Here comes a new free crochet pattern from my series „animal with kid“. This time I designed a lion father with his teenage son for my wildlife-mobile-project. Best about this amigurumi pattern is, that you can easily turn father into mother and son into daughter by leaving out the mane, if you want. So here we go:
You’ll need:
Cotton yarn in orange and a slightly too small crochet hook. I used drops Muskat and a 2.5mm hook
Crochet yarn in yellow. I used Rico Essentials Crochet and a 0.75mm hook
Cotton yarn in red
Bits and pieces of black cotton yarn and black crochet yarn for noses
4mm safety eyes
soft stuffing
comb
Abbreviations:
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Sl = sling stitch
Adult Lion
Head
1. R: 6 sc into magic ring
2. R: [sc, inc] 3x (9 sc)
3. – 4. R: 9 sc
5. R: 5 inc, 4 sc (14 sc)
6. R: [sc, inc] 7x (21 sc)
7. R: [2 sc, inc] 7x (28 sc)
8. – 10. R: 28 sc
11. R: [2 sc, dec] 7x (21 sc)
Stuff
12. R: [sc, dec] 7x (14 sc)
13. R: 7 dec (7 sc)
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Ears
Start between R 9 & 10, the backside of the head is turned towards you
1. R: sl, ch, sc, sl
2. R: 3 dc into the sc of R 1, sl
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Body
1. R: crochet 14 sc directly to the body. Start between R. 7 & 8:
2. R: 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc (18 sc)
3. R: 8 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 5 sc (21 sc)
4. R: 9 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 5 sc (24 sc)
5. R: 10 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 5 sc (27 sc)
6. R: 11 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc (30 sc)
7. R: 2 sc, dec, 8 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc (32 sc)
8. R: 3 dec, 12 sc, inc, 11 sc (30 sc)
9. R: sc, 2 dec, 25 sc (28sc)
10. R: 3 dec, 20 sc, dec (24 sc)
11. R: [2 sc, dec] 6 x (18 sc)
12. R: [sc, dec] 6 x (12 sc)
11. R: 6 dec (6 sc)
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Hind legs (2 x)
1. R: 4 ch
2. R: 2 sc into the first stitch, sc, 4 sc into the last stitch, sc, 2 sc into the last stitch (10 sc)
3. – 4. R: 10 sc
5. R: dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (8 sc)
Stuff
6. R: 8 sc
7. R: squeeze the round together and crochet ch, 3 sc
8. – 9. R: ch, 3 sc
10. R: crochet 8 sc onto the leg – start with 2 sc at the side, 2 sc directly over the front part, 2 sc at the other side and 1 dec, 1 sc at the back (see picture below)
11. R: 8 sc
12. R: 2 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (10 sc)
13. R: 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (12 sc)
14. R: 12 sc
15. R: [2 sc, dec] 3x
16. R: 5 dec
Cut yarn, sew up leg and pull the end through the leg into the foot. Sew the foot to the leg with it in order to get a smoothly curved leg. Then sew the leg to the back part of the body.
Fore-paws (2x)
1. R: Crochet 12 sc directly to the body as you did with the body to the head.
2. R: 12 sc
3. R: [sc, dec] 4x (8 sc)
4. R: [2 sc, dec] 2x (6 sc)
5. R: 6 sc
6. R: 3 sc, 2 inc, sc (8 sc)
7. R: 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc (10 sc)
8. R: 10 sc
Stuff
9. R: [3 sc, dec] 2x (8 sc)
10. R: 2 dec
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Tail
Crochet 15ch to the back of the body. Cut 3 small pieces of red cotton yarn (about 1cm) and pull them through the last ch. Take one single ply of red cotton yarn and tie it around the bushy part of the tail and form a nice tassel. Cut the ends of the red ply so you cannot see anymore that the tassel is tied up.
Mane
Cut about 15 pieces of red cotton yarn (length about 3 cm). Start to tie them to the head right behind the ears and work your way down the head. Tie one piece of cotton in approximately every 2nd stitch. Comb the mane in the end so that it looks nice and thick.
Stitch the nose on the face with black yarn in the end
Petit Lion
1. R: 6 sc into magic ring
2. R: [sc, inc] 3x (9 sc)
3. – 4. R: 9 sc
5. R: 5 inc, 4 sc (14 sc)
6. R: [sc, inc] 7x (21 sc)
7. R: [2 sc, inc] 7x (28 sc)
8. – 10. R: 28 sc
11. R: [2 sc, dec] 7x (21 sc)
Stuff
12. R: [sc, dec] 7x (14 sc)
13. R: 7 dec (7 sc)
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Ears
Start between R 9 & 10, the backside of the head is turned towards you
1. R: sl, ch, sc, sl
2. R: 3 dc into the sc of R 1, sl
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Body
1. R: crochet 14 sc directly to the body
2. R: 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc (18 sc)
3. R: 8 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 5 sc (21 sc)
4. R: 9 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 5 sc (24 sc)
5. R: 10 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 5 sc (27 sc)
6. R: 3 sc, dec, 6 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc (29 sc)
7. R: 2 sc, dec, 7 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc (31 sc)
8. R: 2 sc, dec, 27 sc (30 sc)
9. R: 3 dec, 24 sc (27sc)
10. R: 3 dec, 21 sc (24 sc)
11. R: [2 sc, dec] 6 x (18 sc)
12. R: [sc, dec] 6 x (12 sc)
11. R: 6 dec (6 sc)
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Hind legs (2 x)
1. R: 4 ch
2. R: 2 sc into the first stitch, sc, 4 sc into the last stitch, sc, 2 sc into the last stitch (10 sc)
3. – 4. R: 10 sc
5. R: dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc (8 sc)
Stuff
6. R: 8 sc
7. R: squeeze the round together and crochet ch, 3 sc
8. – 9. R: ch, 3 sc
10. R: crochet 8 sc onto the leg – start with 2 sc at the side, 2 sc directly over the front part, 2 sc at the other side and 1 dec, 1 sc at the back
11. R: 8 sc
12. R: 2 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (10 sc)
13. R: 4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (12 sc)
14. R: 12 sc
15. R: [2 sc, dec] 3x
16. R: 5 dec
Cut yarn, sew up leg and pull the end through the leg into the foot. Sew the foot to the leg with it in order to get a smoothly curved leg. Then sew the leg to the back part of the body.
Fore-paws (2x)
1. R: Crochet 12 sc directly to the body as you did with the body to the head.
2. R: 12 sc
3. R: [sc, dec] 4x (8 sc)
4. R: [2 sc, dec] 2x (6 sc)
5. R: 6 sc
6. R: 3 sc, 2 inc, sc (8 sc)
7. R: 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc (10 sc)
8. R: 10 sc
Stuff
9. R: [3 sc, dec] 2x (8 sc)
10. R: 2 dec
Cut yarn and sew up the end
Tail
Crochet 15ch to the back of the body. Cut 3 small pieces of red cotton yarn (about 1cm) and pull them through the last ch. Take one single ply of red cotton yarn and tie it around the bushy part of the tail and form a nice tassel. Cut the ends of the red ply so you cannot see anymore that the tassel is tied up.
Mane
Cut about 4 pieces of red cotton yarn (length about 1 cm). Tie them into 2 stitches right in the middle of the ears and at each side of the face. You may now cut these tufts of hair to let them look fluffy or you can comb them over the head to form a youth mane.
Stitch the nose on the face with black yarn in the end
Have fun crocheting!
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