Bring the wild to your crochet projects with our free Tiger Cub Theo Amigurumi pattern and crochet tutorial.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crocheter, this detailed guide provides step-by-step instructions and clear photos to help you create an adorable tiger cub named Theo.
Perfect for animal lovers or as a cute addition to your amigurumi collection, this project captures the playful spirit of a young tiger.
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Materials Needed:
1 skein of Alize Cotton Gold Hobby (or any other equivalent) in orange, a little bit of white and black yarn
A little bit of Alize Softy (or Softy Plus) for the chest
Yarn for the scarf (any available yarn)
Safety eyes (8 to 10 mm)
Safety nose (8 to 12 mm) or brown embroidery thread
Crochet hook (1.5 – 2 mm)
Sewing needle for assembling parts
The description of the scarf knitting is not included in this master class!
Abbreviations:
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
The toy size using the specified materials is about 20 cm, but it all depends on your tension, material quality, and tools.
For any questions during the creation of the toy, you can always contact the author via personal messages or any messenger through the active link in the profile header @fluffy_happy_world.
Happy crocheting and even stitches to you!
Tiger Cub Theo Pattern
Upper Paws – Tiger Cub Theo
Start with white yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4-7: 18 sc (18)
Continue with orange yarn (starting from row 12, join black yarn, switch to orange yarn according to the description below, and cut the black yarn only after finishing row 18)
8-11: 18 sc (18)
12: Black yarn 18 sc (18)
13-14: Orange yarn 18 sc (18)
15: Black yarn 18 sc (18)
16-17: Orange yarn 18 sc (18)
18: Black yarn 18 sc (18)
19-26: Orange yarn 18 sc (18)
27: Fold in half, crochet 9 sc through both sides
Make two identical pieces.
Tail – Tiger Cub Theo
Start with black yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3-4: 12 sc (12)
5-30: Orange yarn 12 sc (12)
You can add a few black sc randomly to imitate stripes on the tail.
The toy is crocheted as one piece, so the legs, body, and head are crocheted as one piece. The upper paws and tail can be crocheted in or sewn on.
Lower Paws, Body, Head – Tiger Cub Theo
Make two identical pieces. Do not cut the yarn on the second piece, continue to crochet the body by joining the first piece.
First Lower Paw – Tiger Cub Theo
Start with white yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
5-8: 24 sc (24)
Continue with orange yarn:
9-11: 24 sc (24)
12: Black yarn 24 sc (24)
13-14: Orange yarn 24 sc (24)
Finish the first piece, fasten off with a sl st and cut the yarn.
Crochet the second lower paw similarly but do not cut the yarn (both colors: black and orange). Continue to crochet the body.
Switch the black yarn to orange according to the description below and cut the black yarn only after finishing row 43.
15: 4 ch, 24 sc on the first piece, 4 sc on the ch, 24 sc on the second piece, 4 sc on the ch (56)
16: 56 sc (56)
17: 6 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc)*3, (2 sc, inc)*2, (5 sc, inc)*3, 6 sc, inc (66)
18-23: 66 sc (66)
In row 22 or 23, you can crochet in the tail symmetrically on the side without the joining of black and orange yarn.
This side will be the back.
For example, 30 sc, 6 sc with the tail, 30 sc (66)
24: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
25: 60 sc (60)
26: 14 sc, dec, 28 sc, dec, 14 sc (58)
27: Black yarn 58 sc (58)
28: Orange yarn 14 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 14 sc (56)
29: (12 sc)*4 (52)
30: 52 sc (52)
31: Black yarn 52 sc (52)
32: Orange yarn 52 sc (52)
33: 12 sc, dec, 24 sc, dec, 12 sc (50)
34: 50 sc (50)
35: Black yarn 50 sc (50)
36: Orange yarn 50 sc (50)
37: 12 sc, dec, 22 sc, dec, 12 sc (48)
38: 48 sc (48)
39: Black yarn 48 sc (48)
40: Orange yarn 48 sc (48)
41: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
42: 42 sc (42)
43: Black yarn 42 sc (42)
Here you can fasten off and cut the black yarn.
44: Orange yarn (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
45: 36 sc (36)
46: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
47: 30 sc (30)
48: 3 sc, 9 sc with the first upper paw, 6 sc, 9 sc with the second upper paw, 3 sc (30)
Now start crocheting the head:
49: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
50: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
51: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
52: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
53: (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
54: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
55: (10 sc, inc)*6 (72)
56-66: 72 sc (72)
At this stage, you can insert the eyes between rows 62 and 63.
67: (10 sc, dec)*6 (66)
68: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
69: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
70: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
71: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
72: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
73: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
74: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
75: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
76: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
77: 6 dec. Tighten the hole, fasten off and cut the yarn.
Muzzle – Tiger Cub Theo
Crochet with white yarn:
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 2 sc, (3 sc in 1 st)*2, 4 sc, (3 sc in 1 st)*2, 2 sc (20)
4: 4 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (26)
5: 6 sc, 2 inc, 11 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc (30)
6-7: 30 sc
Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving enough length for sewing. Insert the nose between rows 3 and 4. Sew the muzzle to the head as close as possible to the lower edge of the eyes. Do not forget to add stuffing!
IMPORTANT! To hide the places where the black and orange yarns join on the body, turn this side to the front and sew the muzzle to the head accordingly.
Ears – Tiger Cub Theo
Crochet 2 identical pieces:
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
5-6: 24 sc (24)
Sew the ears symmetrically to the head.
Next, crochet the chest with white Alize Softy (or Softy Plus) in an oval shape using any scheme or randomly so that it fits the size of the toy from row 25-26 to the neck level. Sew symmetrically to the body. If the chest is the right size, it will completely cover the places where the black and orange yarns join.
Next, embroider eyebrows and muzzle with black thread and eyelids above the eyes with orange thread.
Congratulations, your tiger cub is ready!
