Free Crochet Pattern for Amigurumi Lamb

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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This adorable lamb can be a best friend for your little one. The perfect gift for anyone that loves farm animals! Also a lovely give away for friends and relatives. This free crochet pattern is perfect for inspiring your child's curiosity about farm animals.

SUPPLIES

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in three colors: brown, black and white, Schachenmyar Baby Smiles yarn in brown or any color you wish, crochet hook 2,5 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, scissors, 2 black beads or a pair of safety eyes 8 mm, yarn needle, pins, stitch markers.

SKILL LEVEL

Easy

SIZE

The ready amigurumi is approx. 20 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 in the one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

Rnd = Round

* = repeat instructionsfor the times indicated

(...) = total ammount of stitches

TIPS

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.

To make a magic ring

Loop the thread twice around yur middle finger
Put the hook under the both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
Pull the thread thrpugh the new loop. The firts crochet stitch is ready!
Repeat the needed amoount of times.
Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.

INSTRUCTIONS

The lamb is composed in some main parts to sew together at the end. The body is worked from the bottom up. The legs and arms are joined to it while proceeding. The ears and wig are made separately.

ARM (2x)

Start with black color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

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

Round 4 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 18 stitches

Change to brown color yarn

Rounds 5-8: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Change to white color yarn

Rounds 9-10: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Round 11: *dec, sc in each of next 4 stitches* (15 stitches)

Rounds 12-14: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Stuff the arm slightly.

Round 15: *dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches* (12 stitches)

Rounds 16-20: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Bind off. Work the second arm the same way.

LEG (2x)

Start with black color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

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

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

Round 5 (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 24 stitches

Change to brown color yarn

Rounds 6-9: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Change to white color yarn

Rounds 10-11: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Round 12: *dec, sc in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)

Rounds 13-18: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Stuff the leg firmly.

Round 19: *dec, sc in the next stitch* (12 stitches)

Rounds 20-21: sc in each of next stitch until the end of the round

Stuff firmly. Cast off the first leg. Work the second leg the same way!

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.

BODY

Work with Schachenmyar Baby Smiles yarn. Make shift stitch every 2-3 round.

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

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

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

Round 5: *sc in each of next 3 stitches, inc* (30 stitches)

Round 6: *sc in each of next 4 stitches, inc* (36 stitches)

Round 7: *sc in each of next 5 stitches, inc* (42 stitches)

Round 8: *sc in each of next 6 stitches, inc* (48 stitches)

Round 9: *sc in each of next 7 stitches, inc* (54 stitches)

Rounds 10: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Round 11: *sc in each of next 8 stitches, inc* (60 stitches)

Round 12: sc in each of next 60 stitches

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

Round 13: sc in each of next 12 stitches, 6 sc both through hand and body, sc in each of next 24 stitches, 6 sc both through hand and body, sc in each of next 12 stitches.

Rounds 14-20: sc in each of next 60 stitches

Round 21: *dec, sc in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)

Rounds 22-23: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Round 24: *dec, sc in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)

Round 25: sc in each of next 48 stitches

Round 26: *dec, sc in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)

Round 27: sc in each of next 42 stitches

Round 28: *dec, sc in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)

Round 29: *dec, sc in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)

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

Round 30: sc in each of next 5 stitches, 6 sc both through hand and body, sc in each of next 9 stitches, 6 sc both through hand and body, sc in each of next 4 stitches.

Round 31: *dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)

Stuff the body firmly.

Change the yarn to white color

Round 32: sc in each of next 24 stitches

HEAD

Continue crocheting in rounds using white color yarn

Round 1: *sc in the 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 5-15: sc in each of next 60 stitches

Round 16: *dec, sc in each of next 8 stitches* (54 stitches)

Round 17: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Round 18: *dec, sc in each of next 7 stitches* (48 stitches)

Round 19: *dec, sc in each of next 6 stitches* (42 stitches)

Mark where you want the safety eyes to be placed with pins and attach them with the distance of 8-10 stitches to the head of your amigurumi.

Round 20: *dec, sc in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)

Round 21: *dec, sc in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)

Round 22:*dec, sc in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)

Stuff the head firmly.

Round 23: *dec, sc in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)

Round 24: *dec, sc in the next stitch* (12 stitches)

Round 25: *dec*, repeat 6 times.

Bind off.

WIG

Work with Schachenmyar Baby Smiles yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Round 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

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

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

Round 5: *sc in each of next 3 stitches, inc* (30 stitches)

Round 6: *sc in each of next 4 stitches, inc* (36 stitches)

Round 7: *sc in each of next 5 stitches, inc* (42 stitches)

Round 8: *sc in each of next 6 stitches, inc* (48 stitches)

Round 9: *sc in each of next 7 stitches, inc* (54 stitches)

Rounds 10: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Round 11: *sc in each of next 8 stitches, inc* (60 stitches)

Round 12-13: sc in each of next 60 stitches

EAR (2x)

Crochet with brown color yarn..

Round 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring.

Round 2: *inc* 6 times (12 stitches)

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

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

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

Since all the elements of your amigurumi lamb are crocheted, it´s time to sew them together. Use a blunt sweing needle.

Embroider eyebrows with brown color yarn. Insert the needle through the top of the head and pull it through leaving a little bit of a tail. Then insert the needle again and pull it through where you want your lamb´s eyebrows to be. 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. Using the same color yarn embrooder mouth if desired. You can also add eyelashes if you wish.

Now embroider nose with the same brown color yarn. Begin with the outline of the upside down triangle. Insert the needle one row under the eyes and pull it through where you want your lamb’s nose to be. Fill in the triangle if desired, and finish the uneven lines. 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.

Sew the wig onto the head of your lamb.

Ears are attached to the head 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 amigurumi. Be sure to step back and take a look to make sure they are even.