Tools and Materials

• Worsted weight yarn in light gray for elephant,

• DK weight yarn in 3-4 different shades for flower blanket, tassels, anklets and forehead adornment

• 8 mm black safety eyes • F/5 (3.75mm), D/3 (3.25mm), C/2

(2.75mm) crochet hooks or hooks needed to obtain finished sizes

• sequins and beads or other desired decorations

• thin wire for trunk (a twist tie from the produce dept works well)

• Thread, pins, tapestry and embroidery needles

• Fiberfill• Stitch markers, scissors• all purpose glue

[f\Little Jyoti

An Amigurumi Indian Elephant©Priscilla Ascuaga www.youcute.etsy.com

Meet Little Jyoti- Jyoti is a Hindi name meaning “light.” She is a “painted” Indian elephant celebrating the Holi Festival and the arrival of Spring.

This is an intermediate pattern and contains the following terms and abbreviations:

BLO- back loops only

ch- chain

dc- double crochet

hdc- half double crochet

sc- single crochet

sc2tog- single crochet 2 sts together

sk- skip

sl st- slip stitch

st(s)- stitches

continuous rounds

Measurements: tip of trunk to backend: 8” (21cm) shoulder to bottom of foot-5”(13cm)

Trunk (make this first)Finished size: 4¼” (11cm) longWorking in continuous rounds with worsted weight yarn, F hook and stuffing very lightly as you crochet,ch 2Round 1: sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook (6)Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12)Rounds 3-7: sc 12Round 8: sc 10, sc2tog (11)Round 9: sc 11Round 10: sc 9, sc2tog (10)Round 11: sc 10Round 12: sc 8, sc2tog (9)Round 13: sc 9Round 14: sc 7, sc2tog (8)Round 15: sc 8Round 16: sc 6, sc2tog (7)Rounds 17-20: sc 7Round 21: sc 5, sc2tog (6)Round 22: sc 6Insert thin wire and bend into desired position.Tie off and weave in ends.

Lower LipWith worsted weight yarn and F hook,ch 4

Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each st across (3) ch 1, turnRow 2: sc2tog, sc 1 (2) ch 1, turnRow 3: sc 2tog (1) ch 1, turnRow 4: sl st to finish, tie off and weave in ends

Ears (make 2)Working in continuous rounds with worsted weight yarn and F hook,ch 2Round 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6)Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12)Round 3: *sc 1, 2 sc in next st* repeat 6 times (18)Round 4: sc 18Now working in rows,-sc 4, ch 1, turn *sc 4, 2 sc in next st* repeat 2 times -sc 4, ch 1, turn-*sc 5, 2 sc in next st* repeat 2 times, sc 3, sl st in next st to finish.Tie off and weave in ends

Head and BodyWorking in continuous rounds with worsted weight yarn and F hook,ch 2Round 1: 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook (5)Round 2: 2 sc in each st (10)Round 3: *sc 1, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (15)Round 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (20)Round 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (25)Round 6: *sc 4, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (30)Round 7: *sc 5, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (35)Round 8: *sc 6, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (40)Rounds 9-12: sc 40Sew Trunk onto head, put in eyes, sew lower lip and ears in place. Lightly stuff head-Do not overstuff.Round 13: *sc 6, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (35)Round 14: *sc 5, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (30)Round 15: *sc 4, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (25)Rounds 16-19: sc 25Lightly stuff body as you crochet, keep your elephant “baggy.”Round 20: *sc 4, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (30)Round 21: *sc 5, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (35)Round 22: *sc 6, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (40)Rounds 23-25: sc 40Round 26: *sc 7, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (45)Rounds 27-29: sc 45Round 30: *sc 8, 2 sc in next st* repeat 5 times (50)Rounds 31-33: sc 50Round 34: *sc 8, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (45)Rounds 35-37: sc 45Round 38: *sc 7, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (40)

Rounds 39-41: sc 40Round 42: *sc 6, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (35)Round 43: *sc 5, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (30)Round 44: *sc 4, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (25)Round 45: *sc 3, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (20)Round 46: *sc 2, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (15)Round 47: *sc 1, sc2tog* repeat 5 times (10)Round 48: *sc2tog* repeat 5 times (5)Round 49: sc2tog twice, sl st in last (3)Tie off and weave in ends.

Front Legs (make 2)With worsted weight yarn and F hook, (substitute with a magic ring if desired.)ch 4Round 1: sl st to 1st ch to form a ring, ch 2 (this will count as 1 dc), 9 dc in loop, sl st to 2nd ch (10) pull end of yarn to close up holeRound 2: in BLO, sc 10Rounds 3-12: in both loops, sc 10Tie off and weave in ends

Back Legs (make 2)With worsted weight yarn and F hook, (substitute with a magic ring if desired.)ch 4Round 1: sl st to 1st ch to form a ring, ch 2 (this will count as 1 dc), 9 dc in loop, sl st to 2nd ch (10) pull end of yarn to close up holeRound 2: in BLO, sc 10Rounds 3-10: in both loops, sc 10Tie off and weave in ends

TailBegin with about an 1½” (approx.4cm) “tail”ch 10

• Leave a long tail to weave back into chains with tapestry needle.• Tie a knot at base of 1st ch.• With tip of the tapestry needle, tease out the ends of yarn to fray. Trim ends to a desired length

Assembly• Stuff legs with fiberfill• Pin and sew front legs onto elephant body• Pin and sew back legs onto elephant body• Pin and sew tail onto back end of elephant body

Jyoti's Flower Blanket

Flowers (Crochet 14 flowers in 3-4 different colors of DK weight yarn)With D hook,

• ch 2, 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook, pull end of yarn to close up ring.• Sl st in next st and repeat *ch 2, 3 dc in same st, ch 2, sl st in next st* to make 5 petals. Tie off,

knot ends of yarn together tightly, weave in ends.

Tassels (make 2)Using photographs as a guide:

• Arrange 10-12 strands of yarn measuring about 2½”-3” (6-8cm) side by side and tie with another length of yarn. Make a tight knot in the middle. (fig.1)

• Fold the tied bundle in half and tie another piece of yarn around yarn strands about a ½ inch from the fold, making a tight knot. (figs. 2 and 3)

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• Snip ends of tassel to an even length. (fig.4)

AssemblyUsing the photographs as a guide:

• Arrange flowers as shown in fig.5 and sew edges of flowers together.

• Sew tassels to edge of flowers as shown in fig. 5

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fig. 4

fig. 5

• Sew or glue sequins and beads to flowers in any desired configuration.

Jyoti's Anklets (make 4)Using the photographs as a guide:

• With a C hook, chain stitch 3 different colors of yarn together (figs.6 & 7)

• ch about 18-19 sts to fit around ankles. (Measure as you go to make sure it fits around the ankle.)

• Sl st to 1st ch to form a ring. Tie a knot to finish (figs. 8 & 9)

Forehead AdornmentUsing photographs as a guide:Make three “leaves” in DK weight colors of choice and D hook,ch 6

• 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next, 2 dc in next, 1 hdc in next, sl st in last st. Fasten off and knot ends together. Weave in ends.

• Sew leaves together as shown in fig. 10

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• Sew adornment onto forehead.• Glue or sew any other desired beads and/or sequins

onto Jyoti.

So Cute!

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