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Today is Day 2 of the Spring 2025 Little Safari Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along. Our second little safari animal is the largest animal on the savanna, although this one is pretty tiny in size- the Little Elephant.
I think if you asked anyone to name the first African safari animal that comes to mind Elephants would probably be near the top of the list for many people. The African Bush Elephant is the biggest land animal in the world so it kind of stands out, which means it obviously had to be included in this series.
Just like the lion from yesterday, the elephant is made in a sitting position like a teddy bear. It sits about 3.5" tall. It uses the exact same body style as the lion, but with different legs, much bigger ears, and obviously a long trunk and tusks.
An African elephant's ears are actually kind of pointed, but this little elephant has big round ears. The legs are a little thicker than the lions legs and they have little toes embroidered on the feet. The tiny tusks stick out on either side of the trunk.
Like I mentioned in my last post, I chose to use Loops and Threads Impeccable for all of the animals in this mini amigurumi series. but similar medium/worsted weight acrylic yarn will work as well. The Little Elephant uses only two colors- gray and white/cream, I chose to use a cream color because I felt like the white was a little harsh. I also used safety eyes for the elephants eyes, though you can choose to embroider them if desired.
Check back tomorrow to see what Little Safari Animal will show up on Day 3!
How to Crochet a Little Elephant
Finished Size: about 3.5" tall sitting
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in gray, and cream or white (sample made in Loops and Threads Impeccable in True Gray, and Aran)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
Instructions:
The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sew on. All of the pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr), except the tail which is made with a chain.
Body
Make 1 with gray, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 about 3 stitches apart
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Trunk
Make 1 with gray yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in blo of each st (6 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Round 4: 2 sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts (8 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in first st, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 5 sts (10 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Add a little bit of stuffing and sew the trunk to the head just below the eyes
Tusks
Make 2 with white/cream yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in each st (4 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch a tusk on each side of the trunk
Ears
Make 2 with gray yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-6: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 7: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Flatten and sew ears to the sides of the head
Legs
Make 4 with gray yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in blo of each st (9 sc)
Round 4-5: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 6: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
You may want to add a tiny bit of stuffing to the end of each leg to help it keep its shape
Using the white/cream yarn stitch 3 little toe/toenails on each foot by making 2 stitches for each one going around the edge created by you back loop stitches in round 3, from the bottom of the foot, up around the edge through the side of the leg
Sew the 2 of the legs/arms to the side of the body just below the head, sew the other 2 to the bottom side of the body in a sitting position
Tail
make 1 with gray yarn
ch 5
sl st in the 2nd ch from hook and each ch to the end (4 sl st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
cut 2 small pieces of gray (or black) yarn (about 4 inches)
fold the two pieces in half and insert the hook into the skipped ch on the tail, grab the folded end of the cut strands (held together), pull through so that you have a loop, pull the cut ends through the loop making a larks head knot, pull tight to secure, trim ends so you have just a short tuft on the end of the tail
Love the elephant. He is super.
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