OAKIE, the tiger - PATTERN

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MATERIALS.
• cotton yarn in 3 colours (105m/50g or 115 yds/50 g)
o Orange Brown (50g)
o Off-White (15g)
o Dark Brown (5g)
o Black (small amount for the nose)

• crochet hook size 2.5 mm (C/2) and 3.00 mm (D/3)

• safety eyes size 8 mm
• sharp sewing needle
• black embroidery yarn for the eyebrows and tiger stripes
• white embroidery yarn for the tiger stripes
• polyester fiber filling
• ball-head pins
• stitch marker
• scissors

Tiger: Babytoly,
colour 490 Golden Brown

Tiger stripes: Babytoly,

colour 470 Mink

Snout and paw: Babytoly,

colour 014 Natural

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ABBREVIATIONS (using US-terms).
MR: Magic Ring

sc: single crochet

ch: chain stitch

sl st: slip stitch

rnd(s): round(s)

inc: increase

dec: decrease

(…) x…: repeat the instructions in the brackets as indicated after the brackets

(…): total number of stitches in this round

st: stitch

TIPPS BEFORE STARTING.

• When using similar or the same yarn with the same hook size, the tiger will be
approx. 20 cm tall.

• When you need to decrease, make Invisible Decrease crochet stitches to have a
neater result.

• Please be aware that when you use different yarns and hook sizes, the outcome may
vary and you may have to adjust the size of eyes.

• Colour change is worked at the end of the previous stitch. Work the last stitch
before the colour change as usual but don’t complete the last stitch. When you have
2 loops on your hook, yarn over in the new yarn colour and finish the stitch.
Continue working with the new colour.

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HEAD.
Crochet in spiral rounds. Use colour Orange Brown.

rnd 1: 6 sc into a MR (6)

rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
rnd 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
rnd 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
rnd 8: 42 sc (42)
rnd 9: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
rnd 10: 48 sc (48)
rnd 11: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
rnds 12-15: 54 sc (54) (4 rounds)

rnd 16: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) x 5, 4 sc (60)

rnd 17: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
rnd 18: 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc) x 5, 5 sc (72)
rnd 19: 72 sc (72)
rnd 20: 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec) x 5, 5 sc (66)
Change to colour White.
rnd 21: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
rnd 22: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (54)
rnd 23: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
Attach the eyes between round 17 and 18 with a distance of 11 visible stitches (12 real stitches).

rnd 24: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)

rnd 25: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
rnd 26: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
rnd 27: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
rnd 28: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18)

Finish the head with 1 sl st, fasten off and cut the yarn. Leave a long thread for sewing the
head onto the body later. Stuff the head with polyfiber as much as you can to get a nice
round shape of the head. Don’t forget to stuff the neck area as well.

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1st LEG.
Crochet in spiral rounds. Start with colour White.

rnd 1: 6 sc into a MR (6)

rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, 1 sc (24)
rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
rnd 6: 30 sc (30)
Change to colour Orange Brown.
rnds 7&8: 30 sc (30) (2 rounds)
Change to colour Brown.
rnd 9: 30 sc (30)
Change to colour Orange Brown.
rnd10: 9 sc, dec x 6, 9 sc (24)
rnd 11: 9 sc, dec x 3, 9 sc (21)
Change to colour Brown.
rnd 12: 7 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 6 sc (18)
Change to colour Orange Brown.
rnd 13: 5 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 5 sc (15)
Start to stuff the leg with polyester filling, very tightly.
rnd 14: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
rnd 15: 12 sl st (12)
rnd 16: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
rnd 17: 15 sc (15)
Continue stuffing the leg.
Finish the leg with 1 sl st, fasten off and cut the yarn. Sew the thread carefully.

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2nd LEG, joining both legs and continuing with the BODY.
Crochet the 2nd leg until rnd 16 as you did the 1st leg.

rnd 17: 11 sc (the rnd is ending here) (11)

rnd 18: ch 6, join both legs with 1 sc into the 1st leg (into the 7th st), 14 sc around the leg, 6 sc
into the ch 6-chain, 15 sc around the 2nd leg, 6 sc into the ch 6-chain (42)

rnd 19: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x5, 3 sc (48)

rnd 20: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

rnds 21-23: 54 sc (54) (3 rounds)

rnd 24: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)

rnds 25-27: 48 sc (48) (3 rounds)

rnd 28: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 3 sc (42)

rnds 29&30: 42 sc (42) (2 rounds)

rnd 31: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

rnds 32&33: 36 sc (36) (2 rounds)

Start stuffing the body. You can fill it very tightly, especially in the belly area.

rnd 34: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)

rnds 35&36: 30 sc (30) (2 rounds)

rnd 37: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

rnds 38&39: 24 sc (24) (2 rounds)

rnd 40: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18)

rnd 41: 10 sc, finish the round here with 1 sl st so that the last st is on the back. Cut the yarn
and fasten off. Sew the thread carefully. Finish stuffing the body.

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SNOUT.
Crochet in spiral rounds. Use colour White.

Start a chain with ch 6.

rnd 1: (starting in the 2nd ch from the hook), 4 sc, 3 sc into the last chain,
continue crocheting down the other side of the chain, 3 sc, inc (12)
rnd 2: inc, 3 sc, (inc) x 3, 3 sc, (inc) x 2 (18)
rnd 3: 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) x2 (24)
rnd 4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
rnds 5&6: 30 sc (30) (2 rounds)

Finish the snout with 1 sl st, fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing onto the head later.

NOSE.
Crochet in spiral rounds. Use colour Black.
Start with Ch 3.
Rnd 1: (starting in the 2nd ch from the hook), 1 sc, 3 sc into the last chain,
continue crocheting down the other side of the chain, inc (6)
Finish the nose with 1 sl st, fasten off, leaving a long thread for sewing onto the snout later.

EARS (MAKE 2).

Crochet in spiral rounds. Start with colour Dark Brown.

rnd 1: 5 sc into a MR (5)

rnd 2: inc x 5 (10)
Colour change to Orange Brown.
rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 5 (15)
rnd 4: (dec) x 7, 1 sc (8)
Finish the ear with 1 sl st, cut the yarn and fasten off. Leaving a long tail.

ARMS (MAKE 2).

Crochet in spiral rounds. Start with colour White.

rnd 1: 4 sc into a MR (4)

rnd 2: inc x 4 (8)
rnd 3: inc, 7 sc (9)
rnds 4&5: 9 sc (9) (2 rounds)

Colour change to Orange Brown.

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rnds 6-8: 9 sc (9) (3 rounds)

Colour change to Brown.

rnd 9: 9 sc (9)
Colour change to Orange Brown.
rnds 10-12: 9 sc (9) (3 rounds)

Colour change to Brown.

rnd 13: 9 sc (9)
Colour change to Orange Brown.
rnds 14-16: 9 sc (9) (3 rounds)

Colour change to Brown.

rnd 17: 9 sc (9)
Colour change to Orange Brown.
rnds 18-20: 9 sc (9) (3 rounds)

Colour change to Brown.

rnd 21: 9 sc (9)
Flatten the arm and crochet both sides together with 4 sc. Cut the yarn long enough and
fasten off.

TAIL.
Crochet in spiral rounds. Start with colour Brown.

rnd 1: 6 sc into a MR (6)

rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
rnd 4: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
rnd 5: 9 sc (9)
Colour change to Orange Brown.
rnd 6: 9 sc (9)
rnd 7: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
rnds 8-25: 6 sc (6) (18 rounds)

Finish the tail with 1 sl st, cut the yarn long enough and fasten off.

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MODELLING THE FACE.
If the head is filled with enough stuffing, you can now sculpt the eyes with bringing the
eyes inwards. Take a long thread which you also have used for crocheting the tiger. With a
sharp and long needle, pull both ends of the thread through the head very close to the eye
and come out again at the head opening. Take one of the thread ends and repeat the
same with the second eye. Pull on both thread ends as tight as possible until the eyes move
inwards. Knot both ends carefully.
Once the eyes have been modelled, you can add the white of the eyes to the outer edge of
the eye. Use a long cotton thread in colour White and embroider a small stitch at the outer
part of the eye. Repeat these steps on the second eye as well. Knot the ends at the bottom
of the head.
Before sewing, fix the snout with pins, symmetrically between both eyes. The eyes should
lie close to the snout. The upper part of the snout ends between rnd 14 and 15. Now sew
the snout carefully onto the head by using the whip stitch. Make sure from time to time that
the snout is still symmetrical. If not, just open some stitches again and -re-sew it. Before
finishing with sewing, stuff the snout with polyfiber, as tight as possible. Close the
remaining hole and sew the thread carefully into the inner of the head.
Then sew the nose onto the upper part of the snout, exactly in the middle. With a black
embroidery floss, sew a horizontal line from the nose 6 rounds down.
Take again a long black embroidery floss and embroider the eyebrows exactly 4 rounds
above the eye, diagonally over 2 stitches.
Now embroider the tiger stripes, starting at the forehead. In an irregular pattern sew black
and white stripes horizontally by using embroidery floss or thin cotton yarn. Repeat the
same for the cheeks by using only colour Black. Make a distance of minimum 4 stitches
between the eyes and the stripes.
Sew the ears left and right onto the head, with a distance of 6 rounds between the MR of
the head and the ear.

SEWING THE REMAINING BODY PARTS.

Sew the head carefully onto the body. Make sure the head is sewn on facing straight ahead.
Sew the arms directly under the head left and right onto the body.
Finally sew the tail onto the lower part of the back exactly in the middle.

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