Tiger Pencil Holder

Difficulty Level: easy

Crochet amigurumi Tiger Pencil Holder

Free crochet tutorial for a Tiger Pencil Holder by Olesya Oberman @olesiaoberman_igruschki.

With this pattern, you can crochet a stationery organizer: a tiger-shaped pencil holder. Any plush yarn will work for this amigurumi project: YarnArt Dolce, Himalaya Dolphin Baby, or similar yarns. A half-liter jar or a glass can be used as the base for the crocheted pencil holder.

Materials and Tools

YarnArt Dolce plush yarn: orange, white, black
Alize Softy yarn: black and white for embroidering the stripes
YarnArt Jeans yarn: brown for the nose, green and red for the lettering
2 mm and 3.5 mm crochet hooks
Knitting needles
10 mm safety eyes
Toy stuffing
0.5 L jar
Glue
Needle for sewing pieces together
Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Crochet Amigurumi Tiger Pencil Holder Pattern

Arms (make 2)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4. 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
Rnd 5. dec, 8 sc (9)
Rnd 6. dec, 7 sc (8)
Rnds 7-8. (2 rounds) - 8 sc (8)
Rnd 9. 8 sc, 2 offset stitches

Stuff the arm halfway. Fold the piece in half and crochet 4 sc through both edges. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail.

Tail

Start crocheting with orange yarn.

Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnds 2-3. (2 rounds) 5 sc
Rnd 4. 5 sc with black yarn

Work 12 rounds for the tail in total, alternating two rounds in orange and one round in black. Do not stuff the piece. Fold it in half and crochet 3 sc through both edges. Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail.

Muzzle

Rnd 1. Ch 6, starting in the second chain from the hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, along the other side: 3 sc, inc (12)
Rnd 2. inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
Rnd 3. 18 sc (18)

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail.

Nose

Ch 5, starting in the second chain from the hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 2 sc, inc (10)

Leave a longer yarn tail for sewing on the nose and embroidering the eyebrows.

Ears (2 orange pieces and 2 white pieces)

Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. Turn your work and crochet 5 inc (10)

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the tail. Place two pieces together and crochet around them with single crochet using black yarn (the right side is white).

Lettering

Cast on 27 stitches with knitting needles.

Row 1. 27 knit stitches
Rows 2-8. Work in stockinette stitch and knit the lettering
Row 9. 27 purl stitches

Bind off the stitches, then crochet around the piece with single crochet, working 3 sc into each corner. Leave a longer yarn tail for sewing.

Base

Rnd 1. 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2. 8 inc (16)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) x 8 (32)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) x 8 (40)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) x 8 (48)
Rnd 7. 48 sc in the back loop only (48)
Rnds 8-27. (20 rounds) 48 sc (48)

Insert the jar and continue crocheting.

Rnd 28. (4 sc, dec) x 8 (40)
Rnd 29. (3 sc, dec) x 8 (32)