Sweet Nothings Crochet: ELEPHANT MOTIF PENDANT

Thursday 15 November 2018

ELEPHANT MOTIF PENDANT

I’ve been on a crazy jewelry spree. I just made a few cat motifs , a cute lil dog motif and now here’s elepheeee.. I am hoping to successfully convert this motif into a pendant. Let’s see how many ways you can use it.

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Materials used : Today I’ve used a little bit of our lovely Indian kamal kadai / kankri polyester silk embroidery (floss) yarn with a 1.3 mm crochet hook ; ready-made ear ring hooks (one pair minimum) ; beads ; connector rings ; glue to seal ends.

For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red ros e or unbranded knitting cotton as well

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.

Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)

lp(s) : Loop(s) hk : Hook

dc : Double crochet sp : Space

sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain

st(s) : Stitch(es)

yo : Yarn Over

Stitches used :

Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

How to add beads : Check this video at https://youtu.be/EcpgMgBox8I

How to work with beads in crochet : Check out this video at https://youtu.be/yanbAnF_pr0

Instructions using U.S terminology

Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern. For your convenience there video tutorials through the blog too

Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.

In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement.

This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.

Elephant motif pattern : Get this lovely free pattern at http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2014/10/e-is-for-elephant-crochet-elephant.html

To make this elephant motif into a tiny pendant, I tweaked the pattern just a bit to get it into a really tiny lil elepheeee

I followed the basic pattern idea, but moved each stitch down one size.

So what does that mean? Well, when the designer said work a dc, I worked a hdc.

For a hdc = sc ; sc = sl-st and sl-st = sl-st.

This gave me a really cute 2.5 cm x 2 cm lil elephant. How did you go with yours?

The eye is a cute little piece of bling that shines with every movement.

I’ve used this adorable elephant motif before – attaching it onto a headband, baskets, a car seat cover, a door panel ‘toran’ and a pendant.

Check out these ideas at

https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2017/12/adorable-crochet-elephant-amigurumi.html ;

https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2017/02/an-elephant-pendant-celtic-choker.html ;

https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2015/10/miscellaneous-baby-stuff.html ;

and https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2015/10/elephant-car-seat-cover.html

The most important thing is to neatly weave in all ends. Have fun making this in several colours.

Finishing :

To make this into a pair of ear rings : Attach yarn to the back of the elephant and attach that yarn to the hook of your ear ring.

OR neatly attach it to the centre of an ear ring hoop.

To make this into a pendant : Attach a little pendant hook onto the centre of the motif and slip it neatly into a necklace chain.

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Thursday 15 November 2018

ELEPHANT MOTIF PENDANT

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