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Circus Elephant

It's only 8 inches tall, but you'll be surprised at the impact this small elephant makes.

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The clever details of this elephant
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What You Need

SKILL LEVEL Intermediate

SIZE 8 inches tall and 10 inches long, excluding trunk


Yarns
  • Patons Astra; 100% acrylic, sport weight; 1.75 ounces (50 grams), 164 yards.
  • 2 balls #2216 Country Lilac (MC)
  • 1 ball #8728 Hot Fuchsia (A)
  • 1 ball #2941 School Bus Yellow (B)
  • 1 ball #2740 Purple (C)

Hooks and Extras
  • Size E/4 (3.50 millimeter) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Polyester stuffing
  • Stitch marker
  • Blunt-end yarn needle

Gauge

18 sc and 16 rnds = 4 inches/10 centimeters

Take time to check your gauge.


Do not join rounds. Use a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of each round, moving it up as you go from round to round.


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runoyuma wrote:

This has been such a fun project....I was so happy to be able to complete it, and hope to tackle more intermediate projects in the future.

10/25/2009 02:42:44 PM Report Abuse

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