Elephant Crochet Border

You'll need:

Grey yarn;

Crochet hook 3.75 mm.

Instructions

Row 1 (Body of Elephant):

sc into 5 stitches

cn 2

tc into next three stitches

cn 3

tc into 3rd stitch

tc into next 3 stitches so you have 4 tc in a row

flip your work over

Row 2 ( Body and Tail of Elephant):

cn 3

tc into the 1st 4 tc of previous row

tc 3 times into cn 3 stitch

tc 3 into next 3 stitches (you should have a total of 10 tc up to this point on row 2)

cn 7

connect chain to the 5th sc in row 1 with a sc

flip your work over

Row 3 (Body of Elephant):

sc 7 times into cn 7 space

sc into 1st tc

cn 2

tc into next 9 tc from previous row

cn 5

connect cn 5 to the top of the tc from row 1

the body of the elephant is now done

turn your work 1/4 of the way so that the tail is away from you

Row 4 (Ear of the Elephant):

cn 3

tc 7 times into the first tc from row 3 (not the cn 5 that you just completed)

cn 3

connect cn 3 to the same tc you just added 7 tc to with a sc

Row 5 (Head of the Elephant):

cn 3

tc 8 times into the cn 5 space

Row 6 (Tusk for the Elephant)

cn 5

Connect cn 5 to the top of last tc from row 5

Row 7 (Trunk of Elephant):

cn 3

connect cn 3 to the 4th base chain of your border and you are done