This Amigurumi Elephant free crochet pattern creates an adorable and squishy elephant using worsted weight yarn and a 4 mm crochet hook. It’s a great project for crocheters looking for a soft and cuddly toy. Below is a summary and the key steps from the pattern:
Materials:
- Yarn:
- Main color (for body, head, legs, etc.)
- Accent color (for details like ears, trunk)
- Approximately 200 yards of main color and 20 yards of accent color.
- Crochet Hook: 4 mm (or 3.5 mm for tighter stitches)
- Safety Eyes: 12 mm (or you can embroider the eyes)
- Stuffing: Fiberfill (PolyFil or similar)
- Yarn Needle: For sewing parts together and weaving in ends.
Abbreviations:
- Ch: Chain
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
- SC: Single Crochet
- INV DEC: Invisible Single Crochet Decrease (Tutorials for this stitch are available online)
Body:
Start with the body in the main color.
- Round 1: Magic circle, chain 1, 6 SC into ring (6)
- Round 2: 2 SC in each st around (12)
- Round 3: 2 SC in first st, SC in next st, repeat around (18)
- Round 4: 2 SC in first st, SC in next 2 sts, repeat around (24)
- Round 5: 2 SC in first st, SC in next 3 sts, repeat around (30)
- Round 6: 2 SC in first st, SC in next 4 sts, repeat around (36)
- Round 7: 2 SC in first st, SC in next 5 sts, repeat around (42)
- Round 8: 2 SC in first st, SC in next 6 sts, repeat around (48)
- Rounds 9-20: SC around (48)
- Round 21: INV DEC, SC in next 6 sts, repeat around (42)
- Round 22: SC around (42)
- Round 23: INV DEC, SC in next 5 sts, repeat around (36)
- Rounds 24-25: SC around (36)
- Round 26: INV DEC, SC in next 4 sts, repeat around (30)
- Rounds 27-28: SC around (30)
- Round 29: INV DEC, SC in next 3 sts, repeat around (24)
- Rounds 30-31: SC around (24)
- Round 32: INV DEC, SC in next 2 sts, repeat around (18)
- Rounds 33-34: SC around (18)
- Round 35: INV DEC, SC in next stitch, repeat around (12)
- Round 36: INV DEC around (6)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.