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CROCHET LION PATTERN

by @sasha.koffer

Dear сrochet Lover!

First of all, thank you so much for choosing this pattern!

Much love, time and effort have been put into designing this amigurumi creation and I would
appreciate if you do not share, reproduce or sell this pattern either in its entirety or in parts. This
pattern is for personal use only.

I would love to see your finished creation, so please use the hashtag #pattern_by_sk on Instagram!
You are welcome to sell items made of this pattern. I would be happy if you link back to my shop and
give credit to me as the designer.

If some of the instructions confuse you, please feel free to contact me at sasha.koffer2017@mail.ru. I
will be happy to help you.

Enjoy this pattern!

With love, Sasha.

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Livemaster: https://www.livemaster.ru/samisnosami
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sasha.koffer
Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/samiSnosami
Copyright ©samiSnosami by Sasha Koffer. All rights reserved

SKILL LEVEL: intermediate

MATERIALS REQUIRED (descriptions in brackets indicate those used in the pictured example):
- Yarn
(lion: Alize «Cotton gold TWEED» (beige №262) 361 yds /100 g, 60 % cotton / 40 % acrilic; Alize
«Сotton gold» (black №60) 361 yds / 100 g, 60 % cotton / 40 % acrilic;
T-shirt: Gazzal «Baby cotton» (light green №3425) 246yds/50g, 60% cotton/40% acrylic
*You can use any yarn and any color to make this toy. The choice of yarn is completely up to you and
your preference. You can also differ the size of the toy by using a thicker or thinner yarn. Just remember
to use a crochet hook that matches with the yarn.
- Crochet hook in accordance with the yarn you use (1,6 mm)
- Scissors
- Stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Knitting needles (2 mm)
- Embroidery floss (pink, black)
- 2 tiny buttons

ABBREVIATION/US TERMINOLOGY

ch - chain
dc – double crochet
dec – decrease
inc - increase
lpst – loop stitch
magic ring
rnd(s) - round(s)
sc - single crochet
sl st - slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
(…) = number in parentheses indicates the number of stitches at the end of the round
*…* = repeat instructions x times or to the end of the round
{...} - work the stitches all into the same stitch

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EMBROIDERY:
The eyes and the cheeks are embroidered with embroidery floss. I use back stitch, satin stitch and
straight stitch.
In case you´re not familiar with one of the stitches, you can practice the stitches a few times on scraps
before working on a toy. None of the stitches are difficult, but can take some practice to get perfect.
Always keep your stitches and the space between them the same length. Be consistent with your sewing
tension.

Back Stitch: This simple stitch creates a solid line so it´s great for outlining shapes or creating text. A
backstitch gets its name because you create it moving the needle a stitch backward before moving it
forward to create the next stitch.

Straight Stitch: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif.

Satin Stitch: The satin stitch is composed of parallel rows of straight stitches and is often used to fill in
an area with floss. They make very nice eyes and noses on softies.

NOTES:
- Do not join rounds; work in a continuous spiral unless otherwise stated.
- Fasten off your work always with needle join and you will get a neat result.
- Crochet as tight as you can comfortably make it. If you see holes in your work, either try working with
a tighter tension or go down a hook size so that your stitches are nice and tight.
- Stuff your amigurumi as you go.
- Mostly, I embroider cheeks and eyes using embroidery floss.
- Lion’s nose is knitted (stocking / stockinette stitch).
- Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the beginning of a round.
- Toys measures ~ 8,66 inches /22 cm using the materials described.

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Loop stitch
I love the loop stitch. It’s a fabulous textured stitch that you can use to add loops to any crochet work. It
is a stitch I’ve used to make a fabulous ‘mane’ texture.
Unfortunately, I think many people are scared by the loop stitch, thinking it’s too complicated or tricky.
But I’m here to help… because I want everyone to feel confident with the loop stitch!
*If you are crocheting the loop stitch for the first time – you just need some practice, before you start crocheting
this toy! Crochet as tight as you can comfortably make it. If you see holes in your work, either try working with a
tighter tension or go down a hook size so that your stitches are nice and tight
HOW TO DO THE LOOP STITCH, IN PHOTOS

Wrap the yarn around the thumb of your non-

hook-holding-hand (that’s my left hand, because
I’m a right-handed)

…insert your hook into the next stitch, just as

you would for a single crochet

…yarn over, pull loop through stitch (there

should be 2 loops on hook)

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…yarn over, pull loop through both loops on

hook
The loop is on the right side of the work.

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LION
RIGHT LEG (stuff the leg as you go)
Yarn Alize cotton gold tweed (beige), 1.6 mm hook

rnd 1 - ch5, insert your hook in 2nd ch from hook: 3sc, {3sc}, don’t turn your work, crochet on the other side
of the ch: 2sc, inc (10)
rnd 2 – inc (insert your hook in the 1st sc of the previous round), 2sc, inc, inc, inc, 3sc, inc (15)
rnd 3 – in blo of rnd 2 15sc (15)
rnd 4 – 15sc (15)
rnd 5 – 5sc, dec, dec, dec, 4sc (12)
rnd 6 – 5sc, dec, dec, 3sc (10)
rnd 7-13 (7rnds) – 10sc (10)
rnd 14 – 5sc, inc, 4sc and crochet 6sc more to reach the inner side of the leg (11)
*Break the yarn and fasten off your work.

LEFT LEG (stuff the leg as you go)

Yarn Alize cotton gold tweed (beige), 1.6 mm hook

rnd 1 - ch5, insert your hook in 2nd ch from hook: 3sc, {3sc}, don’t turn your work, crochet on the other side
of the ch:, 2sc, inc (10)
rnd 2 – inc (insert your hook in the 1st sc of the previous round), 2sc, inc, inc, inc, 3sc, inc (15)
rnd 3 – in blo of rnd 2 15sc (15)
rnd 4 – 15sc (15)
rnd 5 – 5sc, dec, dec, dec, 4sc (12)
rnd 6 – 5sc, dec, dec, 3sc (10)
rnd 7-13 (7rnds) – 10sc (10)
rnd 14 – 9sc, inc and crochet 5sc more to reach the outer side of the leg (11)
*Place a stitch marker into the last stitch you made on this round. It will be the
beginning of your next rounds.
**Don’t break the yarn this time, continue to crochet the body

BODY (stuff the body as you go)

Yarn Alize cotton gold tweed (beige), 1.6 mm hook

rnd 15 – 6sc in the stitches of the left leg, ch8 and join to the right leg with a sc (this counts as the 1st sc of the
following 11 sc), 11sc in the stitches of the right leg, 8sc in the 8ch, 5sc in the stitches of the left leg (38)

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rnd 16 – 6sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 5sc (42)
rnd 17-23 (7 rnds) – 42sc (42)
rnd 24 – 33sc, ch9 (insert your hook in 2-nd ch from hook: 8slst), 8sc and crochet 2sc more to reach the
outer side of the body (42)
*Place a stitch marker into the last stitch you made. This is the new beginning of your next rounds.
rnd 25 – 5sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 3sc (38)
rnd 26 – *dec, 17sc* repeat 2 times (36)
rnd 27 – 36sc (36)
rnd 28 – *dec, 16sc* repeat 2 times (34)
rnd 29 – 34sc (34)
rnd 30 - *dec, 15sc* repeat 2 times (32)
rnd 31 – 32sc (32)
rnd 32 - *dec, 14sc* repeat 2 times (30)
rnd 33 – 30sc (30)
rnd 34 – *dec, 13sc* repeat 2 times (28)
rnd 35 - *dec, 12sc* repeat 2 times (26)
rnd 36 - *dec, 11sc* repeat 2 times (24)
rnd 37 - *dec, 4sc* repeat 4 times (20)
rnd 38 - *dec, 8sc* repeat 2 times (18)
rnd 39 - *dec, 7sc* repeat 2 times (16)
**Break the yarn and fasten off your work.
***Insert your crochet hook through the end of the tail and pull a strand of yarn through, pull the two loose ends
of the strand through the loop and pull tight.

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HEAD (stuff the head as you go)

Yarn Alize cotton gold tweed (beige), 1.6 mm hook

rnd 1 - 6sc in a magic ring (6)

rnd 2 – lpst twice in each st (12)
rnd 3 - *1sc, inc* repeat 6 times (18)
rnd 4 - *2 lpst, lpst twice in next st* repeat 6 times (24)
rnd 5 - *3sc, inc* repeat 6 times (30)
rnd 6 - *4 lpst, lpst twice in next st* repeat 6 times (36)
rnd 7 - *5sc, inc* repeat 6 times (42)
rnd 8 - *6 lpst, lpst twice in next st* repeat 6 times (48)
rnd 9 – 48sc (48)
rnd 10 – 22sc, 26 lpst (48)
rnd 11 – 48sc (48)
rnd 12 – 22sc, 26 lpst (48)
rnd 13 – 48sc (48)
rnd 14 – 22sc, 26 lpst (48)
rnd 15 – 48sc (48)
rnd 16 – 22sc, 26 lpst (48)
rnd 17 – 48sc (48)
rnd 18 – 1 lpst, 22sc, 25 lpst (48)
rnd 19 – 48sc (48)
rnd 20 – 1 lpst, 22sc, 25 lpst (48)
rnd 21 – 48sc (48)
rnd 22 – 2 lpst, 22sc, 24 lpst (48)
rnd 23 – 48sc (48)
rnd 24 – 2 lpst, 21sc, 25 lpst (48)
rnd 25 - *dec, 6sc* repeat 6 times (42)
rnd 26 – dec (make 1 lpst from 2 lpst), 5sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 4sc, 1 lpst, dec (make 1 lpst from 2 lpst), 5
lpst, dec (make 1 lpst from 2 lpst), 5 lpst, dec (make 1 lpst from 2 lpst), 4 lpst, 1sc (36)
rnd 27 - *dec, 4sc* repeat 6 times (30)
rnd 28 - *dec, 3sc* repeat 6 times (24)
rnd 29 - *dec, 2sc* repeat 6 times (18)
rnd 30 - *dec, 7sc* repeat 2 times (16)
*Break the yarn, fasten off your work and leave a long tail to sew the head onto the body.

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EARS (do not stuff at all)

Yarn Alize cotton gold tweed (beige), 1.6 mm hook

rnd 1 – make 6sc in a magic ring (6)

rnd 2 – *inc* repeat 6 times (12)
rnd 3 – 12sc (12)
rnd 4 - *2sc,dec* repeat 3 times (9)
rnd 5 – 9sc (9)
*Fold in half, make 4slst insert hook through both edge stitches.
**Break the yarn, fasten off your work and leave a long tail to sew the ear onto the head.
***Make the second ear in the same way.

ARMS (do not stuff at all)

Yarn Alize cotton gold tweed (beige), 1.6 mm hook

rnd 1 – 6sc in a magic ring (6)

rnd 2-19 (18 rnds) – 6sc (6)
rnd 20 - *dec, 1sc* repeat 2 times (4)
*Break the yarn, fasten off your work and leave a long tail to sew the arm onto the body.
**Crochet the second arm in the same way.

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NOSE
Yarn Alize cotton gold tweed (beige) and Alize cotton gold (black), knitting needles 2 mm

*Before you begin, leave a long tail of black yarn, about 6 inches (15cm). This will be useful when embroidering
the nose
Cast on 8 sts with the black yarn
**Change to beige color
Row 1 (WS wrong or purl side): slip the first stitch without knitting or purling; purl the rest of the
stitches (8)
Row 2 (RS right or knit side): slip the first stitch without knitting or purling, knit 6 stitches, purl the last
stitch (8)
***These 2 rounds create Stocking stitch.
The "front" or "right" side of the fabric will look like a series of Vs , while the "back" or "wrong" side looks like a
bunch of bumpy ridges.

Repeat these 2 rows 7 times (16 rows)

Bind off
****Break the yarn and fasten off your work. Weave in ends except for one black yarn tail (the one you left at the
beginning) and using the needle insert it into the center of the nose.

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T-SHIRT
Yarn Gazzal Baby cotton (light green), 1.6 mm hook

*Crochet in joined rounds. Join yarn with a slst into the 1st loop of the round. Chains at the beginning and slst at
the end of the round do not count as a stitch.

Ch32, sl st in the first ch (32)

rnd 1 – ch2, 4dc, {1dc, ch1, 1dc}, 6dc, {1dc, ch1, 1dc}, 8dc, {1dc, ch1, 1dc}, 6dc, {1dc, ch1, 1dc}, 4dc,
slst (40)
rnd 2 – ch2, 5dc, {2dc, ch2, 2dc}, 8dc, {2dc, ch2, 2dc}, 10dc, {2dc, ch2, 2dc}, 8dc, {2dc, ch2, 2dc},
5dc, slst (60)
rnd 3 – ch1, 7sc, ch3, fold the first sleeve in half, skip 12 dc of previous rnd: 14sc, ch3, fold the second sleeve
in half, skip 12 dc of previous rnd: 7sc, slst (34)
rnd 4 – ch2, 7dc, dc inc, 1dc, dc inc, 14dc, dc inc, 1dc, dc inc, 7dc, slst (38)
rnd 5 – ch2, 38dc, slst (38)
**Break the yarn, wave in ends. Sew 2 tiny buttons.

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ASSEMBLY:

1. Place the nose onto the head as shown and sew it with sewing floss along the edge stitch. I use
Backstitch in this case. Make one short straight stitch with the black yarn tail and fasten off.

2. Attach the ears aligning them symmetrically on the head

3. Embroider the eyes with black embroidery floss using Satin stitch. Embroider the cheeks under the
eyes with pink floss using Satin stitch.

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4. Sew the arms at the side of the body at the rnd 36-37. Place the T-shirt over the body before attaching
the head. Sew the head onto the body.

Congratulations! Your cute lion is ready! Kiss him!

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