Meet Little Jyoti- Jyoti is a Hindi name meaning “light. !he is a “painted “p ainted Indian elephant cele"rating the Holi #esti$al and the arri$al o% !pring. Tools and Materials
his is an intermediate pattern and contains the following terms and abbreviations * •
BLO- back loops only ch- chain
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dc- do'ble crochet hdc- half do'ble crochet sc- single crochet
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sc2tog- single crochet # sts together sk - skip sl st- slip stitch st(s)- stitches
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continos ronds • • •
Worsted weight yarn in light gray for elephant, DK weight yarn in 3-4 different shades for flower blanket, tassels, anklets and forehead adornment 8 mm black safety eyes F/5 (3.5mm!, "/3 (3.#5mm!, $/# (#.5mm! crochet hooks or hooks needed to obtain finished si%es se&'ins and beads or other desired decorations thin wire for tr'nk (a twist tie from the prod'ce dept works well! hread, pins, tapestry and embroidery needles Fiberfill )titch markers, scissors all p'rpose gl'e
Measrements! tip of tr'nk to backend* 8+ (#cm! sho'lder to bottom of foot-5+(3cm!
Trnk (make this first! "inished si#e! 4+ (cm! long orking in contin'o's ro'nds with worsted weight yarn, F hook and st'ffing ery lightly as yo' crochet, ch 2 $ond %! sc 0 in #nd ch from hook (0! $ond 2! # sc in each st (#! $onds &'! sc # $ond ! sc 1, sc#tog (! $ond *! sc $ond %+! sc 2, sc#tog (1! $ond %%! sc 1 $ond %2! sc 8, sc#tog (2! $ond %&! sc 2 $ond %,! sc , sc#tog (8! $ond %-! sc 8 $ond %.! sc 0, sc#tog (! $onds %'2+! sc $ond 2%! sc 5, sc#tog (0! $ond 22! sc 0 nsert thin wire and bend into desired position. ie off and weae in ends.
Lower Li/ ith worsted weight yarn and F hook, ch ,
$ow %! sc in #nd ch from hook and in each st across (3! ch , t'rn $ow 2! sc#tog, sc (#! ch , t'rn $ow &! sc #tog (! ch , t'rn $ow ,! sl st to finish, tie off and weae in ends
0ars (make #! orking in contin'o's ro'nds with worsted weight yarn and F hook, ch 2 $ond %! 0 sc in #nd ch from hook (0! $ond 2! # sc in each st (#! $ond &! sc , # sc in net st repeat 0 times (8! $ond ,! sc 8 6ow working in rows, -sc 4, ch , t'rn sc 4, # sc in net st repeat # times -sc 4, ch , t'rn -sc 5, # sc in net st repeat # times, sc 3, sl st in net st to finish. ie off and weae in ends
1ead and Body orking in contin'o's ro'nds with worsted weight yarn and F hook, ch 2 $ond %! 5 sc in #nd ch from hook (5! $ond 2! # sc in each st (1! $ond &! sc , # sc in net st repeat 5 times (5! $ond ,! sc #, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (#1! $ond -! sc 3, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (#5! $ond .! sc 4, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (31! $ond ! sc 5, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (35! $ond ! sc 0, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (41! $onds *'%2! sc 41 )ew r'nk onto head, p't in eyes, sew lower lip and ears in place. 7ightly st'ff head-"o not oerst'ff. $ond %&! sc 0, sc#tog repeat 5 times (35! $ond %,! sc 5, sc#tog repeat 5 times (31! $ond %-! sc 4, sc#tog repeat 5 times (#5! $onds %.'%*! sc #5 7ightly st'ff body as yo' crochet, keep yo'r elephan t baggy.+ $ond 2+! sc 4, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (31! $ond 2%! sc 5, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (35! $ond 22! sc 0, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (41! $onds 2&'2-! sc 41 $ond 2.! sc , # sc in net st repeat 5 times (45! $onds 2'2*! sc 45 $ond &+! sc 8, # sc in net st repeat 5 times (51! $onds &%'&&! sc 51 $ond &,! sc 8, sc#tog repeat 5 times (45! $onds &-'&! sc 45 $ond &! sc , sc#tog repeat 5 times (41!
$onds &*',%! sc 41 $ond ,2! sc 0, sc#tog repeat 5 times (35! $ond ,&! sc 5, sc#tog repeat 5 times (31! $ond ,,! sc 4, sc#tog repeat 5 times (#5! $ond ,-! sc 3, sc#tog repeat 5 times (#1! $ond ,.! sc #, sc#tog repeat 5 times (5! $ond ,! sc , sc#tog repeat 5 times (1! $ond ,! sc#tog repeat 5 times (5! $ond ,*! sc#tog twice, sl st in last (3! ie off and weae in ends.
"ront Legs (make #! ith worsted weight yarn and F hook, (s'bstit'te with a magic ring if desired.! ch , $ond %! sl st to st ch to form a ring, ch # (this will co'nt as dc!, 2 dc in loop, sl st to #nd ch (1! p'll end of yarn to close 'p hole $ond 2! in 97:, sc 1 $onds &'%2! in both loops, sc 1 ie off and weae in ends
Back Legs (make #! ith worsted weight yarn and F hook, (s'bstit'te with a magic ring if desired.! ch , $ond %! sl st to st ch to form a ring, ch # (this will co'nt as dc!, 2 dc in loop, sl st to #nd ch (1! p'll end of yarn to close 'p hole $ond 2! in 97:, sc 1 $onds &'%+! in both loops, sc 1 ie off and weae in ends
Tail 9egin with abo't an ;+ (appro.4cm! tail+ ch %+ 7eae a long tail to weae back into chains with tapestry needle. ie a knot at base of st ch. ith tip of the tapestry needle, tease o't the ends of yarn to fray. rim ends to a desired length • • •
3ssembly • • • •
)t'ff legs with fiberfill
4yoti5s "lower Blanket
"lowers ($rochet 4 flowers in 3-4 different colors of "= weight yarn! ith " hook, • •
ch #, 5 sc in #nd ch from hook, p'll end of yarn to close 'p ring. )l st in net st and repeat ch #, 3 dc in same st, ch #, sl st in net st to make 5 petals. ie off, knot ends of yarn together tightly, weae in ends.
Tassels (make #! >sing photographs as a g'ide* •
?rrange 1-# strands of yarn meas'ring abo't # ;+-3+ (0-8cm! side by side and tie with another length of yarn. @ake a tight knot in the middle. (fig.!
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Fold the tied b'ndle in half and tie another piece of yarn aro'nd yarn strands abo't a ; inch from the fold, making a tight knot. (figs. # and 3!
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)nip ends of tassel to an een length. (fig.4!
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3ssembly >sing the photographs as a g'ide* ?rrange flowers as shown in fig.5 and sew edges of flowers together. •
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fig. 5 )ew tassels to edge of flowers as shown in fig. 5
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)ew or gl'e se&'ins and beads to flowers in any desired config'ration.
4yoti5s 3nklets (make 4! >sing the photographs as a g'ide* •
ith a $ hook, chain stitch 3 different colors of yarn together (figs.0 A !
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ch abo't 8-2 sts to fit aro'nd ankles. (@eas're as yo' go to make s're it fits aro'nd the ankle.! )l st to st ch to form a ring. ie a knot to finish (figs. 8 A 2!
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"orehead 3dornment >sing photographs as a g'ide* @ake three leaes+ in "= weight colors of choice and " hook, ch . sc in #nd ch from hook, hdc in net, # dc in net, hdc in net, sl st in last st. Fasten off and knot ends together. eae in ends. )ew leaes together as shown in fig. 1 •
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)ew adornment onto forehead. Bl'e or sew any other desired beads and/or se&'ins onto Cyoti.
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