This is my Asante Tembo card which means thank you an elephant in swahili.
I am not great at generating patterns but here is my attempt to do so:
Elephant Card Applique
Needle Size D
Yarn Kenyan 4 Ply-a little
small for the size D but I have difficulty handling the smaller needles
Abbrevations
Rd=Round
Ch=chain
SC=Single Crochet
ST=stitch (previous round
crochet)
YO=yarn over
Body
Magic Circle
Rd 1—6 sc in magic circle
Rd 2—2 sc in each st total
12 st
Rd 3--*1 sc in 1st
st 2 sc in second st* repeat between
* Total 18 st
Rd 4--*1 sc each in first
2 st then 2 sc in third st* repeat
between * Total 24 st
Rd 5--*1 sc each in first
3 st then 2 sc in fourth st* repeat
between * Total 30 st
Rd 6--*1 sc each in first
4 st then 2 sc in fifth st* repeat
between * Total 36 st
Rd 7--*1 sc each in first
5 st then 2 sc in sixt st* repeat
between * Total 42 st
Rd 8—1 sc in each first 16
st; {start first leg} chain 6 turn and starting with 2nd
hole from needle sc in 5 chains, 1 sc in each of next two st in body using this
as the chain on the leg turn and sc in each st of the leg, ch 1 turn and sc in
each st then sc into body {this completes the first leg}; 1 sc in each of next
6 st of body then {start 2nd leg} }
chain 6 turn and starting with 2nd hole from needle sc in 5
chains, 1 sc in each of next two st in body using this as the chain on the leg
turn and sc in each st of the leg, ch 1 turn and sc in each st then sc into
body {this completes the second leg}, 1 sc in each st back around to start of 1st
leg. Tie off with long tail. Weave tail back up outside stitches of body
to leave a tail for the elephant.
Head
Magic Circle
Rd 1-6 sc in magic circle
Rd 2—2 sc in each st total
12 st
Rd 3--*1 sc in 1st
st 2 sc in second st* repeat between
* Total 18 st
Rd 4--*1 sc each in first
2 st then 2 sc in third st* repeat
between * Total 24 st
{start trunk}Ch 16 turn
and in second hole from needle sc in each of the ch stitches, sc into st of
head and tie off. Weave tail into head center {trunk finished}
Ear and attaching the body
to head.
Make as slip knot pull it
off hook.
Place head over the body
with trunk opposite tail. At top part of
head work needle through both head and body from the head side. Hook slip knot and pull through both body and
head.
*Work needle with slip
knot on it through head and body again from head side and YO and pull through
body and head and through slip knot. *
Repeat between * 4 times
On bottom side of head pull string around and CH
1 turn and sc in each of 4 st
Ch 1 turn and 1 sc in
first 2 st then 2 sc in next stitch then 1 sc in last st. ch 1 turn
1 sc in 1st st
then 2 sc in each of next two st then 1 sc in next two st ch 1 turn
1 sc in 1st 4
st then 2 sc each in next two sc then 1 sc in last st. tie off. Weave in end.
Use glue stick to attach
to card and magic marker to draw in eyes and mouth and color end of trunk
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