Tully the Tiger

Tully the Tiger: Crocheted Amigurumi Toy

What is Being Made

Tully the Tiger is an adorable crocheted amigurumi toy designed by Cara Engwerda. This sweet and soft stuffed tiger is an intermediate-level crochet project perfect for crafters looking to create a playful, huggable companion. The finished toy features realistic tiger details and is suitable for gifting or display.

Craft and Technique

This project uses crochet as the primary construction method. Amigurumi is the Japanese technique of crocheting small, stuffed three-dimensional toys and figures. The pattern employs fundamental amigurumi construction techniques, building the tiger's body, head, limbs, and facial features through circular and spiral crocheting methods. The intermediate difficulty level indicates that crafters should have basic crochet skills and familiarity with common amigurumi techniques before beginning this project.

Stitches and Construction Methods

The pattern utilizes essential crochet stitches and techniques:

• Chain (ch) — the foundation stitch used to start sections
• Magic Ring (MR) — the starting technique for creating seamless circular amigurumi pieces
• Single Crochet (sc) — the primary stitch used throughout the toy for dense, sturdy fabric
• Single Crochet Increase (inc) — worked as 2 single crochet stitches in one stitch to expand pieces
• Single Crochet Decrease (dec) — created by single crocheting 2 stitches together to reduce stitches and shape the toy

These fundamental stitches combine to create the three-dimensional shaping necessary for amigurumi construction, allowing the crafter to build dimensional body parts that are then stuffed and assembled.

Materials Required

The pattern calls for the following materials:

• Yarn: 8ply yarns in DK (Double Knit) or Light Worsted weight, requiring less than 50g total in four colors — ORANGE (for the tiger's body), BLACK (for stripes and details), CREAM (for the belly and face markings), and PINK (for accents such as nose or inner ears)
• Hook: 2.5mm crochet hook, US size C-2, which creates appropriately tight stitches for amigurumi
• Safety Eyes: 8mm safety eyes for secure, child-safe eye placement
• Stuffing: Polyester toy stuffing to fill the completed pieces
• Additional Tools: Scissors and a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and assembling pieces

Pattern Information

This downloadable PDF pattern is provided by independent designer Cara Engwerda, trading as Cara's Creations. The pattern uses US crochet terminology. Finished items created from this pattern may be sold, though pattern images should not be used in product listings. The designer encourages crafters to share their completed tigers using the hashtag #carascreationsaus or by tagging @carascreationsaus on social media platforms including Etsy and Instagram. Additional patterns by this designer are available on Ravelry, amigurumi.com, and LoveCrafts.