While I take a break from designing flags (I have greater empathy for those early flag makers now), I’ll post instructions for the elephant squares. I designed one and wove it up. Decided his (or her) head was too big, so I drew up another one. (Sounds a lot easier than it is!) I’ll post both and you can pick the one you like.

If you want the elephant to face the other direction, follow each row from end to beginning.

Elephant 1

L1-3: CSS “Country Blue”
L4: BS “Silk”

Elephant 1

R1: P
R2:
P
R3:
P6, (U3, O1, U3, P9) x 2, U3, O1, U3, P2
R4:
P8, U3, P13, (U3, P5) x 2, U3, P4
R5:
 P2, U3, O1, U3, P17, U3, P13, U3, P2
R6:
P8, (U3, P5) x 3, (U3, O1) x 2, U3, P4
R7:
 P2, (U3, P13) x 2, U3, P5, U3, P2
R8:
 U3, P13, U3, P9, (U3, O1) x2, U3, P8
R9:
 P6, U3, P21, U3, O1, U3, P5, U3, P2
R10:
 U3, P37, U3, P4
R11:
 P16, U3, O1, U3, P24
R12:
 U3, P19, U3, P5, U3, P7, U3, P4
R13:
 P2, U3, P7, U3, P9, U3, P20
R14:
 U3, P15, U3, P26
R15:
 P2, U3, P37, U3, P2
R16:
P18, U3, P26
R17:
 P2, U3, P19, U3, P15, U3, P2
R18:
 P4, (U3, P15) x 2, U3, P4
R19:
 P6, U3, P5, U3, P3, U3, P15, U3, P6
R20:
P8, (U3, O1) x 3, (U3, P3) x 2, U3, O1, U3, P8
R21:
 P16, U3, P28
R22-24:
 P

Elephant 1

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Elephant 2

L1-3: CSS “Pagoda”
L4: RHS “Seafoam”

Elephant 2

R1: P
R2:
P
R3:
P20, U3, O1, U3, P9, U3, O1, U3, P4
R4:
P2, U3, P13, U3, P26
R5:
 P4, U3, O1, U3, P9, U3, P13, U3, P8
R6:
P2, (U3, P5) x 5, U3, P2
R7:
U3, O1, U3, P5, U3, P32
R8:
P2, (U3, P5) x 3, U3, P9, U3, O1, U3, P2
R9:
 U3, (P9, U3, O1, U3) x 2, P9, U3
R10:
 P30, U3, P5, U3, P6
R11:
 P4, U3, P37, U3
R12:
 P42, U3, P2
R13:
 U3, P11, U3, O1, U3, P23, U3
R14:
 P2, U3, P19, U3, P5, U3, P12
R15:
 U3, P7, U3, P9, U3, P22
R16:
P2, U3, P42
R17:
 U3, P19, U3, P15, U3, P4
R18:
 P6, U3, P15, U3, P20
R19:
 P2, U3, P13, U3, P15, U3, P8
R20:
P10, (U3, O1) x 3, U3, P3, U3, P5, U3, O1, U3, P4
R21:
 P10, U3, O1, U3, P30
R22-24:
 P

Elephant 1

4 Thoughts on “Elephant — 6″ (47 x 47) pattern

  1. I would love to weave these elephants but…they may be too advanced for me. What does P mean? And if it means “pass” what do you do with the yarn between pages to the next worked stitch? Do you carry it in the back? Thanks-Jan

    • Sue Burton on 13 June 2017 at 10:52 AM said:

      Hi Jan, There’s a Glossary page at the top of the blog. It explains all the abbreviations I use. If you haven’t woven patterns before, and if you have a 4″ loom, you might want to try one of the 4″ size first, just to get a little experience. P means plain weave, the standard under and over stitch.

  2. Lindy Andersen Brigham on 13 June 2017 at 2:47 PM said:

    Those are GREAT Sue

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