Some modifications:

-left off the extra accessories and tusks and turned him white

Trunk:
1: Sc 6 in ring
2: Sc 6
3: Sc, inc around (9)
4: Sc 9
5: Sc 2, inc around (12)
6-8: Sc 12
Follow pattern until…
14-15: Sc 24
16: pattern row 15 (30)
17-18: Sc 30
FO

Belly: Remember to flip him upside down so the stitches (and decreases) aren’t backwards. In future, would also modify decreases to be less pointy. Maybe stop at 8 and sew closed at that point. (4 facing 4 to make a small straight line for shape, not gathered round)

Attaching trunk:
Rnd 20 as written (12 sts from trunk)
Rnd 21 as written but only 18 sts from trunk (66 sts)
Skip Rnd 22, sc rnds 23-24 as written, resume following pattern (now one less row than written)