Crochet Tiger Patterns: 5 Free Amigurumi Designs
These tiger amigurumi patterns differ in finished size, yarn weight, and how the stripes are handled. Compare those details first if you want a small shelf toy, a larger seated tiger, or a design with a low-sew assembly approach.
Whether you land on the small shelf toy or the larger seated version, you’ll want fiberfill on hand, buy more than you think, stuffed toys eat it fast.
Tiger patterns to explore
1. Terry the Tiger
Nicole Chase lists Terry at about 5 inches sitting or 7 inches standing. The design combines crocheted stripes with embroidered stripes across the top of the head. Combining both techniques gives the stripes more definition than an all-crocheted or all-embroidered approach would alone.
2. Crochet Tiger Amigurumi
Ana Figueiredo at Little Crochet Farm lists a finished height of approximately 7 inches, or 18 cm. The materials call for sport-weight yarn and a 2 mm hook. The fine 2 mm hook and sport-weight yarn produce tighter stitch definition than the worsted-weight tigers elsewhere on this list.
3. Free Crochet Tiger Pattern
Petra Salisbury at Cuddly Stitches Craft rates this seated 23 cm, or 9 inch, tiger intermediate. It is low-sew: only the head needs to be sewn to the body. Minimizing seaming to a single join between head and body makes finishing faster than fully-sewn amigurumi designs.
4. Sissy the Plush Tiger
Alena Kalabina works this one considerably larger, about 30 cm (nearly 12 inches) tall, in plush yarn on a 3.5mm hook. The head and body are crocheted as one piece, with green glitter eyes and embroidered eyebrows for detailing.
5. Free Crochet Tiger Amigurumi Pattern
Kali at The Friendly Red Fox finishes at about 8 inches in worsted yarn on a 3.75mm hook, with separate legs crocheted and attached to form the body, then the head, snout, arms, and ears added. A customizable sweater is included.
Choose by size and assembly
Choose Terry for embroidered and crocheted stripes, Little Crochet Farm for sport-weight yarn with a 2 mm hook, or Cuddly Stitches Craft for a larger low-sew project. For the biggest tiger on this list, Alena Kalabina’s 30cm Sissy is the one to reach for; Kali’s version is the only one with an optional sweater. Follow the original designer’s finishing directions for all small parts.
