Ready for a fun and easy project? Today, we’re making a super cute baby tiger amigurumi crochet pattern. This adorable little tiger is perfect for beginners and will bring a smile to anyone’s face. Follow our simple steps, and you’ll have your own cute tiger in no time. Let’s dive in and start crocheting!
Baby Tiger Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Materials
To make this baby tiger amigurumi, you will need the following materials:
- Yarn:
- Orange yarn (for the body)
- Black yarn (for the stripes)
- White yarn (for the face, belly, and paws)
- Pink yarn (for the nose)
- Hook: 3.5mm crochet hook
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Safety eyes: 10mm black safety eyes
- Tapestry needle: For sewing parts together and weaving in ends
- Scissors: For cutting yarn
Abbreviations
- ch: Chain
- sc: Single crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
- st: Stitch
- sl st: Slip stitch
- rnd: Round
Instructions
Head:
- Using orange yarn, make a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12)
- Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat around (18)
- Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat around (24)
- Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat around (30)
- Rnds 6-10: Sc in each st around (30)
- Insert safety eyes between Rnd 7 and Rnd 8, 8 stitches apart.
- Rnd 11: (3 sc, dec) repeat around (24)
- Rnd 12: (2 sc, dec) repeat around (18)
- Rnd 13: (1 sc, dec) repeat around (12)
- Rnd 14: Dec in each st around (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Body:
- Using orange yarn, make a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: Inc in each st around (12)
- Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat around (18)
- Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat around (24)
- Rnd 5-10: Sc in each st around (24)
- Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec) repeat around (18)
- Rnd 12: (1 sc, dec) repeat around (12)
- Rnd 13: Dec in each st around (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (Make 2):
- Using orange yarn, make a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat around (9)
- Rnd 3: Sc in each st around (9)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (Make 2):
- Using orange yarn, make a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat around (9)
- Rnds 3-6: Sc in each st around (9)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs (Make 2):
- Using orange yarn, make a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat around (9)
- Rnds 3-6: Sc in each st around (9)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail:
- Using orange yarn, make a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
- Rnds 2-6: Sc in each st around (4)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Attach the head to the body using the long tail and tapestry needle.
- Sew the ears to the sides of the head.
- Attach the arms to the sides of the body.
- Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Attach the tail to the back of the body.
- Using black yarn, embroider the stripes on the body and head.
- Using white yarn, embroider the details on the face, belly, and paws.
- Sew the pink nose onto the face.
Materials:
- Yarn:
- Orange yarn for the body
- Black yarn for stripes and tail tip
- White yarn for the belly, paws, and inside the ears
- Pink yarn for the nose
- Crochet hook (size appropriate for your yarn, typically 2.5-3.5 mm)
- Safety eyes (10-12 mm)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
Instructions:
Body:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (18)
- Round 4: Sc in next 2 stitches, increase around. (24)
- Round 5-12: Sc around. (24)
- Round 13: Sc in next 2 stitches, decrease around. (18)
- Round 14: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (12)
- Stuff the body firmly.
- Round 15: Decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Head:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (18)
- Round 4: Sc in next 2 stitches, increase around. (24)
- Round 5-10: Sc around. (24)
- Attach safety eyes between Rounds 7 and 8, about 6 stitches apart.
- Round 11: Sc in next 2 stitches, decrease around. (18)
- Round 12: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (12)
- Stuff the head firmly.
- Round 13: Decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3: Sc around. (9)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3-5: Sc around. (9)
- Round 6: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Legs (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3-6: Sc around. (9)
- Round 7: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Tail:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2-8: Sc around. (6)
- Switch to black yarn.
- Round 9-10: Sc around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew the head to the body.
- Attach the ears to the sides of the head.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body, just below the head.
- Attach the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Sew the tail to the back of the body.
- Embroider a small pink nose and mouth using the pink yarn.
- Add black stripes to the body, head, and tail using black yarn.
Materials:
- Yarn:
- Orange yarn for the body
- Black yarn for stripes and tail tip
- White yarn for the snout, paws, and inside the ears
- Pink yarn for the nose and tongue
- Crochet hook (size appropriate for your yarn, typically 2.5-3.5 mm)
- Safety eyes (10-12 mm)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
Instructions:
Body:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (18)
- Round 4: Sc in next 2 stitches, increase around. (24)
- Round 5-12: Sc around. (24)
- Round 13: Sc in next 2 stitches, decrease around. (18)
- Round 14: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (12)
- Stuff the body firmly.
- Round 15: Decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Head:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (18)
- Round 4: Sc in next 2 stitches, increase around. (24)
- Round 5-10: Sc around. (24)
- Attach safety eyes between Rounds 7 and 8, about 6 stitches apart.
- Round 11: Sc in next 2 stitches, decrease around. (18)
- Round 12: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (12)
- Stuff the head firmly.
- Round 13: Decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3: Sc around. (9)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Snout:
- With white yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (18)
- Round 4: Sc around. (18)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3-5: Sc around. (9)
- Round 6: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Legs (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3-6: Sc around. (9)
- Round 7: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Tail:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2-8: Sc around. (6)
- Switch to black yarn.
- Round 9-10: Sc around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew the head to the body.
- Attach the ears to the sides of the head.
- Sew the snout to the lower part of the face and embroider a pink nose and mouth with a little tongue sticking out.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body, just below the head.
- Attach the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Sew the tail to the back of the body.
- Add black stripes to the body, head, and tail using black yarn.
Materials:
- Yarn:
- Orange yarn for the body
- Black yarn for stripes and tail tip
- White yarn for the belly, paws, and inside the ears
- Pink yarn for the nose
- Crochet hook (size appropriate for your yarn, typically 2.5-3.5 mm)
- Safety eyes (10-12 mm)
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
Instructions:
Body:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (18)
- Round 4: Sc in next 2 stitches, increase around. (24)
- Round 5-12: Sc around. (24)
- Round 13: Sc in next 2 stitches, decrease around. (18)
- Round 14: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (12)
- Stuff the body firmly.
- Round 15: Decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Head:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12)
- Round 3: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (18)
- Round 4: Sc in next 2 stitches, increase around. (24)
- Round 5-10: Sc around. (24)
- Attach safety eyes between Rounds 7 and 8, about 6 stitches apart.
- Round 11: Sc in next 2 stitches, decrease around. (18)
- Round 12: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (12)
- Stuff the head firmly.
- Round 13: Decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3: Sc around. (9)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3-5: Sc around. (9)
- Round 6: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Legs (make 2):
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2: Sc in next stitch, increase around. (9)
- Round 3-6: Sc around. (9)
- Round 7: Sc in next stitch, decrease around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Tail:
- With orange yarn:
- Round 1: Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into the ring. (6)
- Round 2-8: Sc around. (6)
- Switch to black yarn.
- Round 9-10: Sc around. (6)
- Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew the head to the body.
- Attach the ears to the sides of the head.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body, just below the head.
- Attach the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Sew the tail to the back of the body.
- Embroider a small pink nose and mouth using the pink yarn.