Molly the Elephant

About 15 cm high

Materials:

Cotton no. 8, dark grey, light grey, some small amounts for blanket

Hook no. 2,5 mm

Each row starts alternately with 1 sc in same st and 1 sc in first st. Each round ends alternately with sl st in ch and sl st in sc. This will do the rounds more straight.

Legs (make 4):

Light grey. Ch 3, 12 sc in ch 3 from hook, sl st in sc.

1: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st, sl st. = 24 sc

2-3: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

4-13: Dark grey, ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

14: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 4 sc *, sl st = 20 sc.

15: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, slst.

16: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 3 sc *, sl st = 16 sc.

17: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, slst.

Body:

Dark grey. Ch 3, 12 sc in ch 3 from hook, sl st.

1: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, sl st = 24 sc

2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

3: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 1 sc *, sl st = 36 sc.

4: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

5: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 2 sc *, sl st = 48 sc.

6: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

7: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 7 sc *, sl st = 54 sc.

8: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

9: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 8 sc *, sl st = 60 sc.

10: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

11: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 9 sc *, sl st. = 66 sc.

12: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

13: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 10 sc *, sl st = 72 sc.

14-33: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

34: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 10 sc *, sl st = 66 sc.

35: Ch 1, sc in each st, sl st.

36: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 9 sc *, sl st = 60 sc.

37: Ch 1, sc in each st, sl st.

38: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 8 sc *, sl st = 54 sc

39: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 7 sc *, sl st = 48 sc.

40: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 2 sc *, sl st = 36 sc.

41: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 5 sc *, sl st = 42 sc.

42: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

43: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, 6 sc *, sl st = 48 sc.

44-52: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

53: Ch 1, *2 sc tog, 6 sc *, sl st = 42 sc.

54-55: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

56: Ch 1, * 2 sc tog, 5 sc *, sl st = 36 sc.

57: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

58: Ch 1, *2 sc tog, 4 sc *, sl st = 30 sc.

59: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

60: Ch 1, *2 sc tog, 3 sc *, sl st = 30 sc.

61-62: Ch 1, *2 sc tog *, sl st.

Ears (make 2):

Ch 3, start in ch 2

1: 2 sc, turn.

2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st, turn.

3: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 2 sc, 2 sc in last st, turn.

4: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 4 sc, 2 sc in last st. Brake yarn.

Join dark grey in start chain (do not crochet in ch start but the rest).

5: Ch 1, 3 sc along one edge, 3 sc in corner, 6 sc along the wide edge, 3 sc in corner, 3 sc along small edge, turn.

6: Ch 1, 4 sc, 3 sc in next st, 8 sc, 3 sc in next st, 4 sc, turn.

7: Ch 1, 5 sc, 3 sc in next st, 10 sc, 3 sc in next st, 5 sc, turn

8: Ch 1, 7 sc, 3 sc in next st, 10 sc, 3 sc in next st, 7 sc, turn.

9: Ch 1, 8 sc, 3 sc in next st, 12 sc, 3 sc in next st, 8 sc, turn.

Brake yarn.

Trunk:

Ch 12, make a ring with asl st.

1: Ch 1, 12 sc in ring, sl st.

2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

3: Ch 1, 2 sc tog, 4 sc, 2 sc tog, 4 sc, sl st.

4: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

5: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

6: Ch 1, 2 sc tog, 3 sc, 2 sc tog, 3 sc, sl st.

7: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st.

Continue with round 7 until trunk measures 7 cm.

Last round: Ch 1, sk 1 st, 3 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, 2 sc, 3 dc in next st, 3 dc in next st, 1 sc, sl st.

Blanket:

Main color. Co 7, make a ring with sl st

1: Color 1. Ch 2, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, sl st

2: Ch 3, * 3 dc – ch 3 – 3 dc *, 3 dc – ch 3 – 2 dc, sl st

3: Color 2. Ch 3, * 3 dc – ch 3 – 3 dc, 3 dc in next space *, 3 dc – ch 3 – 3 dc, 2 dc in next space.

4: Color 1. Ch 3, * 3 dc – ch 3 – 3 dc, 3 dc in next space 2 times *, 3 dc – ch 3 – 3 dc, 2 dc in next space, sl st.

5: Color 3. Ch 1, 1 sc in each st AND 5 sc in each corner, sl st

6: Ch 1, 1 sc in each st AND 3 sc in each corner, sl st

7-12: As row 7 in stripes (2 rows in each color). Brake yarn.

13: Color 4, join yarn 5 st before corner. 5 sc, 3 sc in next st, 5 sc, turn.

14: 6 sc, 3 sc in next st, 6 sc, turn.

15: 7 sc, 3 sc in next st, 7 sc, turn.

16: 8 sc, 3 sc in next st, 8 sc, turn.

17: Color 1, crochet one row ofreverse single crochet stitches.

Designet af Annelise Thiilborg