Knitted Stuffed Elephant

[garterstitch_greenbelt]

Hey everyone,

I made this little guy for my cousin's new baby for Christmas. It kind of made me sad to part with him.
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh129/laurenrhayden/elephant.jpg

I got the pattern from this book (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Minute-Knitted-Gifts-Joelle-Hoverson/dp/1584793678), which is full of really beautiful projects that don't take a ton of time. The book also has directions for a bunny and teddy bear, so I might have to make myself one to keep from missing the elephant too much. :)

XOX,
Lauren

[lindsay_pai]

adorable! i'm sure the baby will love him as much as you do :D

[Auska Nova]

Cute! You don't see many elephant toys anymore. At least not where I live, unless you go to the zoo.

[sewittogether]

Aww make me one!

[Fooly-muffin]

cute :)
reminds me of an old cartoon for kidds.
G'job

[glass__onion]

aw it is sooo cute! i love the little scarf it has..

[mar]

oww ims soo cute (sighs and wishes she could knit stuff besides scarffs

[GMOgirl]

aaaw! i want it. it's adorable.

[saintlike_ontheoutside]

You should definietely make one for yourself.
Is the scarf a shoe-lace?
Clever!

[garterstitch_greenbelt]

The scarf is actually knit separately- just 5 stitches across in garter stitch. I used thin thread since it's so little. Thanks for looking. :)

[ladyjanewriter]

Paging Mamma Sasss! Cute Elly-funt alert!

That's seriously adorable. I've been saying that a lot, but there's so much cuteness on the boards lately.

I hope he wasn't sad to leave you. He seems a little blue.

[fashionmama]

Wow! How long did that take to make? I'm such a slow knitter. That would have taken me a year. lol

[MamaSasss]

Oh, I'm on this one, Lady Jane!

I'm agog.
I've been meaning to crochet an elephant for myself.

Yours is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too precious.

[garterstitch_greenbelt]

Fashionmama- The books in the project are divided up by how long they're supposed to take and he was in the 6-8 hour section. He took me quite a bit longer though, since I have a short attention span and get to do other stuff while I'm knitting, plus there were a lot of techniques (like the provisional cast-on, working with two round needles, etc) that I was learning for the first time as I made it. I'd say I put in about a day and a half of not-so-diligent labor. Fortunately I was on a deadline for Christmas, or I'd never have finished. :)

MamaSasss- I would recommend you go for crocheting that elephant. They're pretty rewarding.

And thank you everyone for the replies! I just joined the forum a couple of days ago and I'm amazed at how sweet everyone is.

XOX

[Paige_loves_you]

soo cute!!! i want one....lol mabey i will just have to make it myself lol

[kisukejazz]

Awhhhh!!! <3

[B!0H@Z@Rd]

Oh thats just adorable!! I wish I could knit like that :\

[waffle]

What was the book called? Neat elephant, I love him!

[garterstitch_greenbelt]

It's called "Last Minute Knitted Gifts" by Joelle Hoverson from Purl. If you go to this page- http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/our_books - it's the second book and there are a few pictures from other projects.

Thanks for looking! xox

[balushia]

It's adorable :D

[megziewoodles]

Awwwwwwww..... He needs hugs.

[niamhybeag]

*melts*

He's so sweet! And that itty little scarf? *melts some more*

[D-I-Y]

what is the book where you got the pattern from its so cute
i absolutly need one

[timidgothica]

love elephants. that is great.