Emil the Elephant
Material:
Cotton in five different colors
Crochet hook size 2.5 mm
Safety eyes, 6 mm ø
Pointed sewing needle for sewing and embroidery
Black embroidery thread for the eyebrows
filling
pins
stitch markers
Scissors
Pink blush plus brush for cheeks
Colors:
Head and body (color A): Babytoly 975 Silver, 50 g
Jumper (color B): Babytoly 014 Natural, 10 g
Sweater (color C): Ecobebek 969 Steel, 5 g
Pants (color D): Babytoly 780 Mustard, 15 g
Cap (color E): Babytoly 812 Camel, 2 g
Size: 26 cm
Directions:
Head:
Crochet in spiral rounds. Use 2.5 mm needles. Start in color A.
1st round: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
2nd round: Inc x 6. (12)
3rd round: (1 sc, inc) x 6. (18)
4th round: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc. (24)
5th round: (3 sc, inc) x 6. (30)
6th round: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. (36)
7th round: (5 sc, inc) x 6. (42)
8th round: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc. (48)
9th–16th rounds: 48 sc (48)
17th round: 20 sc, 7 ch, skip 7 sts, 21 sc (this creates the opening for the trunk). (48)
18th round: 20 sc, 7 sc in the ch chain of the previous round, 21 sc. (48)
Rounds 19–21: Crochet 48 sc. (48)
Rnd 22: 3 dc, dec, (6 dc, dec) x 5, 3 dc. (42)
23rd round: 5 sc, dec x 6. (36)
Rnd 24: 2 dc, dec, (4 dc, dec) x 5, 2 dc. (30)
25th round: (3 sc, dec) x 6. (24)
26th round: 1 dc, dec, (2 dc, dec) x 5, 1 dc. (18)
Finish with 1 sl yoke, cut off a long thread so you can sew the head to the body later.
Trunk:
1st round: Use color A again and now work so that the head is upside down in front of you. Start
at the bottom right edge of the opening with a standing sc. Crochet 6 more sc in the stitch, 2 sc
in the first corner of the opening, 7 sc in the chain, 2 more sc in the second corner. (18)
2nd round: Crochet 18 sc. (18)
3rd round: 10 dc, 6 sl st, 2 dc. (18)
4th round: (4 sc, dec) x 3. (15)
Rounds 5–6: Crochet 15 sc. (15)
7th round: 9 sc, 6 sl st (15)
8th round: (3 sc, dec) x 3. (12)
Rounds 9–10: Crochet 12 sc. (12)
11th round: 1 sl, 8 dc, 3 sl. (12)
12th round: (2 sc, dec) x 3. (9)
13th round: Crochet 9 sc. (9)
Finish the trunk with 1 sl st. Cut the thread and sew it in.
Add the eyes between the 16th and 17th rounds, 2 stitches away from the trunk on the left and
right.
Fill the head with stuffing, as well as the beginning of the trunk. Leave the rest empty.
The eyebrows are stitched diagonally over a stitch 5 rounds above the eyes. Using pink blush
and a brush, you can add cheeks under the eyes.
Ear (2x):
Crochet in spiral rounds. Use 2.5 mm needles. Start in color A.
1st round: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
2nd round: Inc x 6. (12)
3rd round: (1 sc, inc) x 6. (18)
4th round: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc. (24)
5th round: (3 sc, inc) x 6. (30)
Finish with 1 sl yoke. Cut the thread long enough for sewing later.
Body:
Crochet in spiral rounds. 2.5 mm needles. Start with color A.
1st round: 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
2nd round: Inc x 6. (12)
3rd round: (1 sc, inc) x 6. (18)
4th round: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc. (24)
5th round: (3 sc, inc) x 6. (30)
6th round: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. (36)
7th round: (5 sc, inc) x 6. (42)
Rounds 8–12: Crochet 42 sc. (42)
Fb switch to Fb B.
Rounds 13–14: Crochet 42 sc. (42)
Fb switch to Fb C.
15th round: (5 sc, dec) x 6. (36)
Fb switch to Fb B.
Rounds 16–17: Crochet 36 sc. (36)
Fb switch to Fb C.
18th round: Crochet 36 sc. (36)
Fb switch to Fb B.
19th round: 2 dc, dec, (4 dc, dec) x 5, 2 dc. (30)
20th round: Crochet 30 sc. (30)
Fb switch to Fb C.
21st round: Crochet 30 sc. (30)
Facebook switch to B.
22nd round: Crochet 30 sc. (30)
23rd round: (3 sc, dec) x 6. (24)
Fb switch to Fb C.
24th round: Crochet 24 sc. (24)
Fb switch to Fb B.
25th round: Crochet 24 sc. (24)
26th round: 1 dc, dec, (2 dc, dec) x 5, 1 dc. (18)
Finish with 1 sl st and fasten off. Fill the body with fiberfill.
Poor:
Left arm:
It is crocheted in spiral rounds. Start with color A.
1st round: 4 sc in a magic ring. (4)
2nd round: Inc x 4. (8) 3rd–5th round: Crochet 8 sc. (8)
Lightly fill the hand area with stuffing.
Fb switch to Fb B.
6th round: 8 km (8)
7th round: Inc x 8. (16)
8th round: Crochet 16 sc. (16)
Fb switch to Fb C.
9th round: Crochet 16 sc. (16)
Fb switch to Fb B.
10th round: Crochet 16 sc. (16)
11th round: (2 sc, dec) x 4. (12)
Fb switch to Fb C.
12th round: Crochet 12 sc.(12)
Lightly fill the lower wide arm area with fiberfill. Change to color B.
Rounds 13–14: Crochet 12 sc. (12)
Fb switch to Fb C.
15th round: (1 sc, dec) x 4. (8)
Fb switch to Fb B.
Rounds 16–17: Crochet 8 sc. (8)
Fb switch to Fb C.
18th round: Crochet 8 sc. (8)
Fb switch to Fb B.
19-20 Round: Crochet 8 dc. (8)
Fb switch to Fb C.
21st round: Crochet 8 sc. (8)
Fb switch to Fb B.
22nd round: Crochet 8 sc. (8)
1 ch. Then close the armhole by crocheting both sides together with 3 sc. Cut the yarn long
enough to sew it to the body later.
Right arm:
Crochet until round 21 as you did with the left arm. End round 22 after 2 sc. Close the opening
as you did with the left arm.
Leg (2x):
It is crocheted in spiral rounds. Color A.
1st round: 8 sc in a magic ring. (8)
2nd round: Inc x 8. (16)
3rd round: 16 sc in st. (16)
4th round: 5 dc, dec x 3, 5 dc. (13)
5th round: 5 sc, dec, 6 sc. (12)
Rounds 6–18: Crochet 12 sc. (12)
19th round: (5 sc, inc) x 2. (14)
Rounds 20–30: Crochet 14 sc. (14)
Fill the leg firmly with stuffing up to the top, 1 ch, then crochet the opening of the leg together
with 6 sc.
Cut the thread long enough and pull it through the loop.
Cap:
Crochet in spiral rounds. Start in color E. At the end, crochet in rows.
1st round: 7 sc in a magic ring. (7)
2nd round: Inc x 7. (14)
3rd round: (1 sc, inc) x 7. (21)
4th round: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 6, 1 sc. (28)
5th round: 28 sc in st. (28)
6th round: 1 dc, dec, (2, dc, dec) x 6, 1 dc. (21)
Continue crocheting in rows from here. 1 ch, turn.
1st row: 1 dec, 5 dc, 1 dec, 1 ch, turn. (7)
2nd row: Crochet 7 sc. (7)
Cut the thread long enough and pull it through the loop.
Do not sew the thread, as it will be used later to sew it onto the head.
Sewing the body parts:
First sew the head to the body, making sure that the color changes are on the back.
The legs are sewn to the body on the left and right between the 8th and 9th rounds with a
distance of approx. 12-13 stitches between the two legs.
The arms are sewn below the head between the 25th and 26th round of the body.
Fold the ear and sew it together with a sewing needle using 3 stitches over 3 stitches.
The two ears are sewn on at eye level, about 8 stitches to the back.
Sew the cap on the side at the level of the thread ring.
Pants:
First, work in rows. Continue working in closed rounds. Start in color D.
Crochet 37 ch. Start in the 2nd st from the needle.
1st–2nd row: 36 sc, 1 ch, turn. (36)
3rd row: 36 sc, 3 ch, turn. (36)
4th row: (1 dc, inc) x 18, 3 ch, turn. (54)
5th row: 54 dc (54)
Join with 1 sl st to the 3rd ch of the previous round. From here, work in closed rounds.
1st–4th Round: 3 ch, 54 dc, 1 sl st (54)
5th round: 3 ch, tr dec x 27, 1 sl st (27)
Now form the trouser legs. Count back 13 dc from the last dc and mark these 13th stitches with
a stitch marker.
1st round: Now crochet 1 sc in this 13th st to form a small ring.
Continue crocheting in spiral rounds.
Crochet another 12 sc. (13)
2nd round: Crochet 13 sc. (13)
Finish the work with 1 km.
For the 2nd pant leg, start with a standing sc on the back of the pants in an unworked dc.
Continue with the 1st and 2nd round of the 1st trouser leg.
Sew the hole between the two trouser legs with the beginning stitch of the second trouser leg.
Then sew all the threads on the inside of the trousers.
Now crochet two more ribbons to the back of the pants so you can close them with a bow. Start
with a standing sl st on one side, crochet 23 ch, cut the yarn, and pull it through the loop. Do
the same on the other edge.
Put the pants on the elephant and tie the two ribbons into a bow.
