Baby blue elephant

Front legs
**Using 4.5mm needles cast on 13 sts and work in moss stitch for 24 rows. Leave sts on spare needle.

Back leg
As front leg but when you have worked 19 rows work thus:
Next row: Cast on 6 sts, patt to end.
Next row: Pattern.
Next row: Cast on 6 sts, patt to end
Next row: Pattern.
Next row: Cast on 5 sts patt to end.
Next row: Patt across back leg, then across front leg sts from spare needle, 43 sts.
Mark end of last row with coloured thread to denote front of elephant.

Next 2 rows: Pattern**.
Next row: Keeping moss stitch correct inc 1st at end of row.
Next 5 rows: Pattern.
Now knit across sts of legs, inc 1 st in first st of trunk, work across trunk sts, inc 1 st in last st.
Next row: Pattern all across.
Next row: Pattern across until 13 sts remain, cast off 5 sts , pattern to end.
Next row: Working on these 8 sts work 6 rows straight in patt and cast off.
Rejoin yarn to main piece of body:
Row 1: Pattern.
Row 2: Patt to last 2 sts work 2 tog.
Rows 3 and 4: Pattern.
Row 5: Patt 2 tog, patt to end.
Rows 6 and 7: Pattern.
Row 8: As row 2.
Rows 9 and 10: Pattern.
Row 11: Dec 1 st at each end of row.
Rows 12 and 13: Pattern.
Rows 14 and 15: Patt to last 2 sts patt 2 tog.
Row 16: Pattern.
Row 17: Dec 1 st, patt to end.
Row 18: Dec 1 st patt to end.
Row 19: Pattern.
Row 20: Dec 1 st at each end of row.
Row 21: Pattern.
Row 22: Dec 1 st patt to end.
Row 23: Dec 1 st at each end of row.
Row 24: Dec 1 st patt to end.
Row 25: Dec 1 st each end.
Row 26: Cast off 4 sts work to last 2 sts, work 2 tog.
Row 27: Dec 1 st work to end.
Row 28: Cast off 4 sts work to last 2 sts, work 2 tog.
Row 29: Cast off 4 sts, work to end.
Row 30: Cast off 8 sts, work to end.
Row 31: Cast off 6 sts, work to end.
Row 32: Cast off rem sts.

Head gusset
Using 4.5mm needles cast on 5 sts (this is the trunk end of gusset). Work 26 rows straight in moss stitch. Inc 1 st each end next and every foll 4th row until 15 sts. Work 8 rows straight. Dec 1 st each of next row and then every foll 4th row until 3 sts, k3tog. Fasten off.

Feet base
Work 4 alike.
Using 4.5mm needles cast on 5 sts and knit 1 row. Cont in g-st throughout and inc every alt row until 9 sts. Work 4 rows traight. Dec 1 st each end of every alt row until 5 sts. Work 1 row and cast off.

Under body gusset
Make 2 pieces alike.
Work from ** to ** on head and body piece. Work a further 2 rows in moss stitch and cast off.