I’m so happy to share this cheerful Chubby Elephant Amigurumi with you! This plump and happy little elephant is part of my Chubby Animals Collection, a beginner-friendly project that’s fast to crochet and full of charm.
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It also makes a wonderful handmade baby gift! And to make it even easier, there’s a step-by-step video tutorial to guide you through the entire process. Grab your yarn and hook, and let’s crochet this adorable chubby elephant together.
Explore More from the Chubby Animals Collection
If you love chubby amigurumi toys, be sure to check out the other patterns in the Chubby Animals Collection! Along with this Chubby Elephant Amigurumi, you can also crochet the Chubby Lion, Chubby Bunny, Chubby Frog Prince, Chubby Unicorn, Chubby Tiger, Chubby Fox, and Chubby Hippo. Each one is fun to crochet and perfect for gifting or building your own collection of chubby friends!
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Chubby Elephant Amigurumi Video Tutorial
Chubby Elephant Amigurumi
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Materials:
- 2mm crochet hook
- Light worsted (or DK) yarn color of you preference (I used merino wool for this pattern)
- Black thread for embroidering the eyes.
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Sewing needle.
- Or, you can use safety eyes! The position is at the end of this post.
Finish size:
The finished Chubby Elephant amigurumi measures approximately 3.15″ (8 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.
Useful Crochet Tutorials
Before we start, I leave a link to all the stitches tutorials I used to complete this pattern. If you are a complete beginner or not familiar with some techniques, there is a blog post with step-by-step images with descriptions and video tutorials.
Gauge
Gauge is not crucial for this pattern, so feel free to use a hook size that matches your chosen yarn. I always recommend using a slightly smaller hook to keep the stitches tight and prevent the stuffing from showing through. If needed, adjust your hook size for a neater finish.
However, if you’d like to know the gauge for my chosen yarn and materials, here it is:
With sport-weight yarn and a 2mm crochet hook, the gauge for 5 rounds (increasing to 30 stitches) measures approximately 1.6″ (4.5 cm).
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Pattern Instructions
Trunk
With light blue yarn, start,
1 rnd 5sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 5inc Total 10sts
3 rnd 10bpsc
4-11 rnd 10sc
12 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 5 times Total 15sts
13 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 3 times Total 18sts
- Cut the yarn and fasten off. Leave on the side for now.
Body
With light blue yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 46sts
7 rnd (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
8 rnd (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
9-13 rnd 48sc
14 rnd 15sc, 9sc connecting with 9 stitches from the trunk, 15sc
15 rnd 15sc, 9sc connecting with the remaining stitches from the trunk, 15sc
16 rnd 48sc
17 rnd (6sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
18 rnd (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
19 rnd (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
20 rnd (8sc, 1dec) repeat 3 times Total 27sts
21 rnd (7sc, 1dec) repeat 3 times Total 24sts
22 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
- Stop here to add stuffing material before moving to round 23.
23 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
- Cut the yarn and fasten off. Weave the tail through the front loops of all 12 stitches and pull tight to close the circle. Hide the remaining tail inside the toy.
Ears
With light blue yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
- Cut the yarn, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
- Make another one!
Paws
With light blue yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd 12bpsc
4 rnd 12sc
5 -8 rnd 12sc
- Cut the yarn, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
- Make four legs in total.
Assembly
- Sew the ears between rounds 21 and 22 of the head.
- Embroider the eyes in round 16. Leave 6 stitches between them.
- Attach the yarn in the central part of the backside of the Elephant, in row number 10. Chain 5. Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Congratulations!!!
Your Chubby Elephant amigurumi is ready!
I hope you enjoy this pattern, and if you have any questions or comments in general, leave them in the comment box below.
See you next time!
Love,
Ana
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