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Crochet Elephant Squeaker Toy for Dogs

September 25, 2018

Have you seen the new pet friendly yarn?! Bernat Blanket Pet is a new yarn made especially for your fur babies! It’s covered in a special coating that protects it from odor yet has the same ultra soft chenille feel as the original Bernat Blanket yarn! It is currently available at Michaels Craft Stores.

This yarn couldn’t have hit the market at a better time because we recently adopted a puppy! Max is a Maltipoo (Maltese and Poodle Mix) and weighs in at only 2lbs! He is 12 weeks old and the whole family absolutely adores him. He has his own Instagram page HERE if you guys want to follow his growth (@minimaximillion). 


Since he is a puppy and chewing on EVERYTHING, I decided that my first project with Bernat Blanket Pet yarn would be a squeaker toy! You can actually purchase squeakers on Amazon to stuff inside your crochet projects. And the dark gray and denim blue colors were perfect for a little elephant! The body has 3 squeakers in it and the head has one squeaker. I left the legs empty but that would be another great place for squeakers as well! The yarn is so plush I didn’t need to stuff any of the parts with poly-fil. Which is probably best because I have a feeling little Max would find a way to get poly-fil stuffing out of the toy and all over our house.

Materials:
– Bernat Blanket Pet Yarn in Dark Gray and Denim. Shop all colors HERE on Michaels.com 
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Small Squeakers. Available HERE on Amazon (affiliate link)
– Teeny bit of black worsted weight yarn if you want to carefully stitch on some eyes.
– Tapestry needle

Finished Size: 11 inches long (trunk to tail) x 8 inches wide (leg to leg)

Body Pattern (make 2):
with gray yarn
Chain 9, SC in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain, chain 1, turn
Row 2-16: SC in each stitch across, chain 1, turn (8 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tails.

Leg Pattern (make 4):
Starting with blue yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, pull tight and join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join in gray yarn, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 3: in back loops only for this round, SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 4: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 5: SC Decrease, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 6: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 7: SC Decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (8 SC)
Round 8: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail (8 SC)
Use long tail to whip stitch the opening closed.

Head Pattern:
with gray yarn
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, pull tight and join to first SC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 4-5: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 6: SC Decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 7-8: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail.
Stitch on little black eyes with worsted weight yarn or embroidery thread (optional)
place a squeaker in the head and use long tail to whip stitch head closed.

Ears (make 2):
with gray yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 6 SC in ring join, chain 3, make 6 DC in 3rd chain from hook (you should now have 2 circles that are connected, one larger than the other), join with slip stitch to the first SC.
Fasten off leaving tail to stitch ears onto sides of head.

Trunk:
with gray yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 4 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2-4: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (4 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, (6 SC)
Fasten off leaving tail to stitch trunk onto front of head.

Tail:
with gray yarn
chain 6, Slip stitch in second chain from hook, slip stitch in next, SC in next two, HDC in last.
Fasten off

Take the two body pieces and lay on top of each other with 3 squeakers in the middle. Use loose ends to stitch the two pieces together, securing the squeakers inside.
Stitch in-between the squeakers to further secure the squeakers in place.

Stitch all legs, head, and tail onto the edges of the body piece. Don’t be hasty with your sewing. Be sure they are secure for your dog to chew!

 

Let puppy play!

Buddies already! I think he loves his new toy!

Shop the new Bernat Blanket Pet yarn HERE

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  1. Laura Hartman says

    September 25, 2018 at 2:17 pm

    Adorable!

    Reply
  2. lolita says

    September 26, 2018 at 4:17 am

    It’s nice that someone describes it, it’s important.

    Reply
  3. run 3 says

    October 4, 2018 at 11:41 pm

    Love these!!

    Reply
  4. Kim says

    October 6, 2018 at 8:10 am

    I must make this! I do not see how many skeins you used for this project??

    Reply
  5. nexvan says

    October 8, 2018 at 11:48 pm

    I must make this!

    Reply

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I'm Sarah, the crafter, crocheter and occasional crockpotter behind this blog. As a wife and mom of 3 my days are busy but I always find time to pick up my crochet hook or indulge in something crafty. I have a passion for crafting and crocheting and offer my patterns and tutorials for free! I hope you enjoy everything you find here and please feel free to repeat after me!

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