How to tie a lion amigurumi?

Amigurumi is a popular Japanese knitting or crochet art. This technique is often used to make small toys in the form of various animals. Today we’ll talk about how to make such a product so that we end up with a Simba lion cub.

Amigurumi lion can be easily made with hook and yarn. Most often, when creating such figures, their individual elements are knitted first, and at the end they are all sewn together into a single product.

Before you start knitting an amigurumi lion, you need to prepare all the necessary elements.

• Yarn. It is better to immediately get all the necessary colors. You should not choose too thick types of such material, otherwise it will be difficult to work with it. To make a toy in the form of a lion, you will need threads of yellow, terracotta, white, brown.
• Hook. The most commonly used tool is 2.0 millimeters.
• Scissors for fabric. They will conveniently cut the buckle. In addition, it is imperative to prepare the threads to match the color of the material and needles. It is better to choose a long needle with a large eye, it will be needed in order to make a tightening and thread fastening. You also need to prepare a small needle for stitching the individual parts of the toy.
• Beads. They will be needed for the eyes and nose. It is better to pick up such details in black.
• Filler. Without it, the toy will turn out flat and ugly. Most often, hollofiber or sintepuh is used as a filler.

If you make amigurumi more dense, then the size of the finished toy will be much smaller.

Currently, there are various phased master classes and schemes, thanks to which almost anyone can make a toy according to detailed descriptions in the amigurumi technique.

It is recommended to start knitting from the head. To do this, take a white thread.

Get five stitches and start knitting from the second loop from the hook. First, make an increase, and then 2 simple single crochet and 3 single crochet (RLS) in one loop. At the end, do 2 scs (10). Thus, we should get the first row of the head.

Second row starts with two increases and 2 sc. To continue knitting, you need to make 3 more increases (PR), repeat 2 sc, PR (16).

Third row head begins with (1 sc, pr) 2 times. Then 2 RLSs are done again, (1 RLS, OL) 3 times, OL 22. After this, you should go to rows 4-6 already, 22 RLSs are done for this (22). As a result, the head of the future lion will be completely ready.

On the longest part of the part, five middle loops should be noted. After that, the workpiece is put off.

Recommended immediately proceed to the formation of the upper part of the nose. To make it, it is better to take the yarn of yellow color and collect six air loops, while leaving the longest end of the thread, since it is with its help that the part will be sewn to the muzzle.

Knit should be from the second loop. It is necessary to make only 5 single crochet columns, an air loop, later you should turn it over and continue working, making 5 RLS again. The resulting part is tied with RLS on three sides. The resulting part is immediately sewn to the muzzle of a lion. Do this to the place where five marks were previously made. So do seventh row on the face, which consists of 5 RLS (at the same time these elements are connected) and 17 RLS (22). Tie 14 offset stitches. Thus, this place will become the starting point for a new series, it should be located under the muzzle. The spout itself is sewn with the left end of the thread.

After that, ranks from 8 to 19. They are done in the same way as the previous rows, but each new strip should be slightly larger than the previous one. Through the remaining hole, the head can be immediately filled with a special filler. The hole is tightened as much as possible and carefully sutured.

After that, you can begin to create ears. The first row of this element consists of six RLS in the amigurumi ring (6), the second row is made using 6 increases (12). Rows 3 through 4 are knitted, making 12 scs (12).

After the ears are decorated, you can proceed to create the paws of a lion. You need to start from the first row, consisting of 6 single crochet columns in the amigurumi ring. The second row can be made by linking the PR 6 times (12), the 3rd row consists of (1 PRS, PR) 6 times (18). The rest of the rows should be knitted in the same order, you can make long paws to make the toy look more original.

At the same time, you can start knitting torso of a lion. Yellow yarn is also used for this. The first row of this part includes 6 SNBs with an amigurumi ring (6), the second row should consist of PR 6 times (12). To make the third row, you should tie (1 RLS, OL) 6 times (18). Thus, you need to make the entire body of the animal.

In the end you need to tie tail of a lion. First you should dial 15 air loops of the same yellow color. The thread is neatly trimmed, but at the same time, you should leave a small end of the thread for further sewing to the remaining parts. Prepare ten pieces of yarn from terracotta yarn in advance. Their length should be eight centimeters. They need to be folded in half and take a hook of a larger diameter (4 or 5 millimeters).Through the first loop, thread the chain and secure it. The brush should be cut a little.

The final step is the assembly of finished individual elements. First, you should attach your eyes to the muzzle. In this case, it is better to use medium-sized black beads. When connected, they will go a little deeper.

Lion nose can also be embroidered with a brown thread. After that, eyebrows and mouth should be made with the same yarn. The ears it is better to sew to the head between 17 and 18 next. Head and tail neatly attached to the torso.

At the end of the workpiece attach paws. To make a mane, you need to prepare pieces of yarn terracotta colors. The length of each of them should be about 9-10 centimeters.

The segments are wound on the index and middle fingers, and then cut in the middle. These strips are attached to each row of the lion's head (you need to start with the 15th row).

When the head of the toy is fully framed, you can slightly trim the ends of the yarn from which the mane was made. If you want it to be as lush as possible, you can use a thin needle to slightly stratify each piece of yarn. As a result, you will get a toy in the form of a long-legged lion cub, similar to the cartoon hero Simba.

Watch a master class on knitting an amigurumi lion cub in the video.