Plush Tiger Cub

Free Plush Tiger crochet tutorial by Yana Kholod @holodusya_knits.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a plush tiger cub. All parts are made separately. The arms, legs, and tail are crocheted into the body as you work. You can use any plush yarn.

The finished toy measures 27 cm.

Materials and tools

• Plush yarn in orange and white
• 4.0-4.5 mm crochet hook
• Black yarn for embroidering whiskers, eyebrows, and stripes
• 18 mm safety eyes
• 17x13 mm safety nose
• Toy stuffing
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi tiger cub crochet pattern

Head

With white yarn:

Make a chain of 6 ch

Round 1: 2 inc, 3 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (24)
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 times, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 4 times, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 times (30)
Round 3: (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
Round 4: 36 sc + 10 sc (shift the beginning of the round) (36)

With orange yarn:

Round 5: (5 sc, inc) x 6 times (42)
Round 6: 3 sc, (6 sc, inc) x 5 times, 3 sc (48)
Round 7: (7 sc, inc) x 6 times (54)
Round 8: 4 sc, (8 sc, inc) x 5 times, 4 sc (60)
Rounds 9-16: 60 sc (60)
Round 17: (8 sc, dec) x 6 times (54)
Round 18: (7 sc, dec) x 6 times (48)
Round 19: (6 sc, dec) x 6 times (42)
Round 20: (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
Round 21: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
Round 22: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
Round 23: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
Round 24: (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Round 25: 6 dec (tighten the opening and hide the yarn tail)

Ears (make 2)

With white yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12) (fasten off with sl st and cut the yarn)

With orange yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (take the white and orange pieces and crochet through both loops, wrong sides facing in) (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
Round 4: (turn the work, make a turning chain, and crochet) 16 sc (16), make sl st and leave a tail for sewing

Legs (make 2)

With white yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
Round 5: 1 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 5 times, 2 sc (30)
Rounds 6-8: 30 sc (30)
Round 9: 9 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc (24)
Round 10: 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18)
Round 11: 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)
Round 12: 12 sc (12)

With orange yarn:

Rounds 13-20: 12 sc (12)
Round 21: 6 sc (through both loops, cut the yarn)

Arms (make 2)

With white yarn:

Make a chain of 5 ch

Round 1: 1 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc (12)
Round 2: 2 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rounds 3-5: 18 sc (18) (3 rounds)
Round 6: (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Round 7: 12 sc (12)

With orange yarn:

Rounds 8-16: 12 sc (12)
Round 17: 6 sc (through both loops, cut the yarn)

Tail

With white yarn:

Round 1: 5 sc (5)
Round 2: 5 inc (10)
Rounds 3-7: 10 sc (10)

With orange yarn:

Rounds 8-19: 10 sc (10)
Round 20: 5 sc (through both loops, cut the yarn)

Body

Round 1: 6 sc (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
Round 5: 1 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) x 5 times, 2 sc (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
Round 7: 2 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc) x 5 times, 3 sc (42)
Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 times (48)
Round 9: 3 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc) x 5 times, 4 sc (54)
Round 10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 times (60)
Round 11: 60 sc (60)
Round 12: (crochet in the lower legs and tail) 11 sc, (6 sc + leg), 25 sc, (6 sc + leg), 10 sc, (2 sc + tail)
Round 12: (continue crocheting in the tail) (3 sc + tail), 57 sc (60)
Rounds 14-15: 60 sc (60) (2 rounds)
Round 16: (8 sc, dec) x 6 times (54)
Round 17: 54 sc (54)
Round 18: (7 sc, dec) x 6 times (48)
Round 19: 48 sc (48)
Round 20: 18 sc, 6 dec, 18 sc (42)
Round 21: 42 sc (42)
Round 22: (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
Round 23: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
Round 24: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
Round 25: (crochet in the upper legs) 5 sc, (6 sc + leg), 6 sc, (6 sc + leg), 1 sc (24)
Round 26: 24 sc (24)

Toy assembly

• Sew on the head and ears
• Make the muzzle shaping and facial details
• And your little tiger is ready!