This Cuddle Me Elephant just can’t wait to be nursed and protected. Decorated with tropical flowers, soft crochet elephant brings the sparkle into every child’s eyes. It can make a cute birthday present!
The Cuddle Me Elephant Crochet Pattern will help you to create such a beautiful toy for your loved little one!
Supplies:
- Semi-cotton yarn Yarnart Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 160 m / 50 g)
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- Fiberfill for stuffing
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Scissors and sewing needle
In case you use the specified yarn and hook, your Cuddle Me Elephant amigurumi will be about 16 cm (6.3″) tall. Note that your toy can be larger if you use thicker yarn and bigger hook.
Skill level: intermediate
You can find other crochet patterns of the Cuddle Me toy series following the links:
Cuddle Me Monkey Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Lion Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Panda Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Bunny Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Bear Amigurumi Pattern
Cuddle Me Elephant
Free amigurumi pattern
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
sl st = slip stitch
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
dc-inc = 2 dc in one st
(..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
[..] = total number of stitches
Work in continuous rounds (vs. joined rounds) using a stitch marker.
Head:
Crochet with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7-11: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 12: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 13-14: sc in all 42 st [42]
Rnd 15: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Insert safety eyes between Rnd 12 and Rnd 13, at the distance of 5 stitches between the eyes.
Rnd 16: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 17: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 18: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 19: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Fasten off and weave in the end. Stuff with fiberfill.
Ears (make 2):
Outer part (make 2):
Crochet with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: sl st in all 42 st [42]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Inner part (make 2):
Crochet with lilac yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the inner parts of the ears on the outer ones.
Trunk:
Crochet with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2-9: sc in all 6 st [6]
Rnd 10: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 2 times [8]
Rnd 11: sc in all 8 st [8]
Rnd 12: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 2 times [10]
Rnd 13: sc in all 10 st [10]
Rnd 14: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 2 times [12]
Rnd 15-19: sc in all 12 st [12]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff very slightly.
Arms (make 2):
Work with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 2 times [14]
Rnd 4-5: sc in all 14 st [14]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 2 times [12]
Rnd 7-8: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 9: sc in next 5 st, dec, sc in next 5 st [11]
Rnd 10: sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 5 st [10]
Rnd 11-19: sc in all 10 st [10]
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff only the half of the arms.
Legs (make 2):
Crochet with gray yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: sc in all 18 st in back loops only [18]
Rnd 5-8: sc in all 18 st [18]
Rnd 9: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 2 times [16]
Rnd 10-13: sc in all 16 st [16]
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Don’t fasten off after finishing the second leg. Stuff legs with fiberfill and continue crocheting the body starting from the second leg.
Body:
Crochet 2 ch and join the legs with sl st.
Rnd 1: sc in next 16 st of the first leg, sc in next 2 ch, sc in next 16 st of the second leg, sc in next 2 ch (opposite side) [36]
Rnd 2: sc in next 34 st, (inc) x 2 times [38]
Rnd 3: inc, sc in next 32 st, inc, sc in next 4 st [40]
Rnd 4-8: sc in all 40 st [40]
Rnd 9: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 17 st, dec, sc in next 11 st [38]
Rnd 10: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 15 st, dec, sc in next 11 st [36]
Rnd 11: sc in all 36 st [36]
Rnd 12: sc in next 8 st, dec, sc in next 15 st, dec, sc in net 9 st [34]
Rnd 13: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 15 st, dec, sc in next 8 st [32]
Rnd 14: sc in all 32 st [32]
Rnd 15: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 14 st, dec, sc in next 7 st [30]
Rnd 16: sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 12 st, dec, sc in next 7 st [28]
Rnd 17: sc in all 28 st [28]
Rnd 18: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 4 times [24]
Rnd 19: sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 20: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 4 times [20]
Rnd 21: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 4 times [16]
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the head. Stuff with fiberfill.
I am not on FB or Instagram but wanted to share that I just finished the little cuddle Me elephant. It’s a gift for a little boy and wanted to know if anyone has suggestions on what to put on his head besides flowers. Thank you.
Val
Your patterns are such a blessing❤ and so well written! Thank you so much for sharing your gift! I can think up patterns but I don’t have the patients to write them out… Kudos!!❤❤❤
Muy bonitos tus patrones, felicitaciones!!
I love your cuddle me series!
If I wanted to crochet from head to body without sewing (like with the Tiny series you have), how would you do it?
Thank you so much!
Hi I have just finished the wee grey elephant with flowers on her head. My query is why the pattern for the flowers didnt give instructions for the white center.
how do I get this to print off ?
Online version of this pattern is free, but if you want to print it, you have to buy PDF version.
This pattern is so easy and i love the over all look of the elephant.
Thank you,😘
Los patrones más geniales!! Me encanta hacerlos, quedan hermosos! Muchísimas gracias por compartimos! Saludos desde Argentina 😘
thank you for these patterns, i have a few questions for you and i would like to know if i could talk to you about them. I love your patterns and there super cute. I think your an amazing person for the work you take to put the patterns together and make them complete
How do you connect the legs and the body together? I dont quite get it
Make the second leg in the same way, but don’t fasten off. Continue working on the body from the inner thigh of the second leg. Make 2 ch and join with the first leg with sl st.
I have bought a few of your patterns and some will not download fully. So that I cant print them. I need paper copies as I will not have internet
Thanks so much.
I made the bear for my grandchild. It is soooo nice!
Best wishes
Grandma
This is such a neat pattern! Any suggestions on how to add a little tail for the elephant?
Thank you, Alex 🙂 You can make a tail in the same way like Cuddle Me Cow’s tail was made https://amigurumi.today/crochet-cuddle-me-cow-amigurumi-pattern/
Hello. It is so fun and cute. Thank you so much❤🌸
They are all so pretty and cute, are they for sale?
I am 11 and I love too crochet but those animals look too complicated for me😁
Thank you for sharing these. Love to make animals. I have crocheted for years and your patterns are the easiest ones to follow. I know I will have fun making them all. Thank you again for the free patterns.
Thank you! 🌹💕
The pattern is well writen and thank you for including the flowers and leaves. I start yesterday and finished head trunk and ears. I put together the head before anything else but definitely will put arms on body before the head. This pattern is so cute! Thank you!
Thank you, Kim! 🙂
My am is Nour I learnt crochet 2 years ago and I am 12 crochet is like my favourite thing to do it is the activity that makes me zone out of the world and think about myself. All the patterns are amazing. God bless you😘😘😘😘
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You are such a talented crocheter, thank you for sharing your patterns. Hope to get a good as you🙂 Your free patterns are a blessing.
Thank you! 🌹💖