How to Crochet Mini Tiger Plushie for Beginners

Learn a versatile pattern for crocheting a low-sew mini tiger plushie with a tutorial from Littlespot. This amigurumi tiger can be placed on a desk with balance for decoration and can also become a car hanging for Safari visits.

This same mall tiger project can be used to crochet similar-sized panda or similar animals with only a change in colours. You can crochet a pair of them within an hour. You will love its face, belly, stripe-work and chubby shape for the body.

The complete video guide for crocheting this tiger charm will be available at the end of this post. The complete guidance will also be available.

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Skills Required: Basic crochet techniques like single crochet, increase, and decrease. This tiger plushie also features orange and white yarn alternation for the belly that can be done by colour changes.

Crocheting small ears and limbs, a little sewing and adding tiger's black stripes with the yarn needle. Sewing the muzzle is also required.

Guide Span: 16 Minutes

Personalization Tips: You can follow the same pattern and use the white and black yarn alternation for crocheting the panda amigurumi. The idea is available in the video. You can also crochet this in a large size by using a large crochet hook and yarn weight.

Crochet Mini Tiger Plushie Tutorial

Learn how to crochet this mini tiger plushie with the following crochet tutorial. The tutor covers everything from written instructions and verbal guides to pictorial presentations. Here is a quick overview of the crochet mini tiger tutorial:

Body: Starting with a "magic ring," the tutorial gradually adds stitches to build the body.
Basic Techniques: Covers essential techniques like single crochet, increasing stitches, and colour changes, using orange and white yarn.
Building Body and Head: The body is formed row by row with incremental patterns like "single crochet and increase," which adds depth to each row.
Adding Details (Eyes and Nose): Tips are given on inserting eyes between rows 7 and 8 and attaching the nose, using either glue or sewing.
Final Touches: Includes guidance on sewing ears, and hands, and creating stripes to finalize the tiger's look. The result is a miniature tiger with detailed features and a playful appearance. A complete pictorial explanation for adding the black stripes on the top of the tiger is also provided.