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Give your nervous little one this adorable elephant night-light for bedtime security!Skill Level
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Finished Size
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Elephant: Approximately 5" tall
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Lamp: Approximately 10" tall
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn*: 3 oz nickel #401 and small amounts each lily pink #719 and black #12
- Size F/5 crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Polyester fiberfill
- 10" brass candle lamp
- Hot-glue gun
- Yarn needle
*Sample project was made with Red Heart® Classic™ yarn.Gauge
</B>9 sc and 9 sc rnds = 2"
</B>To save time, take time to check gauge.
Pattern Note
</B>Do not join rnds unless otherwise stated; mark last st of each rnd with CC.
Head & Body
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Rnd 1: With nickel, ch 12, join to form a ring, [2 sc in next ch, sc in next ch] 6 times. (18 sc)
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Rnd 2: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc] 6 times. (24 sc)
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Rnd 3: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc] 6 times. (30 sc)
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Rnds 4-10: Sc in each sc around.
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Rnd 11: [Sc dec, sc in each of next 3 sc] 6 times. (24 sc)
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Rnd 12: [Sc dec] 12 times. (12 sc)
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Rnd 13: Sc in each sc around.
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Rnd 14: 2 sc in each sc around. (24 sc)
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Rnd 15: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc] 6 times. (30 sc)
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Rnd 16: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc] 6 times. (36 sc)
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Rnds 17-23: Sc in each sc around.
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Rnd 24: [Sc in each of next 4 sc, sc dec] 6 times. (30 sc)
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Rnd 25: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, sc dec] 6 times. (24 sc)
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Rnd 26: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, sc dec] 6 times, fasten off. (18 sc)
</B>Slide onto candle lamp. Stuff with fiberfill around lamp. Glue bottom of stuffed elephant onto base of lamp.
Ears
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Make 2 nickel & 2 lily pink</B>
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
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Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)
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Rnd 3: [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 6 times. (18 sc)
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Row 4: Sc in each of next 2 sc, [hdc, dc] in next sc, [dc, hdc] in next sc, sc in next sc, sl st in next sc, fasten off.
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Joining ears</B>With nickel, holding 1 lily pink and 1 nickel ear with WS tog, matching dc sts, sc in each sc around outer edge, working 2 sc in each dc.
</B>Rep for 2nd ear.
</B>Sew ears in place, as shown in photo.
Trunk
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Rnd 1: With nickel, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
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Rnd 2: Working in back lps only this rnd, sc in each sc around.
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Rnd 3: Sc in each sc around.
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Rnd 4: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 5 sc. (7 sc)
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Rnds 5 & 6: Sc in each sc around.
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Rnd 7: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 6 sc. (8 sc)
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Rnds 8 & 9: Sc in each sc around.
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Rnd 10: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 4 times, fasten off. (12 sc)
</B>Stuff trunk; sew in place, as shown in photo.
Mouth
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Rnd 1: With nickel, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
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Rnd 2: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 5 sc. (7 sc)
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Rnd 3: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 6 sc, fasten off. (8 sc)
</B>Sew under trunk, as shown in photo.
Arms
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Rnd 1: With lily pink, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
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Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc)
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Rnd 3: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc] 3 times, fasten off, change to nickel. (15 sc)
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Rnd 4: Working in back lps only, sc in each sc around.
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Rnds 5-10: Sc in each sc around.
</B>Stuff arm halfway. Holding Rnd 10 flat, sew edges tog with nickel.
</B>Sew in place, as shown in photo.
Legs
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Rnds 1 & 2: Rep Rnds 1 and 2 of arms.
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Rnd 3: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc] 4 times, fasten off, change to nickel. (16 sc)
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Rnds 4-10: Rep Rnds 4-10 of arms.
</B>Stuff completely;
do not sew edges of Rnd 10 tog.
</B>Sew in place, as shown in photo.