Materials
- Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight yarn (7 oz/364 yards/ 198g per skein): 1 skein each of #254 pumpkin, #311 white and #312 black
- Lion Brand Homespun Bulky weight yarn (6 oz/ 185 yards/ 170g per skein): 1 skein of #300 Hepplewhite
- size US7 (4.5 mm) crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge
- Fiberfill
- yarn needle
- sewing needle
- black felt sheets
- black sewing thread
- black cotton thread
- white cotton thread
Finished Size
- approximately 17.5″
Gauge
- 4 sc = 1 inch; 4 sc rows = 1 inch
Note
- Join rounds by slip stitch unless otherwise stated
Abbreviations
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
sl – slip
st(s) – stitch(es)
Instruction
Face (Eyes, mouth, and nose)
Use black colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sts, 4sc, 2sc in next 2 sts, 2sc, join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc, [sc2tog] x2, 4 sc, [sc2tog] x2, 2 sc, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Change to white colored yarn.
Row 6: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (24 sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, [sc, 2 sc in next st] x4, 8 sc, [sc, 2 sc in next st] x4, join in beg sc. (32 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (32 sts)
Row 9: Repeat row 8.
Row 10: Repeat row 8.
Fasten off. Leave long tail. You will be using it to sew the face to the head.
Use black cotton thread to stitch in the mouth (see image below).
Using Hepplewhite Homespun yarn, cut 20 pieces of 7 inches long yarn .
Hook the 7 inches long yarn to the face. 10 pieces of yarn will be on each side of the face. First, you put the hook through one of the stitches, then you pull the yarn through the stitch. You will then have a loop, put the two tails of the yarn through the loop. Pull tight.
First image from the left shows where each piece of yarn should go. The rest of the images show how to hook the yarn through.
When you finish hooking in all the yarn, you will have to trim the yarn a little. The face should look like the image below.
Cut two eyes out using black felt sheet and use black sewing thread to sew the eyes to the face (see image below).
Ears
Back of the ear (make 2)
Use black colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc, [2 sc in next st] x2, 2 sc, join in beg sc. (8 sts)
Row 3: Ch1 , [sc , 2 sc in next st] around, DO NOT join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Fasten off. Leave long tail. You will use this tail to sew the back of the ear to the front of the ear.
Front of the ear (make 2)
Use white colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc, [2 sc in next st] x2, 2 sc, join in beg sc. (8 sts)
Change to black colored yarn.
Row 3: Ch1 , [sc , 2 sc in next st] around, DO NOT join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Fasten off. Leave long tail. You will use this to sew the ear to the head.
Sew the front and the back of the ear together.
Head
Use white colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, [2 sc, 2 sc in next st] , join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] x2, 4 sc, [2 sc in next st] x4, 4 sc, [2 sc in next st] x2, join in beg sc. (24 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] x2, 8 sc, [2 sc in next st] x4, 8 sc, [2 sc in next st] x2, join in beg sc. (32 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] x2, 12 sc, [2 sc in next st] x4, 12 sc, [2 sc in next st] x2, join in beg sc. (40 sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, [4 sc, 2 sc in next st] , join in beg sc. (48 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (48 sts)
Change to pumpkin (orange) colored yarn.
Row 9: Ch 1, [4 sc, sc2tog] around , join in beg sc. (40 sts)
Row 10: Ch 1, 10 sc, [2 sc in next st, sc] x20, 10 sc, join in beg sc. (60 sts)
Row 11: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (60 sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, 15 sc, [sc, sc2tog] x10 , 15 sc, join in beg sc. (50 sts)
Row 13: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (50 sts)
Row 14: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (50 sts)
Row 15: Ch 1, [8 sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (45 sts)
Row 16: Ch 1, [7 sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (40 sts)
Row 17: Ch 1, [6 sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (35 sts)
Row 18: Ch 1, [5 sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (30 sts)
Row 19: Ch 1, [4 sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (25 sts)
Row 20: Ch 1, [3 sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (20 sts)
Row 21: Ch 1, [2 sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (15 sts)
Stuff in fiberfill.
Row 22: Ch 1, [sc, sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (10 sts)
Row 23: Ch 1, [sc2tog] x5, join in beg sc. (5 sts)
Fasten off.
Use black colored yarn and slip stitch in the tiger pattern on the head. There will be explanation and more images below showing how to slip stitch in the stripe of the tiger pattern.
First, you pull the black yarn through one stitch from the head so you have one loop on your hook, then while you have the loop on your hook, you pull through the black yarn from the second stitch from the head, so you now have two loops on your hook. Then, you pull the second loop through to the first loop you made, and that’s your first stitch. You continue this method until you reach the desire length of the stripe of the tiger pattern.
Put together the face, the ear and the head.
First, sew the ear to the head. Then sew the face to the head. Remember to stuff in the fiberfill when you are half way through sewing the face to the head.
First Leg
Start with white colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, [sc, 2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (18 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, [2 sc, 2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (24 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, [3 sc, 2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (30 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (30 sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, [sc2tog] x2, 9 sc, [sc2tog] x4, 9 sc, join in beg sc. (24 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, sc2tog, 8 sc, [sc2tog] x3, 8 sc, join in beg sc. (20 sts)
Row 9: Ch 1, 6 sc, [sc2tog] x4, 6 sc, join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Cut out the paw using the black felt sheet and stitch it to the bottom of the leg. Use black cotton thread to stitch in the contour of the toe.
Change to orange colored yarn.
From row 10 – 20, alternate between orange and black colored yarn every two rows.
Row 10: ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Row 11: Repeat row 10.
Row 12: Repeat row 10.
Row 13: Repeat row 10.
Row 14: Repeat row 10.
Row 15: Repeat row 10.
Row 16: Repeat row 10.
Row 17: Repeat row 10.
Row 18: Repeat row 10.
Row 19: Repeat row 10.
Row 20: Repeat row 10.
Fasten off.
Second Leg
Repeat row 1 – 20 above, but do not fasten off. Slip stitch in next 4 sts.
Continue working with your black colored yarn for the next five rows, do not join in beg sc. you need to turn instead.
Row 21: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, turn.
Row 22-25: Repeat row 21.
Join second leg to first leg by slip stitching first st of row 25 from second leg to 13th st of row 20 from first leg. Do this for the next three stitches.
(join 2nd st of row 25 from second leg to 14th st of row 20 from first leg,
join 3rd st of row 25 from second leg to 15th st of row 20 from first leg, and
join 4th st of row 25 from second leg to 16th st of row 20 from first leg. )
Fasten off. Stuff fiberfill in the legs.
Body
Use black colored yarn. Insert hook and yarn on first st of row 21 of second leg.
Row 1: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (34 sts)
Change to orange colored yarn.
From row 2 – 46, alternate between orange and black colored yarn every two rows.
Row 2: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (34 sts)
Row 3: Repeat row 2.
Row 4: Repeat row 2.
Row 5: Ch 1 , [2 sc in next st, sc] x2, 2 sc in next st, 12 sc, [2 sc in next st, sc] x2, 2 sc in nxt st, 12 sc, join in beg sc. (40 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (40 sts)
Row 7: Repeat row 6.
Row 8: Repeat row 6.
Row 9: Repeat row 6.
Row 10: Ch 1 , 18 sc, sc2tog, 10 sc, sc2tog, 8 sc, join in beg sc. (38 sts)
Row 11: Ch 1 , 17 sc, sc2tog, 10 sc, sc2tog, 7 sc, join in beg sc. (36 sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (36 sts)
Row 13 – 41: Repeat row 12.
Row 42: Ch 1, [4 sc, sc2tog] x6, join in beg sc. (30 sts)
Row 43: Ch 1, [3 sc, sc2tog] x6, join in beg sc. (24 sts)
Row 44: Ch 1, [2 sc, sc2tog] x6, join in beg sc. (18 sts)
Stuff in fiberfill.
Row 45: Ch 1, [1 sc, sc2tog] x6, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Row 46: Ch 1, [sc2tog] x6, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Fasten off. Leave long tail. You will be using it to sew the body to the head.
Belly
Use white colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 4, sc in 2nd chain from hook and in the next 2 remainder sts. (3 st)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc, 2 sc in next st, sc. (4 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc, 2 sc in next st, sc. (5 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc, 2 sc in next st, 2 sc. (6 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc. (7 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 3 sc. (8 sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 4 sc. (9 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc in st across. (9 sts)
Row 9 – 36: Repeat row 8.
Row 37: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 5 sc, sc2tog. (7 sts)
Fasten off. Leave long tail. You will be using it to sew the belly to the body.
Sew belly to the body.
Sew head to the body.
Arm, hand and thumb (make 2)
Arm and hand
Start with orange colored yarn. From row 1 – 28, alternate between orange and black colored yarn every two rows.
Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Row 4 – 28: Repeat row 3.
Change to white colored yarn.
Row 29: Repeat row 3.
Row 30: Ch 1 , [5 sc, 2 sc in next st] x2, join in beg sc. (14 sts)
Row 31: Ch 1 , [6 sc, 2 sc in next st] x2, join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Row 32: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Row 33: Repeat row 32.
Row 34: Ch 1, [6sc, sc2tog] x2, join in beg sc. (14 sts)
Row 35: Ch 1, [5sc, sc2tog] x2, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Stuff in fiberfill.
Row 36: Ch 1, [sc2tog] x6, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Fasten off.
Thumb
Use white colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 2, 4 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (4 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (4 sts)
Row 3: Repeat row 2.
Fasten off. Leave long tail. You will be using it to sew the thumb to the hand.
Sew thumb to the hand.
Sew the hands to the body.
Tail
Start with black colored yarn.
Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, [sc in next st] around, join in beg sc. (6 sts)
Row 3 – 4: Repeat row 2.
Use orange colored yarn. From row 5 – 38, alternate between orange and black colored yarn every two rows.
Row 5 – 38: Repeat row 2.
Stuff in fiberfill. Fasten off. Leave long tail. You will be using it to sew the tail to the body.
Sew the tail to the body.
