CROCHET TOY PATTERN
TIGER
Size of the finished
toy is 30 cm
The pattern includes:
- description of every part
- photo tutorial
- video of decoration and
assembly
Author – Deynega Yulia
crochet pattern by @deynega_yuly
CROCHET PATTERN "TIGER"
MATERIALS NEEDED:
1. Yarn Himalaya Dolfin Baby
- orange 1 skein № 80316 or mustard 1 skein № 80330 (choose
the main tiger’s color as you wish)
- black 1/3 of a skein № 80311
- white 1/3 of a skein № 80301
2. Crochet hook size №4
3. Polyester fiberfill
4. Safety eyes size 12 mm
5. Nose size 20*16 mm
6. Scissors
7. Large eye needle for sewing parts
8. Black thread for whiskers (I use YarnArt Jeans thread divided
in half)
9. Strong cotton thread for tightening (about 50 cm long)
ABBREAVIATIONS:
ch – chain
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
(…) – number of stitches in a row/round
If you have any questions during the process,
I will gladly answer them!
LET’S GET STARTED!
crochet pattern by @deynega_yuly
LEGS
Start crocheting with WHITE yarn.
1rnd: 5 ch, work from the second stitch from the hook increase, 2 sc, 3sc
in last stitch, turn, 3sc along other side of chain (10)
2rnd: 3inc, 2 sc, 3inc, 2sc (16)
3rnd: (inc, 2sc)*4 , inc, 3sc (21)
4rnd: (inc, 3sc, inc, 2sc)*3 (27)
5-7 rnd: 27sc
8rnd: 8sc, (dec, 1sc)*4, 7sc (23)
9rnd: 6sc, (dec, 1sc)*4, 5sc (19)
CHANGE TO ORANGE
10rnd: 5sc, (dec, 1sc)*3, 5sc (16)
11rnd: 16sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
12rnd: 16sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
13-14rnd: 16sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
15rnd: 16sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
16rnd: 16sc
17rnd: (dec, 2sc)*4 (12)
18rnd: 12sc, work 2 more sc.
Stuff the leg completely.
Then make 1 ch, fold the part in half and work 6 sc through both edges.
We’ve got 7 stitches in the end (1 ch and 6 sc).
1 ch is needed so that when crocheting the legs into the body they look
more neat.
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ARMS
Start crocheting with WHITE yarn.
1rnd: 2ch, into the second stitch from the hook 6sc
2rnd: 6 inc (12)
3rnd: (1sc, inc)*6 (18)
4rnd: 18sc
5rnd: 2dec, 14sc (16)
6rnd: 2dec, 12 (14)
7rnd: 2dec, 10sc (12)
CHANGE TO ORANGE
8rnd: dec, 10sc (11)
9rnd: 11sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
10rnd: 11sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
11-12rnd: 11sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
13rnd: 11sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
14rnd: 11sc
15rnd: dec, 9sc
Stuff the arm up to 12th round, then make 1 ch, fold the part in half
and work 5 sc through both edges.
We’ve got 6 stitches in the end (1 ch and 5 sc), we will use these 6
stitches when crocheting the arms into the body.
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TAIL
Start crocheting with BLACK yarn.
1rnd: 2ch, into the second stitch from the hook 6sc
2rnd: (1sc, inc)*3 (9)
3-5rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
6-8rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
9rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
10-12rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
13rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
14-16rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
17rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
18-20rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
21rnd: 9sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
22-23rnd: 9sc
Stuff the tail loosely, distribute a small amount of filler along the entire
length, then make 1 ch, fold the part in half and work 4 sc through
both edges.
We’ve got 5 stitches in total (1 ch and 4 sc), we will use these 5 stitches
when crocheting the tail into the body.
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EARS
First part.
Start crocheting with WHITE yarn
1row: 2ch, into the second stitch from the hook 6sc, change to orange
on the last stitch
CHANGE TO ORANGE
2row: 1ch, turn and work 6 inc (12)
Cut and pull the thread.
Second part.
Work the same as the first part only in ORANGE the whole part, DO
NOT CUT THE THREAD in the end.
Fold two part together and work with single crochets through both
parts around: 12 stitches and 5 sc along the base (we will use these 5
stitches when crocheting the ears into the head).
WATCH VIDEO
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BODY
Start crocheting with ORANGE yarn.
1rnd: 6sc
2rnd: inc (12)
3rnd: (1sc, inc)*6 (18)
4rnd: (2sc, inc)*6 (24)
5rnd: (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
6rnd: (4sc, inc)*6 (36)
7rnd: (5sc, inc)*6 (42)
8-9rnd: 42sc
10rnd: 5sc, 5sc together with tail, 4sc, 7sc together
with one leg, 14sc, 7sc together with another leg
CHANGE TO BLACK
11rnd: 42sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
12rnd: 42sc
13rnd: 21sc, (dec, 1sc)*5, 6sc (37)
14rnd: 37sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
15rnd: 37sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
16rnd: 21sc, 6dec, 4sc (31)
17rnd: 23sc, dec, 6sc (30)
18rnd: (3sc, dec)*6 (24)
CHANGE TO BLACK
19rnd: 24sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
20rnd: (4sc, dec)*4 (20)
21rnd: Work 19 sc in this round, as we will start to
crochet the arms into the body from the 20th stitch.
22rnd: 1 stitch(sc) from the 21st round and 5sc from
the 22nd round together with one arm, 4sc, 6sc
together with another arm, 4sc.
23rnd: 20sc and next work 9 more sc to be at the
back of the toy, as it’s more convenient to start
sewing the head to the body.
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HEAD
Start crocheting with WHITE yarn.
1rnd: 2ch, in the second stitch from the hook 6sc
2rnd: 6 inc (12)
3rnd: 2sc, 3sc in one stitch, 3sc in one stitch, 4sc,
3sc in one stitch, 3 sc in one stitch, 2sc (20)
4rnd: 4sc, 3inc, 7sc, 3inc, 3sc (26)
5-6rnd: 26sc, next work 2 more sc, the next round will begin from here
CHANGE TO ORANGE
7rnd: 6sc, (1hdc, hdc inc)*6, 8sc (32)
8rnd: 6sc (2hdc, hdc inc)*6, 8sc (38)
9rnd: 16sc, 6inc, 16sc (44)
10rnd: (10sc, inc)*4 (48)
11rnd: 48sc
CHANGE TO BLACK
12rnd: 48sc
CHANGE TO ORANGE
13-14rnd: 48sc
15rnd: Crochet the ears in this round 15sc, 5sc
together with one ear, 10sc, 5sc together with
another ear, 13sc (48)
CHANGE TO BLACK
16rnd: (6sc, dec)*6 (42)
CHANGE TO ORANGE
17rnd: 42sc, INSERT THE NOSE between 4th and
5th rounds, INSERT THE EYES on 7th round (a
distance between the eyes is 10 stitches)
18rnd: (5sc, dec)*6 (36)
19rnd: 36sc
20rnd: (4sc, dec)*6 (30)
21rnd: (3sc, dec)*6 (24)
22rnd: (2sc, dec)*6 (18)
23rnd: (1sc, dec)*6 (12)
24rnd: 6dec
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ASSEMBLY AND DECORATION
1. Make muzzle tightening, take a strong cotton thread to do it
(watch video)
2. Sew on the body to the head in about 10-15 rounds
3. Embroider:
- eyebrows (take black Dolphin Baby thread 40 cm long and a
large eye needle)
- whiskers (take black YarnArt Jeans thread and divide it in half)
(watch video)
5. Embroider the stripes on the arms and the legs in the same way
as the whiskers
THAT’S ALL! YOUR TIGER IS READY!
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Yours Yulia Deynega
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