12/08/2026
🐘✨ Meet the Sweetest Little Crochet Elephant! ✨🐘
Materials
- Super Bulky Chenille Yarn – main colour
- DK/Light Worsted Yarn – contrasting colour
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- 16 mm safety eyes
- Polyester fiberfill
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Strong thread and long needle
- Pins
Abbreviations
- MR – Magic Ring
- ch – Chain
- sl st – Slip Stitch
- sc – Single Crochet
- inc – Increase
- dec – Decrease
- BLO – Back Loop Only
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HEAD
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 (6)
Rnd 2: sc 6 (6)
Rnd 3: sc 5, inc (7)
Rnd 4: sc 6, inc (8)
Rnd 5: sc 7, inc (9)
Rnd 6: sc 8, inc (10)
Rnd 7: sc 9, inc (11)
Rnd 8: sc 10, inc (12)
Rnd 9: sc 2, sl st 6, sc 4 (12)
Rnd 10: (sc 1, inc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 11: (sc 2, inc) × 6 (24)
Rnd 12: (sc 3, inc) × 6 (30)
Rnd 13: (sc 4, inc) × 6 (36)
Rnd 14–19: sc 36 (36)
Insert safety eyes between Rnds 12–13, approximately 11 stitches apart.
Rnd 20: (sc 4, dec) × 6 (30)
Rnd 21: (sc 3, dec) × 6 (24)
Rnd 22: (sc 2, dec) × 6 (18)
Rnd 23: (sc 1, dec) × 6 (12)
Rnd 24: dec × 6 (6)
Stuff firmly, sl st to close, fasten off and weave in the end.
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LOWER LEGS × 2
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 (6)
Rnd 2: inc × 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (sc 1, inc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 4: Change to main colour, BLO sc 18 (18)
Rnd 5–7: sc 18 (18)
Rnd 8: sc 3, dec × 6, sc 3 (12)
Rnd 9: sc 4, dec × 2, sc 4 (10)
Rnd 10–13: sc 10 (10)
Stuff firmly about two-thirds full.
Flatten the opening and sc 5 through both layers. Fasten off and weave in the end.
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UPPER LEGS × 2
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 (6)
Rnd 2: inc × 6 (12)
Rnd 3: Change to main colour, BLO sc 12 (12)
Rnd 4–5: sc 12 (12)
Rnd 6: (sc 4, dec) × 2 (10)
Rnd 7: sc 10 (10)
Rnd 8: (sc 3, dec) × 2 (8)
Rnd 9: sc 8 (8)
Stuff firmly. Flatten the opening and sc 4 through both layers. Fasten off and weave in the end.
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BODY
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 (6)
Rnd 2: inc × 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (sc 1, inc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc) × 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (sc 3, inc) × 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (sc 4, inc) × 6 (36)
Rnd 7: ch 8. Starting in 2nd chain from hook, sl st 7. Continue sc 36 around the body (36).
Rnd 8: sc 7, sc 5 through body + one lower leg, sc 12, sc 5 through body + other lower leg, sc 7 (36)
Rnd 9: (sc 4, dec) × 6 (30)
Rnd 10: sc 30 (30)
Rnd 11: (sc 3, dec) × 6 (24)
Rnd 12: (sc 2, dec) × 6 (18)
Rnd 13: sc 18 (18)
Begin stuffing.
Rnd 14: sc 4, sc 4 through body + one upper leg, sc 5, sc 4 through body + other upper leg, sc 1 (18)
Sl st to close. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for attaching the head.
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EARS × 2
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 (6)
Rnd 2: inc × 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (sc 1, inc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (inc, sc 2) × 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (sc 3, inc) × 6 (30)
Rnd 6: sc 1, inc, (sc 4, inc) × 5, sc 3 (36)
Rnd 7: (sc 5, inc) × 6 (42)
Sl st to close. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
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ASSEMBLY
1. Facial shaping: Using strong thread, create gentle indentations around the eyes and pull the trunk slightly downward.
2. Embroider details: Add eyebrows or small eyelid details using contrasting yarn.
3. Attach head: Pin the head securely to the body and sew firmly. Add extra stuffing around the neck if needed.
4. Attach ears: Sew the ears around Rnd 20 of the head. Position them approximately 12–13 stitches apart.
5. Hide and weave in all yarn ends securely.
Your crochet elephant is complete! 🐘🧶Would you choose Grey, Pink, Blue, or Cream for your elephant? 🐘👇
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