Kids can pretend to be Elmer the Elephant in this fun poncho by Kelly Wilson Moore

YOU WILL NEED

■ Scheepjes Colour Crafter (100% acrylic, 100g/300m) 1 ball of each: Weert (1001) Ede (1002) Middelburg (1003) Amsterdam (1010) Den Bosch (1241) Amstelveen (1277) Leeuwarden (1711) Terneuzen (1821) Brussel (2004)

■ A4mm (US G/6) hook

■ Apipe cleaner

■ Small amount of toy stuffing For yarn stockists contact Scheepjes www.scheepjes.com/en

TENSION Square motif measures 5.5x5.5cm (2x2in) using a 4mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension

MEASUREMENT To fit child aged 3-5 years Poncho measures 49.5cm (19½in) wide and 38.5cm (15in) long

ABBREVIATIONS surface crochet Position yarn on WS, insert hook from RS to WS, yrh and pull up a loop, pull through loop on hook, *insert hook back through to WS in direction you want the surface crochet to travel, yrh and pull up a loop, pull through loop on hook; rep from * as required For a full list, see page 86

Teach a child to let their true colours shine with an official Elmer the Patchwork Elephant poncho, complete with eyes, ears and trunk!

NOTES Poncho is made up of 162 Squares and 6 Half Squares. There are Construction Diagrams on page 87, which you will need to refer to when joining the Squares together. Leave long tails when fastening off to use to whipstitch the motifs together. You can increase the length of the Poncho by 5.5cm by working an additional 18 Squares and joining a row across the bottom of the Front and Back. You can increase the width by 11cm by making an additional 24 Squares and joining 6 across each side edge of Front and Back. The Trunk is worked in one piece. Change colour on the final yrh of st before colour change is indicated. Leave the unused strands on the WS of your work, ready to use again on the next row.