Skill Level: Medium

Using this description, you can crochet a plush tiger. All parts are crocheted separately. Arms, legs, and tail are crocheted while making the body. You can use any plush yarn.

The size of the finished toy is 27 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn in orange and white colors
• Crochet hook 4.0-4.5 mm
• Black yarn for embroidering whiskers, eyebrows, and stripes
• Safety eyes 18 mm
• Toy nose 17×13 mm
• Stuffing for toys
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• KA — amigurumi ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Description of Crocheting an Amigurumi Tiger Cub

Head
White yarn:

Chain 6

1st row: 2 inc, 3 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (24)
2nd row: (1 sc, inc) x 2 times, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 4 times, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 times (30)
3rd row: (4 sc, inc) x 6 times (36)
4th row: 36 sc + 10 sc (shift the beginning of the row) (36)

Orange yarn:

5th row: (5 sc, inc) x 6 times (42)
6th row: 3 sc, (6 sc, inc) x 5 times, 3 sc (48)
7th row: (7 sc, inc) x 6 times (54)
8th row: 4 sc, (8 sc, inc) x 5 times, 4 sc (60)
9th-16th rows: 60 sc (60)
17th row: (8 sc, dec) x 6 times (54)
18th row: (7 sc, dec) x 6 times (48)
19th row: (6 sc, dec) x 6 times (42)
20th row: (5 sc, dec) x 6 times (36)
21st row: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)
22nd row: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
23rd row: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
24th row: (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
25th row: 6 dec (tighten the opening and hide the yarn)

Ears (2 pieces)
White yarn:

1st row: 6 sc (6)
2nd row: 6 inc (12) (fasten off with sl st and cut)

Orange yarn:

1st row: 6 sc (6)
2nd row: 6 inc (12)
3rd row: (holding the white and orange pieces together, wrong sides facing) (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4th row: (turn work, make a chain for lifting, and crochet) 16 sc (16) fasten off with sl st and leave a tail for sewing

Legs (2 pieces)
White yarn:

1st row: 6 sc (6)
2nd row: 6 inc (12)
3rd row: (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
4th row: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
5th row: 1 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 5 times, 2 sc (30)
6th-8th rows: 30 sc (30)
9th row: 9 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc (24)
10th row: 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18)
11th row: 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)
12th row: 12 sc (12)

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