Crochet Tiny Tiger Pencil Topper Pattern For Wildlife Enthusiasts

We all know that tigers are masters at climbing and just like their wild counterparts, this little crochet tiger is designed to climb right onto your child’s pencil! Imagine a tiny version of a real tiger, complete with all the intricate details. This crochet tiny tiger pencil topper captures the essence of a real tiger’s appearance, but it’s been cleverly crafted on a much smaller scale. Its legs are specifically designed to snugly hold onto a pencil, making it a playful companion for your child’s writing and drawing adventures. With its adorable features and tiny crochet stature, this tiger is ready to bring a touch of wildlife fun to schoolwork and creative projects.

Crochet The Tiny Tiger Pencil Topper Pattern

Making Your Crochet Tiny Tiger Pencil Topper

The required materials:

Any desired cotton yarn 240-250m/50 g in milk/white and orange colours (for example coco vita cotton, xenia alpina)
Thin black cotton yarn for design
Sewing black thread for embroidering the muzzle
Small eye beads
1.5 mm crochet hook
Stuffing material

Abbreviations (US):

MR – magic ring
st-stitch
sl.st. — slip stitch
ch – chain
t-ch turning chain
SC- single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase – two single crochet in one stitch
inc hdc – increase hdc two half double in one stitch
dec – decrease two single crochet together (invisible decrease or as usual)
BLO/FLO – back/front loops only

Step by step Pattern

Head

Begin crocheting the muzzle.
White/milk colour yarn
Rnd 1 – 6 sc into MR
Rnd 2 – (inc, sc) x 3 times (9)
Rnd 3 – (2 sc, inc) x 3 times (12)
Change to orange colour yarn
Rnd 4 – BLO 6 sc, 6 inc (18)
Rnd 5 – 5 sc, (inc, 3 sc) x 3 times, inc (22)
Rnd 6 -22 sc (22)
Rnd 7-3 sc, chain 3, skip 3 sc, begin from the fourth sc – 7sc, FLO – 4 hdc in one stitch, 4 sc, FLO 4 hdc in one stitch, 3 sc
Embroider the nose using a sewing thread.

Rnd 8 – 3sc, 3 sc to the chain (FLO), 7sc, bend the ear inward, BLO – hdc inc, 4 sc, bend the ear inward, BLO hdc inc, 3 sc (24)
Rnd 9 24 sc (24)
Rnd 10 — (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
Rnd 11 — (sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 12-6 dec, break yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Do not tighten the hole.
Sew the eye beads, sculpting the eye sockets. Draw the thread tails to the hole on the backside of the head. Embroider the eyebrows. Embroider
the stripes using black Iris yarn. Tighten the hole. Design the ready head later.

Begin to crochet the body from the head through the FLO of the bottom of the head, as shown in the photo:
Rnd 1- inc, sc, inc, sc between rounds, inc, sc, inc, sc between rounds (12)
Rnd 2 – 12 sc (12)
Rnd 3 (inc, 2 sc) x 4 times (16)
Rnd 4— chain 10, in the first stitch of the round 16sc+ 10 sc to the chain
Try on the paws on the pencil.
Rnd 5 16 sc (16)
Skip 10 sc (paws) and crochet the next round as usual from the first sc of the body.
Rnd 6 (7 sc, inc) x 2 times (18)

Rnds 7-9 (3 rounds) 18 sc
Rnd 10 – chain 10, in the first stitch of the round- 18 sc+ 10 sc to the chain
Rnd 11 10 sc, chain 10 – start working in the second chain from hook 9 sc, 8 sc (18)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Skip 10 sc (paws) and crochet the next round, as usual from the first sc of the body.
Rnd 12 (sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 13 6 dec, break yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Tighten the hole. Hide the yarn tail inside the body.
Embroider the stripes on the body using black thread.
The tiny tiger is ready!