Crochet Tiger

 This is made using cotton yarn. I used white, dark brown and orange yarn and a 3 mm hook. The tiger is about 22 cm tall if the legs are stretch out. It can't really sit on it's own, but would make a lovely toy. 

The tutorial video : 

Head (orange yarn)
1) Magic ring,  6 single crochet (sc) into ring    (total 6)
2) 2 sc in each stitch (inc)    (total 12)
3) (sc, inc)*6    (total 18)
4) (sc in next 2, inc)*6    (total 24)
5) (sc in next 3, inc)*6    (total 30)
6) (sc in next 4, inc)*6    (total 36)
7) (sc in next 5, inc)*6    (total 42)
8) -15) sc all around   (total 42)
16 (sc in next 5, a 2 together (dec))*6    (total 36)
17 (sc in next 4, dec)*6    (total 30)
18 (sc in next 3, dec)*6    (total 24)
19 (sc in next 2, dec)*6    (total 18)
20 (sc, dec)*6    (total 12)
Leave a long tail for sewing.
Eyes between 11-12 side by side at a distance of 5 sc.

Muzzle (white yarn)
1)Magic ring, 6 sc into ring    (total 6)
2) (inc)*6    (total 12)
3) sc in next 3, (3in1)*2,  4 sc, (3in1)*2, 3 sc    (total 20)
4) - 5) sc all around    (total 20)

Ears (orange and dark color yarn)
1) Magic ring, 6 sc into ring   (total 6)
2) (inc)*6    (total 12)
3) (sc, inc)*6    (total 18)
4) (sc in next 2, inc)*6    (total 24)
Fold in half, crochet 12 sc (dark color yarn) on the edges. On the outline of the ear.

Body (orange color)
1) Magic ring, 6 sc into ring   (total 6)
2) (inc)*6   (total 12)
3) (sc, inc)*6    (total 18)
4) (sc in next 2, inc)*6    (total 24)
5) (sc in next 3, inc)*6    (total 30)
6) (sc in next 4, inc)*6    (total 36)
7) - 10) sc all around   (total 36)
11) sc in next 4, (dec, sc in next 3)*6, sc in next 2   (total 30)
12) - 13) sc all around    (total 30)
14) sc in next 4, (dec, sc in next 2)*6, sc in next 2   (total 24)
15) - 16) sc all around    (total 24)
17) sc in next 4, (dec,sc)*6,  sc in next 2   (total 18)
18) - 19) sc all around    (total 18)
20) (sc, dec )*6    (total 12)
21) sc all around    (total 12)

Arms (white and orange yarn)
1) Start with white yarn. Magic ring, 6 sc into ring   (total 6)
2) (sc, inc)*3    (total 9)
3) - 4) sc all around    (total 9)
Change to orange color
5) sc in next 7, dec    (total 8)
6) sc in next 6, dec    (total 7)
7) - 12) sc all around   (total 7)
13) (dec)*3   (total 4)
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (white and orange yarn)
1) Start with white yarn. Chain 5 and do an inc in the 2nd stitch from hook,  sc next 2,  4 in 1, sc next 2 , inc (total 12)
2) - 3) sc all around   (total 12)
4) sc in next 4, 2 dec, sc in next 4   (total 10)
5) sc in next 4, dec, sc in next 4     (total 9)
Change to orange color
6) - 12) sc all around    (total 9)
13) (sc, dec)*3    (total 6)
14) 2 dec
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail (orange yarn) 

Magic ring, 5 sc in ring, 5 sc all around until the length you want.

Use a dark color, preferable the same color as the edge of the ear and sew some lines on the face and body to make it look more like a tiger. 

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