Elephant in hot air balloon by Silke Merckx Designs

Elephant in hot air balloon

This pattern is available from etsy.com for $3.47.

Make your own cute hot air balloon decoration, it’s perfect for your baby’s nursery.
This tutorial is a PDF document with 6 pages of detailed instructions, with more than 30 pictures.

What you need:

  • fiberfill stuffing
  • 1 polystyrene ball of 3.5 inches (9 cm) diameter
  • 2 black glass beads (or plastic safety eyes) of 4 mm diameter
  • 3 mm (US 2) crochet hook
  • tapestry needle
  • yarn calling for 3 mm (US 2) hook. I used Schachenmayr Catania (cotton), and Schoeller&Stahl Limone (cotton)