Dippy Cat Crochet: Little elephant in dungarees

Difficulty:

Medium

You will need:

2.5mm crochet hook
2mm crochet hook
dk yarn in whatever colour you want to make your rabbit, and a scrap of black
4ply yarn in dark red, grey and white.
Toy stuffing
A darning needle
Two 5mm snap fasteners

For the elephant:
Use a 2.5mm hook and blue dk yarn
For the head and body (starting from the base):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in teh first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (18sc)
Round 3: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end. ch1, turn (24sc)

Rounds 4 - 8: (5 rounds) sc in each st (24sc)

Round 9: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 10: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)

Round 11: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (8sc)
Round 12: 2sc in each st (16sc)
Round 13: sc in each st
Round 14: sc in the first 3 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (20sc)
Round 15: sc in each st
Round 16: sc in the first 4 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (24sc)
Rounds 17 - 18: (2 rounds) sc in each st

Round 19: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (18sc)
Round 20: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (12sc)
Round 21: sc2tog to end (6sc)
Fasten off

For the arms (make 2):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (9sc)
Rounds 2 - 3: (2 rounds) sc in each st (9sc)
Round 4: sc in the first st, sc2tog, rep to end (6sc)
Rounds 5 - 9: (5 rounds) sc in each st (6sc)
Fasten off

For the legs (make 2):
Make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)

Round 2: sc in the first 3 sts, 2cs in the next st, rep to end (15sc)
Rounds 3- 4: (2 rounds) sc in each st (15sc)
Round 5: sc2tog 3 times, sc in the last 9 sts (12sc)
Round 6: sc in the first 2 sts, sc2tog, rep to end (9sc)
Rounds 7 - 10: (4 rounds) sc in each st (9sc)

Fasten off

For the left ear:

Make a magic loop with 5sc. ch1, turn

Row 1: 2sc in each st. ch1, turn

Row 2: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end. ch1, turn

Row 3: slip the first 10sts, 2sc in the next 2sts, hdc in the next 3sts
Fasten off

For the right ear:

as left ear but for last round ch1, hdc in the first 3 sts, sc in the next 2sts, slip the last 10 sts

For the tail:

ch8
weave the yarn through the tail a few times, leaving it loose at one end. Then cut this yarn to leave a fluffy end to the tail

For the trunk:

Make a magic loop with 4 sc

Rounds 1 - 2: (2 rounds) sc in each st

Round 3: sc in the first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (6sc)

Rounds 4 - 5: (2 rounds) sc in each st

Round 6: sc in the first 2 sts, 2s in the next st, rep to end (8sc)

Rounds 7 - 8: (2 rounds) sc in each st

Fasten off.

For the dungarees:
For the legs (make 2):
Using a 2mm hook and dark red 4ply yarn fsc19
Round 1: sc in the first st, sc in each st to end (19sc)
Rouds 2 - 7: (6 rounds) sc in each st (19sc)
Round 8: (sc in the first 4 sts, sc2tog) to last st, sc in the last st (16sc)
When doing the first leg fasten off but on the second leg continue onto the next row:
Round 9: sc in the first 12 sts, sc into a stitch at the top of the first leg you made, sc in the next 11 sts, Round 10: ss into the first st in this round (24sc)
Round 11: sc in each st around. ch1, turn (24sc)
Rounds 12 - 17: (6 rounds) sc in each st around. ch1, turn (24sc)
Round 18: rejoin to the other side and sc in each st
Row 19: sc in the first 16 sts. ch1, turn
Rows 20 - 23:(4 rows) sc in the first 7 sts. ch1, turn
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to the 18th row in the 5th st after the bib.
Row 19: Sc in the same st and the next st.
Rows 20 - 33: (14 rows) ch1, turn sc in each st.
Fasten off

Rejoin the yarn to the 18th row in the 4th st after this first strap
Round 19: sc in the same st and the next st.
Rows 20 - 33: (14 rows) ch1, turn, sc in each st.
Fasten off

Sew a snap fastener onto the end of each strap and the top corners of the bib.

For the boots(make 2):
With a 2mm hook and grey 4ply yarn make a magic loop with 6sc
Round 1: 2sc in each st (12sc)
Round 2: sc in teh first st, 2sc in the next st, rep to end (18sc)
Round 3: sc in the first 2 sts, 2sc in the next st, rep to end. ch1, turn (24sc)
Round 4: sc in the back loops of each st (24sc)
Round 5: sc in both loops of each st (24sc)
Round 6: sc2tog 4 times, sc in the last 16 sts (20sc)
Rounds 7 - 10: (4 rows) sc in the first 4 sts. ch1, turn (4sc)
Fasten off

Rejoin yarn to the last st that you crocheted into in row 7
Row 7: sc in the next 17 sts around. ch1, turn (18sc)
Row 8: sc in each sc. ch1, turn (18sc)
Row 9: sc2tog, sc in the next 14 sts, sc2tog. ch1, turn(16sc)
Row 10: sc2tog, sc in the next 12 sts, sc2tog. ch1, turn (14sc)
Fasten off

Lace up the boots using the white 4ply starting from just above the little ridge formed by crocheting into the back loops of each st.

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