Hello to everyone,
With the arrival of summer, our toys are decorated with summer flowers. Little elephant who loves to play in the sun, you must add this wonderful pattern to your favorites list. It will be your favorite companion during your holidays. It will be with you when you play at the beach. He will travel with you on long journeys.
Sunny The Elephant Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern
Sunny the Elephant, gray baby elephant. He has a sunflower motif on his head. The sunflower is yellow in color and the middle part of the flower is dark brown. Her dress is very trendy and yellow for the summer season. The little elephant amigurumi ears are big and the inside is made in pink. His hands, feet and insides of his trunk are crochet in pink. After completing the list of materials, you should immediately start knitting.
Designer
Instagram: sweetoddityart
Ravelry: sweetoddityart
Pattern Details
Size: 13 inches from top of head to bottom of tentacle with weight 4 yarn and a 3.25 mm hook
Skill Level Needed: Intermediate- suitable for novice crocheters, requires patience and precisions when assembling the elephant and basic crochet skills.
Materials Needed:
• Yarn: Worsted Weight #4, approximately 100g of main color, 50-75g of accent colors
• Color A: Gray, Color B: Yellow, Color C: Green, Color D: Dark yellow, Color E: Brown, Color F: Pink
• Hook Size: D Hook or 3.25 mm
• 18 mm safety eyes
• Scissors, sewing needle, stitch marker, fiberfill stuffing
• Black embroidery thread
Abbreviations:
mr= magic ring- crochet single crochet stitches in to the adjustable loop
BLO= back loops only
ch= chain stitch
F/O= Fasten off
sc= single crochet stitch
hdc= half double crochet
sl= slip stitch
FLO= front loops only
dc= double crochet stitch
dc-inc= double crochet increase
inc= increase- make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch
dec=decrease- crochet two stitches together using the decrease method
(4 sc, inc) x 6= repeat the pattern between parentheses 6 times
Notes:
• Do not join rounds unless stated, work in a continuous spiral
• Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round
• All stitches are worked in both loops unless stated otherwise in the pattern
Head:
Crocheted from top of head to bottom
With Color A:
1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6
2. Increase in each st around= 12
3. (sc, inc) x 6= 18
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6= 24
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6= 30
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6= 36
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6= 42
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6= 48
9-14. sc in each st around
*Mark the first and last increase of round 15 with a stitch marker*
15. 12 sc, inc x 6, 24 sc, inc x 6= 60
Place eyes between rounds 13 and 14 over the stitch marked increases. They will be 13 holes apart from each other.
16. sc in each st around
17. Skip 12 sc, ch 6, sc in remaining stitches= 54
Head Continued:
18-20. sc in each st around
21. dec x 3, 26 sc, dec x 3, 4 sc= 48
22. sc in each st around
23. (6 sc, dec) x 6= 42
24. (5 sc, dec) x 6= 36
25. (4 sc, dec) x 6= 30
TIP! You may have to adjust the eye placement depending on yarn and hook size you use.
Stuff the head well. Cut a long piece of yarn and remove the eyes. Place the needle in the hole where the first eye was and thread the needle into a hole next to the eye hole. Go back and forth between each eye hole repeating the process from the first eye. Pull slightly on the yarn after going through each hole. Do this about 3 times on each side until you reach the look you want. Follow the pictures for help. There is also a youtube video I have for extra help on this process. Place behind the eyes. You may need to remove some of the filling behind the eyes. Follow the pictures below for help.
26. (3 sc, dec) x 6= 24
27. (2 sc, dec) x 6= 18
F/O
Trunk:
With the head facing you, attach Color A yarn to the left corner stitch with a sl st.
1-2. sc in each st around= 18
3. Dec, 16 sc= 17
4. sc in each st around
5. Dec, 15 sc= 16
6. sc in each st around
7. Dec, 14 sc= 15
8. sc in each st around
Stuff the trunk as you work
9. Dec, 13 sc= 14
10. sc in each st around
11. Dec, 12 sc= 13
Stop stuffing the trunk
12. sc in each st around
13. Dec, 11 sc= 12
14. sc in each st around
15. (3 sc, inc) x 3= 15
16. sc in each st around
17. BLO (3 sc, dec) x 3= 12
18. Dec x 6= 6
F/O and sew the trunk closed
Legs/Body:
Starting on the legs with Color B:
Legs(Make 2):
1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6
2. Increase in each st around= 12
3. (sc, inc) x 6= 18
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6= 24
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6= 30
6. sc in each st around
Change to Color A:
7. sc in each st around
8. dec x 6, 18 sc= 24
9. 2 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec x 2, 7 sc= 21
10-11. sc in each st around
Start stuffing the legs
12. (6 sc, dec) x 3= 24
13-14. sc in each st around
Do not F/O the 2nd leg! Mark the 3rd stitch on the 1st leg. Work 3 more sc on the 2nd leg. Stop crocheting for a second and let’s make the toes. It will be much easier to stitch the toes now than later. Take a long thread of white yarn. Mark 3 spots on the front of the foot approximately between rounds 8 and 9. Place the pins one hole away from each other. Insert the needle into the top of the leg and bring the needle down to one of the pins. Insert the needle into a hole on the bottom of the foot between rounds 5 and 6. Do this approximately 4 times in each marked spot to make 3 toes. Weave in the tail ends.
Legs/Body Continued
Ch 4 on the 2nd leg.
Connecting the legs:
1. work a sc into the first leg to connect, Work 23 sc around the 1st leg, work 4 sc on the back of the ch 4, work 24 sc on the 2nd leg, work 4 sc on the front of the ch
4= 56
Legs/Body Continued:
2. sc in each st around
3. (inc, 27 sc) x 2= 58
4-5. sc in each st around
Stuff the body as you work
6. (inc, 28 sc) x 2= 60
7-10. sc in each st around
11. (8 sc, dec) x 6= 54
12. (7 sc, dec) x 6= 48
13. sc in each st around
14. (6 sc, dec) x 6= 42
15-17. sc in each st around
Change to Color B:
18. (5 sc, dec) x 6= 36
19. BLO sc in each st around
20-21. sc in each st around
22. (4 sc, dec) x 6= 30
23-24. sc in each st around
25. (3 sc, dec) x 6= 24
26-27. sc in each st around
28. (2 sc, dec) x 6= 18
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing
Skirt:
with the back facing you, attach Color B yarn to the center stitch with a sl st
1. Ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to top of ch 3 to join= 36
2. Repeat round 1
3. Ch 3, dc-inc around, sl to top of ch 3 to join= 76
4. Ch 3, dc-inc around, sl st to top of ch 3 to join
F/O and weave in the ends
Tail:
With Color A:
Ch 16
1. Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and across
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing
Sunflower:
Starting with Color E:
1. Work 13 dc into a magic ring, sl st to 1st dc to join
Change to Color D:
2. (Ch 3, tr, ch 3, sl) in same dc, (sl, ch 3, tr, ch 3, sl) in next 12 stitches
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing
Arms(Make 2):
Starting with Color F:
1. Make 6 sc into a magic ring= 6
2. Increase in each st around= 12
3. (sc, inc) x 6= 18
4. BLO sc in each st around
Change to Color A:
5. (4 sc, dec) x 3= 15
6-8. sc in each st around
Start stuffing the arms
9. (3 sc, dec) x 3= 12
10-12. sc in each st around
Stop stuffing the arms
13. (2 sc, dec) x 3= 9
14-19. sc in each st around
Fold the arms in half and sc the opening closed
F/O and leave a long tail for sewing
Ears(Make 2 in Color A, 2 in Color F):
Ch 9
1. sc in 2nd ch from hook and across= 8
2. Ch 1, turn, (inc, sc) x 4= 12
3. Ch 1, turn, sc across
4. Ch 1, turn, (inc, 2 sc) x 4= 16
5-6. Ch 1, turn, sc across
7. Ch 1, turn, (inc, 3 sc) x 4= 20
8-10. Ch 1, turn, sc across
11. Ch 1, turn, (inc, 4 sc) x 4= 24
Do not F/O the Color A ears! Place the backside of each ear together. Starting at a corner of the ear, sc around the edges. When you get back to the corner, ch 3, 5 dc in the same st, sl st to F/O and leave a long tail for sewing
Assembly
Head and Body:
1. Thread a needle with a long strand of white yarn. Insert the needle into a hole on the trunk. Bring the needle to a lower corner of the eye. Wrap the yarn around the eye to a corner on top of the eye. Repeat for the 2nd eye. This creates a highlight.
2. Cut a long strand of darker gray yarn. Embroider some lines on the trunk if you would like.
3. Attach some green yarn on the back of the body above the skirt. Sl st around the waist. F/O and weave in the tail ends.
4. Sew the head to the body.
Ears:
1. Pin the ears onto the side of the head. I do not have exact placements for these. I try to judge where they look best.
2. Sew the ears onto the head
Sunflower:
1. Pin the sunflower onto the side of the head in front of the ear.
2. Sew the sunflower onto the head.
Arms:
1. Embroider some toes onto the arms like you did for the feet.
2. Pin the arms onto the side of the body approximately between rounds 26 and 27.
3. Sew the arms onto the body
Tail:
1. Pin the tail onto the back of the body underneath the skirt.
2. Sew the tail onto the body.
3. Cut 4-6 strands of dark gray yarn. Double strand the yarn and attach the yarn to the tip of the tail.
4. Cut the strands to be even if needed.
Cheeks:
With Crayons or actual blush. Add some pink to the cheeks
Helpful Tips:
Exact Colors and Brand of Yarn Used:
1. Gray: I love this yarn gray mist
2. Yellow: Red Heart Daffodil
3. Green: Red Heart Spring Green
4. Pink: I love this yarn Pink
You can use different eye and nose sizes. You might have to adjust the placements if you change the sizes. You can use different hook sizes and weights of yarn. It will just change the size of your elephant and you might need to adjust eye placement. How you stuff matters! The type of stuffing you use, how you stuff, all this matters on how your elephant turns out. I prefer Polyfil stuffing but you can use other types.
Hermoso! Gracias
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