Thursday 23 May 2013

Elvis the Elephant

Efter at have lavet Penny the Pig - på opfordring fra min veninde - fik jeg lyst til at lave flere tykke kugledyr...Det resulterede i Elefanten Elvis :)

Han er dejlig rund og blød - et perfekt krammedyr - og så kan man da kun blive glad af at kigge på ham, ik?! :)




Materials
 2,5 mm hook
cotton yarn (50 - 100g)
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle

Finished size: 17 cm long (+ trunk) and 12 cm tall. 


Abbreviations 
sc: single crochet 
st: stitch 
dec: single crochet decrease 
inc: 2 sc in sc 

PATTERN:

Head/Body 
Start with the trunk 
Rnd 1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6) 
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12) 
Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) x6 (18) 
Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) x6 (24) 
Rnd 5: “1sc in each sc around” (in the inner loop) (24) 
Rnd 6-20: “1sc in each sc around” (24) 
Rnd 21: (inc, 3sc) x6 (30) 
Rnd 22: (inc, 4sc) x6 (36) 
Rnd 23: (inc, 5sc) x6 (42) 
Rnd 24: (inc, 2sc) x14 (56) 
Rnd 25: (inc, 7sc) x7 (63) 
Rnd 26: (inc, 8sc) x7 (70) 
Rnd 27: (inc, 9sc) x7 (77) 
Rnd 28: (inc, 10sc) x7 (84) 
Rnd 29: (inc, 11sc) x7 (91) 
Rnd 30: (inc, 12sc) x7 (98) 
Rnd 31-60: 1sc in each sc around (98) 
Rnd 61: (dec, 12sc) x7 (91) 
Rnd 62: (dec, 11sc) x7 (84) 
Rnd 63: (dec, 10sc) x7 (77) 
Rnd 64: (dec, 9sc) x7 (70) 
Rnd 65: (dec, 8sc) x7 (63) 
Rnd 66: (dec, 7sc) x7 (56) 
Rnd 67: (dec, 6sc) x7 (49) 
Rnd 68: (dec, 5sc) x7 (42) Stuff with poly fill. 
Rnd 69: (dec, 4sc) x7 (35) 
Rnd 70: (dec, 3sc) x7 (28) 
Rnd 71: (dec, 2sc) x7 (21) 
Rnd 72: (dec, 1sc) x7 (14) 
Rnd 73: (dec) x7 (7) 
Fasten off.

Leg (Make four) 
Rnd 1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6) 
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12) 
Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) x6 (18) 
Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) x6 (24) 
Rnd 5: (inc, 3sc) x6 (30) 
Rnd 6-10: “1sc in each sc around” (30) 
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach to the body 

Ear (Make two) 
Rnd 1: 8 single crochet into magic ring (8) 
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (16) 
Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) x8 (24) 
Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) x8 (32) 
Rnd 5: (inc, 3sc) x8 (40) 
Rnd 6: (inc, 4sc) x8 (48) 
Rnd 7: (inc, 5sc) x8 (56) 
Rnd 8-15: “1sc in each sc around” (56) 
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach to the body 

Eye (Make two) 
White yarn 
Rnd 1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6) 
Rnd 2: 2sc in each sc around (12) 
Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) x6 (18) 
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach on the body 

Pupil (Make two) 
Black yarn 
Rnd1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6 sts) 
Rnd2: 2sc in each st around (12 sts) 
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach on the eye 

Embroider a mouth with red yarn. 

You´re done!! Enjoy your fat little elephant. 

Copyright Anja Nielsen, 2013