Elephant Applique
Pattern by Jamie Haas, Hooking Housewives ?2013
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What you need:
Crochet Hook in your choice of size Medium worsted weight yarn Main color for the Elephant plus scraps of any shade of white for tusks YarnNeedle 2 Small Buttons for Eyes
Legend:
\* Chain (CH) \* Slip Stitch (SL ST) \* Single Crochet (SC \* Half Double Crochet (HDC) \* Double Crochet (DC) \* Triple Crochet (TR) \* Quad Stitch (Quad) - This is a stitch I made up, not really knowing if it actually exists. To complete this stitch, yarn over 3 times, insert into chain, pulling up a loop. (Yarn over, pull through 2) 4 times.
Notes:
- The starting chain at the beginning of the each round does count as a stitch in the rows. - When creating your starting slip stitch, make it so that you can pull the tail of the yarn to close up the hole. - The number in parenthesis at the end of each row indicates the number of stitches worked in that row. - If you are unfamiliar with the Invisible Join technique, you can view a step-by-step photo tutorial at: http://hookinghousewivescrochet.blogspot.com/p/crochet-stitch-techniques.html - If you're having difficulty understanding the Quad stitch, you can view my video tutorial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3KGb3ppxKu
Head
1 - CH3, HDC 7 in first CH; SL ST into top of first HDC; pull tail to tighten center hole (8) 2 - CH2, HDC in same st; 2HDC in each st around; SL ST into top of first HDC (16) 3 - CH2, HDC in same st, HDC in next st; (2HDC, HDC) around (24); fasten off and use Invisible Join to finish; weave in ends. You will use a separate strand of your main color to sew the completed head onto your project of choice.
Trunk
CH 15, HDC in third CH from hook; HDC in next 3 CH; DC in next 3 CH; TR in next 3 CH; Quad in next 3 CH (13)
Left Ear
1 - CH3 (does not count as first HDC in this round), HDC in first CH 6 times (6) DO NOT JOIN! Pull starting tail to tighten the center hole. 2 - CH2, turn; HDC in same st; HDC in next; 2HDC in each of 5 remaining st (11) 3 - CH2, turn; HDC in same st; HDC, 2HDC, HDC, 2HDC, DC, 2DC, (DC,TR), 2TR, 2TR, (TR,DC,HDC) (19); fasten off, leaving tail for attaching ear to head; weave in center tail.
Right Ear
1 - CH3 (does not count as first HDC in this round), HDC in first CH 6 times (6) DO NOT JOlN! Pull starting tail to tighten the center hole. 2 - CH2, turn; HDC in same st; HDC in next; 2HDC in each of 5 remaining st (11) 3 - CH2, turn; (DC,TR) in same st; 2TR, 2TR, (TR,DC), 2DC, DC, 2HDC, HDC, 2HDC, DC, 2HDC (19); fasten off, leaving tail for attaching ear to head; weave in center tail.
Tusks (make 2)
1 - CH6; SC in second CH from hook; SC in next st; HDC in next 2 st; DC in last st (5) 2 - fasten off, leaving tail for attaching tusks to head; hold each end of the tusk and tug gently - this will help give it a little length
Assembly
1 - lay out the head, trunk, and ears; put the tusks to the side for the meantime; the side of the ears with the triple crochet stitches should bedown 2 - begin by attaching the trunk to the front of the head (l put each of thetailsthroughonestitch along the outsideround of the head)
3 - use the stitches on the same round as a guide for stitching, wrapping around the last quad stitch of the trunk 4 - knot the two tails together at the base to help secure the trunk (thiswillnotbeenoughtofullysecurethetrunk);weaveinthe short tail leavetheremainingtailtouseforstitchingthelengthofthetrunk ontowhatever piece the appliquewill be attached; you will add the curvetothetrunkasyoustitchitdown
5 - attach the ears on the backside of the head; the bottom of each earshouldbe just off thecenter of the topof thehead and the bottom of each ear should attach where each side of the trunk is attached 6 - pick one ear at a time to assemble, holding it firmly in place while stitching; use stitches from the last round of the head as a guide for attaching the ears; repeat to attach second ear
7 - attach tusks at corners of trunk, using yarn needle to pull each tail through to the back of the head 8 - knot the tails together and weave in neds or cut off ends
9 - use small buttons to add eyes to the head just off each side of the center hole YOURELEPHANTISNOWCOMPLETE!!
