Adorable Crochet Circus Elephant Amigurumi Pattern

Crochet Pattern: Adorable Crochet Circus Elephant Amigurumi Pattern

Materials

• Sport weight cotton yarn in Grey, Pink, Red, White, Yellow, and Blue
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• 8mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Yarn needle, scissors, and gold embroidery thread

Abbreviations

• MR – Magic Ring
• sc – Single crochet
• inc – Increase
• dec – Decrease
• ch – Chain
• dc – Double crochet
• sl st – Slip stitch
• BLO – Back loop only

Instructions

Head:

Using Grey yarn.

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: 6 inc (12)
• R3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
• R4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
• R5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
• R6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
• R7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
• R8-15: sc around (42) (Place safety eyes between R11 and R12, about 8 stitches apart)
• R16: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
• R17: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
• R18: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
• R19: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)

Stuff firmly and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Trunk:

Using Grey yarn.

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2-4: sc around (6)
• R5: (2 sc, inc) * 2 (8)
• R6-8: sc around (8)
• R9: (3 sc, inc) * 2 (10)
• R10: (4 sc, inc) * 2 (12)

Fasten off, leaving a tail. Stuff lightly and sew to the center of the face between the eyes.

Ears (Make 2 Grey and 2 Pink):

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: 6 inc (12)
• R3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
• R4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)

Hold one Grey and one Pink piece back-to-back. Using Grey yarn, crochet through both layers: 24 sc around. Fasten off and sew to the sides of the head.

Body:

Using Grey yarn.

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: 6 inc (12)
• R3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
• R4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
• R5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
• R6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
• R7-14: sc around (36)
• R15: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
• R16: sc around (30)
• R17: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
• R18: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)

Stuff firmly and sew the head to the body.

Arms & Legs (Make 4):

Using Grey yarn.

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: 6 inc (12)
• R3: BLO sc around (12)
• R4-8: sc around (12)

Stuff lightly, flatten the opening, and sew closed. Sew arms to the upper body and legs to the lower body in a sitting position.

Ruffled Collar:

Using Red yarn.

• Row 1: Ch 24, starting in 2nd ch from hook, 2 dc in each ch across. Turn.
• Row 2: Change to Yellow. Ch 2, 3 dc in each st across. Turn.
• Row 3: Change to White. Sc in each st across. Fasten off and sew around the neck.

Circus Hat:

Using Red and White yarn, alternating colors every 2 rounds.

• R1 (Red): 4 sc in MR (4)
• R2 (White): (1 sc, inc) * 2 (6)
• R3 (Red): (2 sc, inc) * 2 (8)
• R4 (White): (3 sc, inc) * 2 (10)
• R5 (Red): (4 sc, inc) * 2 (12)

Fasten off. Sew a small yellow pompom to the top and attach the hat to the head.

Circus Ball:

Using Red, Blue, Yellow, and White yarns to create bold stripes.

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: 6 inc (12)
• R3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
• R4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
• R5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
• R6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
• R7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
• R8: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
• R9-16: sc around (48)
• R17: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
• R18: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
• R19: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
• R20: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
• R21: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
• R22: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
• R23: 6 dec (6)

Stuff firmly before closing. Embroider tiny gold stars onto the blue stripe. Sew the elephant’s bottom and feet securely onto the ball.