Tiger Cub

Free Tiger Cub crochet tutorial by Irina M @miytoys.

Using this pattern, you can crochet a tiger. For this amigurumi project, any yarn with a weight of about 100 g / 200 m will work. The author recommends Karachay yarn.

The finished toy size is about 12 cm.

Materials and tools

• White, orange, and brown yarn
• A little black yarn for embroidering the mouth
• 2.7 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Safety nose
• Toy stuffing
• Dry pastels for shading
• Strong thread for tightening
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi tiger cub crochet pattern

Tail

Orange yarn

Chain 10, then crochet back: 9 sc. Embroider stripes.

Arms (2 pieces)

White yarn

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 sc
Rnds 3-8: 6 sc (6 rounds), alternating brown and orange yarn; fold in half and crochet the two edges together

Ears (2 pieces)

Orange yarn

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Brown yarn
Rnd 2: Crochet in the opposite direction: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)

Muzzle

White yarn

Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 5 inc (10)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 5 (15)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 5 (20)
Rnd 5: 20 sc

Legs (2 pieces)

White yarn

Chain 5, starting in the second chain from the hook:
Rnd 1: 3 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 2 sc, inc (10)
Rnd 2: 10 sc
Rnd 3: 2 sc, 3 dec, 2 sc (7)
Rnds 4-7: 7 sc (4 rounds), alternating brown and orange yarn; fold in half and crochet the two edges together

Body

Orange yarn

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: 30 sc, crochet in the tail and legs
Rnd 7: Work from the center of the back (26 sc in orange + 4 sc in brown)
Rnd 8: Work from the center of the back (4 sc in brown + 26 sc in orange)
Rnd 9: 30 sc in orange
Rnd 10: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 11: Work from the center of the back (23 sc in orange + 1 sc in brown)
Rnd 12: Work from the center of the back (3 sc in brown + 21 sc in orange)
Rnd 13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18) in orange
Rnd 14: 18 sc
Rnd 15: 18 sc, crochet in the arms on the sides

Head

White yarn (you can crochet with orange yarn, but then when crocheting the wig cap, you need to swap the colors)

Work from the center of the back.

Rnd 1: In front, crochet in the muzzle at the center
Rnd 2: 28 sc (7 sc along the body + 15 sc along the muzzle + 6 sc along the body)
Rnd 3: 11 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 10 sc (32)
Rnds 4-8: 32 sc (5 rounds)
Rnd 9: (2 sc, dec) x 8 (24)
Rnd 10: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 11: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 12: 6 dec (6), pull the opening closed and hide the yarn tail

Wig Cap

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR with orange yarn
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) with orange yarn
Rnd 3: (inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18) with brown yarn
Rnd 4: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24) with orange yarn
Rnd 5: (inc, 2 sc) x 8 (32) with brown yarn
Rnd 6: 32 sc with orange yarn
Rnd 7: 32 sc with brown yarn
Rnd 8: 32 sc with orange yarn, crochet in the ears
Rnd 9: 32 sc with brown yarn
Rnd 10: 32 sc with orange yarn, crochet strands

Toy assembly

• Shape the eye sockets
• Add shading
• Shape the muzzle
• Sew on the wig cap
• Crochet a scarf from textured yarn