Lion Louis

Free Lion Louis crochet tutorial by Herriet Stip&Haak.

With this pattern, you can crochet a lion. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic, cotton, or cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work. The mane can be made from wool yarn - melange or tweed shades look especially nice. If you like, you can decorate the lion cub with felt spots and buttons.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn in any colors (for the lion cub)
• Wool yarn (for the mane and tail)
• Crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Felt
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Lion Louis Crochet Pattern

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11. (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
12. (10 sc, inc) x 6 (72)
13. (11 sc, inc) x 6 (78)
14-28. 78 sc

29. (11 sc, dec) x 6 (72)
30. 72 sc
31. (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66)
32. 66 sc
33. (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
34. 60 sc
35. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
36-37. 54 sc
38. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
39-40. 48 sc
41. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
42-43. 42 sc
44. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
45-46. 36 sc
47. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
48-49. 30 sc
50. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
51-55. 24 sc

Stuff firmly with filling. Leave the opening open.

Head

Insert the eyes between rounds 10 and 11, with 7 sc between them.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11-20. 60 sc
21. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
22. 54 sc
23. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
24. 48 sc
25. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
26. 42 sc
27. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
28. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
29. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
30. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
31. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
32. dec x 6 (6)

Stuff the head firmly and close the stitches.

Muzzle

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (5 sc, 4 inc) x 2 (26)
5. 26 sc
6. (7 sc, 6 inc) x 2 (38)
7-8. 38 sc
9. (11 sc, 8 inc) x 2 (54)
10-14. 54 sc
15. (16 sc, dec) x 3 (51)
16-17. 51 sc
18. (15 sc, dec) x 3 (48)
19. 48 sc
20. (14 sc, dec) x 3 (45)
21. (13 sc, dec) x 3 (42)

Stuff the muzzle and sew it to the head under the eyes. Make sure the muzzle sits horizontally.

Mane

From round 2 onward, crochet all rounds with elongated loops; each loop should be about 3 cm long.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-9. 30 sc

Finish crocheting. Sew onto the head. The mane should sit about 6 rounds above the eyes.

Nose

Make 9 ch:

1. 8 sc (8)
2. 8 sc, ch (8)
3. dec, 4 sc, dec, ch (4)
4. 2 dec, ch (2)
5. dec (1)

Sew the nose onto the muzzle and embroider the mouth.

Ears (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
5. (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
6. (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
7. (6 sc, inc) x 3 (24)
8-9. 24 sc
10. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
11. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)

Close the piece by crocheting 7 sc. Sew the ears to the head.

Arms (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (7 sc, inc) x 3 (27)
6. 27 sc in back loop only
7-9. 27 sc
10. (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
11. (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
12. (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
13. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
Change color!
16-51. 15 sc

Stuff the arms. Close the stitches by crocheting 6 sc. Sew the paws at rounds 51 and 52 of the body.

Legs (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7. (11 sc, inc) x 3 (39)
8. 39 sc in back loop only
9-12. 39 sc
13. (11 sc, dec) x 3 (36)
14. (10 sc, dec) x 3 (33)
15. (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
16. (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
17. (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
18. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Change color!
20-49. 18 sc

Stuff the legs and close by crocheting 9 sc. Sew the legs to the lower part of the body. Embroider claws on the front and back paws.

Tail

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-17. 9 sc

Close the stitches by crocheting 4 sc.

Tail Tip

Crochet with elongated loops, like the mane. Each loop should be about 1.5 cm long.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. 12 sc
4. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)

Sew the tail between rounds 15 and 16 of the body.