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#lockdownamichallenge - No 27 - Tiger

Yarn
Aldi So Crafty Knit & Purl Amigurumi Yarn - described on the box as "Light" - Equivalent to DK.

40g approx of Orange (MC) for Head, Body, Arms, Legs, Ears and Tail.
15g approx of Pale Peach (CC1) for Snout, Belly Patch, Inner Ears, Paws and Tail.
10 g approx of Black (CC2) for Eyes, Nose and Embroidered stripes and Claws.

100% Cotton 25g = 57.5m

A cotton yarn works well for Ami as it gives good stitch definition and creates a firm structure so
body parts hold their shape well. Any cotton/cotton mix DK should give similar results.

Hook
3 mm

Other Supplies
Yarn needle, toy stuffing, stitch marker/waste yarn.

Tension
Tension is not critical for this project but stitches should be tight enough to avoid stuffing showing
through.

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Size
Approx 20cm (8in) tall.

Pattern Notes
Unless otherwise specified this pattern is worked in the amigurumi style, in a continuous spiral
without slip stitching or turning chains.

Use a stitch marker or waste yarn to keep track of the first stitch of each round.

If you do not want to make a Magic Ring you can start each piece by making a chain of 2 and then
work the first round into the second chain from the hook.

If you would like to start with a Magic Ring but don’t know how, you can find a Photo Tutorial
at:https://www.mycrochetchums.com/magic-ring-photo-tutorial.html

The Tiger is made of multiple separate pieces sewn together. Unless otherwise stated, finish each
piece by pulling the yarn through the last loop and leave a long tail for sewing. Any loose tails at the
end can be easily woven in.

Increasing and decreasing

The “invisible” techniques below are recommended to give your amigurumi a neat finish:

Invisible Increase: Work 1 dc in FLO of next st and 1 dc in both loops of same st.

Invisible decrease: Insert hook in FLO of the two stitches to be decreased, yrh, pull through both
front loops, yrh, draw through two loops on hook.

UK Crochet Terms - Abbreviations

This pattern is written using UK Crochet Terms - they are NOT the same as US ones - please
familiarise yourself with the UK terms to avoid your character’s shape distorting!

The “dc” abbreviation used in this pattern refers to UK double crochet. The equivalent stitch in US terms
is single crochet - if you are used to US patterns you need to work single crochet everywhere this pattern
says “dc”. If you work US dc (equivalent to UK Treble) the finished item will be elongated and the stuffing
will show through.

If you are used to working in US Crochet Terms you can find a conversion chart at: https://
www.mycrochetchums.com/ukus-crochet-terms.html

If you are unfamiliar with any of the terms used in this pattern, you can find a chart of the UK
Crochet terms used at: https://www.mycrochetchums.com/uk-abbreviations.html

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Head

Stuff as you go.

If you are unfamiliar with starting an ami pattern with a chain, check out the Oval Start Photo Tutorial
at https://www.mycrochetchums.com/oval-start-photo-tutorial.html

With MC, chain 4.

Rnd 1: Starting in 2nd chain from hook and rotating as you go, [3 dc, 2 ch] twice. 6 sts
Rnd 2: [3 dc, 3 dc in 2 ch-sp] twice. 12 sts
Rnd 3: *3 dc, [2 dc in next st] 3 times; rep from * once more. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 36 sts
Rnd 7: Dc around.
Rnd 8: [5 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 42 sts
Rnd 9: Dc around.
Rnd 10: [5 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 36 sts
Rnd 11: Dc around.
Rnd 12: [4 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 13: Dc around.
Rnd 14: [3 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 15: Dc around.
Rnd 16: [2 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 17: Dc around.
Rnd 18: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 12 sts
Rnd 19: 6 dc2tog. 6 sts

Fasten off, weave in end.

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Body
Stuff as you go.

Rnd 1: With MC and working in a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts

Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: [3dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 36 sts
Rnds 7-12: Dc around.
Rnd 13: [4 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnds 14-15: Dc around.
Rnd 16: [3 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnds 17-18: Dc around.
Rnd 19: [2 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 20: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Arm - make 2
Stuff as you go.

Rnd 1: With CC1 and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] twice. 8 sts
Rnd 3: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] twice. 10 sts
Rnd 4: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] twice. 12 sts
Rnds 5-6: Dc around.
Rnd 7: [4 dc, 1 dc2tog] twice. 10 sts
Change to MC.
Rnd 8: [3dc, 1 dc2tog] twice. 8 sts
Rnds 9-12: Dc around.
Rnd 13: [1 dc2tog, 2dc] twice. 6 sts
Rnd 14: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Leg - make 2
Stuff as you go.

Rnd 1: With CC1 and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Change to MC.
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: Dc around.
Rnd 6: 6 dc2tog, 12 dc. 18 sts
Rnd 7: 3 dc2tog, 12 dc. 15 sts
Rnd 8: 2 dc2tog, 5 dc, 1 dc2tog, 4 dc. 12 sts
Rnds 9-13: Dc around.
Rnd 14: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 4 times. 8 sts

Fasten off.
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Snout

Rnd 1: With CC1and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts

Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [2 dc in next st, 2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 3 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: Dc around.
Rnd 5: [2 dc in next st, 4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 3 times. 24 sts
Rnd 6: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Nose
Rnd 1: With CC2 and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: Dc around.
Change to MC.
Rnd 4: Dc around.
Rnd 5: [2 dc, 1 dc2tog] 3 times. 9 sts
Rnd 6: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 3 times. 6 sts
Rnd 7: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Eye - make 2

Rnd 1: With CC2 and working into a magic ring, 4 dc, join with sl st into beg dc. 4 sts

Fasten off.

Ear - make 2

Rnd 1: With MC and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts

Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnds 4-6: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Inner Ear - make 2

Rnd 1: With CC1 and working into a magic ring, 5 dc. Turn. 5 sts
Rnd 2: 1 ch, [2 dc in next st] 5 times. 10 sts

Fasten off.

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Belly Patch

Rnd 1: With CC1 and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 36 sts

Fasten off.

Tail

Rnd 1: With CC1 and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnds 2-4: Dc around.
Change to MC.
Rnds 5-14: Dc around.

Fasten off

Making Up

Using the photographs as a guide, pin the pieces together first, checking from all angles to make
sure you’re happy with the positioning, then use the long yarn tails or a length of yarn with a yarn
needle to stitch the pieces together.

Starting with the Head, sew the stuffed Snout on centrally aligned on one of the wide, flat sides of the
Head, with the pointed base of the snout sitting roughly in line with Rnd 6 of the Head.

Sew the Nose on the top of the snout so that the MC top of the nose sits on the top edge of the
Snout where it joins on to the Head.

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Sew the Eyes in place just above the top edge of the Snout, either side of the top of the Nose.

Sew the Ears in place with their bottom edge roughly in line with Rnd 10 of the Head, curving them
slightly so their top edge sits roughly in line with Rnd 18 of the Head.

Sew the Inner Ears inside the Ears.

Sew the Body on to the bottom of the Head.

Sew the Belly Patch on to the front of the Body, centrally aligned with the facial features.

Sew the Arms on either side of the Body roughly in line with Rnd 18 of the Body - looking from the
side they should sit in line with the Ears.

Sew the Legs, with the feet facing forward, in place roughly in line with Rnd 4 of the Body, set
forward so that the Tiger can sit down on his bottom.

Sew the Tail in place roughly in line with Rnd 6 of the Body, centrally aligned on the Tiger’s back.

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Embroidered Details

Using the photos as a guide, embroider the following, all using CC2:

The mouth below the nose.

The “claws” on the Paws.
The detail on the tips of the Ears.
The stripes on the top, back and sides of the Head.
The stripes on the Arms and Legs.
The stripes on the Body.
The stripes on the Tail.

Finally, using CC1 embroider the single stitch highlight on each eye.
All done!

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About mycrochetchums

I started mycrochetchums at the end of 2020 to give me something to focus on during lockdown
and to make creative use of a box of Aldi Amigurumi Yarn that was an impulse purchase I was
feeling guilty about!

I’m loving creating these cute characters and sharpening my tech skills in the process as I
wrangle with managing a website and social media.

Check out the mycrochetchums Facebook page - drop me a message there if you have any
feedback about the pattern or would like to share a picture of the end result.

You can also find me on Instagram @mycrochetchums.

If you have any questions about any of my patterns (or any other ami you may be working on)
please email me at: [email protected] - I’ll do my best to help!

Happy Crocheting!

Pia x

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