Description

Tiger Toy – 1970s Crochet Pattern: Instant PDF Download

Size: 14″ (36 cm) in height

This 1970s vintage crochet tiger toy pattern has all the charm of a retro nursery classic. Worked sideways in double crochet with bold orange-and-black stripes, the body, legs, and head build up into a floppy, huggable stuffed animal pattern with pricked-up ears and a jaunty tasseled tail. It’s a fun crochet toy pattern for animal lovers, a handmade baby shower gift, or anyone building a menagerie of vintage crochet toys — the kind of pattern that turns a bag of worsted yarn into a treasured keepsake.

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Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Intermediate.
Construction: Body worked sideways in rows of double crochet with color-change striping; legs and underbody worked separately then joined; head worked in two pieces with divided ears; tail worked in the round in striped double crochet; all pieces stuffed and assembled with a flat seam.
Finished Measurements: 14″ (36 cm) in height.
Pattern Style: Written in standard UK crochet terms, with a full abbreviations key included.
Stitches: Chain, double crochet, increase, decrease (both fully defined in the pattern’s abbreviations).

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Worsted weight (4) — approximately 6 balls (50 g each) Main Color, 2 balls first contrast color, small quantity second contrast color.
Substitute yarn: Standard modern worsted weight yarn such as Lion Brand Worsted or Cascade Yarns Worsted.
Crochet Hook Size: US J / 6.00 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge).
Notions: Polyester filling, tapestry needle for sewing seams.
Gauge: 12 dc and 14 rows = 4″ (10 cm) over dc fabric.

This is a digitally restored PDF crochet pattern

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