CROCHET HOOK: 5.0mm hook
YARN:
Red Heart Super Saver – worsted weight, acrylic
– Saffron or Gold
– Coffee
– Aran
NOTIONS:
– Polyster Fiberfill
– Yarn Needle
– Stitch Marker
– Scissors
– Black and Pink Felt
– 25mm White Button, 4 hole (optional)
– Fabri-tac Glue
ABBREVIATIONS: (American English crochet)
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sc2tog – single crochet 2 together (sc dec)
st – stitch
APPROXIMATE SIZE of Crochet Lion:
14 in/35cm tall sitting; 18 in/46cm length from mane to feet
HEAD
With gold yarn
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around – 18 sc.
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] around – 24 sc.
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st] around – 30 sc.
Round 6: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st] around – 36 sc.
Round 7: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st] around – 42 sc.
Round 8: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 st] around – 48 sc.
Round 9: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 st] around – 54 sc.
Round 10: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 st] around – 60 sc.
Round 11-15: Sc in each st around.
Round 16: [Sc2tog, sc in next 8 st] around – 54 sc.
Round 17: [Sc2tog, sc in next 7 st] around – 48 sc.
Round 18: [Sc2tog, sc in next 6 st] around – 42 sc.
Round 19: [Sc2tog, sc in next 5 st] around – 36 sc.
Round 20: [Sc2tog, sc in next 4 st] around – 30 sc.
Round 21: [Sc2tog, sc in next 3 st] around – 24 sc.
Round 22: [Sc2tog, sc in next 2 st] around – 18 sc.
Round 23: [Sc2tog, sc in next st] around – 12 sc.
Fasten off. Stuff head.
MOUTH
With aran yarn
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: 2 hdc in next 2 st, hdc in next st, sl st in next st.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
SNOUT
With aran yarn
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st] around – 15 sc.
Round 4-5: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off. You have just created Part A. Repeat Rounds 1-5 once more to create Part B. Do not fasten off. Join Part A to Part B by joining across 5 sts with sc (or you can just sew together across 5 sts). Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff snout.
MANE SPIKE (make 7)
With brown yarn
Round 1: 4 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 8 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st] around – 10 sc.
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st] around – 12 sc.
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st] around – 14 sc.
Round 6: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 st] around – 16 sc.
Round 7: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Repeat to make 7 Mane Spikes in total. Connect each mane part to another mane part by joining with sc across 2 sts. Continue to do so until you have connected all 7 parts together. This is now the completed mane. Do not stuff.
EAR (make 2)
Same as Mane above (Rounds 1-7), but in the color gold instead. Do not stuff.
CROCHET LION MANE ASSEMBLY
1. Sew Mouth on first and then Snout onto Head. When looking at the Head, you’ll notice the lines of the decreases separates the head into 6 different sections. Use those points as reference when sewing on parts and see photos above for Placement.
2. Cut 2 circles from black felt for eyes. Cut a small triangle for the nose. Cut a tongue piece from pink felt.
Glue with Fabri-tac onto Head (or you can sew on). See photos for placement.
3. Sew ears to Head. Cut 2 triangles for the inner ears. Glue onto Ears.
4. Sew complete Mane Piece to Head.
BODY
With gold yarn
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around – 18 sc.
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] around – 24 sc.
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 st] around – 30 sc.
Round 6: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st] around – 36 sc.
Round 7: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st] around – 42 sc.
Round 8: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 st] around – 48 sc.
Round 9: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 st] around – 54 sc.
Round 10-15: Sc in each st around.
Round 16: [Sc2tog, sc in next 7 st] around – 48 sc.
Round 17-22: Sc in each st around.
Round 23: [Sc2tog, sc in next 6 st] around – 42 sc.
Round 24: Sc in each st around.
Round 25: [Sc2tog, sc in next 5 st] around – 36 sc.
Round 26: Sc in each st around.
Round 27: [Sc2tog, sc in next 4 st] around – 30 sc.
Round 28-30: Sc in each st around.
Round 31: [Sc2tog, sc in next 3 st] around – 24 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff Body.
TAIL
With gold yarn
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring.
Round 2-25: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Do not stuff.
TAIL END
With brown yarn
[Ch 7, sl st in previous ch, sc in next ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next ch, sl st in last ch] 6 times. Sl st into very first ch made. Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
It’ll look like a six point star. Fold in half. Lay the points atop each other so that you have 3 points. Sew into place. Sew onto TAIL.
ARM (make 2)
Round 1: With aran yarn, 6 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around – 18 sc.
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] around – 24 sc.
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st] around- 28 sc.
Round 6: With gold yarn, (In back loop only), sc in each st around.
Round 7: [Sc2tog, sc in next 5 st] around – 24 sc.
Round 8: Sc in each st around.
Round 9: [Sc2tog, sc in next 4 st] around – 20 sc.
Round 10-14: Sc in each st around.
Round 15: [Sc2tog, sc in next 8 st] around – 18 sc.
Round 16-19: Sc in each st around.
Round 20: [Sc2tog, sc in next 7 st] around – 16 sc.
Round 21-22: Sc in each st around.
Round 23: Sc2tog, sc in next 14 st – 15 sc.
Round 24-26: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff Arms.
LEG (make 2)
Round 1: With aran yarn, 6 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 12 sc.
Round 3: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around – 18 sc.
Round 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] around – 24 sc.
Round 5: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st] around- 28 sc.
Round 6: With gold yarn, (in back loop only) sc in each st around.
Round 7: [Sc2tog, sc in next 5 st] around – 24 sc.
Round 8-12: Sc in each st around.
Round 13: [Sc2tog, sc in next 4 st] around – 20 sc.
Round 14-18: Sc in each st around.
Round 19: [Sc2tog, sc in next 8 st] around – 18 sc.
Round 20-26: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff Legs.
CLAW (make 12)
With aran yarn
Round 1: 4 sc into magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around – 8 sc.
Round 3: Sc in each st around .
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Do not stuff.
ASSEMBLY
1. Sew Head to Body.
2. Sew Legs to Body.
3. Sew Arms to Body.
4. Sew Tail to Body.
5. Sew 3 claws to each Limb.
6. Sew 25 mm white button onto belly (DO NOT use button if for young kids or babies as it is a choking hazard).
7. Cut and hide all ends.
Congratulations
More Amigurumi Lion Ideas:
