. Crochet in the back loops only: (3 sc, decrease) x 6 (24)
20. (2 sc, decrease) x 6 (18)
21. (1 sc, decrease) x 6 (12)
22. 6 decreases (6)

Stuff the head, and use a needle to tighten the opening.

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Trunk

Attach yarn to row 14.

1. 14 sc (14)
2. Decrease, 12 sc (13)
3. Decrease, 11 sc (12)
4. Decrease, 10 sc (11)
5. Increase, 9 sc (10)
6. Decrease, 8 sc (9)
7. 9 sc (9)
8. Crochet in the back loops only: (1 sc, decrease) x 3 (6)

Tighten the opening with a needle.

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Body

1. Attach the yarn to row 19, and crochet in the front loops only: 24 sc (24)
2. (3 sc, increase) x 6 (30)
3. (4 sc, increase) x 6 (36)
4. (5 sc, increase) x 6 (42)
   5-7. 42 sc (42)
5. (5 sc, decrease) x 6 (36)

Stuff the body.

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Legs

1. Divide the body stitches in half. Starting from the center of the trunk, crochet 18 sc, turn.
   2-4. 18 sc, turn.
2. Crochet in the back loops only: (1 sc, decrease) x 6 (12)
   Stuff the leg.
3. 6 decreases (6)

Tighten the opening with a needle.

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Second Leg

Continue crocheting the remaining 18 stitches from row 8. Repeat rows 1-6 from the first leg. Tighten the opening with a needle.

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Ears (2 pieces)

Crochet back-and-forth:

1. 3 sc in KA, 1 vp, turn
2. 3 increases, 1 vp, turn (6)
3. 6 increases, 1 vp, turn (12)
4. (1 sc, increase) x 6 (18)
5. (2 hdc, increase hdc) x 6 (24)
6. 3 hdc, increase hdc, (3 dc, increase dc) x 4, 3 hdc, increase hdc (30)

Finish by crocheting around the ear with sc. Attach, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Arms (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. (1 sc, increase) x 3 (9)
   3-5. 9 sc (9)

Stuff the arms. Fold the edges together and crochet sc through both sides. Attach, leaving a long tail for sewing.

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Tail

Chain 4 vp, attach. Attach several strands of yarn at the end and fluff them out.

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Assembling the Toy

1. Sew the arms onto the body.
2. Attach several strands of yarn to the head and fluff them out.
3. Embroider the eyelashes, cheeks, and nails.
4. Sew on the tail.

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The Amigurumi Elephant is now ready! Enjoy your new cute crocheted friend!