Elly, The Amigurumi Baby Elephant Pattern

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Basic Skills Necessary:

• crochet, read and follow a crochet pattern, basic sewing, basic embroider

Pattern Description:

A friend in Norway who is an EMS tech asked me to design a pattern for a crocheted elephant, so that she could make them to give sick and injured children. I didn't think that I could do it, but with much trial and error, I think I have a cute little elephant design.

The pattern contains instructions to make Elly, the Amigurumi Baby Elephant. Elly is crocheted from sport weight yarn (you could use DK) with a size 0 (3.25mm), and has plastic safety eyes. Of course you can use any thread or yarn with the appropriate size hook, just make sure that you adjust the size of the eyes to the size of the elephant.

Elly is about 6.5 inches (16.5cm) tall and 6 inches (15cm) long, not including her trunk. The legs can be either thread-jointed for movement possiblities, or sewn on. Elly would make a wonderful gift for children!

Instructions for making Elly's pretty red flower are included. The booklet is 18 pages long, and includes many color photos of the finished elephant, as well as instructional photos to help you along the way.

Materials and Supplies:

 Sport Weight or DK Weight Yarn, Soft White, Off White, or Ivory - 165 yds, Pink - 35 yds, Red - 10 yds, Yellow - 5 yds, Green - 5 yds
 Size C (2.75mm) Crochet Hook
 Two 8mm snap-on plastic eyes
 20" (51cm) length of black embroidery thread
 Large Tapestry Needle, 5" (13cn) Doll Needle (only if thread jointing), and 2" (5cm) Sewing Needle
 Upholstery or other strong thread that will not stretch (if thread jointing)
 Scissors
 Light blue pencil or eye shadow for shading eyes
 Pink pencil or blush makeup for shading cheeks
 Fine point black marker for lining eyelids