Cute Crochet Elephant Pattern- C2C

ByMelissa

Discover the charm of my Crochet Elephant Pattern, part of a delightful collection of six c2c safari animals that come together to form my captivating Safari Blanket.

Perfect for crafting a heartfelt gift or adding a touch of the wild to your home decor. The free pattern is below.

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Safari animals blanket & custom projects

This elephant square is one of six afghan blocks in my safari animals baby blanket. It’s the perfect size for individual projects like wall art, a pillow, or a baby blanket. 

You can also combine it with other squares from the jungle series for a larger blanket or tote bag. This great pattern is versatile and works beautifully in all kinds of projects.

Free crochet elephant pattern information

Skill level

Advanced beginners. This crochet square is made with basic stitches using the C2C crochet method and it involves color changes.  

Project materials needed

  • Crochet Hook Size: G-6 4 mm crochet hook or mm hook size needed for gauge
  • Yarn: Worsted medium weight yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn in white, black, light gray, dusty gray, and baby pink.
  • Yarn needle/tapestry needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
  • Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
  • Stitch marker(s): Optional. Use these to help keep track of your stitches. 

Finished size

My C2C crochet square measures 22 inches by 22 inches.

Gauge

8 squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches

Crochet terms

  • sc = single crochet
  • dc = double crochet
  • ch/chs = chain/chains
  • st/sts = stitch/stitches
  • sl st = slip stitch
  • blo = back loop only
  • flo = front loop only

C2C crochet technique

  • The square is made in the C2C technique. You make “squares” in diagonal rows starting in the bottom right corner and ending in the top left corner.
  • Each square is made of a chain 3 + 3 double crochet.
  • Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start a new square.
  • You can follow the picture graph or the written pattern.
  • The written pattern tells you how many squares to make of each color and in what order.

C2C video tutorial

Need C2C help? I have a step by step C2C tutorial for my mini heart square on my YouTube channel.

Crochet pattern notes

  • The pattern is written in US terms. 
  • ↙ You are working on the “right side”.
  • ↗ You are working on the “wrong side”. 

Crochet elephant pattern instructions

Make the elephant following the graph or the written instructions.

Graph

Download the crochet elephant pattern graph PDF.

Written instructions  

↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square)  

↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares)  

↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares)  

↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares)  

↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares)  

↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares)  

↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares)  

↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares)  

↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares)  

↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares)  

↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares)  

↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares)  

↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares)  

↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares)  

↙ Row 15: white x 15 (15 squares)  

↗ Row 16: white x 16 (16 squares)  

↙ Row 17: white x 10, light gray x 3, white x 4 (17 squares)  

↗ Row 18: white x 4, light gray x 4, white x 10 (18 squares)  

↙ Row 19: white x 10, light gray x 5, white x 4 (19 squares)  

↗ Row 20: white x 4, light gray x 5, white x 11 (20 squares)  

↙ Row 21: white x 12, light gray x 1, white x 1, light gray x 3, white x 4 (21 squares)  

↗ Row 22: white x 4, light gray x 3, white x 9, gray x 4, white x 2 (22 squares)  

↙ Row 23: white x 1, gray x 6, white x 8, light gray x 4, white x 4 (23 squares)  

↗ Row 24: white x 5, light gray x 3, white x 8, gray x 7, white x 1 (24 squares)  

↙ Row 25: white x 1, gray x 3, pink x 3, gray x 2, white x 7, light gray x 4, white x 5 (25 squares)  

↗ Row 26: white x 6, light gray x 4, white x 2, light gray x 2, white x 2, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 2, white x 1 (26 squares)  

↙ Row 27: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 1, white x 1, light gray x 10, white x 6 (27 squares)  

↗ Row 28: white x 7, light gray x 10, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 2, white x 1 (28 squares)  

↙ Row 29: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 7, gray x 1, light gray x 3, black x 3, light gray x 5, white x 7 (29 squares)  

↗ Row 30: white x 8, light gray x 4, black x 1, light gray x 6, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 1, white x 2 (30 squares)  

↙ Row 31: white x 2, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 1, light gray x 12, white x 8 (31 squares)  

↗ Row 32: white x 9, light gray x 12, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 1, white x 2 (32 squares)  

↙ Row 33: white x 2, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 1, light gray x 12, white x 10 (33 squares)  

↗ Row 34: white x 10, light gray x 13, gray x 1, pink x 6, gray x 1, white x 3 (34 squares)  

↙ Row 35: white x 3, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 1, light gray x 13, white x 11 (35 squares)  

↗ Row 36: white x 11, light gray x 8, black x 1, light gray x 4, gray x 1, pink x 6, gray x 1, white x 4 (36 squares)  

↙ Row 37: white x 4, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 1, light gray x 4, black x 2, light gray x 7, white x 12 (37 squares)  

↗ Row 38: white x 12, light gray x 8, black x 2, light gray x 3, gray x 1, pink x 5, gray x 2, white x 5 (38 squares)  

↙ Row 39: white x 6, gray x 2, pink x 4, gray x 1, light gray x 4, black x 1, light gray x 9, white x 12 (39 squares)  

↗ Row 40: white x 13, light gray x 13, gray x 1, pink x 4, gray x 2, white x 7 (40 squares)  

Corner: Start decreasing on both ends  

↙ Row 41: white x 7, gray x 2, pink x 3, gray x 1, light gray x 14, white x 12 (39 squares)  

↗ Row 42: white x 12, light gray x 5, black x 1, light gray x 7, gray x 6, white x 7 (38 squares)  

↙ Row 43: white x 7, gray x 5, light gray x 7, black x 2, light gray x 4, white x 12 (37 squares)  

↗ Row 44: white x 11, light gray x 5, black x 2, light gray x 6, gray x 4, white x 8 (36 squares)  

↙ Row 45: white x 12, light gray x 6, black x 1, light gray x 5, white x 11 (35 squares)  

↗ Row 46: white x 11, light gray x 12, white x 11 (34 squares)  

↙ Row 47: white x 11, light gray x 11, gray x 2, white x 9 (33 squares)  

↗ Row 48: white x 8, gray x 3, light gray x 10, white x 11 (32 squares)  

↙ Row 49: white x 11, light gray x 9, gray x 4, white x 7 (31 squares)  

↗ Row 50: white x 6, gray x 2, pink x 2, gray x 1, light gray x 8, white x 11 (30 squares)  

↙ Row 51: white x 11, light gray x 7, gray x 1, pink x 3, gray x 2, white x 5 (29 squares)  

↗ Row 52: white x 5, gray x 1, pink x 4, gray x 1, light gray x 5, white x 12 (28 squares)  

↙ Row 53: white x 11, gray x 6, pink x 4, gray x 2, white x 4 (27 squares)  

↗ Row 54: white x 4, gray x 1, pink x 5, gray x 5, white x 11 (26 squares)  

↙ Row 55: white x 10, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 2, white x 3 (25 squares)  

↗ Row 56: white x 3, gray x 1, pink x 9, gray x 1, white x 10 (24 squares)  

↙ Row 57: white x 9, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 2, white x 2 (23 squares)  

↗ Row 58: white x 2, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 1, white x 9 (22 squares)  

↙ Row 59: white x 8, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 1, white x 2 (21 squares)  

↗ Row 60: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 1, white x 8 (20 squares)  

↙ Row 61: white x 8, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 2, white x 1 (19 squares)  

↗ Row 62: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 2, white x 7 (18 squares)  

↙ Row 63: white x 7, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 2, white x 1 (17 squares)  

↗ Row 64: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 4, gray x 2, white x 7 (16 squares)  

↙ Row 65: white x 7, gray x 2, pink x 3, gray x 2, white x 1 (15 squares)  

↗ Row 66: white x 1, gray x 6, white x 7 (14 squares)  

↙ Row 67: white x 7, gray x 4, white x 2 (13 squares)  

↗ Row 68: white x 2, gray x 3, white x 7 (12 squares)  

↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares)  

↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares)  

↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares)  

↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares)  

↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares)  

↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares)  

↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares)  

↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares)  

↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares)  

↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares)  

↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

Border

In each corner you will make (sc-ch 2-sc) and in the side of each square you will make 2 sc.

Finishing

Weave in all of the yarn tails. Block if desired.

image of a cool elephant Square Crochet Pattern

What are alpha crochet patterns?

Alpha patterns are pixel drawing designs used primarily in tapestry crochet and C2C (corner to corner) crochet techniques to create letters, numbers, or easy pixel art ideas.

These patterns allow crafters to spell out names, messages, or create detailed images and motifs using a pixel grid approach. Each square on the grid corresponds to a stitch in crochet. These patterns are also commonly referred to as “pixel crochet charts”, “grid crochet patterns”, or “crochet graph patterns”.

Exploring pixel art in crochet

When I design my corner to corner (C2C) crochet designs, I create pixel charts. These charts are super helpful and are also known as “graphs”, “alpha patterns”, and “grids”.

What’s cool is that you can use these pixel crochet pdf pattern free downloads not just for crochet but also for knitting, cross-stitch, needlepoint, weaving, tapestry, beadwork, and even pixel art.

They make creating beautiful crafts easier, especially if you’re using easy pixel art templates or looking for pixel drawing grid art ideas. Whether you want a big project or something smaller, my small pixel art grid easy and pix art pixel grid crochet pattern are perfect for all craft lovers!

Looking for more free crochet patterns?

You may also like my basic beanie, basic bucket hat, sea creatures blanket, and my woodland animals baby blanket patterns. 

Let’s connect!

I’d love to hear from you. You can find me on social media- Instagram, Facebook page, Pinterest, and my YouTube channel. Until then, happy crocheting!

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