Free Masterclass on Crochet Lion

Free Masterclass on Crochet Lion

This masterclass teaches how to crochet a lion using amigurumi techniques. Suitable yarns for this project include acrylic, cotton, or semi-cotton yarn, with an appropriate crochet hook.

Materials and Tools:

  • Yarn: Yellow, cream, brown, orange
  • Crochet Hook
  • Toy Eyes: 15 mm
  • Toy Filler
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

All necessary materials can be purchased here.

Symbols:

  • KA – Magic ring
  • vp – Chain stitch
  • ss – Slip stitch
  • sc – Single crochet
  • dc2 – Double crochet with two yarn overs
  • inc – Increase
  • dec – Decrease
  • BLO – Crochet in the back loop only
  • (…) x n – Repeat n times

Instructions for Amigurumi Lion:

Hands and Feet Pads:

Instead of attaching separate pads for the hands and feet, you can start crocheting the cream-colored yarn for the hands with 1–3 rows and for the feet with 1–4 rows, then switch to yellow yarn for the remaining rows. While I prefer crocheting separate pads, crocheting them together is certainly easier.

Head Shaping:

Cut a 35 cm piece of yarn. Tie a strong knot at one end and thread the other through a yarn needle. Insert the needle into the back of the head and sew between two points where the eyes will be placed. Pull the yarn tight to create a dent. Tie a knot and hide the yarn tail inside the head.

Crochet Head:

  1. Yellow Yarn:
  2. 6 sc in KA (6)
  3. Inc in every stitch (12)
  4. (sc, inc) (18)
  5. sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, sc (24)
  6. (3 sc, inc) (30)
  7. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
  8. (5 sc, inc) (42)
  9. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
  10. (7 sc, inc) (54)
  11. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60)
    11-20. sc in each stitch (60)
  12. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (54)
  13. (7 sc, dec) (48)
  14. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)
  15. (5 sc, dec) (36)
  16. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
  • Fill the head ¾ full. Place eyes and sew them between two points. Insert and secure the eyes.
  1. (3 sc, dec) (24)
  • Complete filling and secure the opening with a long yarn tail.

Snout:

  1. Cream Yarn:
  2. Start with a chain of 5. Inc in the 2nd chain from the hook, 2 sc, 5 sc in the last chain. Work along the opposite side of the chain, 2 sc, 3 sc in the last chain (14)
  3. Inc, 4 sc, (inc) x 3, 4 sc, (inc) x 2 (20)
  4. Inc, 6 sc, (inc) x 2, sc, inc, 6 sc, (inc) x 2, sc (26)
  5. Inc, 8 sc, (inc, sc) x 2, inc, 8 sc, (inc, sc) x 2 (32)
  6. Inc, 10 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc (38)
    6-7. sc in each stitch (38)
  7. sc in each stitch, last 3 stitches together (36)

Sew the snout to the head, ¾ of the way around, leaving a small opening for filling. Fill and finish sewing the remaining ¼ closed.

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