{"id":1979,"date":"2022-03-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2022-03-18T21:38:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T01:38:23","slug":"crocheted-elephant-lovey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/?p=1979","title":{"rendered":"Crocheted Elephant Lovey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>     Hello! Today on Simply Saturday we&#8217;ll be taking a look at one of my latest crochet projects: a crocheted elephant lovey. Let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/FECF9ACB-D8D6-47FD-8805-E8D6151F335F-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/FECF9ACB-D8D6-47FD-8805-E8D6151F335F-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/FECF9ACB-D8D6-47FD-8805-E8D6151F335F-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/FECF9ACB-D8D6-47FD-8805-E8D6151F335F.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>     Unfortunately I didn&#8217;t get very good photos of it, but here it is! I made it for a friend&#8217;s new baby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     Somehow, whenever I think of making another lovey, I forget about how difficult the making of the blanket is. For me, at least. Something about the joining rounds and it never sitting flat when it&#8217;s finished. The head was easier, made all in one piece, and the ears and arms were made separately. It only took me about three days of crocheting (not <em>all<\/em> day, of course) to finish, so it&#8217;s a pretty quick project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2B8EF0BE-DDCB-4C5A-A7BA-D9808C4A5210-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2B8EF0BE-DDCB-4C5A-A7BA-D9808C4A5210-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2B8EF0BE-DDCB-4C5A-A7BA-D9808C4A5210-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2B8EF0BE-DDCB-4C5A-A7BA-D9808C4A5210.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>     I used a pattern from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenicolechase.com\/patterns\/hug-me-elephant-lovey\">Nicole Chase<\/a><\/em>, which was, for the most part, easy to understand. Only when it came to the blanket did I have trouble. I may have been just misunderstanding that portion, or it was written wrong. Either way, I had to make a few changes to how I crocheted it versus what was written. Just be aware of that if you intend to use this pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/F35E47A1-4BCD-4DF8-A4C4-7E4A80C5E256-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/F35E47A1-4BCD-4DF8-A4C4-7E4A80C5E256-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/F35E47A1-4BCD-4DF8-A4C4-7E4A80C5E256-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/F35E47A1-4BCD-4DF8-A4C4-7E4A80C5E256.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>     It did turn out as a pretty cute lovey, however. And perfect for a new baby! I didn&#8217;t know if the baby was a girl or a boy, so I thought that this choice of colors could work for either. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     Oh, and I&#8217;ll link to another lovey I made<a href=\"https:\/\/simplyemilyrose.com\/?p=431\"> here<\/a>. In case you&#8217;re interested. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>     Well, I suppose that&#8217;s all for today! Have you been working on any crochet projects lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! Today on Simply Saturday we&#8217;ll be taking a look at one of my latest crochet projects: a crocheted elephant lovey. Let&#8217;s get started! Unfortunately I didn&#8217;t get very good photos of it, but here it is! I made it for a friend&#8217;s new baby. 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