Mini Tiger crochet pattern

Today let’s crochet a small tiger together. Mini Tiger crochet pattern designed by @camomile.cloud. Let’s do it together.

Materials

Sport weight yarn with colors: orange, black, green (for scarf), pink (for cheeks), white fluffy yarn (for tummy, also it is not necessary to use fluffy yarn).

(I used YarnArt Jeans and Alize Softy).

2 mm crochet hook.

Safety eyes (5-6 mm).

Fine thread (for embroidering the brows).

Tapestry needle with large eye, embroidery needle.

Pins, scissors.

Polyester fiberfill for stuffing.

Abbreviations for free mini Tiger crochet pattern

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

sl st – sleep stitch

inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)

dec – decrease (crochet 2 sc together)

(…) – xn-repeat instructions in parenthesis… times

(…) – number in parenthesis at the end of the round indicates the stitch count in this round

Size of the finished toy is 13 cm.

All details (except scarf) crochet in spiral.

 

Head

(work in orange)

1. 6 sc in magic ring (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)

9-15. 48 sc (7 rounds)

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, 2 sc apart.

16. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)

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)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Stuff with fiberfill.

Ears (2 details)

(start with orange)

1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)

2. 6 inc (12)

Change to black color

3. 9 sc, sl st (leave the remaining stitches uncrocheted)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Cheeks (2 details)

(work in pink)

1. 8 sc in magic ring (8)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Legs + body

(work in orange)

Stuff while crocheting.

1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)

2. 6 inc (12)

3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4. 18 sc (18)

5. 8 sc, (1sc, dec) x 3, 1 sc (15)

6. 11 sc, dec, 2 sc (14)

7. 14 sc (14)

Fasten off, weave in the end. Crochet the second leg, do not fasten off. Make 3 ch and join with the first leg (make sure the legs are turned inside).

Continue crocheting the body in the round:

1. 14 sc on the right leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 14 sc on the left leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) (34)

2. 31 sc, inc, sc, inc (36)

3-4. 36 sc (36) (2 rounds)

5. 7 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 11 sc (34)

6. 34 sc (34)

7. 7 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 11 sc (32)

8. 32 sc (32)

9. 6 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 8 sc (30)

10. 30 sc (30)

11. 5 sc, dec, 13 sc, dec, 8 sc (28)

12. 5 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 7 sc (26)

13. 5 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 6 sc (24)

14. (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Crochet additional 7 sc (for symmetry).

Fasten off, weave in the end.

 

Hands (2 details)

(work in orange)

1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)

2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)

3-5. 9 sc (9) (3 rounds)

6. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)

7-10. 6 sc (6) (4 rounds)

Stuff a bit.

Tighten the hole, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tummy

(work in white)

1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)

2. 6 inc (12)

3. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Crochet 4 round If the tummy is not big enough.

4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail

(start with orange).

1. 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Crochet 6 sc in every next round. 4 round crochet in black; 5 and 6-in orange; 7 – in black; 8 and 9-in orange; 10 – in black.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Scarf

(work in green)

Ch 61, start in the second ch from the hook: 1. 60 sc (60)

Fasten off, weave in the end.

Assembling

Sew the ears between rounds 6 and 8 of the head.

Embroider nose with thread of black yarn (height – 3 rounds, width – 5 sc).

Embroider brows.

Sew the cheeks.

Embroider with black fine thread french knots near the nose.

Embroider stripes on the head with thread of black yarn (between rounds 10 and 11, 12 and 13, 14 and 15).

Sew the head to the body.

Embroider stripes on the body with thread of black yarn (between rounds 6 and 7, 8 and 9, 10 and 11).

Sew the tummy to the body.

Sew the hands to the body between rounds 12 and 13. Sew the tail to the body on the 5 round.

Put on the scarf, kiss on the nose!

Congrats! Your tiger is ready! I collected this mini Tiger crochet pattern from @camomile.cloud.