Materials: Needles etc: Crochet hook, size E (3.5mm); yarn needle; stitch marker. Yarn: Lion Brand, Vanna's Choice: Mustard (1skein); Rust (1skein) – you'll only use a little of this color; also, a small amount of green, black, and white worsted weight yarn to make the eyes and nose, and the sneakers. Stuffing: Cotton or polyester fill stuffing, or just use a few skeins of unwanted yarn (what I did).
Notes: sc2tog means a single crochet the next two stitches together (adecrease). Pull a loop through the first stitch, and then another loop through the second stitch. Then yarn over the hook and pull through all 3 loops that are on the hook. Tutorial from about.com: http://crochet.about.com/library/bldecrease.htm.
TBLO means do this stitch through the back loop only. Instead of inserting the needle under the V of the stitch
below, insert it only under the back piece of the V. Tutorial: http://crochet.about.com/library/blbackfrontloop.htm.
Finally, the lion can either be mad stiff (legs stick out even when you pick it up) or floppy (legs flop down
When you pick him up; see the middle picture above). It just depends on how you sew the arms and legs to the
Body (see pattern below). If you make it floppy, then it might not be stable enough to sit up on its own.
Pattern:
Everything In yellow yarn unless otherwise indicated. # of stitches in each round are shown in parentheses.
Head:
Ch2.
Round 1: Sc 6 times into the first chain. (6).
Mark the beginning of the round with a stitch marker and move it up each round as you go.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc. (12).
Round 3: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc]. (18).
Round 4 : Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next two sc]. (24).
Rounds 5-6: 1 sc in each sc. (24).
Round 7: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next two sc] three times, then 1 sc in each sc to end. (27).
Round 8: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc] six times, then 1 sc in each sc to end. (33).
Rounds 9-12: 1 sc in each sc. (33).
Round 13: 1 sc in next 5 sc, repeat [sc 2 dec, then 1 sc in next 4 sc] three times, 1 sc in each sc to end. (30).
Round 14: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next three sc]. (24).
Round 15: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next two sc]. (18).
Stuff head firmly.
Round 16: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next sc] four times, 1 sc in each sc to end. (14).
Round 17: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next sc] three times, 1 sc in each sc to end. (10).
Round 18: Repeat [sc2dec two times, 1 sc in next sc] two times. (6).
Cut yarn leaving at least a 6 inch tail. Using the yarn needle, sew head closed.
Body:
Ch2
Round 1: Sc 6 times into the first chain. (6).
Mark the beginning of the round with a stitch marker and move it up each round as you go.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc. (12).
Round 3: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc]. (18).
Round 4: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next two sc]. (24).
Round 5: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next three sc]. (30).
Round 6: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next four sc]. (36).
Round 7: Repeat [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next five sc]. (42).
Rounds 8-15: 1 sc in each sc. (42).
Round 16: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next 19 sc] twice. (40).
Round 17: Repeat [1 sc in next 10 sc's, sc2dec, 1 sc in next 8 sc] twice. (38).
Round 18: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next 17 sc] twice. (36).
Round 19: 1 sc in next 5 sc's, sc2dec, 1 sc in next 6 sc, sc2dec, 1 sc in next 21 sc. (34).
Round 20: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next 15 sc] twice. (32).
Round 21: 1 sc in next 4 sc's,sc2dec, 1 sc in next 5 sc, sc2dec, 1 sc in next 19 sc. (30).
Round 22: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next 13 sc] twice. (28).
Round 23: 1 sc in next 3 sc's,sc2dec, 1 sc in next 4 sc,sc2dec, 1 sc in next 17 sc. (26). Round24:Repeat[sc2dec,1scinnext11sc]twice.(24).
Round 25: 1 sc in next 2 sc's,sc2dec, 1 sc in next 3 sc,sc2dec, 1 sc in next 15 sc. (22).
Round 26: Repeat [sc2dec, 1 sc in next 9 sc] twice. (20).
Cut yarn leaving at least a 12-18 inch
tail. Stuff firmly. Using the yarn needle, sew body to head.
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