Lately, I have been obsessed with crocheting little amigurumi projects. I’ve made all sorts of things from Mario’s life mushroom to little dinosaurs (just to name a few). The reason I love making little amigurumi projects so much is that they are fast, don’t use very much yarn (great yarn stash buster), and they are so stinking cute! And, as an added bonus you can easily add a keyring to them and wear your cute creation on any purse or backpack!

As I was crocheting my many little amigurumi projects, I thought how cute would a crochet amigurumi elephant be? I looked online but couldn’t find a pattern that tickled my fancy so I went to work designing an elephant pattern myself. So, what I came up with is this super cute crochet amigurumi elephant that can be worked up SUPER quick with very little yarn (total score!). He’s so fun to make and give to the elephant lover in your life. Or……just keep him for yourself!

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What You Need!

• Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (I used Peaches & Creme yarn, which is weight category 4)
• 3.75 mm Letter F Crochet Hook
• Stuffing
• 6 mm Safety Eyes ~ 2
• Stitch Marker
• Yarn Needle

FYI! Did you know you can get a printer friendly PDF of the crochet elephant amigurumi tutorial and printable written pattern that prints without ads? Just head over to The It’s So Corinney Shop and check it out!

FYI!

• The elephant is worked in the round which means that when you finish a round you don’t slip stitch to the first stitch. Instead you just add the first stitch of the next round into the first stitch from the last round.
• Any instructions in asterisks (*like this*) should be repeated the number of times stated

Are You A Visual Learner?

If so, then you’re in luck! Check out the crochet amigurumi elephant video to see it made from start to finish!

What To Do!

Right Ear

• All in magic ring
• Single crochet, half double crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet (10 stitches)

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Left Ear

• All in magic ring
• Single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, double crochet, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet (10 stitches)

Tail

• Chain 5
• Leave long tail for sewing
• Unravel short end of tail

Elephant Body

Round 1:

• Make magic ring
• Insert four single crochet (4 stitches)
• Pull magic ring tight

Round 2:

• Single crochet around (4 stitches)

FYI! Did you know you can get a printer friendly PDF of the crochet elephant amigurumi tutorial and printable written pattern that prints without ads? Just head over to The It’s So Corinney Shop and check it out!

Round 3:

• *Single crochet, increase in next stitch* twice (6 stitches)

Round 4:

• Single crochet around (6 stitches)

Round 5:

• *Single crochet, increase in next stitch* three times (9 stitches)

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Round 6:

• *Single crochet in next two stitches, increase in next stitch* three times (12 stitches)

Round 7:

• *Single crochet in next three stitches, increase in next stitch* three times (15 stitches)

FYI! Did you know you can get a printer friendly PDF of the crochet elephant amigurumi tutorial and printable written pattern that prints without ads? Just head over to The It’s So Corinney Shop and check it out!

Round 8:

• *Single crochet in next four stitches, increase in next stitch* three times (18 stitches)

Are You A Visual Learner?

If so, then you’re in luck! Check out the crochet amigurumi elephant video to see it made from start to finish!

Round 9:

• Single crochet around (18 stitches)

Round 10:

• Single crochet in next 16 stitches, bobble stitch in next stitch, single crochet (18 stitches)

FYI! Not sure how to make a bobble stitch? Then check out the video at time 15:31 where I show you exactly how to do it!

Round 11:

• Single crochet, bobble stitch in next stitch, single crochet in next 16 stitches (18 stitches)
• Insert eyes between rounds 7 & 8 on either side of the trunk with 5 stitches between them

• Sew right ear onto head between rounds 9 & 10 with top of the ear even with the eyes.

FYI! The ears identification (right or left) is your right or left when looking at the elephant’s head straight on (see video for more details).

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• Sew left ear onto head between rounds 9 & 10 with top of the ear even with the eyes.
• Slightly stuff face but put NO stuffing in trunk

FYI! Did you know you can get a printer friendly PDF of the crochet elephant amigurumi tutorial and printable written pattern that prints without ads? Just head over to The It’s So Corinney Shop and check it out!

Round 12 & Round 13:

• Single crochet around (13 stitches)

Are You A Visual Learner?

If so, then you’re in luck! Check out the crochet amigurumi elephant video to see it made from start to finish!

Round 14:

• Single crochet in the next 17 stitches, bobble stitch in next stitch (18 stitches)

Round 15:

• Single crochet in next 2 stitches, bobble stitch in next stitch, single crochet in next 15 stitches (18 stitches)

Round 16:

• Single crochet around (18 stitches)

Round 17:

• *Single crochet, invisible decrease* six times (12 stitches)
• Stuff body firmly

FYI! Not sure how to make an invisible decrease? Then check out the video at time 30:20 where I show you exactly how this is done!

FYI! Did you know you can get a printer friendly PDF of the crochet elephant amigurumi tutorial and printable written pattern that prints without ads? Just head over to The It’s So Corinney Shop and check it out!

Round 18:

• Invisible decrease around (6 stitches)

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• Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew hole closed by inserting yarn needle under each of the remaining 6 stitches and pulling tight to close

• Sew tail to the top of the back between rounds 17 & 18

Then your elephant is completed! Isn’t he just so cute?

Isn’t this super easy crochet elephant just too cute? These are so fun to make and to give to anyone who loves elephants!

Would you like a printer friendly PDF of the crochet elephant amigurumi tutorial and printable written pattern that prints without ads? Then head over to The It’s So Corinney Shop!

Are You A Visual Learner?

If so, then you’re in luck! Check out the crochet amigurumi elephant video to see it made from start to finish!

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