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World Elephant Day

world elephant day

Who’s ready for more elephant patterns? Crafters around the world love these playful pachyderms, and there’s no shortage of designs, one (or more) of which is sure to catch your fancy.

Elzo the crochet elephant is such a cute little guy. With his striped swim shorts, he is ready to cool off from a hot summer’s day.

If you’re looking for an easy crochet elephant pattern, you will love this guy! The legs and body of this crochet elephant are crocheted in one piece. And even better? You can crochet the arms, tusks, and trunk into your elephant too, so that you just have to sew on the tail and ears! While this elephant is not a no sew amigurumi pattern, it certainly isn’t very sewing intensive!

One of my favourite things about this amigurumi elephant pattern are the ears. Oh those ears! They’re big and floppy and so cute!

https://chaicoffeecrochet.com/elzo-crochet-elephant/

elephant amigurumi

 

Can’t you just picture this little cutie sitting on a shelf in a nursery? So adorable!

This design from Willow Crochet is a very easy crochet pattern, and you’ll only require about 70 yards of grey yarn in dk weight – I used Stylecraft special DK (Graphite) but you can use any brand you like. Once complete this little elephant will only be about 4 inches tall so it’s also a fairly quick project. As with all of my amigurumi patterns I’ve used The Craft Factory Toy Eyes Solid Black – 9mm, you can of course use any toy eyes or black yarn to embroider some eyes on.

https://www.willowcrochet.com/elephant-amigurumi/

 

 

elephant crochet patterns

 

Our Zoo Blog Hop in June was chock full of elephant patterns – 7 to be exact. Oh, what fun you’re going to have crocheting these for the littles in your family!

4 amigurumi elephants, elephant mask mate, elephant lovey, and elephant finger puppets

Zoo Blog Hop Day 24 – Elephants

 

 

 

 

Since I love elephants, too, you can always find elephant patterns in my store:

Miles the Jazzy Elephant C2C Blanket Crochet Pattern

Miles the Jazzy Elephant Crochet Pattern

Elephant Hand Puppet Crochet Pattern

Elephant in the House Crochet Patterns Ebook - 14 Elephant Crochet Patterns

 

Elephant in the House Crochet Patterns Ebook – 14 Elephant Crochet Patterns

 

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

lion dog toy

 

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pug ornament

 

Pug Christmas Tree Ornament

 

 

Christmas gift tag

 

Christmas Gift Tag – From My Hooks & Needles

 

 

ice pop holder

 

 

Raccoon and Red Panda Ice Pop Holder Crochet Pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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International Cat Day

simple cat amigurumi

Today is a day to celebrate our feline friends. Cat owners know what beautiful creatures they are. Some are loving, some are aloof, some are silly. Although they sometimes have a bad reputation, studies have shown that having a cat can help to lower stress, anxiety and even depression. Cats can be entertaining as well as beneficial to your health. Today I have a collection of cat patterns to crochet and machine knit.

simple cat amigurumi

How cute is this Simple Cat Amigurumi from Hooked on Patterns!

https://hookedonpatterns.com/crochet-blog/free-crochet-cat-pattern

black cat wreath

Halloween is coming, so get out your Addi Express and make a Black Cat Wreath for your door.

Free Black Cat Crochet Pattern

hug your cat day

Here’s a great collection of 8 cat patterns from National Hug Your Cat Day in June.

Zoo Blog Hop Day 4 – National Hug Your Cat Day

fat cat

Another Cat Amigurumi Pattern for circular knitting machine

Addi Fat Cat Pattern

farm animals

 

Farm Animal Crochet Roundup

 

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)

armadillo

Armadillo Tissue Box Cover

pug ornament

Pug Christmas Tree Ornament

Christmas gift tag

Christmas Gift Tag – From My Hooks & Needles

ice pop holder

Raccoon and Red Panda Ice Pop Holder Crochet Pattern

Triceratops Baby Rainbow

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Narwhal Ornament Crochet Pattern

narwhal ornament

narwhal ornament

Materials:

Sport weight yarn:

50 yards MC

5 yards yellow

1 yard pink

Size E (3.5 mm) crochet hook

Yarn needle

Fiberfil

10 mm googly eyes

Ribbon for hanging

Finished ornament measures approximately 4” long (including tail fin)

 

BODY:

Rnd 1: Ch 2 (or magic circle), 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 sc).

Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (18 sc).

Rnd 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (24 sc).

Rnd 5: *Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (30 sc).

Rnd 6: *Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (36 sc).

Rnd 7: *Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (42 sc).

Rnd 8: *Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st,* repeat around (48 sc).

Rnds 9-18: Sc in each st.

Rnd 19: *Dec, sc,* 6 times, sc in next 30 sts (42 sc).

Rnd 20: Dec 6 times, sc in next 30 sts (36 sc).

Rnd 21: *Dec, sc in next 4 sts,* repeat 5 times (30 sc).

Rnd 22:  *Dec, sc in next 3 sts,* repeat 5 times (24 sc). Stuff.

Rnd 23: *Dec 3 times, *sc in next 4 sts, dec,* 3 times (18 sc).

Rnd 24: *Dec, sc,* repeat 5 times (12 sc.

Rnd 25: Sc in each st. Stuff.

Rnd 26: *Dec, sc in next 2 sts,* repeat twice (9 sc).

Rnd 27: Sc in each st.

Rnd 28: *Dec, sc,* 3 times (6 sc). Finish stuffing. Do not fasten off.

TAIL FIN:

Row 1: Fold tail and sc through both sides (3 sc).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, inc, sc, inc (5 sc).

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, tr in first st, dc in next st, sl st in next st, dc in next st, tr in last st, sl st in last st. Fasten off.

SIDE FINS (Make 2):

Row 1: With MC yarn, leaving 9” length for sewing, ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 3 ch (4 sc).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc in next 2 sts (3 sc).

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc in next st (2 sc).

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, dec over last 2 sts (1 sc). Fasten off.

Sew fins to side of body at Rnds 11-15.

HORN:

Rnd 1: With yellow yarn, ch 2 (or magic circle), 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join. Work in continuous rnds throughout.

Rnd 2: Inc in first st, sc in next 2 sts (4 sc).

Rnd 3: Inc in first st, sc in next 3 sts (5 sc).

Rnds 4-6: Sc in each st. Join with sl st at end of Rnd 6. Fasten off leaving 9” length for sewing. Stuff and sew to top of head at Rnds 10-12.

ASSEMBLY:

With pink yarn, embroidery mouth at Rnd 4. Cut 12” length of ribbon and pull through Rnd 14 at center top of head. Glue on eyes at Rnds 3-4.

PDF available at Narwhal Christmas Ornament Crochet Pattern 

YouTube Tutorial now available using Premier Chameleon yarn – https://youtu.be/II5B7zIHU08

baby narwhal amigurumi

Narwhal Amigurumi

 

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Christmas in July – National Give Something Away Day

elephant hand puppet

National Give Something Away Day

The plan was to start this giveaway early this morning, but my internet went down (terrible timing). So – I’m going to extend this giveaway of a free crochet pattern through Friday, July 16.

Elephant Hand Puppet Crochet Pattern
Elephant Hand Puppet Crochet Pattern

 

Crochet a herd of elephant hand puppets, and keep your little ones occupied for hours. Makes a great stocking stuffer for your elephant lover or zoo lover. This is a very versatile pattern. Make a few this evening for some jungle fun.

Skill level: Easy

Finished item measures approximately 8″ tall.

Materials you will need:
2 oz. worsted yarn
Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook
Yarn needle
2 googly eyes

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Zoo Blog Hop Day 28 – Mouse

mouse crochet pattern

For those of you who love woodland creatures, Sweet Softies has designed a Baby Mouse who sleeps in his very own Moses basket with a leaf blanket. There is also a Mushroom Box for him to hide in.

mouse crochet pattern

mushroom crochet pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

animal crochet patternsWant even more animals to crochet? A to Z Animal Crochet Patterns Ebook is 50% off for the month of June.

Stay tuned all month long for new animal designs.

fox crochet patterns

The animal for June 28 will be the Fox.

Prior Zoo Animal Posts

Fish crochet patterns

World Reef Awareness Day

owl crochet patterns

Owl Crochet Patterns

bat crochet patterns

Bat Crochet Patterns

cat crochet patterns

8 Cat Crochet Patterns Plus 2 Addi Patterns

bear crochet patterns

4 Bear Crochet Patterns

butterfly crochet

3 Butterfly Patterns

axolotl crochet

2 Axolotl Patterns

marine life crochet

World Oceans Day – 4 Whales and 4 Turtles

Koalas

lion crochet pattern

Zoo Blog Hop Day 10 – Lions

penguin crochet patterns

Zoo Blog Hop Day 11 – 4 Cuddly Penguins

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 12 – Jack the Sloth

 

 

unicorn crochet pattern

Zoo Blog Hop Day 13 – Mystical, Magical Unicorns!

alligator crochet patterns

Zoo Blog Hop Day 14 – Alligators!

rabbit crochet patterns

Zoo Blog Hop Day 15 – Bunnies!

deer crochet pattern

Zoo Blog Hop Day 16 – Deer and Moose

seahorse crochet pattern

Zoo Blog Hop Day 17 – Seahorse

beaver crochet patterns

Zoo Blog Hop Day 18 – Beaver

monkey crochet pattern

Zoo Blog Hop Day 19 – Monkeys

 

 

 

eagle crochet patterns

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 20 – Eagles

 

 

giraffe crochet patterns

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 21 – Giraffes

 

 

zebra crochet patterns

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 22 – Zebra

 

 

sheep crochet patterns

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 23 – Sheep

 

 

elephant crochet patterns

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 24 – Elephants

 

 

dog crochet patterns

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 25 – Dogs

cow amigurumi

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 26 – Cows

platypus crochet pattern

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 27 – Platypus

fox crochet patterns

 

Zoo Blog Hop Day 29 – Fox

 

 

Final Day of Zoo Blog Hop – Birds

Summer Exclusives Event – July 1-15

You’re in for a treat next week! Cosy Rosie has put together a Summer Exclusives event with 30 new crochet patterns designed especially for summer.  Each day from July 1-15, two new designs will be featured. You will have the opportunity to purchase each of these designs at 50% off. Please visit Cosy Rosie UK to get all the details.

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