Plush Tiger with a Fish
Free crochet pattern for a Plush Tiger with a Fish by Irina Artemova @irinely_art.
With this pattern, you can crochet a plush tiger cub and a fish. Any plush yarn will work well for this amigurumi project: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, NAKO Bonbon Panda Baby, and others.
The finished toy measures about 18 cm (7 in) tall in a sitting position.
Materials and Tools
- Plush yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80316 apricot), less than one skein
- Plush yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80311 black) for the stripes
- Plush yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80301 white) for the muzzle, paw tips, and tummy
- Plush yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby (80351 steel) for the fish
- 4 mm crochet hook
- White and black thread for sewing the pieces together
- 8-9 mm safety eyes (2 pairs)
- Fiberfill
- Black and white felt
- Scissors
- Needle
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain stitch
- tch - turning chain
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Tiger Cub with a Fish Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Arms (2 pieces)
With white yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)
6: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
With orange yarn:
7-8: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With black yarn:
9-10: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With orange yarn:
11-15: 9 sc (5 rounds)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Feet (2 pieces)
With white yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 12 sc
4: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5-6: 18 sc (2 rounds)
7: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
8: 12 sc
9: 6 dec
Stuff with fiberfill. Pull the opening closed.
Legs (2 pieces)
With orange yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-6: 12 sc (4 rounds)
With black yarn:
7-8: 12 sc (2 rounds)
With orange yarn:
9-10: 12 sc (2 rounds)
With black yarn:
11-12: 12 sc (2 rounds)
With orange yarn:
13-14: 12 sc (2 rounds)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Sew the feet to the legs:
Tail
With black yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
With orange yarn:
3-4: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With black yarn:
5-6: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With orange yarn:
7-8: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With black yarn:
9-10: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With orange yarn:
11-12: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With black yarn:
13-14: 9 sc (2 rounds)
With orange yarn:
15-18: 9 sc (4 rounds)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Tummy
With white yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
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)
Body
Stuff as you go.
With orange yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
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)
With black yarn:
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: 36 sc
With orange yarn:
8: 36 sc
9: 36 sc (attach the legs in this round; the distance between them is 3 sc)
10: 36 sc (attach the tail in this round)
11: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
With black yarn:
12-13: 42 sc
With orange yarn:
14-16: 42 sc (3 rounds)
17: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
18: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
19: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
20: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
21: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
22: 6 dec
Pull the opening closed.
Ears (2 pieces)
With orange yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
With black yarn:
5: 19 sc
Eyes (2 pieces)
For the eyes, cut two ovals from white felt. The size is approximately 2.0 x 2.5 cm.
Nose
For the nose, cut an oval from black felt. The size is approximately 2.5 x 2.7 cm.
Muzzle
With white yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Head
Stuff as you go.
With orange yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
With black yarn:
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
With orange yarn:
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)
With black yarn:
9-10: 48 sc (2 rounds)
With orange yarn:
11-14: 48 sc (4 rounds)
At this stage, you can prepare the eyes. Make a small slit in the felt circles, insert the screw eye through it, and place it between rounds 6 and 7 on the head. Secure it with the backing. Sew the felt pieces on with white thread.
With black yarn:
15: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
16: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
With orange yarn:
17: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
18: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
19: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
20: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
21: 6 dec
Pull the opening closed.
Crochet Fish Pattern
Stuff as you go.
With gray yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 12 sc
4: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
6-8: 24 sc (3 rounds)
Insert the screw eyes between rounds 6 and 7.
9: (10 sc, dec) x 2 (22)
10: (9 sc, dec) x 2 (20)
11: (8 sc, dec) x 2 (18)
12: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
13-16: 12 sc (4 rounds)
17: (4 sc, dec) x 2 (10)
18: 10 sc
19: 10 inc (20)
20: (1 sc, inc) x 10 (30)
Sew the opening closed.
Plush Tiger with a Fish Is Ready!
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