Create a charming elephant couple with this Mr. and Mrs. Elephant Amigurumi Free Pattern and crochet tutorial. These adorable elephants, complete with sweet details and matching outfits, make the perfect handmade gift or decorative piece for nurseries and special occasions.
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🧵 Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
MR – magic ring
🧶 Materials:
Plush yarn: blue, pink, or grey (white for arms and legs) – Himalaya Dolphin Baby used
Cotton yarn for sewing – Vita Coco used
Hook size: 4–4.5 mm
Stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors, stuffing
Safety or insertable eyes (16 mm diameter)
Joints: head – 3.5 cm; arms/legs – 2.5 cm
Eyelashes for the eyes (glue on in advance – video link)
PATTERN – Mr. and Mrs. Elephant Amigurumi
✋ Arms – Elephant Amigurumi:
start with white
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
🔄 Switch to main color.
4–6: 18 sc (3 rounds)
7: (4 sc, dec) × 3 (15)
8–9: 15 sc
🧥 For girl (dress) or boy (sweater):
🔄 Switch to clothing color
10: 15 sc
11: (3 sc, dec) × 3 (12)
12: 12 sc
13: (4 sc, dec) × 2 (10)
14: 10 sc
Stuff ⅓ of the arm. Fold in half and crochet 5 sc through both sides to close.
🦶 Legs – Elephant Amigurumi:
start with white
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
🔄 Switch to main color
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
5: 24 sc
6: (4 sc, dec) × 4 (20)
7: 20 sc
8: (8 sc, dec) × 2 (18)
9: 18 sc
10: (4 sc, dec) × 3 (15)
11: 15 sc
12: (3 sc, dec) × 3 (12)
13: 12 sc
Stuff ⅓ of the leg. Fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both sides to close.
🧠 Head – Elephant Amigurumi:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
8–11: 42 sc (4 rounds)
12: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
👁️ Insert eyes between rounds 10–11, 7 stitches apart
13: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
14: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
15: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
Stuff the head
16: (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
17: 6 dec – finish and close
🐾 Tail:
1: Ch 8, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 6 sc
🧍 Body – Elephant Amigurumi:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Insert arms in this round – crochet through both the arm and the body
(Each arm = 5 stitches)
4: Join first arm: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc through arm), inc, 2 sc, inc, (2 sc through 2nd arm, inc, 2 sc), inc, 2 sc, inc (24)
5–6: 24 sc
7: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
8: 9 sc, 6 inc, 15 sc (36)
9–10: 36 sc
🔄 Change to blue
11: 36 sc
12: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
13: 42 sc
14: (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
15: (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
Attach legs in this round:
16: 6 sc, (6 sc through leg), 6 sc, (6 sc through 2nd leg), 6 sc (30)
17: (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
18: (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
Stuff the body
19: (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
20: 6 dec – finish and close
👂 Ears – Elephant Amigurumi:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
Finish with sl st, leave long tail for sewing
🐘 Trunk – Elephant Amigurumi:
1: Ch 8, join into a ring with sl st
2–3: 8 sc
4–6: 4 sl st, 4 sc
7: 8 sc
8: (inc, 3 sc) × 2 (10)
9: 10 sc
10: 2 sc, 4 hdc, 2 sc, 2 sl st
11: 8 sc, 2 hdc
12: 3 sc, 4 sl st, 1 sc, (inc hdc), 2 hdc, (inc hdc)
13: 1 sc, 1 sl st – fasten off
🧵 Assembly:
Start with decorating the head
– Sew trunk between the eyes
– Add white yarn highlights to forehead/trunk
Optional: Eye tightening – follow steps in original for positioning
Sew head to body (if not using joint)
Attach ears to round 6 of the head
– Use the long tails to pull through and tie from inside
– Sew ears from round 6 to 10
– Tilt ear back by 1 stitch at bottom for angle