Meet Elfie the Elephant, the cutest little helper for keeping baby clean and pacifiers close! 🐘 This adorable combination crochet drool bib and pacifier clip pattern is perfect for babies and makes such a fun handmade baby shower gift. This crochet baby accessory pattern is both fun to make and useful for everyday messes. Grab your hook and create your own Elfie today!

Elfie the Elephant Drool Bib

Supplies: cotton yarn in your choice of main color (~1 skein of Sugar ‘n Cream) and inner ear color (small amount), black cotton yarn, white yarn scraps, H hook, and 2 buttons.

Stitch Abbreviations Used: sc – single crochet, slst – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc2tog – single crochet two stitches together, hdc – half double crochet.

Bib (worked in rows, main color)

Row 1: ch 17, begin stitches in 2nd chain from hook, sc 16, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: 2 sc in first stitch, sc each of the next 14 stitches, 2 sc in last stitch, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: 2 sc in first stitch, sc next 16, 2 sc in last stitch, ch 1, turn. (20 stitches)

Row 4: 2 sc in first stitch, sc next 18 stitches, 2 sc in last, ch 1, turn.

Row 5: 2 sc in first stitch, sc next 20, 2 sc in last stitch, ch 1, turn.

Row 6 – Row 30: sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (24 stitches)

Row 31: sc 6, ch 1, turn. Leave remaining stitches of row 30 unworked.

Row 32 – Row 44: sc 4, ch 1, turn.

Row 45: sc2tog, sc 2, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.

Row 46: sc2tog two times.

Fasten off.

Attach yarn to the opposite end of row 30 and work rows 31-46 to create strap 2.

At the end of row 46 on strap 2, ch 1, sc around entire bib. When you get to the top of strap 2, ch 6 and slst into the same stitch to create button loop. Fasten off, weave in ends.

Attach button to top of strap 1.

Trunk (main color, worked in rows)

Row 1: ch 13, begin stitches in 2nd chain from hook, sc 12, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: sc2tog, sc next 8, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 4: sc2tog, sc 6, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.

Row 5: sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 6: sc2tog, sc next 4, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.

Row 7: sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 8: sc2tog, sc next 2, sc 2tog, ch 1, turn.

Row 9: sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 10: sc2tog, sc, 2 sc in last stitch, ch 1, turn.

Row 11 – Row 12: sc across, ch 1, turn. (4 stitches)

Row 13: 2 sc in first stitch, sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.

Row 14 – Row 15: sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 16: sc2tog, sc, 2 sc in last stitch, ch 1, turn.

Row 17 – Row 18: sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 19: 2 sc in first stitch, sc, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.

Row 20 – Row 21: sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 22: sc2tog, sc, 2 sc in last stitch, ch 1, turn.

Row 23 – Row 24: sc across, ch 1, turn, sc around entire edge, when you get to opposite end of row 24, sc, slst, ch 8, begin slsts in 5th chain from hook, slst 4 along chain, slst to trunk, slst to turning chain.

Optional: If you don’t want to pacifier clip loop on the trunk, just sc around the entire edge.

Fasten off, sew to center of bib at row 19.

Attach a button to the underside of trunk at row 24, this is where you will secure the pacifier loop.

Large Ear Circles (inner ear color, make 2)

Round 1: magic ring – ch 2, 6 hdc, slst to first hdc.

Round 2: ch 2, 2 hdc in each stitch around, slst to first hdc of round.

Round 3: ch 2, *2 hdc in first stitch, 2 hdc in next* repeat * to * around, slst to first hdc of round. (18 stitches)

Round 4: ch 2, *2 hdc in first stitch, hdc in each of the next 2* repeat * to * around, slst to first hdc of round.

Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing to smaller ear circle.

Small Ear Circle (inner ear color, make 2)

Round 1: magic ring – ch 2, 6 hdc, slst to first hdc.

Round 2: ch 2, 2 hdc in each stitch around, slst to first hdc of round.

Round 3: ch 2, *2 hdc in first stitch, hdc in next* repeat * to * around, slst to first stitch of round.

Fasten off, weave in tail. Sew one small and one large inner ear circle together using 4 stitches of each ear piece to create each of the ears.

Ear Edging (main color, worked on each of the ears after circles are attached to each other)

Round 1: attach yarn to one of the stitches closest to where you connected the circles, ch 2, *2 hdc in first stitch, 1 hdc in each of the next 3 stitches* repeat * to * around. 2 hdc in last stitch, slst to first hdc of round.

Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing ears to the outer edges on each side of the bib.

Eyes (black yarn, make 2)

Round 1: magic ring – ch 1, 6 hdc.

Fasten off, leave tail for sewing to bib.

Create a french knot on each eye with white yarn scraps before sewing onto the bib at row 25.

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