First, using a 1.5mm hook, I crocheted the head, body, arms and legs in yellow from the Little Amigurumi Kitty pattern by Mari-Liis Lille from lilleliis.com. The ears were taken from the Tiny Lion Amigurumi pattern from Amigurumi Today. For the white muzzle, I used Jessica Doering's Tiny Teddy pattern found at Neogurumi.
For the head:
Crocheted from top to bottom.
1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]
4: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24]
5: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30]
6: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [36]
7: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [42]
8-12: Sc in each st around
13: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [36]
14: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [30]
If using safety eyes, fasten them between rounds 10 and 11. Insert the first eye, then count 9 holes to the left and insert the second eye in the next hole. Close the washers.
Fill the head with fiberfill and add stuffing as you go.
15: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24]
16: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [18]
17: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 6 times [12]
For the body:
Crocheted from the bottom up.
1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18]
4: (Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24]
5: (Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30]
6-7: Sc in each st around
8: (Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24]
9: Sc in each st around
10: (Sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [21]
11: (Sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [18]
Stuff the body and add stuffing as you go.
12: (Sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [15]
13: (Sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [12]
Sew the head and body together.
For the arms: (make 2)
1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 3 times [9]
3-6: Sc in each st around
Fill the tip of the arm.
7: Sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog [8]
8: Sc in each st around
9: Sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog [7]
10: Sc in each st around
11: Sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog [6]
12: Sc in each st around
Sew the arms quite to the front, between the head and body.
Attach the arms with a few stitches to the body to keep them in place.
For the legs: (make 2)
1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]
3-8: Sc in each st around
Fill the tip of the leg.
9: (Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [9]
Sew the legs to the body in sitting position.
For the ears: (make 2)
1: 5 sc in MR [5]
2: (inc) repeat 5 times [10]
3: (inc, sc in next 4 st) repeat twice [12]
4: sc in each st [12]
Finish with a sl st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
For the muzzle:
1: 6 sc in MR [6]
2: sc inc x 6 [12]
3: 1 sc, sc inc x 3, 3 sc, sc inc x 3, 2 sc [18]
FO with long tail. Sew to the face, adding some stuffing before closing.
For the tail:
1: 6 sc in magic circle in black yarn
2-5: 6 sc
3-20: 6 sc in yellow yarn
Finish off and sew to body.
I made the eyes by making knots out of black yarn (I'm terrible at French knots) and sewing them on, I embroidered the nose and mouth with black embroidery thread, and I sewed on the whiskers with ordinary black sewing thread. Lastly I used an earbud (Q-tip) to paint the spots in black acrylic craft paint. I also used a toothpick to tidy them up.
Unfortunately I don't have a good quality camera, but here's some more shots of the little amigurumi leopard:
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