Free Knitting Masterclass: Penny and Rennie the Plush Elephants

Free Knitting Masterclass: Penny and Rennie the Plush Elephants by Darya Titova

Learn how to crochet adorable plush elephants — Penny the girl and Rennie the boy — in this free masterclass from Darya Titova (@bυ.dаryа_titoνa). You’ll be guided step-by-step in creating these charming amigurumi elephants using plush yarn. The ears are crocheted with cotton blend yarn, and the toys have movable limbs, making them perfect for cuddling or display!

Materials and Tools

To make your own plush elephants, you will need the following materials:

• Plush yarn (3 skeins for both elephants)
• Cotton blend yarn (for the ears and trunk)
• Crochet hooks: 2.5 mm (for the girl) and 4 mm (for the boy)
• 20 mm safety eyes for the toys
• Stuffing for the toys
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Joints (25 mm and 35 mm)
• Sewing needle for attaching details
• Scissors

Crochet Abbreviations

• KA – Magic ring
• ss – Slip stitch
• ch – Chain stitch
• sc – Single crochet
• dc – Double crochet
• inc – Increase
• dec – Decrease
• (…) x n – Repeat n times

Instructions for Crocheting the Plush Elephants

Lower Legs (Feet)

1. Make 8 sc in a magic ring.
2. Increase in each stitch (16).
3. 1 sc, increase in the next 3 stitches (24).
   4-5. Crochet 24 sc in each round (2 rounds).
4. 6 sc, 6 decreases, 6 sc (18).
5. 3 sc, 6 decreases, 3 sc (12).
   8-16. Crochet 12 sc in each round (9 rounds).

• Insert the joint between rounds 14 and 15, on the sides.

1. 6 decreases.

• Slip stitch to close the opening.

Upper Legs

1. Make 6 sc in a magic ring.
2. Increase in each stitch (12).
3. 1 sc, increase in the next stitch (18).
4. 5 sc, 5 double crochets in one stitch, 12 sc (18).
5. Crochet 18 sc.
6. 3 sc, 6 decreases, 3 sc (12).
7. (2 sc, decrease) x 3 (9).
   8-14. Crochet 9 sc in each round (7 rounds).

• Insert the joint between rounds 13 and 14, on the sides.

1. 4 decreases, slip stitch to close.

Body

1. Make 6 sc in a magic ring.
2. Increase in each stitch (12).
3. (1 sc, increase) x 6 (18).
4. (2 sc, increase) x 6 (24).
5. (3 sc, increase) x 6 (30).
6. (4 sc, increase) x 6 (36).
7. (5 sc, increase) x 6 (42).
   8-13. Crochet 42 sc in each round (6 rounds).

• Attach the legs between rounds 7 and 8, with 10 sc from the start of the round (marker), and 18 sc between the legs.

1. 9 sc, (decrease, 2 sc) x 6, 9 sc (36).
   15-16. Crochet 36 sc in each round.
2. 9 sc, (decrease, 1 sc) x 6, 9 sc (30).
   18-19. Crochet 30 sc in each round.
3. 6 sc, (decrease, 1 sc) x 6, 6 sc (24).
   21-22. Crochet 24 sc in each round.

• Attach the arms between rounds 21-22, with 12 sc between the arms.

1. 3 sc, (decrease, 1 sc) x 6, 3 sc (18).
2. Crochet 18 sc.

• Slip stitch and cut the yarn, hiding the end.