Amigurumi Sheep Free Crochet Pattern

Designer : Natalia Litovchenko
Instagram: @natali_lit_toys 

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One of the free amigurumi crochet patterns we will share today is the amigurumi sheep, whose design belong to Natalia Litovchenko. You can learn how to crochet these sheep the free amigurumi pattern. Thanks to Natalia Litovchenko for this cute sheep.

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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

Notes: 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.

CROCHET SWEET SHEEP FREE PATTERN

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

Body
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:

Head
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.

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