This cuddly little pachyderm is all ready for a soak with his rubber duck!

What you need...

• DK yarn: fawn, blue, pink, yellow, white, orange, navy
  4mm crochet hook
  Two 6mm and two 10mm safety eyes
  Stuffing
  Stitch markers
  Tapestry needle
  
  Size: Elephant: 14.5cm tall
  Rubber Duck: 5cm tall

instructions

1. Legs, body & head - * Using 4mm hook and fawn make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts
   
   Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts
   
   Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts
   
   Rnd 3: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 4: 1dc in each st to end Change to blue
   
   Note: stuff as you go
   
   Rnd 5: (4dc, dc2tog) to end. 15 sts
   
   Rnd 6: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 7: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts
   
   Rnd 8: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 9: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. Nine sts
   
   Rnds 10-11: 1dc in each st to end * Fasten off Rep from * to * once, then join Legs tog as folls:
   
   Rnd 12: 1dc in each st to end. 18 sts
   
   Rnd 13: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts
   
   Rnd 14: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts
   
   Rnd 15: (4dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 36 sts
   
   Rnd 16: (5dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 42 sts
   
   Rnds 17-19: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 20: (5dc, dc2tog) to end. 36 sts
   
   Rnd 21 and every oddnumbered rnd: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 22: (4dc, dc2tog) to end. 30 sts
   
   Rnd 24: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 24 sts
   
   Rnd 26: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts
   
   Rnd 28: 2dc in each st to end. 36 sts
   
   Rnds 29-33: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 34: (4dc, dc2tog) to end. 30 sts
   
   Rnd 35: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 36: (3dc, dc2tog) to end. 24 sts
   
   Rnd 37: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. 18 sts
   
   Rnd 38: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts
   
   Stuff
   
   Rnd 39: (dc2tog) to end. Six sts
   
   Fasten off

2. Arm - Make two
   
   Using 4mm hook and fawn make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts
   
   Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts
   
   Rnd 2: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 3: 1dc in each st to end Change to blue
   
   Rnd 4: (2dc, dc2tog) to end. Nine sts
   
   Rnd 5: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 6: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. Six sts
   
   Rnds 7-9: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Fasten off, leaving a long tail

3. Ear - Make two
   
   Using 4mm hook and pink make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts
   
   Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts
   
   Rnd 2: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 18 sts
   
   Rnd 3: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 24 sts
   
   Rnd 4: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 30 sts
   
   Change to blue
   
   Rnd 5: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Fasten off, leaving a long tail

4. Trunk - Using 4mm hook and blue make a magic ring, work 4dc into ring. Four sts
   
   Rnd 1: working in back loops only, 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 2: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 3: (1dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Six sts
   
   Rnds 4-5: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 6: (2dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Eight sts
   
   Rnds 7-8: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 9: (3dc, 2dc in next st) to end. Ten sts
   
   Rnds 10-11: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 12: (4dc, 2dc in next st) to end. 12 sts
   
   Rnds 13-14: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Note: now working in rows
   
   Row 15: 6dc, 1ch, turn. Six sts
   
   Row 16: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Fasten off, leaving a long tail

5. Rubber Duck - Using 4mm hook and yellow make a magic ring, work 6dc into ring. Six sts
   
   Rnd 1: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts
   
   Rnds 2-3: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 4: (dc2tog) to end. Six sts
   
   Rnd 5: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 6: 2dc in each st to end. 12 sts
   
   Rnd 7: 3dc, (2dc in next st) three
   
   times, 1dc in each st to end. 15 sts
   
   Rnd 8: 4dc, (2dc in next st) three times, 1dc in each st to end. 18 sts
   
   Rnd 9: 1dc in each st to end
   
   Rnd 10: (1dc, dc2tog) to end. 12 sts
   
   Stuff
   
   Rnd 11: (dc2tog) to end. Six sts
   
   Fasten off

6. To make up - Elephant: Weave through rem sts to close Head. Sew Ears and Nose to Head. Sew Arms to Body using whip st. Cut small strands of blue, plait, then sew to back of Body as tail. Add blusher to cheeks. Embroider st at sides of eyes with white yarn. Weave through rem sts to close. Embroider nails on hands and feet.
   
   Rubber Duck: To embroider beak, tie two long overhand knots of four wraps each, butted up to each other in centre of length of orange yarn. Pass tails through Duck’s head above and below bill area so they reappear in same spot at back of head. Pull tightly to create pointed beak, knot ends tog and trim. Weave in all ends

7. How to whip stitch - This is used to sew two layers together along their edges. Start the stitch between the two layers and bring the needle through the front. At a slight diagonal angle, sew a stitch that overlaps the edge, passing the needle through the back fabric, and sewing through the two layers at another slight angle through to the front, just up from the starting point.