Amigurumi sweet sheep free pattern
This is a free amigurumi pattern to make this sweet amigurumi sheep toy. The legs, body and head of the amigurumi sheep are crocheted as one piece. Other parts are crocheted separately and sewn together using basic sewing skills. The height of crochet toy is about 23 cm (9″), if you use a yarn of the same weight and similar hook.
Designed and photos by @natali_lit_toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: Himalaya Velvet (white), YarnArt Jeans #87 (beige) and #71 (brown)
- Hook size: 1.25 mm for YarnArt Jeans and 2.0 mm for Himalaya Velvet
- 8 mm safety eyes
- Some black yarn for embrodering eyelashes and pink for embroidering a nose
- Tapestry needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…)*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free amigurumi sheep pattern
Legs, body and head
Legs (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 5: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
R 6-7: 18 sc (2 rows)
Change to beige yarn:
R 8-21: 18 sc (14 rows)
Change to Himalaya Velvet yarn:
R 22-26: 18 sc (5 rows)
F.o. for the first leg.
Crochet 2 sc on the second leg.
F.o. for the second leg.
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 27: 18 sc on the 1st leg, 18 sc on 2nd leg (36)
R 28: 15 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 14 sc (39)
R 29-30: 39 sc (2 rows)
R 31: make dec on the sides of the body (37)
R 32-33: 37 sc (2 rows)
R 34: make dec on the sides of the body and 1 dec in the center (34)
R 35: make dec on the sides of the body (32)
R 36: make dec on the sides of the body (30)
R 37: 30 sc
R 38: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 39: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 40: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Change to beige yarn.
Continue crocheting the head in the round:
R 1: (inc)*12 (24)
R 2: (inc)*24 (48)
R 3: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 4: (8 sc, inc)*6 (60)
R 5: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
R 6: (10 sc, inc)*6 (72)
R 7-21: 72 sc (15 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 15 and R 16.
R 22: 5 sc, dec, (10 sc, dec)*5, 5 sc (66)
R 23: 66 sc
R 24: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
R 25: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
R 26: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 27: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 28: (5 sc, dec) *6 (36)
R 29: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 30: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 31: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 32: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
R 33: (dec)*6 (6)
F.o.
Arms (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc)*7 (14)
R 3-6: 14 sc (4 rows)
Change to beige yarn:
R 7-23: 14 sc (17 rows)
Change to Himalaya Velvet yarn:
R 24: (dec)*7 (7)
R 25: 7 sc
Stuff just a little with fiberfill.
Fold top of arm flat and 3 sc through both sides across.
F.o.
Ears (make 2)
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
R 4: (1 sc, inc)*6(18)
R 5-7: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (4 sc, dec)*3 (15)
R 9: 15 sc
R 10: (3 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Fold top of ear flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
Than fold top one time more and 3 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Hat
With Himalaya Velvet yarn and 2.0 mm crochet hook:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) *6(18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7-11: 36 sc (5 rows)
1 sc, sl st. F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
With Himalaya Velvet yarn and 2.0 mm crochet hook:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
Sl st. F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.