Crocheting a Cute Lion

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

Yarn: mustard (Gazzal Baby Cotton 3447), brown (unknown wool mixture, perhaps the Semenovskaya yarn), peach (Vita Coco Cotton 3883), yellow (Semenovskaya yarn, Cable)
Eyes 6 mm
Hook 2 mm and 1.5 mm

TABLE OF SYMBOLS

CS – chane stitch

SS – slip stitch

SC – single crochet

HDC – half double crochet

DC – double crochet

TC – treble crochet

DTC – double treble crochet

DC-TC-DC – combination in one loop

W – widening

R – reducing

HEAD
Mustard yarn

R1: 6 SCs in a ring

R2: W (x6) – 12 SCs

R3: *SC, W* (x6) – 18 SCs

R4: *2 SCs, W* (x6) – 24 SCs

R5: *3 SCs, W* (x6) – 30 SCs

R6: *4 SCs, W* (x6) – 36 SCs

R7: *5 SCs, W* (x6) – 42 SCs

R8: *6 SCs, W* (x6) – 48 SCs

R9-14: 48 SCs (6 rows)

Between R13 and R14 place the eyes at a distance of 9 stitches.

R15: *6 SCs, R* (x6) – 42 SCs

R16: *5 SCs, R* (x6) – 36 SCs

R17: *4 SCs, R* (x6) – 30 SCs

R18: *3 SCs, R* (x6) – 24 SCs

R19: *2 SCs, R* (x6) – 18 SCs

R20: *SC, R* (x6) – 12 SCs

R21: R (x6) – 6 SCs

EARS (2)

Mustard yarn

R1: 6 SCs in ring

R2: *SC, W* (x3) – 9 SCs

R3: *2 SCs, W* (x3) – 12 SCs

R4: *2 SCs, R* (x3) – 9 SCs

FRONT PAWS (2)

Mustard yarn

R1: 6 SCs in ring

R2: W (x6) – 12 SCs

R3: *3 SCs, W* (x3) – 15 SCs

R4-5: 15 SCs (2 rows)

R6: *3 SCs, R* (x3) – 12 SCs

R7: 12 SCs

HINDPAWS (2)

Mustard yarn

R1: 6 SCs in ring

R2: W (x6) – 12 SCs

R3: *3 SCs, W* (x3) – 15 SCs

R4: *3 SCs, R* (x3) – 12 SCs

R5: 12 SCs


BODY

Mustardyarn

R1: 6 SCs in ring

R2: W (x6) – 12 SCs

R3: *SC, W* (x6) – 18 SCs

R4: *2 SCs, W* (x6) – 24 SCs

R5: *3 SCs, W* (x6) – 30 SCs

R6: *4 SCs, W* (x6) – 36 SCs

R7: *5 SCs, W* (x6) – 42 SCs

R8-9: 42 SCs (2 rows)

R10: starting to interknit the hindpaws, 6 SCs with a paw, 30 SCs, 6 SCs with the second paw – 42 SCs

R11-12: 42 SCs (2 rows)

R13: *5 SCs, R* (x6) – 36 SCs

R14-17: 36 SCs (4 rows)

R18: *4 SCs, R* (x6) – 30 SCs

R19-20: 30 SCs (2 rows), don't crochet the last 2 SCs and start to interknit the front paw

R21: 6 SCs with a paw, 6 SCs with the second paw 18 SCs – 30 SCs

R22: *3 SCs, R* (x6) – 24 SCs

R23: 24 SCs

R24: *2 SCs, R* (x6) – 18 SCs

R25: 18 SCs

R26: 7 SCs, CS, turn

R27: 7 SC, CS, turn, edge in CS circle-wise

LITTLE MANE

Brown yarn

50 CSs + 2 CSs

R1: in the third loop from the hook 50 SCs

R2: CS, *SC, HDC, DC-TC-DC, HDC, SC* (x10)

BIG MANE

Brown yarn

50 CSs + 2 CSs

R1: in the third loop from the hook 50 SCs

R2: 2 CSs, *HDC, DC, TC-DTC-TC, DC, HDS* (x10)

TAIL

Brown yarn

R1: 6 SCs in ring

R2: 6 SCs

R3: *SC, W* (x3) – 9 SCs

R4: *SC, R* (x3) – 6 SCs

Mustard yarn

R5: 6 SCs

R6: R, 4 SCs – 5 SCs

R7-15: 5 SCs (9 rows)

Fold in half, 2 SCs

CHEEKS (2)

Peach yarn, hook 1,5 mm

R1: 6 SCs in ring

R2: W (x6) – 12 SCs

CROWN

Yellow yarn

R1: 15 CSs in the ring

R2: CS, 15 SCs, SS

R3-7: 15 SCs (5 rows)

R8: *SC, DC, TC-3 CSs-SS in the first CS-TC, DC, SC* (x3), SS

ASSEMBLY

Sew both manes at the same time. Mark the points with pins, retreating 6 loops from the eyes.

Cheeks are sewn under R14.

Retreating three loops from each eye, embroider a nose between them.

Between R6 and R9 sew ears.

Crown is sew in the mane.

The tail is sewn between R5 and R6 of the body.