Valentine Tiger Cub

Free Valentine Tiger Cub crochet tutorial by Svetlana Proskuryakova.

With this pattern, you can crochet a tiger cub in the shape of a heart for Valentine's Day. For this amigurumi project, any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or cotton blend yarn will work: YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and others. The heart is crocheted with Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn.

Finished toy size is about 18 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Any yarn in orange, beige, black, and pink colors
• Any red plush yarn
• Crochet hooks
• 8 mm safety eyes
• 14 mm safety nose
• Synthetic poly filling, fiberfill
• Needles
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Valentine Tiger Crochet Pattern

Lower Paws (2 pieces)

Crochet with beige yarn. Stuff lightly.

1p. 6 sc in MR
2p. 6 inc (12)
3p. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4p. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5p. 24 sc
6p. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
7-10p. 30 sc (4 rounds)
11p. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
12p. 24 sc
13p. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
14p. 18 sc
15p. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
16p. 6 dec, pull the opening closed.

Paw Pads (2 pieces)

Crochet in pink.

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

Sew on the pad and make slight tightening stitches to form toes.

Upper Paws (2 pieces)

Start with white yarn, stuff only at the beginning of the paw.

1p. 6 sc in MR
2p. 6 inc (12)
3p. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5p. 18 sc
6p. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
7-8p. 24 sc
9p. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Switch to orange yarn.
10p. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
11-15p. 15 sc (5 rounds)

Fold in half and crochet through both layers together. With black yarn, make tightening stitches and embroider stripes.

Head

Stuff as you go.

1p. 6 sc in MR
2p. 6 inc (12)
3p. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4p. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5p. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6p. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7p. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8p. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-10p. 48 sc
11p. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
12-20p. 54 sc (9 rounds)

Insert safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15, 6 sc apart.

21p. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
22p. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
23p. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
24p. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
25p. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
26p. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
27p. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
28p. 6 dec, pull the opening closed.

Muzzle

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

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Insert or glue the nose two rounds above the center, or place it as you prefer.

Ears (2 pieces)

Each ear consists of two parts.

Part 1.

Crochet with white yarn in turning rows.

1p. 4 sc in MR
Turn your work.
2p. tch, 4 inc (8)
3p. tch, (1 sc, inc) x 4 (12)

Fasten off.

Part 2.

Crochet with orange yarn in turning rows.
1p. 4 sc in MR
Turn your work.
2p. tch, 4 inc (8)
3p. tch, (1 sc, inc) x 4 times (12)

Do not cut the yarn. Place both parts together, turn the orange side toward you, and crochet them together.
4p. 12 sc
Turn your work.
5p. 12 sl st
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Heart

Stuff as you go.

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

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Make two pieces.

In the next round, join the two pieces and crochet:

5p. 24 sc on one piece, 24 sc on the second piece (48)
6p. 48 sc
7p. 10 sc, dec, 22 sc, dec, 12 sc (46)
8p. (21 sc, dec) x 2 (44)
9p. (9 sc, dec) x 4 (40)
10p. 8 sc, dec, 18 sc, dec, 10 sc (38)
11p. (17 sc, dec) x 2 (36)
12p. (7 sc, dec) x 4 (32)
13p. (6 sc, dec) x 4 (28)
14p. (5 sc, dec) x 4 (24)
Stuff as you go.
15p. (4 sc, dec) x 4 (20)
16p. (3 sc, dec) x 4 (16)
17p. (2 sc, dec) x 4 (12)
18p. (1 sc, dec) x 4 (8)
19p. 4 dec, pull the opening closed.

Assembly

When all tiger parts are ready, assemble the amigurumi:

• Sew the muzzle below the eyes, roughly between rounds 16 and 25, lightly stuffing it first
• Make head sculpting:

• Sew on the ears. Step back 5-6 rounds from the center of the head, pin them in place, and sew
• Embroider random black stripes on the head and paws
• Sew on the head
• Sew the paws to the heart