Difficulty Level: Medium
With this description, you can crochet a small plush elephant using a crochet hook. Any plush yarn will be suitable for amigurumi. The author used thin plush yarn, Himalaya Dolphin Baby Fine. For decoration, use a satin ribbon to tie a bow around the neck.
The size of the finished elephant toy is about 15-18 cm.
Materials and Tools
- Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby Fine (the elephant will be larger with regular plush yarn)
- Cotton yarn for face shaping
- Crochet hook 2.75-3 mm
- Safety eyes for toys 8-10 mm
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Satin ribbon
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- KA — amigurumi ring
- ch — chain
- sc — single crochet
- hdc — half double crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (…) x n — repeat n times
Crocheting the Mini Elephant from Dolphin Baby Fine
Legs (make 2)
Start with a contrasting color:
- 6 ch, starting from the second chain from the hook, 4 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, on the other side 3 sc, inc
- inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
- 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc (22)
Switch to the main color: - 22 sc
- 22 sc
- 6 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 4, 4 sc (18)
- 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc (14)
- 14 sc
- 14 sc
- 14 sc
- 14 sc
- 14 sc
- (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
- 12 sc
- 12 sc
Stuff the leg moderately, do not stuff the top. Fold the leg in half, work slip stitches if necessary to align the front of the foot. Join with 6 sc through both sides.
Arms (make 2)
Start with a contrasting color:
- 6 in KA
- 6 inc (12)
Switch to the main color: - 12 sc
- 12 sc
- 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
- 10 sc
- 10 sc
- 10 sc
- 10 sc
- 10 sc
- 10 sc
- 10 sc
Stuff the arm moderately, do not stuff the top. Fold the arm in half, join with 5 sc through both sides.
Tail
Chain 9, starting from the second chain from the hook, work 8 sc. Leave a short tail at the start and end of the work.
Ears (make 2)
Work two parts for each ear: the first part in a contrasting color, the second in the main color:
- 7 sc in KA
- 7 inc (14)
- (1 sc, inc) x 7 (21)
- (2 sc, inc) x 7 (28)
Do not cut the yarn after the second part. Fold both parts together with the wrong sides facing, and work around with hdc through both parts. Leave a tail for sewing.
Body and Head
- 6 in KA
- 6 inc (12)
- (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 10 sc, inc, 2 sc, 4 ch, skip 4 sc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc (32)
- 10 sc, inc, inc, 2 sc, 4 sc in ch, 2 sc, inc, inc, 10 sc (36)
- 36 sc
- 36 sc
- (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12) stop crocheting
- Attach the yarn at the bottom (where you stopped), and start crocheting the trunk. I label trunk rows as 1r, 2r, etc.
- (1r) 2 sc, inc in the corner, 4 sc, inc in the corner, 2 sc (12)
- (2r) dec, 11 sc
- (3r) dec, 10 sc
- (4r) dec, 9 sc
- (5r) dec, 8 sc
- (6r) dec, 7 sc
- (7r) dec, 6 sc
- (8r) dec, 5 sc
- (9r) dec, 4 sc
Close the opening, do not stuff the trunk. Return to the head and continue working where you left off. You can also crochet the trunk after closing the toy, the principle won’t change.
Insert eyes in the 10th row or along the sides of the trunk, and stuff the head. Continue crocheting the body.
- (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- 18 sc, attach the arms, leaving 4-5 sc between them
- (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
- 24 sc
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- 30 sc, attach the tail. Find the center of the back and tie the tail between the stitches
- 30 sc, attach the legs, leaving 9 sc between them
- 30 sc
- 30 sc
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff the toy completely. - (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- 6 dec
Pull the opening closed, hide the yarn.
Finishing the Toy
Make a face shaping that suits you, embroider whites of the eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows, and contrasting stripes on the trunk.
Sew the ears in the 6th row from the KA, leaving 4 sc between the eyes. Before sewing, fold the ear in half and join the two sides with two stitches.
The tip of the trunk can be sewn or glued slightly to prevent it from sticking out. Tie a bow.
Your crocheted elephant is ready! Please tag the author on social media – @toys_by_eco.
Author: @toys_by_eco / translated by onrecip
Enjoy!
