Bonbon The Tiglet is a beginner friendly crochet pattern created for the 2022 Chinese Lunar New Year. This little Tiglet will be part of our Chinese Zodiac Series which is also 'purr-fect' for any friends or families born in the year of the Tiger.
Materials
- Milk cotton yarn 4-ply: Color A - Yellow | Color B - Dark Brown | Color C - White
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- 10 mm round safety eyes
- 8 mm safety nose
- Black embroidery thread
- Toy stuffing (fiberfill)
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle
- Scissor
Abbreviations (U.S Term)
- rnd = round
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase
- dec = decrease
- st / sts = stitch / stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
Finished Size
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Approximately 4" (10 cm) tall
Skill Level
-
Easy
Let's Get Started
HEAD & BODY
(In yellow yarn (Color A))
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st. [12]
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st ) x 6. [18]
Rnd 4: (Sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6. [24]
Rnd 5: Sc in all 24 st. [24]
Rnd 6: (Sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) x 6. [30]
Rnd 7: (Sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) x 6. [36]
Rnd 8: (Sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) x 6. [42]
Rnd 9: (Sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) x 6. [48]
Rnd 10-26: Sc in all 48 st. [48]
Rnd 27: (Sc in next 6 st, dec) x 6. [42]
Rnd 28: (Sc in next 5 st, dec) x 6. [36]
Attach safety eyes between rnd 12 and 13, leaving 8 sts (7 holes) between them.
Attach safety nose in between the eyes rnd 15 and 16.
Start stuffing the head and body with fiberfill.
(In white yarn (Color C))
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st. [12]
Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st ) x 6. [18]
Rnd 7: Flatten the ear and sc across both sides of the ear in each of the next 9 st to close the opening.
Rnd 2: Inc in all 6 st. [12]
Rnd 6: Flatten the leg/hand and sc across both sides of the leg/hand in each of the next 6 st to close the opening.
Fasten off and leave a long yarn tail for sewing.
Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring. [6]
Change to yellow yarn (Color A).
Rnd 7-22: Sc in all 9 st. [9]
Rnd 23: Flatten the tail and sc across both sides of the tail in each of the next 4 st to close the opening.
Fasten off. Leave long yarn tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
- Sew the ears to the top of the head.
- Sew the stout to the front center of the face below the nose and embroider the center with black embroidery thread vertically from the nose.
- Sew the hands to the side of the body.
- Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
- Sew the tail to the center on the back of the body.
- Using dark brown yarn, embroider stripes on the top of the head and the side of the face.
Hooray! You have completed Bonbon The Tiglet!
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