Materials: Body and legs: Brown worsted-weight yarn Ears and inner ears: Light brown worsted weight yarn Eyes: 9mm safety eyes Tusks: Black embroidery floss Crochet hook: 3.5mm Polyester stuffing: For filling Yarn needle: For assembling and embroidering details

Step by step Pattern Body: Using the brown yarn, start with a magic ring and crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. Increase in each stitch around (12 sc). Continue crocheting around in sc, increasing 6 stitches evenly spaced every other round until you have 36 sc. Place a marker at the start of the round. Continue crocheting in SC without increasing until the body measures about 4 inches tall. Start stuffing the body as you crochet. Decrease by crocheting two sc together at the end of each round. Continue decreasing until you have only 6 sc remaining. Stuff the body firmly and close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together. Legs:Attach the brown yarn to the bottom of the body. Make a chain of 6 sc. Turn and sc in each stitch across. Chain 2 and turn. Sc in each stitch across, increasing at the beginning of each row. Continue increasing until the leg is the desired length. Stuff the leg lightly as you crochet. Decrease by crocheting two sc together at the end of each round until you have only 6 sc remaining. Stuff the leg firmly and close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together. Repeat steps 1-8 to make three more legs.

Head:Attach the brown yarn to the top of the body. Make 6 sc in a magic ring. Increase in each stitch around (12 sc). Continue crocheting in sc, increasing 6 stitches evenly spaced every other round until you have 30 sc. Place a marker at the start of the round. Continue crocheting in SC without increasing until the head measures about 3 inches tall. Start stuffing the head as you crochet. Decrease by crocheting two sc together at the end of each round. Continue decreasing until you have only 6 sc remaining. Stuff the head firmly and close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together.

Ears:Using the light brown yarn, make a chain of 10 sc. Turn and sc in each stitch across. Chain 2 and turn. Sc in each stitch across, decreasing at the beginning and end of the row. Repeat row 3 until you have 2 sc remaining. Close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together. Repeat steps 1-5 to make a second ear. Inner ears: Using the light brown yarn, make a chain of 6 sc. Turn and sc in each stitch across. Chain 2 and turn. Sc in each stitch across, decreasing at the beginning and end of the row. Repeat row 3 until you have 2 sc remaining. Close the hole by crocheting the remaining stitches together. Repeat steps 1-5 to make a second inner ear.

Assembly:Sew the ears to the sides of the head, slightly above the eyes. Sew the inner ears onto the ears, positioning them slightly off-center. Sew the safety eyes to the face. Using black embroidery floss, embroider two small tusks on the snout. Sew the legs to the bottom of the body. Tips: You can adjust the size of the elephant by using a different yarn weight or crochet hook size. Be sure to stuff the elephant firmly so that it keeps its shape. You can add other details to your elephant, such as eyebrows, eyelashes, or a trunk.