When finished, this adorable elephant will be 5.5” tall, 7” wide (including ear span), and 12” long (including trunk span).

Skill Level: Experienced

Required Skills:

• Create a magic circle (or magic ring)

• Crocheting in a round

• Crocheting in front loops

• Decrease stitches (invisible decreasing is used for this project)

• Double Crochet

• Embroidering

• Half Double Crochet

• Increase stitches

• Sewing pieces together to form the doll

• Single crochet

• Using fine yarn

• Using smaller hooks

• Treble Crochet

Materials Needed for this Project:

• Size E/5 or 3.50mm Crochet Hook (for eyes)
• Size G/7 or 4.25mm Crochet Hook (for the rest of the doll)
• Yarn Needle
• Polyester Fiberfill
• Sewing Pins (optional)
• Very Fine Black Yarn (for hair, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, and lines on trunk)
• Medium Worsted Weight Yarn (Red Heart Super Saver yarn was used for this project--1 skein for each color)
o Light Blue for head, body, legs, tail, trunk, and ears)
o White for eyes

If you have any questions or comments, you can contact me at shimmereecreations@aol.com.