How To Crochet A Baby Elephant

The cutest baby elephant!

Elephants are the world’s largest land-based mammals. It’s difficult to picture an elephant being terrified of anything, but it’s true — elephants are terrified of bees.
This pink baby elephant is going to be a gift for my friend that this having her first baby girl!
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You will need:

Cotton Yarn

Yarn Needle

Scissors

Stuffing

3 mm Crochet Hook

*Cotton Yarn: 100% cotton, 50 g (1.76 oz) / 115m (125 yd) Etsy

Stitches / Abbreviations:

Sc = Single Crochet (Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, now you have 2 loops on hook, yarn over, pull through both loops.)

Hdc = Half Double Crochet (Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through all three loops.)

Dc = Double Crochet (Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.)

Ss = Slip stitch (Insert hook, yarn over, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.)

Inc = Increase (2sc in same stitch)

Dec = Decrease (Insert hook into front loop of first stitch, Insert hook into front loop of second stitch, yarn over, pull through both loops, now you have 2 loops on hook, yarn over, pull through both loops.)

Blo = Back loop only

Flo = Front loop only

St = Stitch/stitches

Ch = Chain (Yarn over, pull through one loop on hook)

• * repeat the pattern in-between the asterix X amount of times
  
• = number of stitches at the end of the round
  
• Work in continuous spiral; do not join your work at the end of the rounds unless stated.
  
• This pattern uses US terminology.

NOTES
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Written Pattern:
Head and Body Main Color
Make a slipknot, ch 2, make 6sc in the first ch that you made = 6
1 inc x6 = 12
1 sc, 1 inc x6 =18
2 sc, 1 inc x6 =24
3 sc, 1 inc x6 = 30
4 sc, 1 inc x6 = 36
5 sc, 1 inc x6 = 42
7 rows of sc = 42

5 sc, 1 dec x6 = 36
1 row of sc = 36
4 sc, 1 dec x6 = 30
3 sc, 1 dec x6 = 24
2 sc, 1 dec x6 = 18
Stuff
2 rows of sc = 18
2 sc, 1 inc x6 =24
1 row of sc = 24
3 sc, 1 inc x6 = 30
1 row of sc = 30
4 sc, 1 inc x6 = 36
1 row of sc = 36
5 sc, 1 inc x6 = 42
1 row of sc = 42
6 sc, 1 inc x6 = 48
7 row of sc = 48

6 sc, 1 dec x6 = 42
5 sc, 1 dec x6 = 36
4 sc, 1 dec x6 = 30
3 sc, 1 dec x6 = 24
2 sc, 1 dec x6 = 18
Stuff
1 sc, 1 dec x6 = 12
6 dec = 6
thread the yarn through the front loops of each of the last 6 st, pull the tail tight to close up the hole and hide the yarn inside the elephant.

Ears x2
Second color
Make a slipknot, ch 2, make 6sc in the first ch that you made. = 6
1 inc x6 = 12
1 sc, 1 inc x6 =18
2 sc, 1 inc x6 =24
1 inc, 3 sc x6 = 30
4 sc, 1 inc x6 = 36
Cut the yarn.
Change to main color
Make a slipknot, ch 2, make 6sc in the first ch that you made. = 6
1 inc x6 = 12
1 sc, 1 inc x6 =18
2 sc, 1 inc x6 =24
1 inc, 3 sc x6 = 30
4 sc, 1 inc x6 = 36
Place the two circles together with the wrong sides facing each other.
Crochet through both circles 1 inc, 5 sc x6 = 42
6 sc, 1 inc = 48
Cut the yarn long enough to stitch it on to the head.

Legs x2
Second color
Make a slipknot, ch 2, make 6sc in the first ch that you made. = 6
1 inc x6 = 12
1 sc, 1 inc x6 =18
(Leave a long enough tail to make the toes later)
Change to main color
5 sc, 1 inc x3 = 21
Sc in the front loops only = 21
Ss to the next st, ch1 sc in the back loops only = 21
5 rows of sc = 21
Ss to the next st, cut the yarn long enough to stitch it on to the body.

Arms x2
Second color
Make a slipknot, ch 2, make 6sc in the first ch that you made. = 6
1 inc x6 = 12
(Leave a long enough tail to make the toes later)
Change to main color
1 sc, 1 inc x6 =18
Sc in the front loops only = 18
Ss to the next st, ch1, sc in the back loops only = 18
3 rows of sc = 18
7 sc, 1 dec x2 = 16
2 rows of sc = 16
6 sc, 1 dec x2 = 14
2 rows of sc = 14
5 sc, 1 dec x2 =12
2 rows of sc = 12
4 sc, 1 dec x2 =10
5 rows of sc = 10
Ss to the next st, cut the yarn long enough to stitch it on to the body.

Trunk
Make a slipknot, ch 2, make 4sc in the first ch that you made = 4
1 row of sc = 4
1 inc, sc 3 = 5
1 row of sc = 5
1 inc, sc 4 = 6
1 row of sc = 6
1 inc, sc 5 = 7
1 row of sc = 7
1 inc, sc 6 = 8
10 rows of sc = 8
Ss to the next stitch, cut the yarn long enough to stitch it on to the head. stitch on all the pieces and make the tail, if you need any help with where to stitch on each piece please watch the third video here for left and right handers.