Amigurumi Cute Lion Free Pattern

Designer : Ekaterina Krikun
Instagram: keti.amigurumi

Hello everyone who loves amigurumi…
Today I shared the amigurumi lion crochet pattern for you. Below you will find a step-by-step tutorial of this pattern and you will complete it without any difficulty. Thanks to the creator for this cute pattern.

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Materials:
Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (yellow, brown and white colors)
Hook size: 2.0 mm
6 mm safety eyes
Black embroidery floss for a nose, eyelashes and eyebrows
Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet

inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 7 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

FREE CROCHET LION PATTERN

Head
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) * 7 (14)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 7 (21)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 7 (28)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 7 (35)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) * 7 (42)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 7 (49)
R 8-18: 49 sc (11 rows)

R 19: (5 sc, dec) * 7 (42)
R 20: (4 sc, dec) * 7 (35)
R 21: (3 sc, dec) * 7 (28)
R 22: (2 sc, dec) * 7 (21)
R 23: (5 sc, dec) * 3 (18)
Insert safety eyes between R 14 and R 15 at the distance of 5 st from each other.
F.o.

Ears (make 2)
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) * 7 (14)
R 3-4: 14 sc (2 rows)
R 5: (dec) * 7 (7)
Fold the ear edges together and sew them together.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
5-6: 24 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff ½ full.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
F.o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!
From the second leg: 4 ch, join with the first leg (38)
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc (42)
R 2-7: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 9: 36 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.

R 10: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 16: Attach arms on the sides of the body (crochet sc of the body together with sc of the arm) – 18 sc
R 17: 18 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail
Make 10 ch.
From the 2nd ch from hook: sl st in every st to the end of the row.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Make a yarn tassel on the end of the tail.

Belly
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Mane
Count 10 st from the every eye and go down to the R 22. Now start to crochet a mane.
R 1: sc in every st around the head
R 2: (2 dc in one st, 3 dc in one st) * repeat to the end of the row
R 3: dc in every st to the end of the row.

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