Materials needed
• 100% cotton yarn in -
• Mustard- Main Colour
• White- Muzzle
• Brown- Mane and key details
• Black - Nose
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Security eyes
• Fibrefill
• Darning needle • Scissors
Abbreviations
R- Round
Ch- Chain
Sc- Single crochet
St- Stitch
Inc- 2 single crochet in next stitch
Dec- Single crochet two stitches together
(6)- Number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
( )* - Repeat whatever is in the brackets the number of times stated after the *
Make a magic circle/ slip knot and chain 2
Head
R 1- 6 sc in mc/ 6sc in Second ch (6)
R 2- inc* 6 (12)
R 3- (1sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4- (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5- (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6- (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 7- (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)
R 8- (6 sc, inc)* 6 (48)
R 9- (7 sc, inc)* 6 (54)
R 10- (8 sc, inc)* 6 (60)
R 11- (9 sc, inc)* 6 (66)
R 12- (10 sc, inc)* 6 (72)
R 13 - R22- 1sc in each st (72) (10 rounds)
R 23- (10 sc, dec)* 6 (66)
R 24- (9 sc, dec)* 6 (60)
R 25- (8 sc, dec)* 6 (54)
R 26- (7 sc, dec)* 6 (48)
R 27- (6 sc, dec)* 6 (42)
R 28- (5 sc, dec)* 6 (36)
R 29- (4 sc, dec)* 6 (30)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Place security teddy eyes in Round 17, Spacing them 8/9 stitches apart
Body
R 1- 6 sc in mc/ 6sc in Second ch (6)
R 2- inc* 6 (12)
R 3- (sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4- (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5- (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6- (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 7- (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)
R 8- (6 sc, inc)* 6 (48)
R 9- R17- 1sc in each st (48) (9 rounds)
R 18- (14 sc, dec)* 3 (45)
R 19- (13 sc, dec)* 3 (42)
R 20- (12 sc, dec)* 3 (39)
R 21- (11 sc, dec)* 3 (36)
R 22 - (10 sc, dec)* 3 (33)
R 23 - (9 sc, dec)* 3 (30)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing
Ears (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: inc* 6 (12)
R 3: (sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5-8: 24 sc (4 rounds)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: inc* 6 (12)
R 3: (sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6- (4sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7- R14- 1sc in each st (36) (8 rounds)
R 15- (4sc, dec) *6 (30)
R 16- R17- 1sc in each st (30) (2 rounds)
R 18- (3 sc, dec)* 6 (24)
R19- R20- 1sc in each st (24) (2 rounds)
R 21- (2 sc, dec)* 6 (18)
R 22- R23- 1sc in each st (18) (2 rounds)
R 24- 16sc, dec (17)
R 25- 3 sc, dec, 12 sc (16)
R 26- 7 sc, dec, 7 sc (15)
R 27- 10 sc, dec, 3 sc (14)
R 28- 12 sc, dec (13)
R 29- 3 sc, dec, 8 sc (12)
R 30- (4sc,dec)*2 (10)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Add paw details to the end of the arm with Brown yarn.
Insert needle in R3 and make it come out from R11. Repeat to make the marking darker.
Legs (make 2)
R 1- 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2- inc* 6 (12)
R 3- (sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4- (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5- (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6- (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 7- (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)
R 8- R11- 1sc in each st (4 rounds)
R 12- (5 sc, dec)* 6 (36)
R 13: sc, dec, 11 sc, (dec, sc)*2, dec, 11 sc, dec, sc (31)
R 14: 2 sc, dec, 6 sc, (dec, sc)* 3, dec, 6 sc, dec, 2 sc (25)
R 15-R18- 1sc in each st (25) (4 rounds)
R 19: 5 sc, dec, 18 sc (24)
R 20: 11 sc, dec, 11 sc (23)
R 21: 16 sc, dec, 5 sc (22)
R 22: 20 sc, dec (21)
R 23: 4 sc, dec, 15 sc (20)
R 24: 9 sc, dec, 9 sc (19)
R 25: 13 sc, dec, 4 sc (18)
R 26: 16 sc, dec (17)
R 27: 3 sc, dec, 12 sc (16)
R 28: 7 sc, dec, 7 sc (15)
R 29: 10 sc, dec, 3 sc (14)
R 30: (5 sc, dec)* 2 (12)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Add paw details to the end of the arm with Brown yarn.
Insert needle in R3 and make it come out from R11. Repeat to make the marking darker.
Lion’s Muzzle
R 1- 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2- 2sc in each st (12)
R 3- (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4- (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5- (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6- (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 7- R11- 1sc in each st (36) Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Nose- Ch2, (In Black)
Row 1- 2sc in 2nd ch from the hook
Row 2- Ch1, inc in each st (4)
Row 3- Ch1, (1sc, inc)* 2 (6)
Row 4- Ch1, (2sc, inc)* 2 (8)
Row 5- Ch1, (3sc, inc)*2 (10)
Row 6- Row 9- 1sc in each st (10) (In yellow )
Lion’s Tail
Slip knot, Ch18, Skip first ch from the hook and work a sc in every st (17) Add brown yarn to create the furry end of the tail. To do this take 5 strands of yarn and feed them through the end of the tail and give it a knot in place