Flower Lion

Author: TiệmhandmadenhàAmi
Difficulty Level: intermediate

Crochet amigurumi flower lion

Free Flower Lion crochet pattern by TiệmhandmadenhàAmi.

With this pattern, you can crochet a little lion in a flower costume. The lion's mane is made of colorful petals. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi, such as YarnArt Jeans, Gazzal Baby Cotton, Vita Lira, or similar yarns. You can add color to the lion's cheeks with soft pastels or blush. All pieces are worked in continuous rounds. The legs can be thread-jointed or simply sewn on.

The finished toy is about 25 cm (9.8 in) tall.

Materials and Tools

  • Cotton blend yarn: yellow (for the lion) and assorted colors (for the mane)
  • 2.5 mm crochet hook
  • 10 mm safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • Blush
  • Needle for sewing the pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR — magic ring
  • ch — chain stitch
  • sl st — slip stitch
  • sc — single crochet
  • inc — increase
  • dec — decrease
  • (...) x n — repeat n times

Crochet Flower Lion Amigurumi Pattern

Head

Begin with yellow yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR.
2. 6 inc (12).
3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18).
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) × 5, 1 sc (24).
5. (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30).
6. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) × 5, 2 sc (36).
7. (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42).
8. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) × 5, 3 sc (48).
9. (7 sc, inc) × 6 (54).
10. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) × 5, 4 sc (60).
11. (9 sc, inc) × 6 (66).
12. 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) × 5, 5 sc (72).
13. (35 sc, inc) × 2 (74).
14. 18 sc, inc, 36 sc, inc, 18 sc (76).
15. (37 sc, inc) × 2 (78).
16. 19 sc, inc, 38 sc, inc, 19 sc (80).
17. (39 sc, inc) × 2 (82).
18. 20 sc, inc, 40 sc, inc, 20 sc (84).
19. (41 sc, inc) × 2 (86).
20. 21 sc, inc, 42 sc, inc, 21 sc (88).
21. (43 sc, inc) × 2 (90).
22. 22 sc, inc, 44 sc, inc, 22 sc (92).
23. (45 sc, inc) × 2 (94).
24. 23 sc, inc, 46 sc, inc, 23 sc (96).
25–30. 96 sc (6 rounds).
31. 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) × 7, 5 sc (88).
32. (9 sc, dec) × 8 (80).
33. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) × 7, 4 sc (72).
34. (7 sc, dec) × 8 (64).
35. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) × 7, 3 sc (56).
36. (5 sc, dec) × 8 (48).
37. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) × 7, 2 sc (40).
38. (3 sc, dec) × 8 (32).
39. (14 sc, dec) × 2, sl st (30).

Insert the eyes between rounds 18 and 19, with 13 sc between them.

Stuff the head with fiberfill. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle

Crochet with white yarn.

1. Ch 6. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, then work along the other side of the chain: 3 sc, 2 inc (12).
2. Inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18).
3. 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 3, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 2 (24).
4–5. 24 sc, sl st (24).

Leave a long tail for sewing.

Stuff the muzzle and sew it to the head between rounds 18 and 24.

Embroider the mouth and nose with black thread.

Ears

Begin with yellow yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR.
2. 6 inc (12).
3. (1 sc, inc) × 2, 1 sc, join brown yarn, 2 sc in brown, then continue in yellow: (1 sc, inc) × 3 (18).
4–6. 6 sc in yellow, 4 sc in brown, 8 sc in yellow (18) — 3 rounds.
7. In yellow: (1 sc, dec) × 2; in brown: 1 sc, 1 dec, 1 sc; then in yellow: 1 dec, (1 sc, dec) × 2, sl st (12).

Leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the ears to the head between rounds 8 and 13.

Body

Crochet with yellow yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR.
2. 6 inc (12).
3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18).
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) × 5, 1 sc (24).
5. (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30).
6. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) × 5, 2 sc (36).
7. (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42).
8. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) × 5, 3 sc (48).
9. (7 sc, inc) × 6 (54).
10. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) × 5, 4 sc (60).
11–15. 60 sc (5 rounds).
16. 9 sc, dec, (18 sc, dec) × 2, 9 sc (57).
17. (17 sc, dec) × 3 (54).
18. 8 sc, dec, (16 sc, dec) × 2, 8 sc (51).
19. (15 sc, dec) × 3 (48).
20. 7 sc, dec, (14 sc, dec) × 2, 7 sc (45).
21. (13 sc, dec) × 3 (42).
22. 6 sc, dec, (12 sc, dec) × 2, 6 sc (39).
23. (11 sc, dec) × 3 (36).
24. 36 sc.
25. 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) × 2, 5 sc (33).
26. 33 sc.
27. (9 sc, dec) × 3 (30).
28. 30 sc, sl st.

Stuff firmly and sew the head to the body.

Legs (Make 2)

Begin with brown yarn.

1. Ch 7. Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 5 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, then work along the other side of the chain: 4 sc, inc (14).
2. Inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (20).
3. 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 3, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 2 (26).
4. Change to yellow yarn and work 26 sc in the back loops only.
5–6. 26 sc.
7. 6 sc, (1 sc, dec) × 4, 8 sc (22).
8. 6 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (18).
9. 6 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc (16).
10. (6 sc, dec) × 2 (14).
11. (5 sc, dec) × 2 (12).
12–19. 12 sc, sl st (8 rounds).

Stuff the legs halfway.

Flatten the top edges of each leg parallel to the foot (this is important), sc through both layers, and sew the legs to the body.

Arms (Make 2)

Crochet with yellow yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR.
2. 6 inc (12).
3–16. 12 sc (14 rounds).

Stuff the arm halfway, flatten the top edges, and sc through both layers.

Sew the arms to the body.

Tail

Crochet with yellow yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR.
2–12. 6 sc, sl st.

Use brown yarn to make a tassel at the tip of the tail.

Sew the tail to the body.

Flower Petals

Use any colors you like.

1. 6 sc in MR.
2. 6 inc (12).
3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18).
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) × 5, 1 sc (24).
5. (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30).
6–9. 30 sc (4 rounds).
10. (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24).
11–12. 24 sc, sl st (24).

Sew the petals around the head and add blush to the cheeks.

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