Ears (Make 2)
- 7 sc in a magic ring (7)
- Scallop the edge with black yarn.
- Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Arms (Make 2)
- 5 sc in a magic ring (5)
- 5 increases (10 sc)
3-4. 10 sc (2 rounds) - Decrease, 8 sc (9 sc)
6-11. 9 sc (6 rounds)
Stuff the arms halfway with hollowfiber.
Finish crocheting both sides (if you’re sewing, leave a tail for attachment).
Collar
- Chain 50 + 2 to start.
- Alternate between double crochet (SSCH) and increase from dc (75 SSCH)
- Alternate between dc and increase from dc (100 SSCH)
Body
- 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- 6 increases (12 sc)
- (1 sc, increase) * 6 (18 sc)
- (2 sc, increase) * 6 (24 sc)
- (3 sc, increase) * 6 (30 sc)
- (4 sc, increase) * 6 (36 sc)
7-8. 36 sc (2 rounds) - (4 sc, decrease) * 6 (30 sc)
10-11. 36 sc (2 rounds) - (3 sc, decrease) * 6 (30 sc)
- 30 sc
- (2 sc, decrease) * 6 (24 sc)
- (1 sc, decrease) * 6 (18 sc)
Stuff the body well and tightly. Leave a tail to sew the body to the head.
Legs (Make 2)
- Make a chain of 7 ch.
- Starting from the second ch from the hook: increase, 4 sc, 4 sc in one stitch, turn and crochet back: 4 sc, increase (16 sc).
- 2 increases, 4 sc, 4 increases, 4 sc (22 sc). Place a marker.
4-5. 22 sc (3 rounds) - 10 sc, 4 decreases (consecutively), 4 sc (18 sc)
- 9 sc, 3 decreases (consecutively), 3 sc (15 sc)
- 8 sc, 2 decreases (consecutively), 2 sc (13 sc)
9-12. 13 sc (4 rounds)
At this stage, stuff the leg.
- 6 decreases, 7 sc (7 sc)
- Tighten the loops and fasten off.
Tail
- 5 sc in a magic ring (5)
- (1 sc, increase) * 2, 1 sc (7 sc)
3-15. 7 sc (13 rounds)
Facial Details
- Embroider tiger stripes on the sides of the cheeks and top of the head.
- Sew on the snout and carefully embroider the nose.
- Attach the eyes at row 16, with a 7-sc distance between them.
Assembly
- Attach the arms between rows 13 and 14 of the body.
- Use the thread attachment method to join the legs to the body.
- Embroider black stripes on the body, using the pattern of the tiger’s stripes.