Crochet Elephant Seal Amigurumi Idea

The Crochet Elephant Seal Amigurumi Pattern is an inviting guide, perfect for creating a precious elephant seal toy. It's an easy-to-follow pattern, promising fun for both beginners and skilled crocheters.

Crochet Elephant Seal Amigurumi Pattern

The Crochet Elephant Seal Amigurumi Pattern is a unique guide for crocheting an endearing gray elephant seal toy. This distinctive amigurumi pattern includes a chubby body, distinct proboscis, and lifelike flippers. Suitable for different crochet skill levels, this Elephant Seal Amigurumi wonderfully brings a touch of the deep ocean into your collection of handmade soft toys.

Making the Crochet Elephant Seal Amigurumi

Materials:

• Yarn:
  • Grey yarn for the body, flippers, and ears
  • Black yarn for the eyes and nose
  • Pink yarn for the cheeks (optional)
• Crochet hook: Size suitable for your yarn weight (I used a 3.5mm hook for worsted weight yarn)
• Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
• Tapestry needle: For sewing the pieces together
• Scissors: To cut the yarn
• Safety eyes: (Optional) 10mm

Step by step Pattern

Body:

1. Start with a magic ring with the grey yarn.
2. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 2 sc in each stitch. You should now have 24 sc.
5. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 36 sc.
6. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in every other stitch. You should now have 48 sc.
7. Continue crocheting in SC without increasing until the body reaches the desired size.
8. Stuff the body firmly as you go.

Flippers:

1. Make a magic ring with the grey yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 12 rounds.
5. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail:

1. Make a chain of 20 stitches with the grey yarn.
2. Single crochet back down the chain.
3. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in each end for 3 rounds. You should now have 26 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 10 rounds.
5. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head:

1. Make a magic ring with the grey yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 18 sc.
5. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 10 rounds.
6. Stuff the head firmly.
7. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around. You should now have 12 sc.
8. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around. You should now have 6 sc.
9. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears:

1. Make a magic ring with the grey yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 6 rounds.
5. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Nose:

1. Make a magic ring with the black yarn.
2. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring. Pull tight to close the ring.
3. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc.
4. Continue crocheting in sc around without increasing for 4 rounds.
5. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

1. Sew the flippers to the body.
2. Sew the tail to the body.
3. Sew the head to the body.
4. Sew on the safety eyes or embroider the eyes.
5. Embroider the mouth with black yarn.
6. Sew on the nose.
7. Sew on the ears.
8. Add cheeks with pink yarn (optional).
9. Weave in any loose ends.