Hello everyone, my friends who love amigurumi, first of all I wish you a happy weekend. The free crochet amigurumi pattern that we will share with you today is the crochet lion. Thanks to the step by step detailed crochet pattern instruction, you will complete the lion amigurumi pattern very easily. It is a great pattern for beginners. Complete a sleep companion for your children by making this handmade and very safe crochet lion amigurumi toy. Right now I invite you to pattern instructions. Don’t forget to follow us for more free amigurumi patterns.
Leo The Crochet Lion PDF Amigurumi Free Pattern
Designer: aquariwool
Materials
Yarn color:
• (A) orange: YarnArt Jeans 23 (50g, 160m)
• (B) yellow: YarnArt Jeans 35 (50g, 160m)
Other materials:
• Crochet hook size: 2- 2.5 mm
• Knitting needles size: 3.5- 4 mm
• 1 wooden button
• Brown and pink thread
• Tapestry needles, pins, stitch markers, scissors
• The finished crochet lion will be approximately 13 cm tall.
Abbreviations
MR– Magic ring
Ch– Chain
Sc– Single crochet
Inc– Increase
Dec– Decrease
Hdc– Half double crochet
Sl st– Slip stitch
Dc– Double crochet
Tr– Treble crochet
Bobble– Bobble stitch (4 hdc in the same st)
BLO– Back loop only
FLO– Front loop only
Sts– Stitches
Rnd– Round
Legs (Make 2)
Yarn A
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (1sc,inc)*3 (9)
Rnd 3. (2sc,inc)*3 (12)
Rnd 4. (3sc,inc)*3 (15)
Break the yarn, make the second leg in the same way, but don’t break the yarn this time. Connect 2 legs together: sc 15 (leg 1)+ sc 15 (leg 2)= 30.
Move to the body part, change to yarn B.
Body
Yarn B
Rnd 1. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 2-7. sc 36 (6 rows) (36)
Rnd 8. (4sc,dec)*6 (30)
Rnd 9. sc 30 (30)
Rnd 10. (3sc,dec)*6 (24)
Rnd 11. sc 24 (24)
Rnd 12. (2sc,dec)*6 (18)
Rnd 13-16. sc 18 (4 rows) (18)
Break the yarn with a long rest. Stuff.
Arms (Make 2)
Yarn A
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (1sc,inc)*3, change to yarn B (9)
Rnd 3-7. sc 9 (5 rows) (9)
Rnd 4. 1dec, 7sc (8)
Rnd 5. 1dec, 6sc (7)
Rnd 6. 1dec, 5sc (6)
Break the yarn with a long rest. Stuff slightly. Sew 2 edges together.
Head
Yarn B
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1sc,inc)*6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2sc,inc)*6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3sc,inc)*6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4sc,inc)*6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5sc,inc)*6 (42)
Rnd 8. (6sc,inc)*6 (48)
Rnd 9. (7sc,inc)*6 (54)
Rnd 10. 54 sc (54)
Rnd 11. (8sc,inc)*6 (60)
Rnd 12-19. 60 sc (8 rows) (60)
Rnd 20. (8sc,dec)*6 (54)
Rnd 21. 54 sc (54)
Rnd 22. (7sc,dec)*6 (48)
Rnd 23. (6sc,dec)*6 (42)
Rnd 24. (5sc,dec)*6 (36)
Rnd 25. (4sc,dec)*6 (30)
Rnd 26. (3sc,dec)*6 (24)
Rnd 27. (2sc,dec)*6 (18)
Break the yarn with a long rest to sew later. Stuff.
Ears (Make 2)
Yarn B
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3-4. 12 sc (2 rows) (12)
Break the yarn with a long rest, and sew two edges together.
Tail
Yarn B
Rnd 1. ch 6, start on the 2nd stitch from the hook (6)
Rnd 2. sc 5, change to yarn A, ch 5, sl st into the 1st ch
Break the yarn with a long rest to sew later.
Lion’s Mane
Rnd 1. crochet sc 44 around the lion’s head (44)
Rnd 2. (skip 1, (6F), skip 1, sc 1)*11 (77)
• Use black thread to embroider the eyes and eyebrows.
• Use brown thread to embroider the nose and the mouth.
• Use pink thread to embroider the cheeks.
That’s done. Congratulations!
