Free Crochet Pattern for Sheep Amigurumi

Crochet the most adorable lamb for your magical moments or as a nice gift for someone special! Free crochet pattern with easy to follow written instructions and photo tutorial for adorable lamb amigurumi toy which is perfect for inspiring your child's curiosity about farm animals. 

SUPPLIES YOU NEED

ca 50 gr cotton yarn (e.g.Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in two colors: white and brown, crochet hook 3 mm, polyester fiberfill stuffing, scissors, yarn needle.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

SIZE

The ready amigurumi is approx. 26 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.

SKILLS YOU NEED

chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch =chain

St = stitch

Sc =single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)

inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

Rnd = Round

TIPPS

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round.
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations).
• Numbers at the end of each round in parentheses ( ) = total number of stitches for that round or row.
• Please note that I use US crochet terms.

Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round

Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.

SHIFT STITCH

Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.

INSTRUCTIONS

ARM (2x)

Start with beige color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.

Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Round 3: *sc in each of next 3 stitches, inc* (15 stitches)

Rounds 4-7: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Change the color

Round 8 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 15 stitches

Round 9-13: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Stuff slighty.

Round 14: *dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)

Round 15-16: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second arm the same way.

LEG (2x)

Use beige color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.

Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Round 3: *sc in next stitch, inc* (18 sts)

Round 4: *sc in each of next 2 stitches, inc* (24 stitches)

Rounds 5-8: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Change the color

Round 9 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 24 stitches

Round 10: *dec, sc in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)

Rounds 11-15: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Stuff the leg firmly.

Round 16: *dec, sc in the next stitch* (12 stitches)

Rounds 17-19: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second leg the same way.

POPCORN STITCH

4 dc in the next stitch, drop the loop from the hook, insert the hook into first stitch from four dc´s,

grab the dropped loop and pool it through the stitches.

BODY

Work with white color yarn.

Round 1: Chain 4 stitches, join with slip stitch into a ring. Chain 3 stitches, 11 dc into the ring, slip stitch (12 stitches)

Round 2: ch3, dc in the same stitch as chain, 2 dc in each of next 11 stitches, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (24 stitches)

Round 3: ch 3, dc in the same stitch as chain, dc in next stitch, *2 dc in next sticht, dc in next stitch*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (36 stitches)

Round 3: ch 3, dc in the same stitch as chain, dc in next stitch, *2 dc in next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (48 stitches)

Round 5: dc in each of next 48 stitches

Round 6: ch 3, dc in the same stitch as chain, dc in next stitch, *2 dc in next stitch, dc in each of next 7 stitches*, repeat from*to* 11 times, slip stitch to top of chain 3 (54 stitches)

Round 7: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*

In the next round attach the legs (ensure that the legs are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):

Round 8: dc in each of next 10 stitches (*popcorn stitch in the next st, dc in each of next 2 stitches*), 6 dc both through leg and body, dc in each of next 21 stitches (*popcorn stitch in the next st, dc in each of next 2 stitches*), 6 dc both through leg and body, dc in each of next 11 stitches (*popcorn stitch in the next st, dc in each of next 2 stitches*).

Round 9: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*

Round 10: *popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches*

Round 11: *(dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch) twice, 2 dc tog, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Round 12: *popcorn stitch in the next st, dc in each of next 2 stitches*

Round 13: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*

Round 14: *(popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches), twice, popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog*, repeat from* till the end of the round.

Round 15: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*

In the next round attach arms (ensure that the hands are located in the middle and make several shift stitches if needed):

Round 16: dc in each of next 7 stitches (*popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches*), 6 dc both through arm and body, dc in each of next 16 stitches (*popcorn stitch in the next sstitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches*), 6 dc both through arm and body, dc in each of next 7 stitches (*popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches*).

Round 17: *(dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch), 2 dc tog, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Round 18: *(popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches) twice, 2 dc tog, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Stuff the body firmly.

Round 19: dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches (24 stitches)

Round 20-22: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Do not bind off!

HEAD

Continue crocheting with white color yarn.

Round 1: *sc in next stitch, inc* (36 stitches)

Round 2: *sc in each of next 2 stitches, inc* (48 stitches)

Round 3: *sc in each of next 7 stitches, inc* (54 stiitches)

Round 4: *sc in each of next 8 stitches, inc* (60 stitches)

Round 5-14: sc in each of next 60 stitches

Round 15: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*

Round 16: *(popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches) twice, popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Round 17: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch), 2 dc tog, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Round 18: *popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Round 19: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Round 20: *popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Stuff the head firmly.

Round 21: *dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog, popcorn stitch in the next stitch*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd

Round 22: *popcorn stitch in the next stitch, dc in each of next 2 stitches, popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Round 23: *popcorn stitch in the next stitch, 2 dc tog*, repeat from* till the end of the Rnd.

Bind off.

EAR (2x)

Crochet with white color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.

Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Round 3: *sc in next stitch, inc* (18 stitches)

Round 4-7: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Round 8: *dec, sc in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)

Round 9: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Round 10: *dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)

Round 11: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second ear the same way.

ASSEMBLY

Sew ears to the head. Be sure to step back and take a look to make sure they are even.

Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with the distance of 5-6 stitches to the head of your lamb.

Embroider nose with brown color yarn. Begin with the outline of the upside down triangle. Insert the needle through the top of the head and pull it through leaving a little bit of a tail. Then insert the needle 1-2 rows under the eyes and pull it through where you want your lamb’s nose to be. Add a line to the nose using same brown color yarn. At the end pull the needle out the same hole it originally went into, so that both yarn tails are coming out of the same hole. Tie a knot with both yarn tails, as close to the surface of the head as possible. Hide the yarn tails inside the head. 

Embroider eyebrows with brown color yarn. You can also add eyelashes. Embroider mouth if desired. Proceed to the smile if desired. Hide the yarn tails inside the head