Tree Trunks Pattern

Pattern designed and created by Patricia Castillo. Pattern may not be copied, sold, or distributed on any publication
without permission from owner.

Size: Approx. 4 tall

Materials:
-Worsted yarn ie. Bernat Soft Fern, Baby
Pink, and Tan
-Size 3.50mm hook
-Needle for joining parts
-Fibrefill for stuffing
-Black embroidery thread and needle
-Size 6mm safety eyes
Notes: Unless otherwise stated, this pattern
is worked in continuous rounds using stitch
markers to locate the beginning/end of a
round. Work in somewhat tight stitches. All
colour changes start in the stitch of the
previous round.

Stitch Guide
Ch chain
Sc single crochet
Inc increase (sc 2 in st)
Inc3 sc 3 in st
Dec decrease (sc2tog)
Sl st slip stitch
BLO back loop only
Hdc half double crochet
Dc double crochet

Trunk
Leave long tail in starting ch (pictured) to sew to body.
Round 1: start 6 sc in ring
Rounds 2-10: sc around (6 sts)
Round 11: in same st (hdc, dc, hdc), sc in next 2 sts, repeat
2 times.
Fasten off and leave tail. Sew 2 or 3 stitches to middle of
trunk to close opening and to give it more shape
(pictured).

Ears
Right ear
Round 1: start 6 sc in ring
Round 2: inc in each st (12 sts)
Round 3: [sc, inc] repeat 6 times (18 sts)
For remaining round and stitches proceed as follows:
sc 5, inc3, sc 2, inc3, sc3, hdc, (in same st) dc & hdc, sl st, dc & hdc, hdc & dc, hdc, sc 5, inc3, sc 4,
inc3, sc 7, sl st.
Left ear
Same as right ear but after Round 3 proceed as follows:
sc 5, inc3, sc 2, inc3, sc 4, (in same st) sc & hdc, hdc & dc, dc & hdc, sl st, hdc & dc, hdc, sc 5, inc3, sc
4, inc3, sc 11, sl st.
Body
Round 1: start 6 sc in ring
Round 2: inc in each st (12 sts)
Round 3: [sc, inc] repeat 6 times (18 sts)
Round 4: [sc 2, inc] repeat 6 times (24 sts
Round 5: [sc 3, inc] repeat 6 times (30 sts)
Round 6: [sc 4, inc] repeat 6 times (36 sts)
Round 7: sc around (36 sts)
Round 8: [sc 5, inc] repeat 6 times (42 sts)
Rounds 9-10: sc around (42 sts)
Round 11: inc3, sc 9, inc3, sc 10, inc3, sc 9, inc3, sc
10 (50 sts)
Rounds 12-14: sc around (50 sts)
Round 15: dec, sc 10, dec, sc 11, dec, sc 10, dec,
sc 11 (46 sts)
Round 16: sc around (46 sts)
Round 17: dec, sc 9, dec, sc 10, dec, sc 9, dec, sc
10 (42 sts)
Round 18: sc around (42 sts)

Embroider face details. Attach safety eyes. Sew trunk and ears to body. Begin to stuff.
Suggested eye placement: 1st eye between Rounds 12 & 13 in 4th stitch. 2nd eye 6 or 7 stitches apart.
Round 19: dec, sc 8, dec, sc 9, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 9 (38 sts)
Round 20: dec, sc 7, dec, sc 8, dec, sc 7, dec, sc8 (34 sts)
Round 21: dec, dec, sc 4, dec, dec, sc 5, dec, dec, sc 4, dec, dec, sc 5 (26 sts)
Round 22: dec, dec, sc 2, dec, dec, sc 3, dec, dec, sc 2, dec, dec, sc 3 (18 sts)
Round 23: [sc, dec] repeat 6 times (12 sts)
Round 24: dec 6 times (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave tail to sew remaining stitches together.

Legs Make 4
Round 1: start 4 sc in ring.
Rounds 2-3: sc around (4 sts)
Fasten off and leave tail for sewing to body.

Tail
Ch 5, fasten off and leave tail for sewing.
With pink yarn, tie bow to tail end.

Basket
With Baby Pink yarn.
Round 1: start 6 sc in ring.
Round 2: inc in each st (12 sts)
Round 3: [inc3, sc 2] repeat 4 times (20 sts)
Round 4: sc, inc3, sc 4, inc3, sc 4, inc3, sc 4, inc3, sc 3 (28 sts)
Round 5: *ch 3, sl st in next st* repeat around.
Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing.
With tan or light brown yarn.
Round 1: start 6 sc in ring.
Round 2: inc in each st (12 sts)
Round 3: [inc3, sc 2] repeat 4 times (20 sts)
Round 4: sc, inc3, sc 4, inc3, sc 4, inc3, sc 4, inc3, sc 3 (28 sts)
Rounds 5-7: BLO, sc around, sl st in final st of Round 7.
Ch 24. Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing. Cut long piece of same colour yarn and, measuring
so it fits around elephants body, sew to opposite sides of basket bottom.