Amigurumi Tiger and Chick Set
Create your very own adorable amigurumi tiger and chick with this detailed pattern! Perfect for beginners, this delightful duo will make a charming gift for children or a cute decoration for your home. Follow the step-by-step instructions to bring these lovable characters to life.
Amigurumi Tiger and Chick Set
Materials:
- Yarn: Medium weight yarn (Worsted, 4) in orange, black, white, yellow, and brown.
- Crochet Hook: 4 mm (G-6)
- Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
- Safety eyes: 2 (10 mm) for the tiger, 2 (8 mm) for the chick
- Yarn needle for sewing and weaving ends
- Stitch marker
Gauge: Gauge isn’t critical for this project but if you want to match the size, aim for 4 stitches per inch in single crochet. To measure gauge, create a 4-inch square swatch in single crochet and count the stitches.
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
- dec = decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch
- FO = finish off
Instructions:
Tiger:
Body:
Start with orange yarn.
- Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6)
- Round 2: Inc in each sc around (12)
- Round 3: (sc in next sc, inc) around (18)
- Round 4: (sc in next 2 sc, inc) around (24)
- Rounds 5-8: sc in each st around (24)
- Round 9: (sc in next 2 sc, dec) around (18)
- Round 10: (sc in next sc, dec) around (12)
- Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.
- Round 11: Dec around (6)
- FO and weave in ends.
Head:
Start with orange yarn.
- Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6)
- Round 2: Inc in each sc around (12)
- Round 3: (sc in next sc, inc) around (18)
- Rounds 4-6: sc in each st around (18)
- Round 7: (sc in next sc, dec) around (12)
- Stuff the head and attach safety eyes between round 4 and 5.
- Round 8: Dec around (6)
- FO and weave in ends.
Ears (make 2):
Start with orange yarn.
- Round 1: Make a magic ring, 4 sc in ring (4)
- Round 2: Inc in each sc around (8)
- Round 3: (sc in next sc, inc) around (12)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail:
Start with orange yarn.
- ch 15, sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (14)
- FO and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
1. Sew the head to the body, then attach the ears on top of the head. 2. Sew the tail to the back. 3. Using black yarn, add stripes on the tiger's body and face by making a series of small stitches.
Chick:
Start with yellow yarn.
- Round 1: Make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6)
- Round 2: Inc in each sc around (12)
- Round 3: (sc in next sc, inc) around (18)
- Rounds 4-5: sc in each st around (18)
- Round 6: (sc in next 2 sc, dec) around (12)
- Stuff the chick lightly.
- Round 7: Dec around (6)
- FO and weave in ends.
Beak:
Start with orange yarn.
- ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (3)
- FO and attach to the chick’s face.
Feet (make 2):
Start with yellow yarn.
- Make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6)
- FO and attach to the bottom of the chick.
Finishing:
Weave in all loose ends. You may block your pieces lightly if needed. Add any additional embellishments like a scarf for the tiger using orange or yellow yarn. Enjoy your adorable amigurumi tiger and chick!