Big fan of mini amigurumi? Then you’re going to love this Little Elephant Amigurumi! Perfect for a quick and adorable crochet session, this tiny elephant is full of charm and ready to join your collection.
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A Fast and Kawaii Crochet Project from the Mini Amigurumi Collection
Whether you’re looking for a fast crochet project or just craving something cute and kawaii, this one’s for you. This Little Elephant Amigurumi is part of my Mini Amigurumi Collection and is super quick to make, great for those satisfying “I made it today!” moments. And yes, there is a step-by-step video tutorial to guide you through it!
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Little Elephant Amigurumi Video Tutorial Part 1
Little Elephant Amigurumi Free Pattern
Materials:
- 2mm crochet hook
- Two shades of gray (or any color you would like your elephant to be!). I used 100% cotton, light worsted, 6ply.
- 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.
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Finish size:
The finished Little Elephant Amigurumi measures approximately 3″ (7 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.
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).
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.
Terms and abbreviations (US terms):
Single crochet (sc): insert the hook into the stitch, pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.
Double crochet (dc): yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, pull up a loop yarn over the needle, inside the two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the remaining two loops.
Increase (inc): make two single crochet inside the same stitch.
Decrease (dec): Insert hook into front loop only of next two stitches, yarn under, pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn under and pull through both loops on the hook.
Back loop Slip stitch (blsl): Insert hook into the back loop only of the stitch, yarn under, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.
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Pattern Instructions
Head
With color A 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
6-11 rnd 30sc
12 rnd (1sc, 1dec, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
13 rnd 18blsl
Body
- For the next round, you will work in the remaining front loop of round 12.
14 rnd FL(2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
15-18 rnd 24sc
- For the next round, you will work in the back loop only.
19 rnd BL(2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
20 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.
Front Paw
With color A start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2-4 rnd 6sc
5 rnd 3sc crocheting the sides together, closing the paw.
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off, and leave a tail for sewing it.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
Back Paw
With color B start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
- Change to color A,
3 rnd 12bpsc
4-5 rnd 12sc
6 rnd 6sc crocheting the sides together, closing the paw.
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off, and leave a tail for sewing it.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
Little Elephant Amigurumi Video Tutorial Part 2
Ears
Left ear
With color A start,
1 rnd 4sc in a magic ring, chain 1 and turn
2 rnd 4inc, chain 1 and turn Total 8sts
3 rnd (1dc, 1inc dc) repeat 4 times, chain 2, join with sl
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off, and leave a tail for sewing it.
Right ear
With color A start,
1 rnd 4sc in a magic ring, chain 1 and turn
2 rnd 4inc, chain 2 and turn Total 8sts
3 rnd (1inc dc, 1dc) repeat 4 times, chain 1, join with sl
- Cut the yarn, fasten it off, and leave a tail for sewing it.
Trunk
With color A, chain 9. Skip the first chain and start,
1 row 4sc, 2hdc, 2dc, chain 2 and join with a sl
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off. Leave a small tail for sewing it.
Assembly
- Use pins to fasten the back paws under the elephant’s body. Sew it under the elephant.
- Sew the arms, taking 3 rounds from the body. Starting in round 14 and finishing in round 16.
- Sew the ears in round 4 of the head, taking 5 rounds in length. Leave the down tip of the ear without sewing.
- Sew the trunk in round 7.
- Embroider the eyes in round 7, leaving one stitch distance beside the trunk. With the same thread, embroider the eyebrow in round 5.
- Cut a couple of strings 10cm in length and attach them to the elephant’s head. I added 8 strings. With the embroidery needle, open the plys of the yarn, making it fuzzy. With scissors, cut the hair strings to a size that looks symmetrical to you.
- For the tail, cut two pieces of yarn with a 10cm length of the two colors you decided to work with. Attach to the back of the elephant.
Congratulations!!!
Your Little Elephant amigurumi is ready!
I hope you enjoy this pattern! If you have any questions or comments, leave them in the comment box below.
See you next time!
Love,
Ana
FAQ – Crochet Little Elephant Pattern
Yes, absolutely! You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern. I would ask if possible to credit Little Crochet Farm as the designer. A link back is always appreciated if you sell online.
Definitely! I used sports yarn for mine, but you can absolutely use velvet yarn or acrylic yarn if you’d like a different texture. Just keep in mind that the look and feel will change depending on the yarn you choose. And remember to adjust the needle to the yarn weight.
Yes, you can! Using a larger hook (and matching yarn weight) will make your finished Elephant bigger and softer. Just make sure your stitches are tight enough so the stuffing doesn’t show through.
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