Materials and tools:
- 1. Yarn “Alize cotton gold”:
- 55 – white
- 493 – brown
- 02 – mustard
- 89 – brick
- 33 – pink
- 372 – haki
- 17 – blue
- 87 – grey
- 187 – citric
- 2. Hook size 2 mm
- 3. Scissors
- 4. Two black plastic eyes, 7 mm
- diameter
- 5. Fiber filling
- 6. Tapestry needle for sewing details
ABBREVIATIONS
1. MR – MAGIC RING
2. CH – CHAIN
3. SC – SINGLE CROCHET
4. HDC – HALF DOUBLE CROCHET
5. ST – STITCH
6. BLO – BACK LOOPS ONLY
7. DEC – DECREASE
8. INC – INCREASE
9. R – ROUND
10. SI ST – SLIP STITCH
HEAD
Start to crochet head with brown yarn:
1. 6 sc in mr
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. Change yarn color to the mustard color
(2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
6. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
7. (1 sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (36)
Between the 7th and 8th rows insert safety eyes, 7 mm in diameter.
8. (2 sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (42)
9. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
10. (4 sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (54)
11. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
12.-20. 60 sc
21. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
22. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
23. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Stuff
24. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
25. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
26. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
27. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
28. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Stuff
29. 6 dec
Tighten the opening and weave in ends.
EARS (x2)
Work with main color yarn
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4.-5. 18 sc
Leave a long tail for sewing
CHEEKS (x2)
1. 6 sc in mr
Leave a long tail for sewing
– Crochet the lion wool coat. Move the working thread with the thumb of the left hand. Insert the hook into the next stitch of the row so that the working thread was under the hook.
-Grab and pull the working thread to the front side.
– Crochet in continuous rounds, to start each of the next rounds make a chain.
– Finish crocheting the wool at the level about of 8 sc to the eyes.
LEGS
Start to crochet legs. Make 2 details. Start working with light
mustard color
1. 6 ch
2. 4 sc, 4 sc in 1, 4 sc (12)
3. inc, 3 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc, inc (18)
4. 2 inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (24)
5. BLO 24 sc
6. 8 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (20)
7. 6 sc, 4 dec, 6 sc (16)
8. 4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)
Stuff
9.-19. 12 sc
Stuff
Crochet second leg the some way
Do not cut off the thread on the second leg, if necessary, move the safety pin so that when joining the legs both of them look in the same direction.
Continue crocheting the body.
1. ch 9, join first leg, place a marker, this will be first st of the row now, and crochet 12 sc on the 1st leg, 9 sc on
the chain, 12 sc on the 2nd leg, 9 sc on the chain again (42)
2. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
3.(7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
4. Change yarn color to the haki color 54 sc
5.-6. 54 sc
7. Change yarn color to the white color 54 sc
8. 54 sc
9. Change yarn color to the citric color 54 sc
10. 54 sc
11. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
12. Change yarn color to the grey color 48 sc
13. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
14. Change yarn color to the haki color 42 sc
15. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
16. 36 sc
Stuff
17. Change yarn color to the white color 36 sc
18. Change yarn color to the citric color (4 sc, dec) x 6
(30)
19.-20. 30 sc
21. Change yarn color to the grey color 30 sc
22. 30 sc
23. Change yarn color to the white color (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
24. Change yarn colr to the main color (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff and leaving a long tail for sewing.
HANDS (x2)
Start working with main color
1. 6 sc in mr
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3.-7. 9 sc
Stuff
Change yarn color to the grey color
8.-22. 9 sc
Stuff
Leave a long tail for sewing
START FORMING THE MUZZLE AND BOD
1. Embroider eyes: insert the white threaded needle on top of the eye and thread it to the bottom as shown in the picture.
Bring the thread out near the second eye and repeat the same steps.
Embroider eyes and brows on top with brow thread.
Divide the eyes into 2 parts. Thus Embroider around the eye, with white thread at the bottom, and with the body color thread on top.
2. Sew on the cheeks
3. Embroider mouth with thin brown thread.
4. Sew the ears on to the head of the lion.
5. Sew the head on to the body of the lion.
6. Sew the hands on to the body of the sheep.
HAT
Crochet a hat after the ears are attached
31 ch
30 hdc
BLO (ALL ROWS)
3. 25 hdc, 5 sl st, 1 ch
4. 5 sl st, 25 hdc, 1 ch
REPEAT 3+4 rows 7 times.
It is the backside of the hat, form openings for ears.
7 hdc, 10 ch, skip 10 hdc, 7 hdc, 5 sl st, 1 ch
5 sl st, 8 hdc, 10 hdc on the chain, 7 hdc, 1 ch
Keep crocheting the hat until you reach the ear and
crochet:
– 7 hdc (the round at the bottom of the hat should start
with hdc instead of sl st), 10 ch, 8 hdc, 5 sl st.
– 5 sl st, 8 hdc, 10 hdc on the chain, 7 hdc.
Then continue crocheting the hat until it fits the baby lion.
Tighten the opening at the top of the hat using the threaded needle. Tuck the bottom ahd the hat is ready.
Crochet round both sides.
SCARF
1. 120 ch
2. 118 hdc, 4 hdc in last loop, 118 hdc (240)
3. (117 sc, 3 sc in 1, 1 sc, 3 sc in 1) x 2
EARS FOR SCARF
1. 6 sc in mr
Leave a long tail for sewing
MUZZLE FOR SCARF
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
Leave a long tail for sewing
START FORMING MUZZLE FOR SCARF
1. Sew on the ears
2. Sew on the muzzle
3. Embroider the nose and mouth with pink thread
4. Embroider the eyes with blue thread
MITTENS
Start crochet with brown color
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
3.-5. 12 sc
6. 11 sc, 5 hdc in 1
7. 11 sc, crochet “popcorn” 5 hdc in 1 stitch. Insert the hook in 1st hdc and to connect 5th hdc.
8. 11 hdc
MUZZLE FOR MITTENS
1. 6 sc in mr
2. 6 inc (12)
Leave a long tail for sewing
EARS FOR MITTENS
1. 6 sc in mr
Leave a long tail for sewing
Sew on the muzzle and ears
Embroider the nose and mouth with pink thread
Embroider the eyes with blue thread
JACKET
Start working with blue color
1. 31 ch
2. 30 sc, 1 ch
3. (4 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (36)
4. (5 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (42)
5. (6 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (48)
6. (7 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (54)
7. (8 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (60)
8. (9 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (66)
9. (10 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (72)
10. (11 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (78)
11. 13 hdc, 1 ch, skip 9 hdc, 1 sc, 32 hdc, skip 9 hdc, 1 sc, 13 hdc, 1 ch (60)
12.-13. 60 hdc
