Elephants Cushion Cover Crochet Pattern – Written Row by Row + Chart

Elephants cushion cover crochet pattern – an 18 x 18 in (45 x 45 cm) cushion with a pink elephant with a green ear on a white front and an envelope back with buttons, worked in double crochet (UK) / single crochet (US) with colour changes. Skill level: intermediate.

What you get (7-page PDF)

• the front panel written out row by row as simple colour counts, plus a colour chart

• the buttonhole and button panels written out in full

• photo steps for joining the panels, and a layout diagram

• UK terms with US in brackets throughout

• the yarn, shade and amount for each colour

• a photo guide to the intarsia colour change

Materials: Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 295 m / 100 g) in four colours, 5 balls; any DK (light worsted) yarn can be used. 4.00 mm crochet hook, tapestry needle; buttons.

Tension: 18 dc (UK) / sc (US) and 22 rows = 10 cm (4 in).

You need to know how to: work double crochet (UK) / single crochet (US), change colour (intarsia) and join with slip stitch.