This is a knitting pattern of an elephant named Mr. Ruesselo. It includes a material list, abbreviations, row by row instructions, and photos.

Knitted in the round using the magic loop method. Legs and trunk are attached as you knit, and stitches for the ears are picked up and knitted flat. NO SEWING IS REQUIRED.

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced beginner.

USED TECHNIQUES

• Pinhole cast-on
• Turkish cast-on
• Backwards loop cast-on
• Knitting flat and in the round
• Slipping and purling stitches
• Increases (make one left, make one right)
• Decreases (knit two together, slip slip knit)
• Picking up stitches
• Three-needle bind-off
• Binding off

MATERIALS REQUIRED

• Sport yarn (45-50g).
• 2 mm circular knitting needles
• 2 mm two double-pointed needles
• 3 mm crochet hook
• Darning needle
• Stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Scrap yarn to keep stitches on hold
• Scrap yarn in black for embroidery

Yarn used for the yellow one: Drops Loves You 7 #28 (15g); Drops Safran #66 (30g)

SIZE
Approximately 23cm x 16cm.

ERRATA
Page 4: Put all leg sts on circular needles (not DPNs).
Page 5: BODY&HEAD R43 only one repeat
Page 6: BODY&HEAD R58 2 repeats of the sequence between the square brackets

You may sell the finished toy, provided you give the credit to Svitlana Kondratova as the designer.

You may not sell or share the pattern.

Please don’t forget to tag your creations on Instagram with @im_strickfieber #MrRuesseloTheElephant

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