Valentine tiger and cat amigurumi pattern
Craft your own Valentine gift crochet tiger or cat and share a heartfelt, love-filled creation with someone special. With this free amigurumi pattern you can crochet a cute chubby animals – a tiger and cat – holding a heart. The legs, body and head of these amigurumi animals are made as one piece. The finished crochet tiger and cat are about 6.3 inches (16cm) height.
Designed by @marinka_hand_made
Supplies
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100% polyester; 100g/120m): orange, white and brown colors for a tiger; grey and white for a cat
- 4.0mm crochet hook
- YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50g/160m): black for a nose, eyebrows and lashes
- Safety eyes 9mm
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Sewing needle and thread for sewing a heart
- Fiberfill stuffing
Additional information
Skill level: intermediate
Size: 6.3″ (16cm) height
Free crochet Valentine tiger and cat pattern
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sts – stitches
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
- (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times
Heart
Make two pieces:
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring (5)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 5 times (10)
Rnd 3: 10 sc
Fasten off the first piece.
Do not cut the yarn on the second piece.
Continue crocheting:
Rnd 4: 10 sc on the first piece, 10 sc on the second piece (20)
Rnd 5: 20 sc
Rnd 6: (8 sc, dec)* 2 times (18)
Rnd 7: 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (14)
Rnd 8: 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec (10)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 9: (dec)* 5 times (5)
Fasten off.
Ears (tiger)
We make 4 pieces (2 white and 2 orange):
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Fasten off on the white piece, but do not cut the yarn on the orange piece.
We put out the orange and white pieces together (wrong side to wrong side), and crochet 12 sc around in through both pieces with orange yarn, sl st.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing. Repeat the same for the other tiger’s ear.
Ears (cat)
We make 4 pieces (2 white and 2 grey) in turning rows:
Row 1: 2 ch, inc in 2nd chain from hook, 1 turning chain (2)
Row 2: 2 inc, 1 turning chain (4)
Row 3: 1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc, 1 turning chain (6)
Row 4: 6 sc
Fasten off on the white piece, but do not cut the yarn on the grey piece.
We put out the gray and white pieces together (wrong side to wrong side), and crochet 12 sc around in gray, sl st.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing. Repeat the same for the other cat’s ear.
Arms (tiger)
Start with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc* 3 times (9)
Change to orange yarn:
Rnd 3-5: 9 sc (3 rounds)
Change to brown yarn:
Rnd 6: 9 sc
Change to orange yarn:
Rnd 7-9: 9 sc (3 rounds)
Change to brown yarn:
Rnd 10: 9 sc
Stuff the arms lightly.
Change to orange yarn:
Rnd 11: fold top of the arm and work 4 sc across in orange.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Arms (cat)
Start with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd (1 sc, inc)* 3 times (9)
Change to grey yarn:
Rnd 3-10: 9 sc (8 rounds)
Stuff the arms lightly.
Rnd 4: fold top of the arm and work 4 sc across.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.
Legs, body and head (tiger and cat)
Stuff as you work.
Legs
Start with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Change to orange yarn (tiger) or to grey one (cat):
Rnd 3-4: 12 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 5: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 6: 18 сбн
Sl st. Fasten off the first leg.
Make second leg in the same way, but do not cut the yarn.
We will join the two legs in the next round with a chain 3.
Rnd 7: 3 ch from the second leg, join with the first leg: 18 sc on the first leg, 3 sc in 3 ch, 18 sc on the second leg, 3 sc in 3 ch (opposite side) (42)
Rnd 8-9: 42 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 10: 3 sc, change to brown yarn (tiger) or to white one (cat): 12 sc, change to orange/grey: 9 sc, change to brown/white: 12 sc, change to orange/grey: 6 sc (42)
Rnd 11: 42 sc
Rnd 12: 4 sc, change to brown/white: 12 sc, change to orange/grey: 7 sc, change to brown/white: 12 sc, change to orange/grey: 7 sc (42)
Rnd 13-16: 42 sc (4 rounds)
Rnd 17: 3 sc, change to brown/white: 12 sc, change to orange/grey: 9 sc, change to brown/white: 12 sc, change to orange/grey: 6 sc (42)
Rnd 18-21: 42 sc (4 rounds)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 20 and 21 with 3 sts between the eyes.
Rnd 22: (5 sc, dec)* 6 times (36)
Rnd 23: 36 sc
Rnd 24: (4 sc, dec)* 6 times (30)
Rnd 25: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 26: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 27: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 28: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.
Assembly
- Sew the ears on the head.
- Sew the arms to the body between rounds 13 and 16 with 18 sts between them.
- Using a black cotton yarn, embroider the nose, eyebrows and lashes.
- Sew the heart to the arms.
