This cute crochet heart Elephant applique pattern is the next design in my heart-shaped appliques series. The Elephant’s head and ears are made from crocheted hearts!
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To make this Elephant applique, you only need to crochet hearts according to the instructions and then sew them together to create your own adorable animal!
This crochet heart Elephant applique would be perfect for your kid’s room or a zoo-themed nursery. You can use this Elephant applique to make a lovely wall decoration or crochet a bunch of Elephants and make an adorable garland!
This heart Elephant also would make a cute embellishment for your kid’s clothes, blankets, hats, or bags.
If you like making greeting cards, this Elephant will make great card embellishment! I used my Elephant applique to make cute Mother’s Day card. You can find it here: DIY Mother’s Day Cards Embellished with Crochet Appliques.
You may also like my other heart-shaped animal appliques: crochet Koala, crochet Sloth, crochet Giraffe, and crochet Lion.
Heart Elephant Applique – Free Crochet Pattern
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Abbreviations:
Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
HDC – half double crochet
Rnd – round
SC- single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)
TR – treble crochet
Finished Size:
This crochet Elephant applique is about 3 -1/4″ wide and 2-3/4″ tall.
Yarn:
- crochet light weight cotton size 3 (in my examples I used Aunt Lydia’s crochet cotton thread size 3 and Patons Grace light weight 3 cotton yarn)
- cotton crochet thread size 10
Hooks and Other Materials:
- crochet hook 1/2.75 mm
- crochet hook size 6/1.8 mm
- sticky back googly eyes or buttons
- black embroidery floss
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Instructions:
For this crochet Elephant applique, you need to make a Head with a Trunk and two Ears.
I will show you two options to make this Elephant applique. In option 1 I used two different weight yarns. Crochet light weight 3 cotton doesn’t have many color choices. So, for the Ears, I used crochet cotton size 10, which has a large color pallet.
In option 2 – Elephant is made with one weight yarn.
Option 1. Elephant made with two different weight yarns
Materials I used: crochet light weight 3 cotton yarn for the Head, cotton crochet thread size 10 for the Ears, crochet hook 1/2.75 mm, crochet hook size 6/1.8 mm
Head with a Trunk
With crochet light weight 3 cotton yarn and hook 1/2.75 mm, Ch 4;
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Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Rnd 2. Ch 3, HDC + DC in first St, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC into Ch-1 stitch, Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),
Ch 1, HDC into Ch-1 stitch, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 DC in next St, 3 TR in next St, DC + HDC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC in first St, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in each of the next 6 Sts, SC in Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point);
making a Trunk – Ch 12, SC in 3rd Ch from the hook, SC in next Ch, 2 SC in next Ch, SC in each of next 7 Chs, Sl St into top of DC (see Note below);
SC in Ch-1 St, SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Fasten off.
Note:
Working in top of a stitch – when instructed to work into the top of a stitch, insert hook under two loops highlighted in blue in direction of the arrow.
Ear – make 2 (see also instructions for the Large Size Heart)
With cotton crochet thread size 10 and hook 6/1.8 mm, Ch 4;
Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Rnd 2. Ch 3, HDC + DC in first St, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC into Ch-1 stitch, Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),
Ch 1, HDC into Ch-1 stitch, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 DC in next St, 3 TR in next St, DC + HDC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC in top of first St of previous Rnd, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in each of the next 6 Sts, SC into Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point),
Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 St, SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Fasten off.
Option 2 – Elephant made with one weight yarn
Head with a Trunk
With crochet light weight 3 cotton yarn and hook 1/2.75 mm, make Head with a Trunk – follow the Instructions above.
Ear – make 2 (see also instructions for the Medium Size Heart)
With crochet light weight 3 cotton yarn and hook 1/2.75 mm, Ch 4;
Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches in fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Rnd 2. Ch 3, SC into first St, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC into next St (Heart point),
Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 St, SC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Sew Ears to the Head. Block your applique as necessary.
Eyes
You have multiple options to make eyes. You can embroider them. You can also use buttons or googly eyes. (For babies and small children items – embroider the eyes on).
I hope you enjoyed this heart Elephant applique free crochet pattern!
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Hi Elena,
Did you mean 2 medium hearts for the elephant ears? On the pictures it looks like large for the head and medium for the ears!
Thanks,
Gina
Gina, I was using the same Large Heart pattern for the head and for the ears but different thread size and hooks. For the head – crochet cotton thread size 3 and hook 2.75 mm, for the ears – crochet cotton thread size 10 and hook 1.8 mm.
Thank you!
Elena, thank you for your reply. I am using Caron Simply Soft yarn so I will use the medium heart for the ears.
Thanks again for sharing the lovely patterns!
I think all your things are so cute
Thank you so much!