Hello amigurumi lovers and beautiful visitors, I wanted to share free amigurumi models with you here. In my article, I will share with you a model and how to make it. At the end of my article, I will share with you the detailed construction patterns of the mold.
Materials
Size 4 worsted weight yarn 4 mm crochet hook
Polyfil
Darning needle
Scissors
12 mm safety eyes, or felt eyes
Abbreviations
MR: Magic ring
Sc: Single crochet
Inc: Increase
Dec: Decrease
Body
Rnd 1. 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2. 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*8 (24)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)*8 (32)
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)*8 (40)
Rnd 6. 7 rows of 40 sc (40 sc in each row) place eyes between 4 and 5 of the 7 rows, 6 sts apart.
Rnd 7. (3sc,dec)*8 (32)
Rnd 8. 2 rows of 32 sc (32 in each row)
Rnd 9. (2sc,dec)*8 (24)
Rnd 10. 1 row of 24 sc (24), Start stuffing the head and shaping it as you go. You want it to be round.
Rnd 11. (1sc,dec)*8 (16)
Rnd 12. (inc)*16 (32)
Rnd 13. 1 row of 32 sc (32), Continue to add stuffing as you go.
Rnd 14. (3sc,inc)*8 (40)
Rnd 15. (4sc,inc)*8 (48)
Rnd 16. 7 rows of 48 sc (48)
Rnd 17. (4sc,dec)*8 (40)
Rnd 18. (3sc,dec)*8 (32)
Rnd 19. (2sc,dec)*8 (24), Finish stuffing the body and shaping it, making it very round and plump.
Rnd 20. (1sc,dec) (16)
Rnd 21. (dec)*8 (8)
Close the circle shut and hide tail.
Legs (Make 2)
Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. 5 inc (10)
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*5 (15)
Rnd 4. 2 rows of 15 sc (15)
Add stuffing to the legs, to make this easier ı usually add stuffing during the assembly.
I sew where ı want the legs to be and sfuff them as ı sew.
Arms (Make 2)
Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. 5 inc (10)
Rnd 3. 2 rows of 10 sc (10)
Add stuffing to the arms, to make this easier ı usually add stuffing during the assemly.
I sew where ı want the arms to be and then stuff them as ı sew.
Trunk
Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. inc, 1sc, inc, 1sc, inc (8)
Rnd 3. 2 rows of 8 sc (8)
Rnd 4. 7sc,inc (9)
Rnd 5. 1 row of 9 sc (9)
Rnd 6. 8 sc, inc (10)
Rnd 7. 8 sc, inc (12)
Rnd 8. 1 row of 12 sc (12)
Rnd 9. 9 sc, inc, inc, inc (15)
Rnd 10. 2 rows of 15 sc (15)
Stuffing the trunk firmly.
Ears (Make 2)
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 7. 1 row of 36 sc (36)
Fold ear in half, line both halves up and sew across 3 stitches.
Close off and leave a yarn tail for sewing.
Assembly
1. Ears are sewn on the side of the head, between rows 5 and 6 from the magic ring.
2. Trunk is sewn 1 row down from the eyes, covering 5 rows going down.
3. Legs are sewn starting between rows 3 and 4 from where you closed the magic ring on the bottom and cover 4 rows.
4. Arms are sewn on the side of the body, slightly more towards the front of the body.
5. Cut off a few strands of yarn and attach them to the row right in front of the magic ring. Trim the yarn to desired length for the elephant’s hair.
6. You can add a tail, to do this just attach yarn to the but the same way you did the hair. Braid the tail together, tie the braid at the end and leave little fringe at the end.
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All Finished.
