Elephants and Dolphins // Stock Up on Gray Yarn

Dear users, dear creators,
elephants are absolutely wonderful, and everyone should have one. For cuddling, as decoration, and simply because it’s fun to crochet, knit, knook, cro-knit, embroider, or craft an elephant. Here in this thread, you’ll find great patterns for elephants.
So you can buy the gray yarn right away in a bulk pack, there’s also space here for dolphin patterns. This is going to be great. Give it a try.

@Authors
please post thematically relevant patterns here. Links, images, and text—along with information on materials, difficulty level, technique, and what makes the pattern special—must, of course, be included.

Here comes Mr. Trunk, the funny elephant. Using the specified hook size (2.5), he is approx. 32 cm tall from head to toe.



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Materials:

• 110 g - 140 g yarn (depending on yardage)
• Crochet hook size 2.5
• Stuffing
• Safety eyes / googly eyes, buttons, or similar

Or this funny elephant hand puppet—it guarantees playtime fun and brings life to the children’s room. A wonderful gift that makes children’s eyes
light up.



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Required materials:

• approx. 80 g yarn for recommended needle/hook size 3–4 (here Bravo by Schachenmayr with a yardage of 133 m/50 g)
• crochet hook size 3
• 2 safety eyes, 12 mm, or googly eyes/beads
• stuffing (only for the eyes)
• possibly a piece of felt (mouth)

Eddie the Baby Elephant (crocheted)


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Eddie is a cute little baby elephant who brings a smile to many people’s faces. To this day, I still can’t bring myself to part with this little elephant, because he’s just too adorable. My crochet pattern provides step-by-step instructions with plenty of pictures showing how this sweet little elephant is made. The pattern is also very suitable for beginners, thanks to the many pictures and detailed descriptions. Dimensions of the elephant when using Happy Anti-Pilling yarn: 33x30 cm. What you’ll need: Supplies: Gründl Happy yarn (light gray – approx. 350 g – plus a little dark gray, black, pink, blue, and yellow), stuffing, hook size 3.5, yarn needle, and scissors. All parts are worked in spiral rounds (except for the inner ears) and later joined together.

You can use appliqués like these to really jazz up kids’ T-shirts:

Pattern

Here’s a cute elephant finger puppet. And the patterns for the giraffe and the crocodile are included too! This way, you can bring the most exciting jungle adventures to life right away. The finger puppets are very easy to make. Get started right away!
You can find the pattern here  .

Elfi is an elephant in XXL format. Just as an elephant should be :) Elfi is sweet, cuddly, and always in a good mood. She would be absolutely delighted to be crocheted by you so she can spread a super good mood at your place, too.

Here is the pattern



Materials used:
Acrylic yarn, e.g. Bravo by Schachenmayr: lilac approx. 200 g, purple approx. 20 g, remnants in white and pink
Stuffing
Crochet hook sizes 3.5 and 2.5
Sewing and embroidery needle
Felt in black and white (remnants)
3-4 pipe cleaners (any color, approx. 30 cm long)

I hope you have lots of fun crocheting it :)

Crochet pattern: Baby Elephant  



Isn’t this little baby elephant cute? He doesn’t have any tusks yet. The best spot for him is his favorite palm tree. But he actually feels right at home anywhere. If you’d like to crochet an elephant like this too, I have an 11-page pattern here in PDF format with lots of pictures and step-by-step instructions.The elephant measures about 15 cm long and 11 cm tall. I used a size 3.0 crochet hook and crochet relatively tightly. Materials

• Cotton Quick by Gründl (gray)
• Size 3.0 crochet hook
• Sewing needle
• stuffing
• Adhesive eyes (can also be sewn on)

Best regards and have fun!

What on earth is “knooking”?????????????????

Knooking is a mix of crocheting and knitting. A knooking needle looks like a long crochet hook with an eyelet at the end. There are some “how-to videos” on YouTube—I’ve watched them but haven’t tried it myself yet.

There are also explanations for this right here in the patterns. For example: https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/8330/basiskurs-knooking-straekeln

here is an easy crochet pattern for a dolphin,
whether as a keychain, bag charm, or also for hanging on the car mirror,
the dolphin is a lucky charm that everyone would love to have
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/7973/taschenbaumler-oder-kuscheltier-delfin-von-dadade

An elephant as a musical toy????
The crochet pattern is described in detail and includes many pictures;
the music box string is inside the trunk.
Just head over to my page and check out the video
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/17834/spieluhr-elefant-die-etwas-andere-spieluhr-haekelanleitung-von-dadade


There are lots of other elephants on my page too, for example
Elli the grab elephant, a very simple crochet pattern and absolutely suitable for beginners,
optionally also with a rattle
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/5858/greif-elefant-fuer-die-ganz-kleinen-eine-haekelanleitung


or the elephant as gift packaging, for all elephant lovers, with mouse
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/19519/geschenke-tasche-oder-adventskalender-tiere-elefant-gehaekelt-von-dadade

I’ve already made the elephant with the mouse. My elephant has the mouse sitting on its leg. Despite several pretty convincing attempts, no one has managed to talk me into giving it to them yet.

For the very little ones, a crocheted comfort blanket or sensory cloth. The fluffy yarn used for the edging provides a tactile experience. When sewing it together, you can place some crinkle paper under the head, and the long trunk gives the child something to hold onto.

The elephant is crocheted from 100% cotton (school yarn/potholder yarn), but of course you could also choose a different yarn blend.

It’s quick to crochet and makes a lovely gift for a first visit to a new baby.

I look forward to your visit as you browse through my patterns.