Free Tigger Pattern for the Year of the Tiger!
So I was thinking about releasing one pattern for free this month and since it was the year of the Tiger, I thought why not Tigger? Besides, it also happens to be Winnie the Pooh Day!
If you happen to miss it previously, I have this free pattern of Piglet as well over here!
Terminology
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet (2sc1 means 2 single crochet in same ch)
Sl st = slip stitch
St = stitch (refers to number of stitches in one round)
Hdc = half double crochet
3hdc Bob means start with 1 half double crochet from end of chain into 3rd ch from end, then 2 subsequent half double crochet in same ch to form a rounded ‘bobble stitch’
Dc = double crochet
Sc2tog1 = single crochet decrease
Materials and Tools
2.0mm Clover crochet hook
Orion Top Deluxe Yarn, Crown Yarn (or any equivalent acrylic yarn) – orange, yellow, black, light pink
Darning needle
Stitch markers
Filling – use leftover yarn or polyester fiberfill
Scissors
Glass eyes
Craft wire (optional)
Head
Round 1: Magic ring 10 (orange) – 10st
Round 2: 2sc10 (orange) – 20st
Round 3: (Sc3, 2sc1) x 2 (orange), sc3 (yellow), 2sc1 (yellow), sc3 (yellow), 2sc1 (orange), sc3 (orange), 2sc1 (orange) – 25st
Round 4: Sc10 (orange), sc8 (yellow), sc7 (orange) – 25st
Round 5: (Sc3, sc2tog1) x 2 (orange), sc1 (orange), sc2 (yellow), sc2tog1 (yellow), sc2 (yellow), sc1 (orange), sc2tog1 (orange), sc3 (orange), sc2tog1 (orange) – 20st
Round 6: (Sc2, sc2tog1) x 5 (orange) – 15st
Round 7: Sc15 (orange) – 15st
Round 8: Repeat round 7 – 15st
Round 9: (Sc1, sc2tog1) x 5 (orange) – 10st
Round 10: Sc10 (orange) – 10st
Round 11: Sc2tog5 (orange) – 5st
Body (continue from head)
Round 12: 2sc5 (orange) – 10st
Round 13: 2sc10 (orange) – 20st
Round 14: Sc11 (orange), 12th arm, sc7 (orange), 20th arm – 20st
Arms (at 12th and 20th positions): Sc1 on main st (orange), ch1 (orange), ch1 (black), ch4 (orange), **3hdc bob (orange), sl st 3 (orange), sc1 back onto main st (orange)
Round 15: Sc20 (orange) – 20st
Round 16-17: Repeat round 15 – 20st
Round 18: Sc14 (orange), 15th leg, sc3 (orange), 19th leg, sc1 (orange) – 20st
Legs (at 15th and 19th positions): Sc1 on main st (orange), ch1 (orange), ch1 (black), ch4 (orange), **3hdc bob (orange), sl st 3 (orange), sc1 back onto main st (orange)
Round 19: Magic ring 10 then 2sc10, to join up to round 18 (orange) – 20st
Snout
Round 1: Magic circle 7 (yellow), 3 (orange) – 8st
Round 2: Sc1 (yellow), hdc1 (yellow), dc3 (yellow), hdc1 (yellow), sc1 (yellow), sc3 (orange) – 10st
Round 3: Sc1 (orange), sc1 (yellow), hdc1 (yellow), dc2 (yellow), hdc1 (yellow), sc1 (yellow), sc3 (orange) – 10st
Round 4: Repeat round 3 – 10st
Round 5: Sc1 (orange), sl st 1 (orange) and end off – 2st
Attach snout just below the yellow/orange junction of head at 5th-6th round of head
Nose – light pink
Round 1: Magic ring 4 – 4st
Round 2: Sc4 – 4st
Forms small ball, to be attached to the tip of the snout
Mouth – yellow
Basic crochet cord, 7 layers
(Get my free ebook at pocketyarnlings.com to see step by step how to make a basic crochet cord.)
Alternatively, can do the following:
Round 1: Ch2 then sc3 – 3st
Round 2: Sc3 – 3st
Round 3-7: Repeat round 2 – 3st
Attach the basic crochet cord in a ‘U’-shape just beneath the snout, with the ends aligned with the orange/yellow junction of the snout at the sides.
Outer Ears x 2 – orange
Magic ring sc7
Inner Ears x 2 – yellow
Magic ring sc3, sc at end to close up
Form a smaller circle
Join up the inner ears to the front of the outer ears on both sides.
Belly – yellow
Round 1: Ch4, sc2, 3sc1, go around, sc1, 2sc1 – 8st
Round 2: Sc3, 2sc1, sc3, 2sc1 – 10st
Round 3: Sc4, 2sc1, sc4, 2sc1 – 12st
Tail – orange
Round 1: Ch2 then sc3 – 3st
Round 2: Sc3 – 3st
Round 3-10: Repeat round 2 – 3st
String a wire inside to make the tail bendable.
Use black strings to make random short stripes over tail, spanning 1-3st distance at random intervals.
Assembly
Head
Ears
Join the inner ears to the front of the outer ears and sew down.
Attach the 2 joint ears on either side of head, at the 2nd to 3rd rows.
Snout
Attach snout just below the yellow/orange junction of head at 5th-6th round of head.
Sew the light pink nose over the tip of the snout.
Mouth
Attach the basic crochet cord in a ‘U’-shape just beneath the snout.
Align the ends of basic crochet cord with the orange/yellow junction of the snout at the sides.
Eyes
Add 2 glass eyes in the yellow rectangle in top ½ of head, at the 2nd row.
Both glass eyes are positioned close to each other, only about 2st apart.
Eyebrows
Small – use black strings to make 2 short eyebrows, spanning 1 st diagonally downwards on either side of the glass eyes.
Big – use black strings to make 2 longer eyebrows over the orange/yellow junction near the ears, spanning about 4st distance.
Body
Belly
Place the belly in the middle of the body and sew down.
Tail
Attach tail to the back of the main body piece, at bottom and in the midline.
Insert craft wire inside to make it bendable.
Body trimmings
Use black strings to make the stripes over his body.
1 long one over top of head
3 short ones over sides of face
3 short ones over the sides of the snout, at orange/yellow junction
2 short ones over both shoulders
3 long ones over sides of body, front overlapping with the belly and extending to the back
2 long ones over both legs
Randomly across the tail as well
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The full Hundred Acre Wood collection is below->. Don’t forget about the free Piglet pattern here as well!
