Elephant Tiles Blanket
This eye-catching elephant tile blanket would be great for any elephant fan you can make as big as you like by adding more squares. It can be made with any size yarn if you use the right hook for the yarn.
Each square will measure 9” x 9” if made with aran and a 4.5 hook.
If made with the same materials and the method I used, the finished blanket will measure 37 x 28 inches if using other materials sizes will change.
Materials
300g cream aran
100g blue/pink aran
100g green/purple aran
100g dark grey aran
30g light grey aran
Black embroidery thread
4.5mm crochet hook I use this set from Amazon*
Written in US terms with abbreviations for UK
sc=single crochet (double crochet in UK)
dc=double crochet (treble crochet UK)
hdc=half double crochet (half treble crochet UK)
dec=decrease sc (sc 2 stitches together) (double crochet 2 stitches together UK)
inc=increase (2sc in next stitch) (2dc in next stitch UK)
slst= slip stitch
**Ch3 counts as dc**
**Ch2 counts as hdc**
Starting with dark grey.
Round 1: ch4, slst to first to form a loop, ch3, 11 dc in loop, slst into top of ch3. (12)
Round 2: ch3, dc in same, 2 dc in each st, slst in top of ch3 (24)
Round 3: ch3, dc in same, 1 dc in next, *2 dc in next, 1 dc in next* repeat to end, slst in top of ch3 (36)
Fasten off.
Change to cream colour
Round 4: Join in yarn and [ch3, dc in same, ch1, 2 dc in next] first corner.
*1 hdc in each of the next 2, sc in each of the next 3, hdc in each of the next 2, [2 dc in the next, ch1, 2 dc in the next] corner, hdc in each of the next 2, sc in each of the next 3, hdc in each of the next 2* repeat twice more.
Slst into top of ch3, then slst to ch1 space.
Round 5: ch3, (dc, ch1, 2 dc) in the first corner, 11dc, (2 dc, ch1, 2 dc) in corner, 11 dc* repeat to end. Slst into top of ch3, then slst to ch1 space. (60 + 4 ch1 spaces)
This is the hidden stitch to crochet into
Round 6: ch3, (dc, ch1, 2 dc) in first corner, 15 dc, *(2 dc, ch1, 2 dc) in corner, 15 dc* repeat to end, Slst into top of ch3, then slst to ch1 space. (76 +4 ch1 spaces)
From now on we will ch2 in each corner
Round 7: ch3, (dc, ch2, 2 dc) in first corner, 19 dc, *(2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) in corner, 19 dc* repeat to end.
Slst into top of ch3, then slst to ch2 space. (92 + 4 ch2 spaces)
Fasten off.
Change colour
Round 8: ch3, (dc, ch2, 2dc) in first corner, 23 dc, *(2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) in corner, 23 dc* repeat to end. Slst into top of ch3 then slst to ch2 space. (108 + 4 ch2 spaces)
Fasten off
Work all of your squares up to round 8, we will do round 9 just before the joining process.
Make and sew on the ears and trunk as below on each square.
Trunk
Using dark grey
Ch14, sc in second ch from hook, 2 sc in each of the next 2, 2 hdc in each of the next 2, hdc, dc in each of the next 6, 2 dc in last. Fasten off leaving a long end for sewing.
Ears
Starting with light grey.
Make two for each elephant.
Round 1: ch2 and sc6 in second chain from hook (6) turn
Round 2: ch1, sc in same, 2 sc in the next, sc2, 2 sc in the next, sc (8) turn
Round 3: ch1, sc in same, sc, 2 sc in each of the next 4, sc 2 (12) turn
Change to dark grey
Round 4: ch3, sc in same, *ch2, sc in next* repeat to end (24)
Ch1, sc back up to the start, across light grey edge to finish, fasten off leaving a long end for sewing.
Once all the squares have been made, do round 9 on the first and fasten off.
Do round 9 on a different square and continue to join with sc (instructions below) then fasten off and repeat with the first colour for the next square.
Repeat once more and you will have 4 tiles in a row downwards.
Change back to cream colour
Round 9: ch2, (hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in first corner, 27 hdc, *(2 hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in corner, 27 hdc* repeat to end. Slst into top of ch2 then slst to ch2 space. (124 + 2 ch2 spaces)
Fasten off for the first square of each row only.
Joining squares together
Join another two down, so you have a row of four.
Then when you have three rows of four you can join each of them together.
Start by laying two rows together and join in yarn at the top corner
Then repeat the above steps to join the third row, after finishing this do not fasten off, continue to border.
Border
Round: 1
Turn work so the wrong side is facing you.
Ch1, sc in the same and each stitch all the way round doing (2 sc, ch2, 2 sc) in the corners.
Once you have done this you can add any border you like or commence to rnd2 and use the same border I used.
Round: 2
Turn work so the right side is facing you.
Ch2 and hdc all around doing (2 hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in each corner space. Fasten off and sew in ends.
For a girls blanket you could add a simple shell stitch as follows.
Ch1, sc in same, sk2, *5 dc in next, sk2, sc in next* repeat to end and slst to first sc. fasten off and sew in ends.
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