If you enjoy making amigurumi, here I share this easy and free amigurumi pattern for you for free. Your kids will love these toys.

Materials and tools:

• 1. Yarn “Alize cotton gold”:
• 55 – white
• 493 – brown
• 02 – mustard
• 89 – brick
• 33 – pink
• 372 – haki
• 17 – blue
• 87 – grey
• 187 – citric
• 2. Hook size 2 mm
• 3. Scissors
• 4. Two black plastic eyes, 7 mm
• diameter
• 5. Fiber filling
• 6. Tapestry needle for sewing details

ABBREVIATIONS

1. MR – MAGIC RING

2. CH – CHAIN

3. SC – SINGLE CROCHET

4. HDC – HALF DOUBLE CROCHET

5. ST – STITCH

6. BLO – BACK LOOPS ONLY

7. DEC – DECREASE

8. INC – INCREASE

9. R – ROUND

10. SI ST – SLIP STITCH

HEAD

Start to crochet head with brown yarn:

1. 6 sc in mr

2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)

3. Change yarn color to the mustard color

(2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)

4. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

5. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

6. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

7. (1 sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (36)

Between the 7th and 8th rows insert safety eyes, 7 mm in diameter.

8. (2 sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (42)

9. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)

10. (4 sc, inc) x 6, 18 sc (54)

11. (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)

12.-20. 60 sc

21. (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)

22. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)

23. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)

Stuff

24. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

25. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)

26. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

27. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

28. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Stuff

29. 6 dec

Tighten the opening and weave in ends.

EARS (x2)

Work with main color yarn

1. 6 sc in mr

2. 6 inc (12)

3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4.-5. 18 sc

Leave a long tail for sewing

CHEEKS (x2)

1. 6 sc in mr

Leave a long tail for sewing

– Crochet the lion wool coat. Move the working thread with the thumb of the left hand. Insert the hook into the next stitch of the row so that the working thread was under the hook.

-Grab and pull the working thread to the front side.

– Crochet in continuous rounds, to start each of the next rounds make a chain.

– Finish crocheting the wool at the level about of 8 sc to the eyes.

LEGS

Start to crochet legs. Make 2 details. Start working with light

mustard color

1. 6 ch

2. 4 sc, 4 sc in 1, 4 sc (12)

3. inc, 3 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc, inc (18)

4. 2 inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (24)

5. BLO 24 sc

6. 8 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (20)

7. 6 sc, 4 dec, 6 sc (16)

8. 4 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (12)

Stuff

9.-19. 12 sc

Stuff

Crochet second leg the some way

Do not cut off the thread on the second leg, if necessary, move the safety pin so that when joining the legs both of them look in the same direction.

Continue crocheting the body.

1. ch 9, join first leg, place a marker, this will be first st of the row now, and crochet 12 sc on the 1st leg, 9 sc on the chain, 12 sc on the 2nd leg, 9 sc on the chain again (42)

2. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)

3.(7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)

4. Change yarn color to the haki color 54 sc

5.-6. 54 sc

7. Change yarn color to the white color 54 sc

8. 54 sc

9. Change yarn color to the citric color 54 sc

10. 54 sc

11. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)

12. Change yarn color to the grey color 48 sc

13. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)

14. Change yarn color to the haki color 42 sc

15. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

16. 36 sc

Stuff

17. Change yarn color to the white color 36 sc

18. Change yarn color to the citric color (4 sc, dec) x 6

(30)

19.-20. 30 sc

21. Change yarn color to the grey color 30 sc

22. 30 sc

23. Change yarn color to the white color (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

24. Change yarn colr to the main color (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Stuff and leaving a long tail for sewing.

HANDS (x2)

Start working with main color

1. 6 sc in mr

2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)

3.-7. 9 sc

Stuff

Change yarn color to the grey color

8.-22. 9 sc

Stuff

Leave a long tail for sewing

START FORMING THE MUZZLE AND BODY

1. Embroider eyes: insert the white threaded needle on top of the eye and thread it to the bottom as shown in the picture.

Bring the thread out near the second eye and repeat the same steps.

Embroider eyes and brows on top with brow thread.

Divide the eyes into 2 parts. Thus Embroider around the eye, with white thread at the bottom, and with the body color thread on top.

2. Sew on the cheeks

3. Embroider mouth with thin brown thread.

4. Sew the ears on to the head of the lion.

5. Sew the head on to the body of the lion.

6. Sew the hands on to the body of the sheep.

HAT

Crochet a hat after the ears are attached

31 ch

30 hdc

BLO (ALL ROWS)

3. 25 hdc, 5 sl st, 1 ch

4. 5 sl st, 25 hdc, 1 ch

REPEAT 3+4 rows 7 times.

It is the backside of the hat, form openings for ears.

7 hdc, 10 ch, skip 10 hdc, 7 hdc, 5 sl st, 1 ch

5 sl st, 8 hdc, 10 hdc on the chain, 7 hdc, 1 ch

Keep crocheting the hat until you reach the ear and

crochet:

– 7 hdc (the round at the bottom of the hat should start

with hdc instead of sl st), 10 ch, 8 hdc, 5 sl st.

– 5 sl st, 8 hdc, 10 hdc on the chain, 7 hdc.

Then continue crocheting the hat until it fits the baby lion.

Tighten the opening at the top of the hat using the threaded needle. Tuck the bottom ahd the hat is ready.

Crochet round both sides.

SCARF

1. 120 ch

2. 118 hdc, 4 hdc in last loop, 118 hdc (240)

3. (117 sc, 3 sc in 1, 1 sc, 3 sc in 1) x 2

EARS FOR SCARF

1. 6 sc in mr

Leave a long tail for sewing

MUZZLE FOR SCARF

1. 6 sc in mr

2. 6 inc (12)

Leave a long tail for sewing

START FORMING MUZZLE FOR SCARF

1. Sew on the ears

2. Sew on the muzzle

3. Embroider the nose and mouth with pink thread

4. Embroider the eyes with blue thread

MITTENS

Start crochet with brown color

1. 6 sc in mr

2. 6 inc (12)

3.-5. 12 sc

6. 11 sc, 5 hdc in 1

7. 11 sc, crochet “popcorn” 5 hdc in 1 stitch. Insert the hook in 1st hdc and to connect 5th hdc.

8. 11 hdc

MUZZLE FOR MITTENS

1. 6 sc in mr

2. 6 inc (12)

Leave a long tail for sewing

EARS FOR MITTENS

1. 6 sc in mr

Leave a long tail for sewing

Sew on the muzzle and ears

Embroider the nose and mouth with pink thread

Embroider the eyes with blue thread

JACKET

Start working with blue color

1. 31 ch

2. 30 sc, 1 ch

3. (4 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (36)

4. (5 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (42)

5. (6 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (48)

6. (7 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (54)

7. (8 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (60)

8. (9 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (66)

9. (10 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (72)

10. (11 hdc, inc) x 6, 1 ch (78)

11. 13 hdc, 1 ch, skip 9 hdc, 1 sc, 32 hdc, skip 9 hdc, 1 sc, 13 hdc, 1 ch (60)

12.-13. 60 hdc

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