Ruffles the Elephant Lovie by Amanda Julien

Ruffles the Elephant Lovie

Crochet
August 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
3.5 mm (E)
3.0 mm
400 - 500 yards (366 - 457 m)
one size
US
English

Surprise any mom-to-be with the super cute, and very cuddly elephant lovey. This pattern only uses basic stitches, and has lots of pictures to help beginners.

Size
Blanket – 16” (41 cm) square
Elephant – 6” (15 cm) by 4” (10 cm)

Materials
--light worsted/dk yarn (#3) – I used Lion Brand Big Scoop in Cookies and Cream (90 grams, less than 1/3 of the ball), and Loops and Threads Snuggly Wuggly in white and some scraps of black for the eyes and toes.
--3.5 mm (E/4) hook for the blanket
--3.0 mm hook (C or D) for the elephant
--small amount of poly fill
--tapestry needle
--curved sewing needle for assembly
--scissors
--stitch marker

Abbreviations – US crochet terms
--ch – chain
--sl. st. - slip stitch
--sc – single crochet
--inc – single crochet increase – work 2 sc into same st
--dec – single crochet decrease
--scblo – single crochet in the back loop only
--dc – double crochet
--mc – magic circle
--dc cl – 3 dc worked into same space