Shere Khan is a realistic, fluffy Bengal tiger cub with amber eyes, a white muzzle and hand-drawn stripes, standing on wire-framed legs.
PLEASE NOTE: this is an ADD-ON, not a full pattern. To make the tiger you also need the main pattern 0029 "Shanghai Leopard – Wise Mao" by Alexandra Simba, which is sold separately. This add-on explains the changes for the tiger: colours, head and face, sculpting and the stripes.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Experienced
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 26 cm long and 12 cm tall (without the tail).
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Working with fluffy yarn
Wire frame
Needle sculpting of the face
Tinting and drawing the stripes (explained in the pattern)
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• The main pattern 0029 Shanghai Leopard – Wise Mao (sold separately).
• Brick red: Alize Angora Real 40 (lace, 480 m / 100 g, colour 234), 75 g, plus Gazzal Super Kid Mohair (375 m / 25 g, colour 64419), 40 g.
• White: Alize Angora Real 40 (colour 55), 15 g, plus Gazzal Super Kid Mohair (colour 64414), 5 g. Or use Nako Paris (DK) or any fluffy yarn.
• About 3.5 m of 1.5 mm copper wire for the legs and tail; fabric plaster or insulating tape.
• 12 mm toy eyes or half beads (yellowish orange to brown); transparent glue.
• Strong sewing thread for sculpting; black or flesh-coloured modelling clay for the nose.
• A fine (0.5 mm) black permanent marker for the eyes, nose and mouth and a thick black permanent marker for the stripes; fishing line for whiskers.
• Crochet hook 1.75 mm, wire cutters, scissors, polyester stuffing.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
17 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
