Striped Tigers

Author: Alexandra Egorova
Difficulty Level: intermediate

Amigurumi plush Striped Tigers crochet pattern

A free crochet pattern for Striped Tigers by Alexandra Egorova @masterskayapodarkov1.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush tiger cub using Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce yarn. You can use any tiger colors: orange, white, or yellow. If you like, you can also use toy joints.

Finished toy size: 33 cm.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby (1-2 skeins in the main color)
  • YarnArt Jeans yarn (for embroidering the stripes)
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook
  • 14-16 mm safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • 45 mm joint
  • Sewing needle for assembling the parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Striped Tigers Crochet Pattern

Arms (2 pieces)

With white:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-8. 24 sc (24) - 4 rounds
9. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
With orange
10-12. 18 sc (18) - 3 rounds
Stuff only the lower part of the arms firmly. You can leave the upper part unstuffed or stuff it lightly.
13. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
14-16. 15 sc (15) - 3 rounds
17. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
18-20. 12 sc (12) - 3 rounds

Fold flat and crochet 6 sc through both sides.

Legs (2 pieces)

The marker should run straight up the back center of the leg. If needed, crochet 1-2 sc more and move the marker. With white:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-8. 30 sc (30) - 3 rounds
9. 6 dec, 6 sc, 6 dec (18)
10. 18 sc (18)
With orange
11-20. 18 sc (18) - 10 rounds
Stuff only the lower part of the legs firmly. You can leave the upper part unstuffed or stuff it lightly.
21. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Fold flat and crochet 6 sc through both sides.

Tail

With white:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4-6. 15 sc (15) - 3 rounds
With orange
7-21. 15 sc (15) - 15 rounds
Stuff the tail firmly as you crochet.
22. (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)

Fold flat and crochet 6 sc through both sides.

Body

It is very important to keep an eye on the marker in the body! It should run up the center back in a straight vertical line. If needed, crochet 1-2 more sc and move the marker. With orange:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 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. 54 sc (54)
11. 12 sc, 6 sc together with one leg, 18 sc, 6 sc together with the second leg, 12 sc (54)
12. 54 sc (54)

Amigurumi plush Striped Tigers crochet pattern. Body

IMPORTANT! Join the tail at the end of one round and at the beginning of the next so it sits exactly in the middle. The same goes for the arms and legs: they should be positioned evenly on the sides, one above the other.

13. 51 sc, 3 sc together with the tail (54)
14. 3 sc together with the tail, 51 sc (54)
Stuff the whole body firmly as you crochet.
15. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
16-17. 48 sc (48) - 2 rounds
18. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
19. 15 sc, 6 dec, 15 sc (36)
20-25. 36 sc (36) - 6 rounds
26. 6 sc, 6 sc together with one arm, 12 sc, 6 sc together with the second arm, 6 sc (36)
27. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
28. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
29. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Insert the joint (45 mm) into the body, preferably one with a long stem, or replace it with cotter pins. Using a joint is OPTIONAL. You can sew the head on instead.

30. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Continue decreasing until the joint stem opening closes.

Head

Base. With white:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 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)
11-18. 60 sc (60) - 8 rounds

Insert the eyes between rounds 13 and 14, leaving 5-6 stitches between them. First embroider the arrow-shaped corners and glue lashes to the eyes. After the eyes are secured, embroider the whites of the eyes. Stuff the head firmly as you crochet.

19. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
20. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
21. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
22. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
23. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
24. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
25. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
26. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
27. 6 dec (6)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread the tail through the remaining stitches with a needle and pull tight.

Amigurumi plush Striped Tigers crochet pattern. Head

"Cap"

With orange:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 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. (19 sc, inc) x 3 (63)
12-16. 63 sc (63) - 5 rounds

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Continue crocheting after skipping 26 stitches (join the yarn again). This is needed so the "steps" at the base of the muzzle are on the same level.

17. 10 sc (10)
Then turn the work after each row and crochet back in the opposite direction as follows:
18. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 9 sc (9)
19. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 8 sc (8)
20. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 7 sc (7)
21. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 6 sc (6)
22. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 5 sc (5)
23. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 4 sc (4)
24. ch, 4 sc (4)

With black:

To get a neat color change, use this video tutorial.

25. ch, 4 sc (4)
26. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 3 sc (3)
27. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, 2 sc (2)
28. dec, fasten off and cut the yarn

Muzzle

With white:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-7. 24 sc (24) - 3 rounds

Ears (2 pieces)

With white - 2 pieces:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

With orange - 2 pieces:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Do not cut the yarn. Place the orange and white pieces together and crochet around through both layers: 18 sc. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Paw Pads (lower paws)

With pink.

Large - 2 pieces:

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

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Small - 8 pieces:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Paw Pads (upper paws)

With pink.

Large - 2 pieces:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Small - 8 pieces:

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)

Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Toy Assembly

Amigurumi plush Striped Tigers crochet pattern. Toy assembly

  • Sew the muzzle on between rounds 7 and 14 inclusive.
  • Sew the cap 2-3 rounds above the eyes so the tip of the nose is centered on the muzzle. Embroider the eyebrows, the stripes near the nose, and the smile.
  • Sew the ears onto rounds 4-11 of the orange part of the head "cap".
  • Embroider the stripes using 1-2 strands of thread (any thin thread or embroidery floss will work), alternating white and black colors. For a white tiger, alternate gray and black stripes.
  • Sculpt the paws with thread.
  • Sew the paw pads onto the paws as shown in the photo.
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