Eloise the Elephant by Cilla Webb

Eloise the Elephant

Knitting
March 2024
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in st st
US 4 - 3.5 mm
200 - 400 yards (183 - 366 m)
35 cm
English
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Get ready to knit this adorable fluffy pink elephant! Eloise’s outfit of choice is a lemon-coloured t-shirt, orange pinafore and stylish Mary-Jane shoes. You often see her on her way to the market with her little mesh shopping bag for added cuteness. Don’t forget the finishing touch of a floral headband to complete the look. Happy knitting!

Yarn:
100g Sirdar Snuggly Bunny DK Powder
20g Sirdar Snuggly DK Peashoot (light green)
20g Sirdar Snuggly DK Lemon (light yellow)
40g Sirdar Snuggly DK Custard (orange)
A small amount of white a pink yarn.

Needles:
3.5mm Straight needles

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle
2 safety eyes (12mm)
5 small buttons
A holding needle or a spare 3.5mm needle
Stitch markers
A crochet hook to make the tufts of her tail

Size:
35 cm

Abbreviations:
x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; rep from * to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Pfb: Purl in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
YO: Yarn over
Ssk: Slip the next 2 sts on the LH onto the RH needle without knitting in. Insert the LH needle into the 2 slipped sts and knit them together.
Sl1: slip the next stitch from the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle without working it.
PSSO: pass the slipped stitch over the previously worked stitch.