Sheep Crochet Free Pattern
Hello dear Amigurumi enthusiasts! Today I would like to share with you a free Amigurumi Sheep pattern and construction instructions. Amigurumi has become a popular hobby in the world of craftsmanship, and in this article I will present you a great Amigurumi Sheep design. Trust your imagination while doing amigurumi. And dare to create your own unique designs. Welcome to the Amigurumi world, enjoy fun handicraft projects.
Here’s the FREE pattern! Enjoy!
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Gray, Pink and Black
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; Yarn Needle
HOOK SIZES: E/3,25 mm
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), bobble stitch (bo), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each round) otherwise instructed.
LEGS, BODY and HEAD (gray and pink yarn)
Make two:
1) start working with gray yarn, 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** three times (9)
3-10) sc even (9); F/O and hide the yarn and stuff the leg
Switch to pink yarn in the last sc of round #10 of the 2nd leg, do not cut the yarn, CH 6 instead.
Merge the two legs together:
11) join the yarn with a sl st to the 1st leg, ch1 and sc in the same st, crochet around 8 sc, 1 hdc in each of the 6 stitches between the two legs, keep working on the other leg, 9 sc, 1 hdc in each of the 6 stitches between the two legs (30)
12) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (40)
13) *1 bo, 1 ch, skip 1 st*, repeat ** 20 times (20)
14-20) repeat round #13 (20); keep stuffing the body
21) switch to gray yarn, 40 sc (40)
22-25) sc even (40)
26) *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (32)
27) sc even (32)
28) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
29) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (18)
30) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12); finish stuffing
31) sc dec around (6); F/O and close the hole.
Embroider the EYES and the NOSE with some black yarn.
Embroider the CHEEKS with some pink yarn.
EARS (gray yarn; make two)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) sc inc around (12)
3) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (16)
4-5) sc even (16)
6) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (12)
7) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the ear onto the head (between rounds #25-26). Do not stuff the ear, flatten it instead before attaching it to the head.
ARMS (gray yarn; make two)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** twice (8)
3-5) sc even (8)
6) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the arm to the front of the body (between rounds #17-19). Stuff the arm lightly.
It's All Finished:
