I will share with you the crochet pattern for making a plush lion cub designed by Miranda Ayvazyan. Orange and brown yarns are preferred in making the toy, which has a very soft texture. It is recommended that you create the eyes of the toy using safety eyes. You should make the muzzle part of the lion amigurumi toy using white plush yarn. Let’s go into a little more detail.
Caesar the Plush Lion Amigurumi Pattern
The crocheted lion cub is approximately 20 cm long. The designer used Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn and a 4 mm crochet hook to make the lion amigurumi toy that looks like a marshmallow. You will also learn how to make a lion’s mane from plush yarn from the pattern description.
Designer: Miranda Stesakova
Materials
– Himalaya Dolphin Baby Yarn
– 4mm crochet hook
– Stuffing
– Scissors
– Pin Markers
Abbreviations
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
MR : Magic Ring
st: Stitch
ch : Chain
Head
Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
Round 2: inc*5 (10)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc)*5 (15)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc)*5 (20)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc)*5 (25)
Round 6-9: 25 sc (4 row)
Round 10: (3 sc, dec)*5 (20)
Round 11: (2 sc, dec)*5 (15)
Round 12: (1 sc, dec)*5 (10)
Round 13: dec*5 (5)
Mane:
I make the mane with a contrasting yarn by simply pulling the yarn from the back side to the front side in a circle. From the back side, you can secure the stitches with a thin yarn, tying knots.
Leg (2 parts)
Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
Round 2: inc*5 (10)
Round 3-8: 10 sc (6 rows)
After crcocheting the 2nd leg, we do not cut the yarn.
Body
Make 2ch from the second leg and connect to the first using slst.
Round 1: Make 10 sc at the 1st leg, 2 sc along the chain of 2 ch, 10 sc at the 2nd leg, 2 sc in 2 ch
(on the opposite side) (24)
Round 2: 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc (26)
Round 3-8: 26 sc (6 rows)
Round 9: 1 dec on each side (24)
Round 10: 2 dec on each side (20)
Round 11: 2 dec on each side (16)
Round 12: 2 dec on each side (12)
Round 13: 2 dec on each side (8)
Round 14: 1 dec on each side (6)
Hands (2 parts)
Round 1: 4 sc in MR (4)
Round 2: inc*4 (8)
Round 3-9: 8 sc (7 rows)
Ears (2 parts)
Round 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
Round 2: inc*5 (10)
Round 3: 10 sc
Tail
Round 1: 3 sc in MR (3)
Round 2: 1 sc, 2 inc (5)
Round 3-7: 5 sc (5 rows)
At the end of the tail, make a tassel of 3-4 st, like a mane.
Muzzle
Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc*6 (12)
Round 3: 12 sc
