Not Your Everyday Elephant

This is an original Cassie McSassy Craft design. When sharing pattern, please refer friends to Ravelry for the download. Any creations made using the pattern can be sold by creator, but please reference Cassie McSassy Craft as the original designer. Please do not sell this pattern, especially since I’m giving it to you for free (that would be mean). 

When making your elephant you can use any hook and yarn. I used a J hook with bulky yarn for the gray elephant and a D hook with fingering yarn for the pink elephant. I didn’t have gray fingering yarn to make small ears so I used worsted weight and did not make as many rows as explained in the pattern. I also didn’t have bulky pink yarn so I used 4 strands of fingering yarn. The best part of crochet is the chance to be creative, so BE creative and have fun! Please let me know if you have any questions 

Youtube videos available for assistance: 
Body: https://youtu.be/kMZ1hz6oNHE 
Trunk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi5NAfY35vI

Spanish translation available here: http://hastaelmonyo.com/?p=3206

Don't forget to "favorite" and "hook" this pattern in Ravelry https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/not-your-everyday-elephant

 Trunk: Ch 4 

Round 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook.

Sc, inc

Working up the beginning ch on the other side: 2 sc, inc

You should have 8 sc around 

Round 2-3: sc 8 around You should have a trunk with a rectangular snout due to the beginning starting as a ch instead of a circle.

Round 4: (3 sc, inc) repeat around (10 sc) 

Round 5: 5 sl st, 5 sc 

Round 6: 5 sc into round 4 (around the sl stitches), 5 sc (see in picture how you will need to go under the sl st from the previous round and into the space between the stitches)

Round 7: (4 sc, inc) repeat around (12 sc) 

Round 8: 6 sl st, 6 sc 

Round 9: 6 sc into round 7, 6 sc 

Round 10: 6 sl st, 6 sc 

Round 11: 6 sc into round 9, 6 sc 

Round 12: 6 sl st, 6 sc 

Round 13: 6 sc into round 11, 6 sc

Round 14: (5 sc, inc) repeat around fasten off and leave long tail to sew. 

Ears: 

5 SC into magic ring Ch 1 and turn 

Row 2: 2 SC in each stitch (10 sc) Ch 1 turn

Row 3: (sc, inc) repeat across (15 sc) Ch 1 turn 

Row 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat across (20 sc) Ch 1, turn 

Row 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat across (25 sc) 

Fasten off leaving a long tail When sewing the ears, attach only the "V" part and not the outer ear so that it flaps.

Body: 

6 sc in magic ring 

Round 2: inc around (12 sc) 

Round 3: (sc, inc) around (18 sc) 

Round 4: (2 sc, inc) around (24 sc) 

Round 5: (3 sc, inc) around (30 sc)

Round 6: (4 sc, inc) around (36 sc) 

Round 7: sc around 

Round 8: (5 sc, inc) around (42 sc) 

Round 9: (6 sc, inc) around (48 sc) 

Round 10: (7 sc, inc) around (54 sc) 

Round 11-12: sc around

Round 13: 30 sc, (inc, 8 sc) x2, Inc, 5 sc (57 sc) 

Round 14: sc around 

Round 15: sc 20, ch 5, sl st in 2nd chain from hook, 2 sc, Inc in last ch. Join with sl st in 20th st in round (same st where chained for the tail) Continue to sc around. 

Round 16: sc around and inc in the 20th stitch (you will need to sc in stitch 20 around the tail.) (59 sc) 

Round 17-19: sc around 

Round 20: 21 sc, dec, 28 sc, Inc, 7 sc (59 sc) 

Round 21: (9 sc, dec) x4, 7 sc, inc, 5 sc, Dec (55 sc) 

Round 22: (9 sc, dec) around back loops only 

Round 23: (8 sc, dec) around 

Round 24: (7 sc, dec) around Add safety eyes and stitch nose and ears to body 

Round 25: (6 sc, dec) around 

Round 26: (5 sc, dec) around 

Round 27: (4 sc, dec) around 

Round 28: (3 sc, dec) around 

Round 29: (2 sc, dec) around start stuffing 

Round 30: (sc, dec) around 

Round 31: Dec around, fasten off and weave in ends 

Legs: 

6 SC into magic ring 

Round 2: Inc around 

Round 3: (sc, inc) repeat around 

Round 4: sc around in back loops only 

Round 5-7: sc around 

Fasten off and leave tail to sew to body