Materials and instruments

Yarn: YarnArt jeans (you can use the colour you like).
Crochet hook size: 1.75 mm.
Safety eyes size: 10 mm.
Sewing needle of any size (better to use the small one).

Abbreviations

sc – single crochet st(s)
dec – decrease 2 sc together
rnd – round
inc – increase 2 sc in same stitch
MR – magic ring
ch – chain
(…) – total number of stitches
BLO – back loop only 6dc shell

We start by making the little elephant’s arms first.

Arms

Rnd 1. MR 6 sc
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3 (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
Rnd. 4-5. BLO 18 sc
Rnd 6-8. 18 sc
Rnd 9. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Rnd 10-19. 12 sc
Rnd 20. (2 sc, dec)*3 (9)
If you sew the arms, fold in a half and crochet together with 4 sc. Leave a long tail for sewing.
If you crochet the arms to the body, then leave them like those.

Legs

Rnd 1. MR 6 sc
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5-6. BLO 24 sc
Rnd 7-8. 24 sc
Rnd 9. (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
Rnd 10-14.18 sc
Rnd 15. (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Rnd 16-20. 12 sc
If you sew the legs, fold in a half and crochet together with 6 sc. Leave a long tail for sewing.
If you crochet the legs to the body, then leave them like those.

Body and head

Rnd 1. MR 6 sc
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 7. 36 sc
Rnd 8. (5sc,inc)*6 (42)
Rnd 9. (6sc,inc)*6 (48)
Rnd 10. (7sc,inc)*6 (54)
Rnd 11. 54 sc
Rnd 12. (8sc,inc)*6 (60)
Rnd 13. Here I crochet the legs to the body.
12 sc 6 sc with a leg, 24 sc, 6 sc with a leg, 12 sc.
Rnd 14-20. 60 sc
Rnd 21. 18 sc, (6sc,dec)*3, 18 sc (57)
Rnd 22. 18 sc, (5sc,dec)*3, 18 sc (54)
Rnd 23. 54 sc

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