Amigurumi Lion Tutorial for Beginners – Free Pattern
I’d be happy to provide you with a basic description of how to create an amigurumi lion along with a free pattern for beginners. Amigurumi is the art of crocheting or knitting small stuffed animals and creatures. Here’s a simple amigurumi lion pattern:
Materials You’ll Need:
- Worsted weight yarn in lion colors (golden brown, cream, or yellow)
- A crochet hook appropriate for your yarn (usually 3.5-4.5mm for worsted weight yarn)
- Safety eyes or black yarn for eyes
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- SC: Single Crochet
- INC: Increase (2 SC in the same stitch)
- DEC: Decrease (SC 2 stitches together)
- CH: Chain
- Sl st: Slip stitch
Instructions:
Head:
- Start with a magic ring or ch 2 and work in the first chain.
- Round 1: 6 SC into the ring (6)
- Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)
- Round 3: [SC, INC] around (18)
- Round 4: [2 SC, INC] around (24)
- Rounds 5-10: SC in each stitch around (24)
- Round 11: [2 SC, DEC] around (18)
- Round 12: [SC, DEC] around (12)
- Stuff the head firmly.
Body:
- Continue from the head without cutting the yarn.
- Rounds 13-20: SC in each stitch around (12)
- Stuff the body firmly.
Legs (Make 4):
- Round 1: 6 SC into a magic ring (6)
- Rounds 2-5: SC in each stitch around (6)
- Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the legs lightly.
Ears (Make 2):
- Round 1: 6 SC into a magic ring (6)
- Rounds 2-3: SC in each stitch around (6)
- Leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail:
- Round 1: 6 SC into a magic ring (6)
- Rounds 2-5: SC in each stitch around (6)
- Leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Attach the safety eyes or embroider the eyes using black yarn.
- Embroider the nose and mouth using black yarn.
- Sew the ears to the head.
- Sew the legs to the body.
- Sew the tail to the back of the body.
- Make a small yarn tuft at the tip of the tail by brushing out the yarn with a pet brush.
- Weave in any remaining loose ends.
Your amigurumi lion is now complete! You can customize it by adding a mane made from yarn loops or by changing the colors to suit your preference. This pattern is simple and great for beginners, so enjoy creating your adorable amigurumi lion!