This was so much fun to make! Believe it or not I used yarn from my stash! It works up much faster than I expected. The pattern by Heidi Bears is very detailed and easy to follow, well worth the price! My only advice is to watch a video on the joining process. I don’t think I did it correctly.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nellie-the-elephant-african-flower-crochet-pattern
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/AlanaJudah/nellie-the-elephant-african-flower-crochet-pattern
Alana