To make this lion amigurumi you will start crochet from Leg. And from legs continue crochet body and head.
Legs (Make 2)
Leg 1
Start with yellow color yarn
R 1: mr with 6 st [6]
R2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 [9]
R 3: (2 sc, inc) x3 [12]
R 4: (3 sc, inc) x3 [15]
Stuff with fiberfill. Cut yarn and hide the tail.
Leg 2
Make the other leg, don’t cut the yarn. Join leg 1 with sl st.
R 5: 15 sc (leg 1), 12 sc (leg 2) [30]
Continue to crochet the body using the stitches of both legs.
Body
Start with yellow color yarn
R6:04 sc, inc) x 6 [36]
R 7-12: 36 sc (6 rounds) [36]
R 13: (4 sc, dec) x 6 [30]
R 14: 30 sc [30]
R 15: (3 sc, dec) x 6 [24]
R 16: 24 sc [24]
R 17: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
R 18-21: 18 sc (4 rounds) [18]
SI st. Stuff with fiberfill.
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Head
Start with yellow color yarn
R 1: mr with 6 st [6]
R2: inc x 6 [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 [42]
R 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 [48]
R 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 [54]
R 10: 54 sc [54]
R 11: (8 sc, inc) x 6 [60]
R 12-19: 60 sc (8 rounds) [60]
R 20: (8 sc, dec) x 6 [54]
R 21: 54 sc [54]
R 22: (7 sc, dec) x 6 [48]
R 23: (6 sc, dec) x 6 [42]
R 24: (5 sc, dec) x 6 [36]
R 25: (4 sc, dec) x 6 [30]
R 26: (3 sc, dec) x 6 [24]
R 27: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
Sl st. Stuff with fiberfill.
Cut yarn and hide the tail.
Ears (make 2)
Start with orange color yarn
R 1: mr with 6 st [6]
R 2: inc x 6 [12]
R3-4: 12 sc (2 rounds) [12]
Not to stuff with fiberfill. You fold top of ear flat and crochet sc through both sides across. (6 sc)
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Arms (make 2)
Start with yellow color yarn
R 1: mr with 6 st [6]
R2: (1 sc, inc) x3 [9]
Change to orang color
R 3-7: 9 sc (5 rounds) [9]
Fasten of, stuff 1/2 length of the arms.
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
