Are you a big
fan of a certain college in Alabama?
Do you like
creating super squishy, chubby amigurumi?
My chubby elephant college mascot crochet pattern is just what you need!
This
delightful pattern allows you to craft a lovable and chubby amigurumi elephant
that will bring joy and warmth to anyone lucky enough to receive it.
Plus, you can showcase your school pride in a fun and creative way with your chubby college mascot! You can customize it to represent your school colors and take him to every game…or you can create a snuggle buddy for an alumni baby! Either way, it’s an adorable way to display your loyalty and enthusiasm.
One 7 oz skein of gray will get you a 7-1/2” elephant. It’s just big enough for baby to snuggle and small enough to tuck into a bag (or on a shelf).
I used a #7/4.5mm hook and #4 worsted-weight yarn.
You can pick up an ad-free version (in US or UK terminology) on Etsy, Ravelry, or My Website (click a picture below)
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Chubby Elephant College Mascot Pattern
by Elizabeth Mareno © 2023
Materials:
4.5oz worsted
weight acrylic yarn: Used I Love This Yarn in Graymist (7 oz/199 g/355 yd/325
m)
Small bit of
white and black for the eyes (6 or 8mm safety eyes can also be used instead of
embroidering the pupils of the eyes.)
#7/4.5mm hook
Lg Eye
needle and straight pins for assembly
Polyester
fiberfill for stuffing
Gauge: 16sc x 17rows = 4” x 4”
Finished Size: Approx. 7-1/2” tall x 6-1/2” front
to back (butt to nose) x approx 5” wide. Of course, yours may vary depending on
how tightly or loosely you hook.
You can use light-worsted or sportweight yarn, and a G or F hook, for a smaller gator.
Abbreviations:
BLO-
back loop only
ch-chain
dc- double crochet
hdc- half double crochet
FLO- front loop only
inv dec- invisible decrease-
insert hook in FLO of next st) twice, (yo, pull through 2 lps)
twice.
(video
help: https://youtu.be/o3eIWOu2-2s?t=43)
Lps- loops
MR- magic ring
PM-
place stitch marker
sc-
single crochet
sc dec- single crochet decrease
sk- skip
sl st- slip stitch
sp- space
st- stitch
PATTERN NOTES:
· Worked
using the amigurumi method, in rounds without joining with a sl st. PM to indicate the start of the round, moving it up as you work. Eyes and Tummy Patch are worked flat
in rows. Pieces are made separately and then joined. Use the images as a guide when joining.
ASSEMBLY PICTURES: To keep the loading time down and also to take up less space, I have gathered all of the assembly and progress pictures in a Google Docs folder for you to access HERE.
BODY:
Work in the round- do not join unless noted. Worked from the bottom up, starting
with gray.
Round 1- (RS) MR, 6sc in ring. (6 sc)
Round 2- (RS) 2sc in each. (12 sc)
Round 3- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) repeat
around. (18 sc)
Round 4- (sc in 2, 2sc in next) repeat
around. (24 sc)
Round 5- (sc in 3, 2sc in next) repeat
around. (30 sc)
Round 6- Round 12- continue in
established increase pattern until Round 12 reaches (sc in 10, 2sc in next).
(72 sc) *each row increases by 6sc.*
Round 13- Round 19- sc in each sc
around. (72 sc)
Round 20- (sc in 10, inv dec) repeat
around. (66 sc)
Round 21- (sc in 9, inv dec) repeat
around. (60 sc)
Round 22- (sc in 8, inv dec) repeat
around. (54 sc)
Round 23- Round 30 continue in
established decrease pattern until Round 30 reaches (inv dec). (6 sc). *each
row will decrease by 6sc.*
Start Stuffing
around Round 27.
Join, cut, finish off by weaving the
yarn tail through the sts on Round 30 and pulling tight. Weave in ends. Round 30
will be the “top” of the body that the head will sit on when you assemble.
HEAD:
Worked from the top down. Use gray.
Round 1- (RS) MR, 6sc in ring. (6 sc)
Round 2- (RS) 2sc in each. (12 sc)
Round 3- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) repeat
around. (18 sc)
Round 4- (sc in 2, 2sc in next) repeat
around. (24 sc)
Round 5- (sc in 3, 2sc in next) repeat
around. (30 sc)
Round 6- Round 8- Continue in
established increase pattern until Round 8 reaches (sc in 6, 2sc in next). (48 sc)
Round 9- Round 15- sc in each. (48 sc)
Round 16- (sc in 6, inv dec) repeat
around. (42 sc)
Cut. Leave a LONG end for sewing. Stuff. Position head centered over the “top”
of the body and pin in place with straight pins, whipstitch in place. Finish
stuffing firmly before you completely seal up the edge.
TRUNK:
Worked from the tip to the back, use
gray.
Round 1- (RS) MR, 6sc in ring. (6 sc)
Round 2- (RS) 2sc in each. (12 sc)
Round 3- BLO, sc in each (12 sc)
Round 4- both loops, sc in each.
Round 5- Round 8- sc in each. (12 sc)
Round 9- sc in 3, hdc in 6, sc in 3.
(6 sc, 6 hdc)
Round 10- Round 11- repeat Round 9.
Round 12- (sc in 1, 2sc in next)
repeat around. (18 sc)
Round 13- (sc in 2, 2sc in next)
repeat around. (24 sc)
Round 14- sc
in each.
Cut. Leave a long end to attach to the
face. Stuff the trunk and sew the trunk to the face so that it curves to the
right or the left and not up or down.
EARS: ( make 2-
left and right)
Worked in rows back and forth. Use
gray.
LEFT EAR:
Ch11.
Row 1- (RS) sc in second ch from hook
and each ch across, ch1, turn. (10 sc)
Row 2- (WS) sc in first st, sk1, 6dc
in next, sk2, sc in 5, sl st into the side of the sc you just worked into from Row
1. (You will count this sl st as a new sc), ch1, turn. (7 sc, 6 dc)
Row 3- sc into new sc and next 5, dc
in next st, 2dc in next 4, dc in next, sc in last. Ch1, turn. (7 sc, 10 dc)
Row 4- sk sc, sc in next dc, dc in 2,
2dc in 5, dc in 2, sk sc, sc in 5, sl st in the side loop created from the last
sl st. (sl st counts as a new sc), ch1, turn. (7 sc, 14 dc)
Row 5- sc in new sc and next 5, hdc in
next, dc in 5, 2dc in 6, dc in 3, rotate work to crochet into the row ends,
ch1, 3dc in first row end, 1dc in the next, hdc in next 2, sc in the last.
Join. (8 sc, 3 hdc, 23 dc)
Cut. Leave a long end to attach to the head.
RIGHT EAR:
Ch11.
Row 1- (RS) sc in second ch from hook
and each ch across, ch1, sl st in the same sp as last sc, do not ch1, turn. (10
sc) place a sm in ch-1 sp at the end of this row.
Row 2- (WS) sl st in sl st, sc in 5,
sk2, 6dc in next, sk1, sc in last, ch1, turn. (7 sc, 6 dc)
Row 3- sc in first st, dc in next, 2dc
in next 4, dc in next, sc in 5 and sl st, sl st into the side loop created from
the last sl st, sl st in the side of the sc from Row 1, ch1, turn. (7 sc, 10 dc)
Row 4- sk first sl st, sl st in next
sl st, sc in 5, sk sc, dc in 2, 2dc in 5, dc in 2, sc in next, sl st to last
sc, fasten off. (7 sc, 14 dc)
Row 5- (RS) Work in row ends of Rows
1-4, with RS facing re-join yarn in marked ch-sp (see pictures below). ch1, sc
in the same ch-sp, beg in end of Row 1 hdc in next 2 row ends, dc in next row
end, 3dc in last row end, ch1, sk sl st, dc in next 3st, 2dc in 6, dc in 5, hdc
in next, sc in 5, sc in sl st, sl st to row end one row below. (8 sc, 3 hdc, 23
dc)
Cut. Leave a long end for attaching.
EYES:
(make 2- left and right)
Eyes are made in rows. Start
with white.
LEFT EYE:
Row 1- (WS) MR, 5sc in ring,
ch2, turn. (5 sc)
Row 2- (RS) 2hdc in 3, hdc
in next, sc in last. (7 hdc, 1 sc)
Cut. Leaving a longer piece
for attaching the bottom part of the eye to the face.
RIGHT EYE:
Row 1- (WS) MR, 5sc in ring,
ch1, turn. (5 sc)
Row 2- (RS) sc in first st,
hdc in next, 2hdc in 3, ch2, sl st to join with last sc. (1 sc, 7 hdc)
Cut. Leaving a longer piece
for attaching the bottom part of the eye to the face.
EDGE for both eyes: With RS facing, using gray, join with sl st to the
right corner of the eye, (ch1, sl st in the next st) repeat to the next corner.
Cut. Leaving a long end to
attach the upper edge of the eye.
Embroider
pupils on the eyes or attach safety eyes before sewing them in place.
TUSKS: (make 2)
Worked in the round. Use white.
Round 1- (RS) MR, 5sc in
ring. (5 sc)
Round 2- (RS) sc in each.
(make sure the RS is out before moving on)
Round 3- (2sc in 1, sc in
next) twice, sc in last. (7 sc)
Round 4- sc in each.
Round 5- (2sc in 1, sc in next)
three times, sc in last (10 sc)
Round 6-
(2sc in 1, sc in 2) three times, sc in last. (13 sc)
Cut. Leave a long end for
attaching.
Fold in half so that the
slight curve points up- sew to the sides of the trunk.
TOP FEET: (make 2)
Feet are worked in the round. Use gray.
Round 1- (RS) MR, 6sc in ring. (6 sc)
Round 2-(RS) 2sc in each. (12 sc)
Round 3- (sc in 1, 2sc in next) repeat around. (18 sc)
Round 4- BLO, sc in each.
Round 5- both loops, sc in each.
Round 6- sc in each.
Cut. Leave a long end for attaching.
Embroider toenails onto the foot, skipping one stitch between toes. (see
pictures below)
BOTTOM FEET: (make 2)
Round 1-Round 3- Repeat as for Top Feet
Round 4- (sc in 2, 2sc in next) repeat around. (24 sc)
Round 5- BLO, sc in each
Round 6- both loops, sc in each.
Round 7- sc in each.
Cut. Leave a long end for attaching. Embroider toenails on like the Top
Feet.
Lightly stuff feet before attaching to give you a more solid base for
pinning- finish stuffing to your desired chunkiness before closing up
completely.
Tail:
With gray.
Ch14.
Sl st in second ch from hook and the next 9 ch, sc in next, hdc in last
2. (10 sl st, 1 sc, 2 hdc)
Cut. Leave a long tail for attaching- place the hdc in the vertical
position when you sew it on.
Cut (3) 4” long pieces of gray yarn, fold them in half and secure them
to the tail tip.
Cut one or two extra pieces for the tuft on his head.
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Crocheting!!
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