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This cuddly little pachyderm is all ready for a soak with his rubber duck!

What you need...
  • DK yarn: fawn, blue, pink, yellow, white, orange, navy
    4mm crochet hook
    Two 6mm and two 10mm safety eyes
    Stuffing
    Stitch markers
    Tapestry needle

    Size: Elephant: 14.5cm tall
    Rubber Duck: 5cm tall
instructions
  1. Legs, body & head - * Using 4mm hook and fawn make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts

    Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts

    Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts

    Rnd 3: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 4: 1dc in each st to end Change to blue

    Note: stuff as you go

    Rnd 5: (4dc, dc2tog) to end. 15 sts

    Rnd 6: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 7: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts

    Rnd 8: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 9: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. Nine sts

    Rnds 10-11: 1dc in each st to end * Fasten off Rep from * to * once, then join Legs tog as folls:

    Rnd 12: 1dc in each st to end. 18 sts

    Rnd 13: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts

    Rnd 14: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts

    Rnd 15: (4dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 36 sts

    Rnd 16: (5dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 42 sts

    Rnds 17-19: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 20: (5dc, dc2tog) to end. 36 sts

    Rnd 21 and every oddnumbered rnd: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 22: (4dc, dc2tog) to end. 30 sts

    Rnd 24: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 24 sts

    Rnd 26: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts

    Rnd 28: 2dc in each st to end. 36 sts

    Rnds 29-33: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 34: (4dc, dc2tog) to end. 30 sts

    Rnd 35: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 36: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 24 sts

    Rnd 37: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts

    Rnd 38: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts

    Stuff

    Rnd 39: (dc2tog) to end. Six sts

    Fasten off

  2. Arm - Make two

    Using 4mm hook and fawn make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts

    Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts

    Rnd 2: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 3: 1dc in each st to end Change to blue

    Rnd 4: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. Nine sts

    Rnd 5: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 6: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. Six sts

    Rnds 7-9: 1dc in each st to end

    Fasten off, leaving a long tail

  3. Ear - Make two

    Using 4mm hook and pink make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts

    Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts

    Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts

    Rnd 3: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts

    Rnd 4: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts

    Change to blue

    Rnd 5: 1dc in each st to end

    Fasten off, leaving a long tail

  4. Trunk - Using 4mm hook and blue make a magic ring, work 4dc into ring. Four sts

    Rnd 1: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 2: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 3: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Six sts

    Rnds 4-5: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 6: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Eight sts

    Rnds 7-8: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 9: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Ten sts

    Rnds 10-11: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 12: (4dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 12 sts

    Rnds 13-14: 1dc in each st to end

    Note: now working in rows

    Row 15: 6dc, 1ch, turn. Six sts

    Row 16: 1dc in each st to end

    Fasten off, leaving a long tail

  5. Rubber Duck - Using 4mm hook and yellow make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts

    Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts

    Rnds 2-3: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 4: (dc2tog) to end. Six sts

    Rnd 5: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 6: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts

    Rnd 7: 3dc, (2dc in next st) three

    times, 1dc in each st to end. 15 sts

    Rnd 8: 4dc, (2dc in next st) three times, 1dc in each st to end. 18 sts

    Rnd 9: 1dc in each st to end

    Rnd 10: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts

    Stuff

    Rnd 11: (dc2tog) to end. Six sts

    Fasten off

  6. To make up - Elephant: Weave through rem sts to close Head. Sew Ears and Nose to Head. Sew Arms to Body using whip st. Cut small strands of blue, plait, then sew to back of Body as tail. Add blusher to cheeks. Embroider st at sides of eyes with white yarn. Weave through rem sts to close. Embroider nails on hands and feet.

    Rubber Duck: To embroider beak, tie two long overhand knots of four wraps each, butted up to each other in centre of length of orange yarn. Pass tails through Duck’s head above and below bill area so they reappear in same spot at back of head. Pull tightly to create pointed beak, knot ends tog and trim. Weave in all ends

  7. How to whip stitch - This is used to sew two layers together along their edges. Start the stitch between the two layers and bring the needle through the front. At a slight diagonal angle, sew a stitch that overlaps the edge, passing the needle through the back fabric, and sewing through the two layers at another slight angle through to the front, just up from the starting point.

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