Amigurumi Sheep Free Crochet Pattern

SUPPLIES

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in two colors: brown and skin color, a bit of pink for the nose and black for eyes, some fluffy yarn, e.g. Schachenmayr Tabby 100m/50 gr in brown, crochet hook 3 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, scissors, bead, yarn needle.

SKILL LEVEL

Easy

SIZE

The ready amigurumi is approx. 23 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.
• Amigurumi can be made in any desired colours.

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 skin color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

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

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

Chane the yarn color to brown.

Rnd 8-20: sc in each of next 15 stitches 

Rnd 21: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (12 stitches)

Rnd 22: sc in each of next 12 sts

Stuff slightly. Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Work the second arm the same way.

LEG (2x)

Start with skin color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

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

Rnd 4-6: sc in each of next 15 stitches 

Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (18 stitches)

Change the yarn color to brown

Rnd 8-9: sc in each of next 18 stitches 

Rnd 10: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (21 stitches)

Rnd 11-13: sc in each of next 21 stitches

Bind off. Work the second leg the same way repeating rounds 1-13 but do not cut the yarn as we will join the legs together to make the body.

Stuff both legs firmly.

BODY

Every 3-4 rounds make a shift stitch. Continue crocheting in rounds:

Rnd 1: make a chain of 5 stitches, work one round over both legs (21 stitches around the first leg, sc in each of next 5 sts, joing the second leg - 21 stitches around the second leg)

This is the beginning of the body. Continue working the body:

Rnd 2: sc in each of next 15 sts, inc, sc in each of next 25 sts, inc, sc in each of next 10 sts (54 stitches)

Rnd 3: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Rnd 4: sc in each of next 16 sts, inc, sc in each of next 26 sts, inc, sc in each of next 10 sts (56 stitches)

Rnd 5-8: sc in each of next 56 stitches

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 14 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 23 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 9 sts (52 stitches)

Rnd 10-13: sc in each of next 52 stitches

Rnd 14: sc in each of next 13 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 21 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 8 sts (48 stitches)

Rnd 15-17: sc in each of next 48 stitches

Rnd 18: sc in each of next 12 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 19 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 7 sts (44 stitches)

Rnd 19-20: sc in each of next 44 stitches

Start stuffng the body with fiberfill and keep stuffing while crocheting.

Rnd 21: sc in each of next 11 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 17 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 6 sts (40 stitches)

Rnd 22: sc in each of next 40 stitches

Rnd 23: sc in each of next 10 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 15 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 5 sts (36 stitches)

Rnd 24: sc in each of next 36 stitches

Rnd 25: sc in each of next 9 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 13 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 4 sts (32 stitches)

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

Rnd 26: sc in each of next 7 stitches, 6 sc both through hand and body, sc in each of next 10 stitches, 6 sc both through hand and body, sc in each of next 3 stitches.

Stuff the body firmly.

Rnd 27: sc in each of next 8 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 11 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 3 sts (28 stitches)

Rnd 28: sc in each of next 28 stitches

Rnd 29: sc in each of next 7 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 9 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 2 sts (24 stitches)

Rnd 30-31: sc in each of next 24 stitches

HEAD

Change the yarn to skin color.

Continue crocheting head as follows:

Rnd 1: *sc in next st, inc* (36 stitches)

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

Rnd 3: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 stiitches)

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

Rnd 5-16: sc in each of next 60 stitches

Rnd 17: *dec, sc in each of next 8 sts* (54 stitches)

Rnd 18: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Rnd 19: *dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (48 stitches)

Rnd 20: *dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 stitches)

Rnd 21: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 stitches)

Rnd 22: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 stitches)

Rnd 23: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 stitches)

Rnd 24: *dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 stitches)

Stuff the head firmly.

Rnd 25: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 stitches)

Rnd 26: *dec*, repeat 6 times.

Bind off.

EAR (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches)

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

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

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Rnd 10: jede 4.+5. M zus ab (12 Maschen)

Rnd 11-13: sc in each of next 12 stitches

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

HAT

Work with fluffy yarn now.

Rnd 1: Chain 4 stitches, join with sl st into ring. Ch3, 11dc into ring, sl st (12  stitches).

Rnd 2: ch3, dc in the same st as ch, 2 dc in each of next 11 sts, sl st to top of ch 3 (24 stitches)

Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in the same st as ch, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, repeat from*to* 11 times, sl st to top of ch 3 (36 stitches)

Rnd 4: ch 3, dc in the same st as ch, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 2 st*, repeat from*to* 11 times, sl st to top of ch 3 (48 stitches)

Rnd 5: ch 3, dc in the same st as ch, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 3 st*, repeat from*to* 11 times, sl st to top of ch 3 (60 stitches)

Rnd 6-7:  dc in each of next 60 stitches.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

FLOWER

Rnd 1: ch2, 10 sc in the 2nd st, sl st.

Rnd 2: *ch4, 2 tc in the same st, 2 tc and ch4 in next st, sl st in next st*, repeat from* to* 5 times.

ASSEMBLY

Sew the hat to the head of the sheep.

Ears are attached to the body now. Thread a needle on one of the yarn tails left from the ears, fold the bottom of the ear toward center and sew it to the other side. Place the ears in their right place on the head. Using the yarn left sew them to the head of your sheep.

Embroider nose with pink color yarn.. 

Mark where you want the eyes to be and embroider them suing the black color yarn. Embroider mouth and eyelashes with black yarn if desired. 

Sew flower onto the head. Weave in all ends. Ready!

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!