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Amigurumi Rainbow Lion – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Rainbow Lion – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Welcome to the bold and colorful world of amigurumi! 🦁✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for a Rainbow Lion—a vibrant and playful companion bursting with personality, texture, and a dazzling mane of colors! 🌈 Whether you love crafting whimsical animal designs, enjoy making expressive and eye-catching plush figures, or simply want to stitch up a majestic lion with a rainbow twist, this pattern will guide you through creating a beautifully sculpted plush friend with soft curves and striking details! 💛

This design embraces bright hues, dynamic shaping, and layered textures to bring a touch of joyful magic to your crochet collection! 🧶🏞️ I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your Amigurumi Rainbow Lion turns out just right—ready to roar into your collection or become a treasured handmade gift! 🎁 So grab your hooks, pick out radiant reds, sunny yellows, deep blues, and lush greens, and let’s stitch up a dazzling and cheerful lion friend! ✨

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🦁 Amigurumi Rainbow Lion Crochet Pattern

Brighten up your day with this cheerful and cuddly Rainbow Lion! With a vibrant multicolor mane, sweet embroidered face, and colorful paw pads, this amigurumi lion is perfect for nursery decor, birthday gifts, or simply adding a splash of joy to your handmade collection. Roaringly cute and full of character, he’s a true king of yarn jungle!

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – Involves shaping, color changes, loop mane technique, and detail embroidery.

📏 Finished Size

Approx. 11–13 inches (28–33 cm) tall using worsted-weight yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.

🧶 Materials

  • Yarn (Worsted weight):

    • Golden yellow (Main body)

    • Cream (Muzzle)

    • Black or brown (Facial embroidery)

    • Rainbow colors (Red, Orange, Pink, Purple, Blue, Teal, etc. for mane and feet)

  • Crochet hook: 3.5 mm

  • 10–12 mm safety eyes

  • Polyfill stuffing

  • Tapestry needle

  • Stitch marker

🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR – Magic Ring

  • sc – Single Crochet

  • inc – Increase

  • dec – Decrease

  • sl st – Slip Stitch

  • BLO – Back Loop Only

  • FO – Fasten Off

🧔 Head

With golden yellow:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

  7. (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
    8–18. sc around (42)

  8. (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)

  9. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  10. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  11. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

  12. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

  13. dec x6 (6)
    FO, stuff firmly.

Insert safety eyes between rounds 11–12, spaced about 8 stitches apart.

🐽 Muzzle

With cream:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. sc around (24)
    FO, stuff lightly and sew to center bottom of face.

Embroider a small triangle nose and a vertical line with black thread.

🦁 Mane (Loop Stitch or Strands)

Use rainbow yarn colors in segments (red, orange, yellow, pink, purple):

Attach strands using latch hook method or crochet loop stitches in a circle around the head.
Create 4–6 rows of loops or layered strands for full volume.

You can also crochet individual loops:

Loop:

Ch 9, sc back across (8), FO
Make 25–30 and sew around head in layers.

👂 Ears (Make 2)

Inner ear (teal), outer ear (gold):

Inner:
MR, 6 sc, sl st, FO
Outer:
Repeat same round with golden yellow
Sew inner to outer, then stitch both ears to head on either side of mane.

🧍 Body

With golden yellow:

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
    7–20. sc around (36)

  7. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

  8. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

  9. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

  10. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
    FO, stuff and sew to bottom of head.

🐾 Legs (Make 4)

Start with paw pads in rainbow colors (e.g. purple, blue, green, teal):

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 (12)

  3. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
    5–6. sc around (24)
    Switch to golden yellow:
    7–18. sc around (24)

  5. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
    20–21. sc around
    FO, stuff and sew 2 to bottom of body (front legs) and 2 slightly behind (back legs).

✂️ Finishing Touches

  • Shape the mane loops outward

  • Adjust leg positions for sitting pose

  • Embroider mouth lines and add small stitched eyebrows if desired

  • Weave in all ends

💡 Customization Ideas

  • Use sparkly yarn in the mane for a magical lion look

  • Add a small crown for a kingly theme

  • Use pastels for a baby gift version

This rainbow lion is a bold, huggable companion who brings color and cheer wherever he roars. 🧶🌈


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