Amigurumi Baby Elephant Pattern
This adorable Amigurumi Baby Elephant is the perfect handmade companion for children and amigurumi lovers 🧶💗
With its soft texture, chubby cheeks, and sweet little trunk, this elephant makes a wonderful gift for baby showers, birthdays, or nursery decor.
The pattern is written using standard US crochet terms and includes clear, step-by-step instructions, making it suitable for intermediate beginners who are familiar with basic amigurumi techniques.
You can easily customize the size and colors to create your own unique elephant.
Amigurumi Baby Elephant MATERIALS
1: Amigurumi Chenille yarn in color Quartz (3077) – only 1 skein is enough
2: Thinner black yarn for embroidering eyelashes and eyebrows
3: Small piece of white yarn to embroider the waterline of the eyes
4: Crochet hook – 5 mm
5: Polyester fiberfill stuffing
6: Safety eyes 15 mm or 16 mm (3D safety eyes with washers)
7: Scissors
8: Tapestry needle
9: Colors and yarns may be changed as desired
SIZE
1: Final piece measures approximately 22 cm (8.6 in) in height.
TRUNK
Color: Quartz
1: 6 sc in MR
2: Back loop only: (1 sc, 1 inc) x3 (9)
3: sc around (9)
4: sc around (9)
5: 2 sc, 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc, 2 sc (11)
6: sc around (11)
7: 5 sc, 1 inc, 5 sc (12)
8: sc around (12)
9: sc around (12)
10: sc around (12)
11: sc around (12)
12: Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
13: Fold the first 3 rounds of the trunk tip inward, rolling it slightly
14: Sew or glue to keep the tip curled
15: Add a small amount of stuffing to the center of the trunk
EARS (make 2)
Color: Quartz
1: 8 sc in MR
2: 8 inc (16)
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x8 (24)
4: (3 sc, 1 inc) x6 (30)
5: sc around (30)
6: sc around (30)
7: (3 sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)
8: (6 sc, 1 dec) x3 (21)
9: sc around (21)
10: Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing
11: Fold the piece as shown in the photo
12: Do not stuff
Amigurumi Baby Elephant TAIL
Color: Quartz
1: Leave a long yarn tail at the beginning
2: Ch 7
3: Starting from the second chain, work in the back bump: 6 sc
4: Fasten off, leaving a tail the same length as the starting tail
ARMS (make 2)
Color: Quartz
1: 5 sc in MR
2: 5 inc (10)
3: sc around (10)
4: sc around (10)
5: sc around (10)
6: sc around (10)
7: sc around (10)
8: sc around (10)
9: sc around (10)
10: sc around (10)
11: Stuff only the tip of the arm
12: Fold the piece in half and close with 4 sc
13: Leave a long tail for sewing
LEGS (make 2)
Color: Quartz
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x6 (18)
4: sc around (18)
5: sc around (18)
6: sc around (18)
7: sc around (18)
8: Do not cut the yarn on the second leg – continue to the body
BODY
1: Turn both legs so the backs face you
2: Join with 1 sc into the first leg (first stitch of Round 1)
3: Start stuffing as you crochet
4: 17 sc on first leg, 18 sc on second leg (36)
5: 16 sc, 4 inc, 15 sc, 1 inc (41)
6: 1 inc, 40 sc (42)
7: sc around (42)
8: 9 sc, 1 dec, 18 sc, 1 dec, 11 sc (40)
9: sc around (40)
10: 8 sc, 1 dec, 18 sc, 1 dec, 10 sc (38)
11: sc around (38)
12: 8 sc, 1 dec, 17 sc, 1 dec, 9 sc (36)
13: sc around (36)
14: (4 sc, 1 dec) x6 (30)
15: sc around (30)
16: (3 sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)
17: (2 sc, 1 dec) x6 (18)
18: Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing
Amigurumi Baby Elephant HEAD
Color: Quartz
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x6 (18)
4: (2 sc, 1 inc) x6 (24)
5: (3 sc, 1 inc) x6 (30)
6: (4 sc, 1 inc) x6 (36)
7: (5 sc, 1 inc) x6 (42)
8: sc around (42)
9: sc around (42)
10: sc around (42)
11: sc around (42)
12: sc around (42)
13: 6 sc, 3 inc, 18 sc, 3 inc, 12 sc (48)
14: sc around (48)
15: 6 sc, 3 dec, 18 sc, 3 dec, 12 sc (42)
16: (5 sc, 1 dec) x6 (36)
17: Insert eyes between rounds 11 and 12, 8 stitches apart and 5 stitches away from cheek increases
18: (4 sc, 1 dec) x6 (30)
19: (3 sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)
20: (2 sc, 1 dec) x6 (18)
21: Back loop only: (1 sc, 1 dec) x6 (12)
22: (2 sc, 1 dec) x3 (9)
23: Close with a false MR, fasten off and weave in
24: Stuff the head firmly, shaping the cheeks
25: Optional: create eye indentations
ASSEMBLY
1: Embroider the waterline with white yarn
2: Embroider eyelashes and eyebrows on the 3rd round above the eyes
3: Sew the head to the body using leftover loops from Round 20 of the head
4: Sew the ears between rounds 7 and 14, 5 stitches away from the eyes
5: Sew the trunk between rounds 12 and 13, centered between the eyes
6: If needed, add a stitch at the back of the trunk to secure it closer to the face
7: Sew the arms to the last round of the body
8: Sew the tail centered on the back between rounds 4 and 5 of the body
This adorable amigurumi elephant pattern is perfect for both beginners and experienced crocheters who love creating soft, handmade toys. With its sweet expression, big floppy ears, and cuddly shape, this crochet elephant makes a wonderful handmade baby toy, nursery decor item, or baby shower gift.
Designed especially for chenille yarn / velvet yarn, this pattern uses standard amigurumi crochet abbreviations and easy step-by-step instructions. When made with the recommended materials and safety eyes, the finished amigurumi elephant toy is soft, durable, and perfect for gifting or selling as a handmade product.
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