Micro Elephant in surprise ball by Oksana Berejshik

Micro Elephant in surprise ball

Crochet
August 2022
Thread ?
60 stitches = 4 inches
in crochet scs (US), in 2 threads!!
0.7 mm
0.6 mm
2.5-3cm, it fits freely in a surprise ball container
US
English Russian
This pattern is available for $6.00 USD
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★ SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE (if you use thick yarn) and ADVANCED (if you use thin yarn)
★ MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
- Yarn:
Floss (Gamma, DMC, Madeira, Anchor or others). The colors are grey, sand, blue, white, yellow, as well as a little pink (embroider cheeks), black (embroider eyebrows), brown (flower stem). NOTE: this pattern can also be used for crocheting toys from thicker yarn, so if it is difficult for you to crochet using thin yarn, try to crochet using thicker yarn first.

  • Use hook №0.7 (0.7mm, floss in 2 threads) and №0.6 (0.6mm, floss in 1 thread). NOTE: it is extremely difficult to crochet from thin yarn, try different hook numbers, perhaps it will be more convenient for you to crochet using thinner or thicker hook: №0.5-0.9
  • Fiberfill (to stuff)
  • Glue eyes (2mm)
  • Thin wire (0.3mm): for the trunk a piece 4cm long, for the stem of the flower a piece 3cm long (for the flower you will still need a small bead)
  • Thin chain ~5cm long
  • White cord ~15cm long
  • Plastic round container Ø28mm (similar containers can be bought on aliexpress, I have this one http://alli.pub/6fzwy5); you can take another container, use the pattern of knitting a case as an example and, if necessary, change it a little for your container
  • Needle, grey sewing thread for attaching movable limbs, safety pins, scissors, glue (Moment Crystal), hot glue, thin stick (for the convenience of stuffing small parts).

★ SKILLS REQUIRED:

You must have basic crochet skills (with crocheting micro toys) - this pattern is not so easy so please ask me if you will have some questions/difficulties.
+ I add video lesson “Thread mount (jointing of moving parts)” here - https://youtu.be/htMjNFbk0cY

This pattern is ADVANCED LEVEL but easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (17 pages with detailed instructions and ~80 photos illustrating the process)