This document provides the pattern and instructions for crocheting a stuffed elephant toy called Berni. The pattern includes detailed instructions over 18 pages for making the head, ears, body, arms, legs, tail, hat and suspenders for the elephant using various colors of yarn. Photos are included to illustrate the assembly process of bringing all the parts together to complete the stuffed elephant toy. The designer provides contact information for any questions and notes that the pattern is for personal use only.
This document provides the pattern and instructions for crocheting a stuffed elephant toy called Berni. The pattern includes detailed instructions over 18 pages for making the head, ears, body, arms, legs, tail, hat and suspenders for the elephant using various colors of yarn. Photos are included to illustrate the assembly process of bringing all the parts together to complete the stuffed elephant toy. The designer provides contact information for any questions and notes that the pattern is for personal use only.
This document provides the pattern and instructions for crocheting a stuffed elephant toy called Berni. The pattern includes detailed instructions over 18 pages for making the head, ears, body, arms, legs, tail, hat and suspenders for the elephant using various colors of yarn. Photos are included to illustrate the assembly process of bringing all the parts together to complete the stuffed elephant toy. The designer provides contact information for any questions and notes that the pattern is for personal use only.
This document provides the pattern and instructions for crocheting a stuffed elephant toy called Berni. The pattern includes detailed instructions over 18 pages for making the head, ears, body, arms, legs, tail, hat and suspenders for the elephant using various colors of yarn. Photos are included to illustrate the assembly process of bringing all the parts together to complete the stuffed elephant toy. The designer provides contact information for any questions and notes that the pattern is for personal use only.
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Materials · Yarn (blue, dark red, yellow and light blue). I used Katia Panama 100% cotton yarn, 50g / 180 m · 2 mm crochet hook · Polyester fiberfill · 4.5 mm plastic safety eyes · Embroidery thread · Tapestry needle · Stitch marker . Pipe cleaner and 2 small buttons (optional).
Abbreviations st = stitch ch= chain stitch sc = single crochet inc = increase (2 sc in one st) dec = decrease (make 2 st into one st) BLO = insert the hook in the Back Loop Only FLO = insert the hook in the Front Loop Only sl = slip stitch
Notes - This pattern is written using US crochet terminology. - If you use the yarn and hook indicated, the elephant will be about 15.5 cm (6.1 inches) tall. You can make it bigger or smaller using another type of yarn but, please, adapt the crochet hook and safety eyes accordingly.
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- Work in continuous rounds (spiral) unless instructed otherwise in the pattern. - If you have any questions or comments about the pattern please feel free to contact me at: [email protected] I will be happy to help. HEAD (with blue yarn) Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: BLO sc in all 6 st (6) Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9) Rnd 4-5: sc in all 9 st (9) Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12) Rnd 7-8: sc in all 12 st (12) Rnd 9: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15) Rnd 10-11: sc in all 15 st (15) Rnd 12: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18) Rnd 13-14: sc in all 18 st (18) Rnd 15: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21) Rnd 16-17: sc in all 21 st (21) Rnd 18: (6 sc, inc) x 3 (24) Rnd 19: sc in all 24 st (24) Rnd 20: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30) Rnd 21: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36) Rnd 22: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42) Rnd 23: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48) Rnd 24: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
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Rnd 25: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60) Rnd 26: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66) Rnd 27-35: sc in all 66 st (66) Rnd 36: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60) *Place your safety eyes between rounds 23-24 with 22 stitches between them. * To make the eyebrows add black embroidery thread 3 rounds above each eye. See pictures as a reference. * (Optional) Using a pipe cleaner or a wire, fold it and insert it in the trunk as shown in the pictures. * Stuff the trunk slightly.
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Rnd 37: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54) Rnd 38: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48) Rnd 39: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42) Rnd 40: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
* Start stuffing the head and
continue stuffing as you work.
Rnd 41: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 42: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24) Rnd 43: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18) Rnd 44: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12) Rnd 45: ( dec) x 6 (6) Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. With your yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each stitch and pull tight to close. Weave in the yarn end.
EARS (Make 2)
(in blue yarn)
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
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Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24) Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30) Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36) Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42) Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48) Rnd 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54) Rnd 10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60) Flatten the circle and sc through both layers to close (see the pictures as a reference).
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BODY (in dark red yarn)
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24) Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30) Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36) Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42) Rnd 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48) Rnd 9-13: sc in all 48 st (48) Rnd 14: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Continue with light blue yarn
Rnd 15: BLO sc in all 42 st (42)
Rnd 16: sc in all 42 st (42) In light yellow yarn Rnd 17: sc in all 42 st (42) Rnd 18: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36) In light blue yarn Rnd 19: sc in all 36 st (36) Rnd 20: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30) In yellow yarn
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Rnd 21: sc in all 30 st (30) Rnd 22: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24) In light blue yarn Rnd 23: sc in all 24 st (24) Rnd 24: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18) In yellow yarn Rnd 25-26: sc in all 18 st (18) Make a slip stitch in next stitch and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
In round 15 crocheted in back loops
(BLO) using dark red yarn insert the hook through the first and last stitch (see the pictures as a reference) and pull up a loop, chain 1, and make 42 sc in the remaining front loops. Finish with a slip stitch in the first sc stitch. Fasten off and cut the yarn, hiding it inside the body.
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ARMS (make 2) (Start with blue yarn) Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12) Rnd 3-5: sc in all 12 st (12) Rnd 6: (1 sc, dec) x 4 (8) In yellow yarn Rnd 7-8: sc in all 8 st (8) In light blue yarn Rnd 9-10: sc in all 8 st (8) In yellow yarn Rnd 11-12: sc in all 8 st (8) In light blue yarn Rnd 13-14: sc in all 8 st (8) Stuff only the hand. In yellow yarn Rnd 15-16: sc in all 8 st (8) In light blue yarn Rnd 17-18: sc in all 8 st (8) In yellow yarn Rnd 19-20: sc in all 8 st (8) In light blue yarn Rnd 21: sc in all 8 st (8) Rnd 22: Flatten the top of the arm and make sc through both layers to close.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
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LEGS (make 2) (Start with blue yarn) Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: inc in all 6 st (12) Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24) Rnd 5: BLO sc in all 24 st (24) Rnd 6-7: sc in all 24 st (24) Rnd 8: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18) Change to dark red yarn Rnd 9-10: sc in all 18 st (18) Embroider 3 toes with cream yarn. Start embroidering the middle toe in line with the color change (see picture 1 as a reference). Then embroider the other two with 3 stitches apart. Rnd 11: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12) Rnd 12-19: sc in all 12 st (12)
Stuff only half of the leg.
Rnd 20: Flatten the top of the leg and make
sc through both layers to close. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
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TAIL (with grey yarn) Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4) Rnd 2: inc in all 4 st (8) Rnd 3: sc in all 8 st (8) Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) x 4 (12) Rnd 5: sc in all 12 st (12) Rnd 6: (dec) x 6 (6) Change to blue yarn yarn Rnd 7-12: sc in all 6 st (6)
Make a slip stitch in next stitch and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
HAT (with dark red yarn) Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6) Rnd 2: sc in all 6 st (6) Rnd 3: inc in all 6 st (12) Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) Rnd 5-8: sc in all 18 st (18) Rnd 9: working in Front Loops Only (FLO) inc in all 18 st (36) Rnd 10: sc in all 36 st (36)
Make a slip stitch in next stitch and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
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Assembly Now we will join all parts together to finish the elephant
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- Pin the ears to the head as shown in the pictures and sew them to the head.
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- Sew the hat to the head as shown in the pictures.
- Place the body centered under the head with pins. Use the pictures as a reference. Sew the head to the body with 18 stitches, one for each single crochet.
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- Sew the arms to both sides of the body 3 rows below the head.
- Pin the legs to the body with the color transition pointing downwards (as shown in the photos) and sew them to the body.
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- Sew the tail centered to the body between rounds 2-5. Use the picture as a reference.
Suspenders (make 2)
Make a chain long enough to connect
the front and back of the trousers. Fasten off and pin it as shown in the pictures (next page). I made ch 17 but it may vary depending on the yarn and hook you use.
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Sew them to the body and add two small buttons (optional).
Congratulations!! Your little elephant is
ready!
I woud love to see your
finished bear so don’t forget to follow me on Instagram @diminu_patterns and share your photo tagging me. Thank you!
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This pattern is for personal use only. You are not allowed to share, publish, resell, distribute or rewrite this pattern in any way. You may sell the finished product made with this pattern but, please, credit the designer Diminu and include a link to the pattern.
If you have any questions or
comments about the pattern please feel free to contact me at: [email protected]
I will be happy to help :)
Thanks!! Aintzi.
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