1. Eye circles
Ch 2 with white or start with a magic ring.
1. 6 sc in the 1st ch or in the magic ring, 1 sl in the 1st sc (= 6 sc)
Fasten off.
Crochet another eye circle.
Lay the eye circles aside.
Instructions by
hardicraft
Yu-Cheng Tiger
Pattern for crocheting Yu-Cheng Tiger by Hardicraft. The Tiger will be approximately 24 cm tall and is crocheted with a 2.5 mm crochet hook.
Tools
Materials
- Orange cotton yarn
- 50 Gram(s)
- Brown cotton yarn
- 25 Gram(s)
- White cotton yarn
- 25 Gram(s)
- Stuffing material
- 50 Gram(s)
- Safety eyes 6 mm
- 2 Piece(s)
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2. Head
Start at the front with the snout.
Ch 2 with white or start with a magic ring.
1. 6 sc in the 1st ch or in the magic ring, 1 sl in the 1st sc (= 6 sc)
2. 2 sc in every sc (= 12 sc)
3. 3 times (2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc, 3 times (2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc (= 18 sc)
4. 3 times (1 sc, 2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc, 3 times (1 sc, 2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc (= 24 sc)
5. 3 times (2 sc, 2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc, 3 times (2 sc, 2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc (= 30 sc)
6. 30 sc
7. 3 times (3 sc, 2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc, 3 times (3 sc, 2 sc in the following sc), 3 sc (= 36 sc)
8. 36 sc
Continue with orange.
9 - 12. 36 sc
13. 8 sc, 6 times (2 sc, 2 sc in the following sc, 1 sc), 4 sc (= 42 sc)
14. 8 sc, 6 times (2 sc, 2 sc in the following sc, 2 sc), 4 sc (= 48 sc)
15. 8 sc, 6 times (3 sc, 2 sc in the following sc, 2 sc), 4 sc (= 54 sc)
16. 54 sc
17. 6 times (4 sc, 2 sc in the following sc, 4 sc) (= 60 sc)
18. 60 sc
Attach the safety eyes together with the eye circles between round 12 and round 13 with 12 st between them.
Continue in stripe pattern, start with brown.
19 - 25. 60 sc
26. 6 times (4 sc, sc 2 st together, 4 sc) (= 54 sc)
27. 54 sc
28. Sc every 8th and 9th st together (= 48 sc)
29. 6 times (3 sc, sc 2 st together, 3 sc) (= 42 sc)
30. Sc every 6th and 7th st together (= 36 sc)
31. 6 times (2 sc, sc 2 st together, 2 sc) (= 30 sc)
32. Sc every 4th and 5th st together (= 24 sc)
Stuff the head. Continue with only orange.
33. 6 times (1 sc, sc 2 st together, 1 sc) (= 18 sc)
34. Sc every 2nd and 3rd st together (= 12 sc)
35. 6 times (sc 2 st together) (= 6 sc)
Fasten off.
Pull the yarn end through the remaining 6 st and pull tight.
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3. Nose
The nose is crocheted in rows, ch 1 after each row and turn around.
Ch 4 with brown.
1. 3 sc
2. 2 sc in the 1st sc, 1 sc, 2 sc in the last sc (= 5 sc)
3. 2 sc in the 1st sc, 3 sc, 2 sc in the last sc (= 7 sc)
4. 2 sc in the 1st sc, 5 sc, 2 sc in the last sc (= 9 sc)
5. Crochet a row of sc along the entire work as follows: 3 sc along the side downwards, 2 sc in the 1st loop at the bottom, 1 sc, 2 sc in the last loop at the bottom, 3 sc along the side upwards, 3 sc in the 1st sc at the top, 7 sc, 3 sc in the last sc at the top, 1 sl in the 1st sc.
Fasten off.
Sew the nose onto the white part of the snout. Embroider with brown a line from the bottom of the nose over 6 rows downwards.
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4. Ears
Ch 2 with orange or start with a magic ring.
1. 6 sc in the 1st ch or in the magic ring, 1 sl in the 1st sc (= 6 sc)
2. 2 sc in every sc (= 12 sc)
3. 2 sc in every 2nd sc (= 18 sc)
4 - 6. 18 sc
7. Fold the ear and crochet the st together with 8 sc.
Fasten off.
Crochet another ear and sew the ears onto the head between round 23 and round 24.
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5. Body
Start at the bottom of the body.
Ch 2 with orange or start with a magic ring.
1. 6 sc in the 1st ch or in the magic ring, 1 sl in the 1st sc (= 6 sc)
2. 2 sc in every sc (= 12 sc)
3. 2 sc in every 2nd sc (= 18 sc)
4. 6 times (1 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc) (= 24 sc)
5. 2 sc in every 4th sc (= 30 sc)
6. 6 times (2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 2 sc) (= 36 sc)
7. 2 sc in every 6th sc (= 42 sc)
8. 6 times (3 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 3 sc) (= 48 sc)
Continue in stripe pattern, start with brown.
9. 2 sc in every 8th sc (= 54 sc)
10. 6 times (4 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 4 sc) (= 60 sc)
11 - 15. 60 sc
16. 6 times (4 sc, sc 2 st together, 4 sc) (= 54 sc)
17 and 18. 54 sc
19. Sc every 8th and 9th st together (= 48 sc)
20 and 21. 48 sc
22. 6 times (3 sc, sc 2 st together, 3 sc) (= 42 sc)
23 and 24. 42 sc
25. Sc every 6th and 7th st together (= 36 sc)
26 and 27. 36 sc
28. 6 times (2 sc, sc 2 st together, 2 sc) (= 30 sc)
29 and 30. 30 sc
31. Sc every 4th and 5th st together (= 24 sc)
32 - 34. 24 sc
End with 1 sl in the 1st sc and fasten off.
Stuff the body.
Sew the head onto the body.
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6. Legs
Start at the bottom of the legs.
Ch 2 with white or start with a magic ring.
1. 6 sc in the 1st ch or in the magic ring, 1 sl in the 1st sc (= 6 sc)
2. 2 sc in every sc (= 12 sc)
3. 2 sc in every 2nd sc (= 18 sc)
4. 6 times (1 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc) (= 24 sc)
5. * 1 sc, 3 times (2 dc in the next sc), 1 sc, repeat from * 2 more times, 9 sc (= 33 sc)
6. * 1 sc, 3 times (2 dc together), 1 sc, repeat from * 2 more times, 9 sc (= 24 sc)
7 - 9. 24 sc
10. Sc every 3rd and 4th st together (= 18 sc)
Continue in stripe pattern, start with orange.
11. Sc every 2nd and 3rd st together (= 12 sc)
Stuff the white part.
12 - 27. 12 sc
28. Fold the leg flat and crochet the st together with 5 sc (do not stuff the leg further).
Fasten off.
Crochet 3 more legs and sew the legs onto the body, 2 just below the head and 2 at the bottom of the body.
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7. Tail
Start at the back.
Ch 2 with white or start with a magic ring.
1. 6 sc in the 1st ch or in the magic ring, 1 sl in the 1st sc (= 6 sc)
2. 2 sc in every sc (= 12 sc)
3 - 5. 12 sc
Continue with orange.
6 and 7. 12 sc
Continue with brown.
8 and 9. 12 sc
Continue with orange.
10 and 11. 12 sc
Continue with brown.
12 and 13. 12 sc
Continue with orange.
14 - 23. 12 sc
End with 1 sl in the 1st sc and fasten off.
Stuff the tail and sew it to the back of the body between round 9 and round 11.