Hello friends. How about making a beautiful lion amigurumi together? It is a fairly simple and rather small model. Before moving on to the details of the pattern, I would like to talk a little about this magnificent amigurumi. It is quite difficult to find such amigurumis lately. Because recent designs are designed in a very challenging and complex way. Finding patterns for beginners can be a bit difficult. I am trying to share free crochet patterns for you as much as I can. Now let’s crochet the lion amigurumi step by step.
Aaliyah the Little Lion Crochet Toy
By the way, the details of how to make the furry mane of the lion amigurumi toy and how to attach it to the toy are in the last section of the pattern.
Designer: scandistyle_dolls
Materials
1.Yarn (I have 100% cotton 220 m /50 g) + Vita Brilliant for mane
2. Hook size: 1.5-1.75 mm
3.Iris YarnArt yarn (138 m/20 g) black and white for eyes or you can use 3 mm or 4 mm eyes
4.Sewing needle and scissors
5. Fiberfill
Size of the lion is about 8 cm.
Abbreviations
MR – Amigurumi Magic ring
sc : Single Crochet
inc : Increase
dec : Decrease
st: Stitch
sl-st : Slip Stitch
ch : Chain
Head
Round 1 – 6 sc in Magic Ring
Round 2 – 6 inc (12)
Round 3 – (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4 – (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
Round 5 – (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
Round 6-11 – 30 sc (6 rounds)
Round 12 – (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Round 13 – (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Round 14 – (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Fasten thread, cut and hide inside.
Stuff.
Snout
White
Round 1 – make 4 ch, starting from second ch from hook: inc, 1 sc, 3 sc in 1 ch, 2 sc on back of chain (8)
Round 2 – inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc (10)
Round 3 – 10 sc, slst
Leave thread for sewing.
Stuff when sewing.
Ears (make 2)
In turning rows:
Round 1 – 6 sc in Magic Ring, ch, turn
Round 2 – (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (9), ch, turn
Round 3 – 9 sc
Leave thread for sewing
Body
Round 1 – 6 sc in Magic Ring
Round 2 – 6 inc (12)
Round 3 – (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4 – (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24) 5-7 – 24 sc (3 rounds)
Round 8 – 6 dec, (1 Sc, dec) repeat 4 times (14) 9-11 – 14 sc (3 rounds)
Round 12 – (5 sc, dec) repeat 2 times (12)
Round 13 – 12 sc
Leave thread for sewing. Stuff.
Legs (make 2)
Round 1 – 6 sc in Magic Ring
Round 2 – 6 inc (12)
Round 3-5 – 12 sc (3 rounds)
Round 6 – (2 sc, dec) repeat 3 times (9)
Round 7-10 – 9 sc (4 rounds)
Stuff.
Pull the opening, fasten thread and hide inside.
Arms (make 2)
Round 1 – 6 sc in Magic Ring
Round 2 – (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times (9)
Round 3-4 – 9 sc (2 rounds)
Round 5 – (1 sc, dec) repeat 3 times (6)
Round 6-7 – 6 sc (2 rounds)
Stuff.
Pull the opening, fasten thread and hide inside.
Tail
Make 14 ch with yellow yarn, starting from second ch from hook crochet 13 sc.
Leave thread for sewing.
Make a tassel on the end of tail from orange yarn pieces and comb it.
Assembly
1 – sew the muzzle on 9-12 rounds, embroider nose and vertical line on the snout
2 – embroider/ glue/ sew eyes between 8th and 9th rounds, there are 5 sc between the eyes
3 – make the mane (see description further)
4 – sew the head to the body
5 – attach arms using thread attaching (or sew) 1 round below the seam between head and body
6 – attach legs using thread attaching (or sew) between 4th and 5th rounds of the body on the sides
7 – sew the tail on the back of the toy on about 5-6 rounds
Mane
Cut the orange yarn into pieces of approximately the same length (you can wind it on a piece of cardboard of the desired width and then cut it). Mark the line of the mane on the head with pins and then thread the yarn sections along the marked line, removing the pins as you go (see photos).
When the outer round of the mane (around the entire circumference of the head) is ready, start filling in the space inside. The fill density will depend on your yarn and whether or not it can be fluffed (combed).
If the yarn can be fluffed up, and it is quite voluminous, then you do not need to thread the yarn pieces into each stitch of each round, you can make gaps. In any case, you can always add or remove strands.
When all the strands are threaded, you need to comb the mane with a slicker brush (brush for combing animals) and trim it to the desired length.
I sewed on the ears after the mane, position them at your discretion and sew.
