Project introduction
This is a pattern overview, not a full tutorial. It gathers the practical facts about Lokum the Lion on Vacation / Aslan Lokum Tatilde, a free amigurumi design by Tugce Keles, who designs under the Instagram account @miniminibiri, so you can decide whether it fits your project list. You can reach the Original designer’s pattern and instructions through her listing, which combines a written pattern with a photo tutorial.
Lokum the Lion on Vacation / Aslan Lokum Tatilde
Lokum is a three-dimensional amigurumi lion in the Softies, Animal category, presented as both a written pattern and a phototutorial. Working to match the sample gives a finished toy around 15cm (6 inch) in height, a small keepsake size that suits a nursery shelf, a travel gift, or a desk companion. The pattern is available as a free Ravelry download, and the listing page also points to other designs by Tugce Keles.
The designer notes that you may use any yarn and any color you like, while the exact sample look uses Light-DK weight yarns with a 2mm (2/0) hook. The listing names two sample yarns: La Mia Cottony, a DK 100% cotton yarn with 131 yards / 50 grams, and Kartopu Organica Solids, a DK 100% Egyptian yarn with 136 yards / 50 grams. Switching yarn weight or hook size will change the finished size, so keep that in mind if you substitute.
Supply checklist
- Light-DK weight yarn in colors of your choice (the sample uses La Mia Cottony and Kartopu Organica Solids, both DK weight)
- A 2mm (2/0) crochet hook to match the sample gauge
- Check the free Ravelry download for the full supply list, since the listing page does not name stuffing, eyes, markers, needles, or other notions
Access and credit terms are stated clearly by the designer: the pattern itself is free and is not for sale. She asks makers to credit her as the pattern creator when sharing projects, which supports her work as an amigurumi artist. Finished items made from the pattern may be sold as long as she is credited as the pattern owner, with the design tagged to her @miniminibiri account. She also invites makers to share their lions with the community hashtags so she can see them.
The listing confirms this is a free Ravelry download, so grab the written pattern and phototutorial from the designer before you start, and remember that credit for the design belongs to Tugce Keles.
Construction follows the standard amigurumi approach of working a three-dimensional softie from the designer’s written instructions and step photos. Because this article is an overview rather than a tutorial, no row-by-row directions are reproduced here. Follow the designer’s link above for the complete pattern, and treat the checklist and measurements in this overview as planning notes only.
