Cute Little Sheep

Author: Nina Sukhina
Difficulty Level: easy

Cute Little Sheep crochet amigurumi

This free crochet pattern for the Cute Little Sheep was designed by Nina Sukhina @nina_sukhina.

With this pattern, you can crochet an amigurumi sheep. You will need fluffy Alize Softy yarn for the body and YarnArt Jeans yarn for the head and legs. The whites of the eyes are made from pieces of white felt, and the pupils are plastic safety eyes.

Materials and tools

  • Alize Softy yarn (any color), 40–45 g
  • YarnArt Jeans yarn (black), 15–20 g
  • 2.5 mm crochet hook
  • 8 mm safety eyes
  • Fiberfill
  • Stitch markers
  • Pins
  • White felt
  • Needle for sewing the pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR — magic ring
  • sl st — slip stitch
  • sc — single crochet
  • inc — increase
  • dec — decrease
  • (...) × n — repeat n times

Cute Little Sheep amigurumi crochet pattern

Body (Alize Softy)

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. inc × 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
Rnd 7. (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
Rnd 8. (6 sc, inc) × 6 (48)
Rnd 9. (7 sc, inc) × 6 (54)
Rnd 10. (8 sc, inc) × 6 (60)
Rnd 11. (9 sc, inc) × 6 (66)
Rnd 12. (10 sc, inc) × 6 (72)
Rnd 13. (11 sc, inc) × 6 (78)
Rnd 14. (12 sc, inc) × 6 (84)
Rnd 15. (13 sc, inc) × 6 (90)
Rnds 16–25. 90 sc (90)
Rnd 26. (dec, 13 sc) × 6 (84)
Rnd 27. (dec, 12 sc) × 6 (78)
Rnd 28. (dec, 11 sc) × 6 (72)
Rnd 29. (dec, 10 sc) × 6 (66)
Rnd 30. (dec, 9 sc) × 6 (60)
Rnd 31. (dec, 8 sc) × 6 (54)
Rnd 32. (dec, 7 sc) × 6 (48)
Rnd 33. (dec, 6 sc) × 6 (42)

Begin stuffing.

Rnd 34. (dec, 5 sc) × 6 (36)
Rnd 35. (dec, 4 sc) × 6 (30)
Rnd 36. (dec, 3 sc) × 6 (24)
Rnd 37. (dec, 2 sc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 38. (dec, 1 sc) × 6 (12)
Rnd 39. dec × 6 (6), sl st. Cut the yarn.

Preparing the eyes

Cut two rectangles of felt (1.5 × 1 cm / 0.6 × 0.4 in) and round the corners. Using manicure scissors, make a hole slightly below the center of each piece and insert the safety eyes (8 mm / 0.3 in in diameter).

Cute Little Sheep crochet amigurumi: legs, head, and assembly

Head (YarnArt Jeans)

Rnd 1. 8 sc in MR (8)
Rnd 2. inc × 8 (16)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) × 8 (24)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) × 8 (32)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) × 8 (40)
Rnds 6–9. 40 sc (40)
Rnd 10. (dec, 18 sc) × 2 (38)
Rnd 11. (dec, 17 sc) × 2 (36)
Rnds 12–16. 36 sc (36)
Rnd 17. (dec, 4 sc) × 6 (30)

Attach the eyes between Rnds 12 and 13.

Rnd 18. (dec, 3 sc) × 6 (24)

Begin stuffing.

Rnd 19. (dec, 2 sc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 20. (dec, 1 sc) × 6 (12)
Rnd 21. dec × 6 (6), sl st. Cut the yarn. Use a needle to pull the remaining stitches closed.

Ears (YarnArt Jeans) — make 2

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. inc × 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Rnds 4–10. 18 sc, sl st. Cut the yarn.

Fold the base of each ear in half and sew it together.

Legs (YarnArt Jeans) — make 4

Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. inc × 6 (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Rnds 5–6. 24 sc (24)
Rnd 7. (dec, 2 sc) × 6 (18)
Rnds 8–11. 18 sc (18), sl st. Cut the yarn.

Lightly stuff the legs and sew them to the body.

Sew the ears to the head at Rnd 17.

Sew the head to the body.

Embroider the muzzle with white yarn.

Your crocheted sheep is ready! Please tag the designer on social media: @nina_sukhina.

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