If you’re searching for a charming jungle-inspired project, this Adorable Tiger Amigurumi Free Pattern – Crochet Tutorial is exactly what you need. This detailed amigurumi tiger design combines sweet facial shaping, playful stripes, and a perfectly balanced body to create a soft yet expressive handmade toy.
The step-by-step instructions guide you through shaping the head, adding the signature tiger markings, attaching the tail, and assembling every part with care. With clear stitch structure and smooth color transitions, this amigurumi tiger pattern is suitable for confident beginners and experienced crocheters alike.
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🧶 Materials
To make the Tiger amigurumi, you will need:
- Main yarn color: orange
- Additional yarn colors: brown and white (acrylic yarn such as Pekhorka recommended)
- Polyester fiberfill stuffing
- 10 mm safety eyes (half-beads)
- 1.75 mm crochet hook (or 2 mm depending on tension)
- Yarn needle
- Black or dark brown embroidery floss (for the mouth)
- Scissors
Finished size: approximately 25 cm tall using the recommended yarn and hook size.
📖 Abbreviations
(12) – number of stitches at the end of the row
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (1 sc over 2 stitches)
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
(…) x n – repeat instructions in brackets n times
🐯 Head
1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
11: (9 sc, inc) x 2, 3 sc, 2 brown sc, 5 sc, inc, (9 sc, inc) x 3 (66)
12: 25 sc, 2 brown sc, 39 sc (66)
13: 25 sc, 2 brown sc, 39 sc (66)
14: 24 sc, 4 brown sc, 38 sc (66)
15: 25 sc, 2 brown sc, 39 sc (66)
16: 5 sc, 12 brown sc, 18 sc, 12 brown sc, 19 sc (66)
17–19: 66 sc (66)
20: 8 sc, 7 brown sc, 23 sc, 7 brown sc, 21 sc (66)
21: (10 sc, inc) x 6 (72)
22–23: 72 sc (72)
24: 6 sc, 12 brown sc, 21 sc, 12 brown sc, 21 sc (72)
25: 72 sc (72)
26: (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66)
27: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
28: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
29: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
30: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
31: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
32: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
33: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
34: 24 sc (24)
Leave a 30 cm tail for sewing.
🐾 Upper Paws
White yarn.
1: Ch 4. Starting from 2nd chain from hook:
2 sc, 3 sc in same stitch, 1 sc, inc (8)
2: inc, 1 sc, 3 inc, 1 sc, 2 inc (14)
3: (2 sc, inc) x 6, 2 sc (20)
4–5: 20 sc (20)
6: dec, 18 sc (19)
7: dec, 17 sc (18)
8–9: 18 sc (18)
Switch to orange yarn.
10–11: 18 sc (18)
12: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
13: 15 sc (brown)
14–16: 15 sc (15)
17: 15 sc (brown)
18–19: 15 sc (15)
20: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
21: 12 sc (brown)
22–33: 12 sc (12)
Fold flat and crochet 5–6 sc together.
🐾 Lower Paws (Make 2)
White yarn.
1: Ch 5. From 2nd chain from hook:
2 sc, 3 sc in same stitch, 2 sc, inc (10)
2: inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
3: (2 sc, inc) x 6, 4 sc (22)
4: 7 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, 7 sc (20)
5: 7 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 2, 7 sc (18)
6: 18 sc (18)
Switch to orange.
7–11: 18 sc (18)
12: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
13: 15 sc (brown)
14–16: 15 sc (15)
17: 15 sc (brown)
18–19: 15 sc (15)
20: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
21: 12 sc (brown)
22–33: 12 sc (12)
Fold flat and crochet 5–6 sc together.
🧸 Joining Legs
Join both legs with ch 3.
New round 1:
24 sc around first leg,
3 sc in chain,
24 sc around second leg,
3 sc in chain (54)
Place marker.
2: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
3–7: 60 sc (60)
8: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
9: 10 sc, 16 sc brown, 12 sc, 16 sc brown (54)
10–11: 54 sc (54)
12: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
13: 14 sc, 8 sc brown, 18 sc, 8 sc brown (48)
14–15: 48 sc (48)
16: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
17: 7 sc, 12 sc brown, 11 sc, 12 sc brown (42)
18–19: 42 sc (42)
20: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
21–23: 36 sc (36)
24: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
25–27: 30 sc (30)
28: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
29: 24 sc (24)
30: 24 sc, attaching upper paws at the sides
🐯 Ears (Make 2)
1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 3,
2 sc in white, inc,
(2 sc, inc) x 2 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 3,
3 sc, inc (white),
3 sc in white, inc (white + orange),
(3 sc, inc) x 2 (30)
6–8: 12 sc, 8 sc in white, 10 sc (30)
9: 11 sc, 10 sc in white, 9 sc (30)
10: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
Lightly flatten and sew onto the head between rows 5 and 15.
🐅 Tail
Start with brown yarn.
1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4–7: 15 sc (15)
From row 8 onward, alternate colors as follows:
5 rows in orange, 1 row in brown.
Repeat this color pattern until row 49.
50–51: 15 sc (15)
52: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
53–54: 12 sc (12)
Fold flat and crochet 5 sc together to close.
Sew to the body at approximately row 29 level.
🤍 Muzzle (White Yarn)
Ch 8.
1: From 2nd chain from hook:
6 sc, 3 sc in same stitch,
5 sc, inc (16)
2: inc, 5 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc, 2 inc (22)
3: (2 sc, inc) x 6, 4 sc (28)
4: (3 sc, inc) x 6, 4 sc (34)
5: 16 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc (36)
6–8: 36 sc (36)
Lightly stuff before sewing.
🧵 Tail Assembly
Sew the tail securely to the back of the body at approximately row 29 level.
Position the tail centered between the legs.
Angle it slightly upward for a natural look.
Make sure the tail is firmly attached and evenly stuffed before finishing.
🔎 Important Note
This pattern uses only one tail.
If you encountered a small “tail” section elsewhere in the text, it is not a separate tail piece and can be safely ignored.