“Tiger cubs”

crochet pattern

Designed by Lysova Kristina

@happiness_by_kris
 Dear knitters!

This pattern is designed by @happiness_by_kris .

It is for your personal use only.
You are not allowed to copy or share this pattern with anyone else
(according to the copyright law).
You can sell or use some other way the toys you make with this
pattern. If you post the pictures of these toys on the Internet, please,
mark me @happiness_by_kris as an author of the pattern.

Abbreviations:

1. sc – single crochet;
2. dc – double crochet;
3. hdc - half double crochet;
4. inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch);
5. dec- decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together);
6. ch – chain stitch;
7. sl st – slip stitch;
8. tc – treble crochet.

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 Tools and yarn:

Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold 3.5oz/360 yds (100g/330m), yarn consumption of the main
colour – less than a ball;
Analogue of yarn: Yarn Art Jeans 1.8oz/174yds (50g/160m), yarn consumption of
the main colour – one ball;
Attention! Yarn Art Jeans thread is a bit thicker, so your toy will be 1-2cm (0.4-0.8
inches) bigger than the one made of Alize Cotton Gold

For the body – Alize Cotton Gold №83

(pumpkin colour);
Analogue of yarn: Yarn Art Jeans
№85, 77, 23
For making all the other parts of the
toy I use Yarn Art Jeans
№01(white) – paws, muzzle,
chamomile petals, lace;
№53(black) – nose, eyelashes,
eyebrows, the stripes on the body,
claws;
№05(light beige) – the inner parts of
the ears, the stripes on the bridge of
the nose;
№73(peach colour) – sundress;
№35(yellow) – the inner part of the
chamomile;
№71(brown) – the bridge of the nose.

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 For the body – Alize Cotton Gold
№02 (mustard colour)
Analogue of yarn: Yarn Art Jeans
№84
Overalls - Alize Cotton Gold №485

For making all the other parts of the

toy I use Yarn Art Jeans
№01(white) – paws, muzzle;
№53(black) – nose, eyelashes,
eyebrows, the stripes on the body,
claws;
№05(light beige) – the inner parts of
the ears, the stripes on the bridge of
the nose, the heart;
№70 – the bridge of the nose.

2. Crochet hook size 2.5 mm = US B/1 (UK 12 or 13).

3. A needle for sewing the parts of the toy.
4. A long needle for tightening the eyes (I take a needle that is used for stitching
documents).
5. 12 mm safety eyes.
6. Fiberfill.
7. A ruler or a measuring tape, scissors.

If you follow all the instructions precisely and use the recommended tools and
yarn, you’ll get 24-25 cm (~9-10 inches) height toy.

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 Head

Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
Row 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Row 6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
Row 7: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
Row 8: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)
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Row 9: 48 sc
Row 10: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)
Row 11: 54 sc
Row 12: (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60)
Row 13: (19 sc, inc) х 3 (63)
Row 14: (20 sc, inc) х 3 (66)
Rows 15 – 17: 66 sc (3 rows), switch to black colour as it is shown on the photo.
(Tie the both thread ends of different colours at the wrong side of the piece).
Row 18: 46 sc with black thread, switch to orange colour and work 20 sc more (66)
Rows 19-21: 66 sc with orange thread, then switch to black.

Insert safety eyes between Rows 18 and 19 of the head at the distance of 11sc from
each other.
(Take the black stripes into account, the distance between them and each eye should
be the same).

Row 22: 46 sc with black colour, switch to orange colour and work 20 sc more
(66)
Rows 23- 24: 66 sc with orange colour
Row 25: (9 sc, dec) х 6 (60)
Row 26: (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54)
Row 27: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)
Row 28: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
Row 29: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)

At this point start stuffing the head with fiberfill. I stuff each piece of the toy tightly.
Stuff the area of the decreases on the head especially tight so that the cheeks can be
formed after the tightening of the eyes.

Row 30: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)

Row 31: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
Row 32: (6 sc, dec) х 3 (21)
Cut the thread, hide the end.

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 The upper paws (the arms)- 2 pieces

Start with white colour:

Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Rows 4-6: 18 sc (3 rows)
Row 7: 6 sc, 3 dec, 6 sc (15)
Row 8: 4 sc, 3 dec, 5 sc (12)

Work 5 sc more and change the colour to orange (additional 5 sc are needed so that
the places of colour changing could be at the inner part of the arm).

Row 9-10: 12 sc with orange colour, switch to black thread

Row 11: 12 sc with black colour, switch to orange thread
Rows 12-13: 12 sc with orange colour, switch to black thread
Row 14: 12 sc with black colour, switch to orange thread
Rows 15-16: 12 sc with orange colour, work additional 5 sc.
Stuff the arm up to Row 12.
Fold the arm into two halves and work 5 sc through the both sides.
Cut the thread leaving a long end for sewing. If you want to crochet the arms in,
hide the ends into the arm with a needle.

Embroider the claws at the level of Row 4-6. I divide the thread into 4 strands and
use only 1 strand.

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 The lower paws (the legs)
Start with white colour:
Rows 1-11 are the same for the both legs.
Row 1: Cast on 7 ch
Row 2: start with the 2nd stitch from the hook: 1 inc, 4 sc, 3 sc into the same stitch,
5 sc (14)
Row 3: 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, inc (20)
Row 4: (1 sc, inc) х 2 times, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 3 times, 5 sc, inc (26)
Row 5: (2 sc, inc) х 2, 4 sc, (2 sc, inc) х3, 6 sc, inc (32).
Rows 6-9: 32 sc – 4 rows, additionally work 1 sc to come into the middle of the
leg
Row 10: 8 sc, 8 dec, 8 sc (24)
Row 11: 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18)

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Then for the first leg:
Row 12: 7 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc (16), additionally work 6 sc and switch to orange colour
Rows 13-15: 16 sc with orange colour, switch to black
Row 16: 16 sc with black colour, switch to orange
Rows 17-18: 16 sc with orange colour, switch to black
Row 19: 16 sc with black colour, switch to orange
Rows 20-23: 16 sc with orange colour, additionally work 6 sc
Stuff the leg up to Row 18.
Fold the leg into two halves and work 7 sc through the both sides.

For the second leg:

Row 12: 7 sc, 2 dec, do not work the last 4 sc, switch to orange colour
Rows 13-15: 16 sc with orange colour, switch to black
Row 16: 16 sc with black colour, switch to orange
Rows 17-18: 16 sc with orange colour, switch to black
Row 19: 16 sc with black colour, switch to orange
Rows 20-23: 16 sc with orange colour, additionally work 6 sc
Stuff the leg up to Row 18.
Fold the leg into two halves and work 7 sc through the both sides.

Embroider the claws at the level of Row 5-8.

If you want to crochet the legs in, hide the ends into the legs with a needle.

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 Body

The making of the body can be of two types. It depends on whether you
want to crochet the paws in or sew them to the body.

Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
Row 5: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
Row 6: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
Row 7: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
Row 8: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)
Row 9: (7 sc, inc) х 6 (54)
Row 10: (8 sc, inc) х 6 (60)
Row 11: 60 sc
Row 12: (19 sc, inc) х 3 (63)
Row 13: (20 sc, inc) х 3 (66)
If you want to crochet the legs in, you have to do it in Row 13 in the following way:
13 sc, 7 sc together with the leg, 26 sc, 7 sc with the leg, 13 sc.

Rows 14-17: 66 sc (4 rows)

Row 18: (9 sc, dec) х 6 (60)

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Row 19-20: 60 sc
Row 21: (8 sc, dec) х 6 (54)
Rows 22-23: 54 sc
Row 24: (7 sc, dec) х 6 (48)
Rows 25-26: 48 sc
Row 27: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
Rows 28-29: 42 sc
Row 30: (13 sc, dec) х 3 (39)
Row 31: (12 sc, dec) х 3 (36)
Start stuffing the body.
Row 32: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
Row 33: 30 sc

In this Row you have to crochet the arms in. Here I don`t count the stitches, I simply
crochet the arms in (5sc together with each arm) taking the legs into account (arms
and legs should be in parallel with each other). The distance between the arms is
about 8-9 sc.

Row 34: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)

Row 35: (6 sc, dec) х 3 (21), sl st.

Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.

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 If you want to sew the paws to the body, it should look like this.

Tail
Start with white colour:

Row 1: 8 sc in mc
Rows 2-4: 8 sc with white colour
Rows 5-7: 8 sc with orange colour
Row 8: 8 sc with black colour
Rows 9-11: 8 sc with orange colour
Row 12: 8 sc with black colour
Rows 13-16: 8 sc with orange colour

Do not stuff the tail, change the colours in the same way as you have done it while
making the other parts of the toy.

Fold the tail into two halves and works 3 sc through the both sides.
Cut the thread leaving a long tail for sewing.

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 Muzzle

Row 1: Cast on 5ch, starting with the 2nd stitch from the hook – inc, 2 sc, 2 sc into
the same stitch, 2 sc, inc (11)
Row 2: 2 inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, inc (17)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 2, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 3, 3 sc, inc (23)
Row 4: (2 sc, inc) х 2, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) х 3, 4 sc, inc (29)
Row 5: 29 sc, sl st

The bridge of the nose

Row 1: Cast on 8 ch. Turn the piece and work 7 sc starting with the 2nd stitch from
the hook.
Then work the back and forth rows. Start every row with 1 ch.
Rows 2-5: 7 sc – 4 rows;
Row 6: 1 ch, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc (6)
Rows 7-12: 6 sc - 6 rows;
Row 13: 1 ch, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (5)
Rows 14-20: 5 sc - 7 rows.

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 Ears
Ears consist of two parts.

The large part:

Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Row 3: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
Row 4: 18 sc
Fold the ear into two halves and make 8 sc through the both sides. Cut the thread
leaving a long tail for sewing.
The small part:
6 sc in mc, don’t work the slip stitch so that the piece could be a half-circle.
Sew the small part to the large part.

How to assemble the toy

1. Sew the head to the body.

If you have crocheted the arms and legs in, take a thread that was left after making
the body and work sl st to come to the middle of the body. Insert this thread into the
needle, then insert the needle into the center of the head. Sew the head to the body
stitch into stitch. Stuff the area of the neck tightly in the process of sewing. Thus,
you can sew the head evenly and the eyes will be placed in the center.

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 Miss this point if you didn`t crochet the arms and legs in.
In this case, just sew the head to the body stitch into stitch.

2. Tightening of the eyes

Consists of two stages:
The first stage is the same as in all my toys (if you have my crochet patterns, make the
same actions as it is explained there).

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Tighten the eyes down:
For tightening the eyes I take a long needle. Insert the long thread of the body colour into
this needle.
1. Insert the needle into the middle of the neck, draw it out at the center of the outer part
of the first eye;
2. Insert the needle into the center of the inner part of this eye, draw it out at the middle
of the neck where it was inserted at the start;
3. There will be a loop, tighten it;
4. Insert the needle with the same thread into the middle of the neck slightly to the right
from the point where it was first inserted. Draw it out at the centre of the outer part of the
second eye;
5. Insert the needle into the center of the inner part of the second eye, draw it out at the
neck again. There will be a loop, tighten it;
6. Pull one end of the thread, then pull the other one. If the eyes are not symmetrical fix
them by hand.

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 You can leave the tightening at this stage. But I prefer to make the 2 nd stage
as well, I tighten the eyes to the center. Keep working with the same thread:
1. Insert the needle into the middle of the neck, draw it out at the center of the upper
part of the first eye.
2. Insert the needle into the center of the lower part of this eye, draw it out at the
middle of the neck again. There will be a loop, tighten it from the muzzle’s side.
3. Make the same actions with the second eye.
Thus, the eyes are set deep and beautiful cheeks are formed.
Tie the ends of the threads that are left after the tightening of the eyes together, cut
them and hide them into the head.

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3. Sew the muzzle at the level of Rows 21-27 of the head. Stuff it slightly with
fiberfill in the process of sewing.

4. Embroider the nose at the level of Rows 3-4 of the muzzle. To do this, I take a
black yarn thread and divide it into 4 strands. I use only 2 strands.

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5. Embroider the eyes (the eyelashes and the whites of the eyes).

6. Sew the bridge of the nose. To do this divide the end of the thread into two halves
(in two threads). Hide one half with a needle into the toy, use the other half to sew
this piece to the head. Start sewing from the narrow part of the piece that connects
with the muzzle.

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7. Embroider the stripes on the bridge of the nose with №05 colour yarn.
Embroider the eyebrows at the level of Row 14.

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8. Sew the ears at the level of Rows 8-15 of the head

9. Sew the arms between Rows 30 and 31 of the body and the legs between rows
13 and 14.

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10. Sew the tail between Rows 14 and 15 of the body.

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 Sundress
Row 1: Cast on 61 ch, join into a circle. Then work in rounds.
Row 2: 60 sc
Row 3: 60 inc (120)
Rows 4-12: 120 sc (9 rows), change the colour to white and start working the lace.
Row 13: (3 ch, 2 dc into this stitch (this is the stitch from which 3 ch come, there is
an arrow on the photo), miss 2 stitches, sl st into the 3 rd stitch) – till the end of the
row. Cut the thread, hide the ends.
Then work the front part of the sundress.
Count 25 stitches from the place where we have joined 60 ch into a circle, insert
the hook into the 26th stitch and work 10 sc. Work back and forth rows – 7 rows
with 10 sc each, starting each row with 1 ch. Keep working, go to the side edge of
the upper front part of the dress and work it around with sc.

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 How to work the upper front part of the sundress

Do not cut the thread, keep working the straps. Cast on 15 chain, then insert
the hook at the back of the sundress as it is shown on the photo. Work 10 sc, cast
on 15 ch again. Sew the second strap with a needle to the front part of the sundress.

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 The big chamomile
6 petals:
Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12)
Row 3: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (15)
Row 4: 15 sc
Row 5: (3 sc, dec) х 3 (12)
Row 6: (4 sc, dec) х 2 (10)
Fold into two halves and work 4-5 sc through the both sides.
Hide the other ends of the 5 petals inside with a needle. Leave the end of the 6th
petal and sew the petals together as it is shown on the photo.

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 The middle of the flower
Row 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
Row 2: 6 inc (12), sl st
Cut the thread, leave the tail. Use it to sew the middle to the center of the flower.

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 The small chamomile
Start with yellow colour:
Row 1: 5 sc in mc
Row 2: 5 inc (10), switch to white colour and keep working the petals:
(3 ch, 3 dc in the same stitch,3 ch, sl st) – 5 times.

Overalls

1. Row 1: Cast on 60 ch, join into a circle. Work 7 rows with 60 sc.
2. Row 8: Work this row in the following way: 56 sc, do not work the last 4
stitches, cast on 4 ch, miss 4 stitches, insert the hook into the 5th stitch (the 1st
stitch of the 9th row).
3. Row 9: 56 sc and 4 sc along the chain (60) – thus, the hole for a tail is formed.
4. Work more 9 rows with 60 sc.

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5. Make trouser legs: count 30 stitches, insert the hook into the 31st stitch.
6. Work 3 rows with 30 sc, sl st.
7. Do not cut the thread. Turn the hem out and fasten it this way with the
remaining thread and the needle from the inside.
8. Start making the second trouser leg in the same way. Insert the hook into the
stitch as it is shown on photo №8. Work 3 rows with 30 sc, turn out the hem
and fasten it.

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 9. Start forming the chest. Count 10 central stitches. I count them by eye, but you
can find the middle of the tail, count 25 stitches and insert the hook into the 26th
stitch.
10. Make 1 ch, work 10 sc more. Work 7 more back and forth rows with 10 sc,
starting each row with 1 ch.
Do not cut the thread, keep working, go to the side edge of the chest and work all
the upper part of the overalls with sc. Cut the thread and fasten it.

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Вид сзади – back view

Вид спереди – front view

11. Work the straps: cast on 30 ch, starting with the 2nd stitch from the hook – 29
sc. It is more convenient for me to sew the straps on the toy. That is why I put the
overalls on the toy and then sew the straps.

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 The heart

Make mc, cast on 3 ch, work into mc: 3 tc, 4 dc, 1 tc, 4 dc, 3 tc, 3 ch, sl st into mc.

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