Crochet Tiger Amigurumi: A Fun and Creative Project

Creating a crochet tiger amigurumi is an adventure in creativity and cuteness! This fluffy little feline friend is sure to bring a smile to your face with its stripes and adorable details. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, crafting a crochet tiger is a fun and rewarding project that will surely delight anyone who lays eyes on it.

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn in orange, black, and cream
• Size F/3.75 mm crochet hook
• Safety pin or stitch marker to mark the start of each row
• 4.5 mm plastic safety eyes
• 12 mm safety nose
• Stuffing
• Yarn or darning needle

Abbreviations

- in American crochet terms -

• st = stitch
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• inc = single crochet increase
• dec = single crochet decrease
• rnd = round
• sl st = slip stitch
• * * = set of stitches to be repeated
• ( ) = total number of stitches in a round
• rep = repeat

Directions

Muzzle

Starting with cream yarn

• rnd 1: Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from the hook (6 st)
• rnd 2: Sc 2 in each st (12 st)
• rnd 3: *Sc 1, inc 1* rep 6 times (18 st)
• rnds 4-6: Sc in each st (18 st)
• Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew in.

Ears - Make 2

Starting with orange yarn

• rnd 1: Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from the hook (6 st)
• rnd 2: *Sc 1, inc 1* rep 3 times (9 st)
• rnd 3: Sc in each st (9 st)
• rnd 4: *Sc 1, dec 1* rep 3 times (6 st)
• Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew in.

Head and Body

Starting with orange yarn

• rnd 1: Ch 2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from the hook (6 st)
• rnd 2: Sc 2 in each st (12 st)
• rnd 3: *Sc 1, inc 1* rep 6 times (18 st)
• rnd 4: Sc 1, inc 1, *Sc 2, inc 1* rep 5 times, sc 1 (24 st)
• rnd 5: *Sc 3, inc 1* rep 6 times (30 st)
• rnds 6-11: Sc in each st (30 st)

Attach eyes between rnds 4 and 5 of the head. Attach nose between rnds 2 and 3 of the muzzle. Stuff and sew the muzzle under the eyes. Sew ears on after rnd 4. Using black yarn, stitch stripes around the head.

• rnd 12: *Sc 3, dec 1* rep 6 times (24 st)
• rnd 13: *Sc 3, inc 1* rep 6 times (30 st)
• rnd 14: Sc 2, inc 1, *Sc 4, inc 1* rep 5 times, sc 2 (36 st)
• rnds 15-19: Sc in each st (36 st)

Using black yarn, stitch stripes onto the body.

• rnd 20: *Sc 1, dec 1* rep 12 times (24 st)
• rnd 21: *Sc 1, dec 1* rep 8 times (16 st)
• rnd 22: Dec 8 (8 st)
• rnd 23: Stuff the tiger, dec 2, skip 1 st, sl st (5 st)
• Fasten off and weave in ends.