Sweet Sheep: Free amigurumi crochet pattern

Sweet Sheep

Designed by Dusti Rose Hendricks

Sheep Of Delight Crochet

I’ve been wanting to make a sheep to go with my logo for a while, but I couldn’t get the wool to look the way I wanted it until now.  Using Back Loop Only stitches leaves you with a nice row of unworked loops that can be embellished later.  Try experimenting with it in designs of your own.

Skill Level-Intermediate

Gauge- Not important

Finished Measurements- 5 1/2” tall x 4 ”wide

Worsted Weight Yarn Colors-

                 .5 oz Peaches & Creme Ecru Cotton Yarn

                 .5 oz Peaches & Creme White Cotton Yarn

                 Less than .05 oz Peaches & Creme Black Cotton Yarn

Materials-

                 F/5 (3.75 MM) crochet hook

                 Yarn or tapestry needle

                 Scissors

                 Stitchmarkers

                 Polyester Fiberfill

Special stitches-

                 Back Loop Only: Insert the hook through the back loop of the stitch only (the loop         closest to the inside of the round).  Then complete the stitch as usual.

                 Half Double Crochet: Yarn over.  Insert the hook through the indicated stitch or space.             Yarn over and pull through.  With three loops on the hook, yarn over and pull through             all three loops at once to complete the stitch.

Abbreviations-

                 Rnd…Round                                  Sc…..Single Crochet 

                 Ch….Chain                                     St(s)..Stitch(es)

                 Inc….Increase                                Dec…Decrease

                 Rep…Repeat                                 Sl St..Slip Stitch

                 BLO..Back Loop Only                    Hdc…Half Double Crochet

Head

Use Ecru yarn.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: (Inc, Sc) rep 3 times (9 sts)

Rnd 3: (Inc, Sc 2) rep 3 times (12 sts)

Rnd 4: (Inc, Sc 3) rep 3 times (15 sts)

Rnd 5: Sc 15 (15 sts)

Rnd 6: (Inc, Sc 4) rep 3 times (18 sts)

Rnd 7: (Inc, Sc 2) rep 6 times (24 sts)

Rnds 8-9: Sc 24 (24 sts)

Rnd 10: (Dec, Sc 2) rep 6 times (18 sts)

Rnd 11: (Dec, Sc) rep 6 times (12 sts)

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 12: Dec 6 (6 sts)

Finish off with a sl st and weave in ends.

Ears

Use Ecru yarn.  Make 2.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 5, Sl st (11 sts)

Finish off with a sl st and weave in ends.

Limbs

Use Ecru yarn. Make 4.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: (Inc, Sc 2) rep 2 times (8 sts)

Rnds 3-4: Sc 8 (8 sts)

Rnd 5: (Dec, Sc 2) rep 2 times (6 sts)

Rnd 6: Sc 6 (6 sts)

Finish off, but leave the ends of the limbs open.  Stuff and set aside.

Tail

Use Ecru yarn.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 5, Sl st (11 sts)

Finish off with a sl st and weave in ends.

Head Cap

Use White yarn.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 6 (12 sts)

Rnd 3: (3 Hdc, Sl st) rep 6 times (24 sts)

Finish off with a sl st and weave in ends.

Body

Use White yarn.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc 6 (12 sts)

Rnd 3: Working in the BLO: (Inc, Sc) rep 6 times (18 sts)

Rnd 4: BLO Sc 18 (18 sts)

Rnd 5: BLO (Inc, Sc 2) rep 6 times (24 sts)

Rnds 6-7: BLO Sc 24 (24 sts)

Rnd 8: BLO (Dec, Sc 2) rep 6 times (18 sts)

Rnd 9: (Dec, Sc) rep 6 times (12 sts)

Stuff.

Rnd 10: Dec 6 (6 sts)

Finish off with a sl st and weave in ends.  This is the bottom of the sheep’s body.  Turn the body right-side up. The BLO stitches have left a spiral of unworked loops.  Anchor into the first loop by inserting the hook from the top to the bottom. Yarn over and pull through.  Then yarn over and pull through.  Insert the hook into the original loop again; yarn over and pull through.  You should now have two loops on your hook.  Yarn over and pull through both loops to form the first single crochet of Rnd 11.

Rnd 11: (Sc 2, Sl St, Hdc, Sl st) rep 32 times around (160 sts)

Finishing-

Sew the Head Cap to the back of the head.  Position it high enough that you can see three of the lobes above the top of the head.  Use Black yarn to make French knot eyes on either side of the face and a mouth if you want one.  The legs should be sewn to the bare space at the bottom of the body; the arms should be sewn between two layers of the wool on either side of the body.  The tail goes on the back of the body near the bottom.  Then sew the bottom of the head to the top of the body to complete your Sweet Sheep.