Sheep

Author: Harugurumi
Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi sheep crochet

Free Sheep crochet tutorial by Harugurumi.

With this pattern, you can crochet a sleeping sheep. For this amigurumi, any acrylic, cotton, or cotton-blend yarn will work. For the body and head, use long-pile yarn, for example, Nako Paris. At the end, you can brush the toy with hook-and-loop tape or a slicker brush.

Materials and tools

  • Pink long-pile yarn
  • Smooth beige yarn
  • Crochet hook
  • Toy stuffing
  • Thread or embroidery floss for embroidering the muzzle
  • Ribbon
  • Small bell
  • Needle for sewing pieces together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi sheep crochet pattern

Amigurumi sheep crochet

Head

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: 2 sc in each stitch to the end of the round (14)
3: (sc, inc) x 7 (21)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 7 (28)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 7 (35)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 7 (42)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 7 (49)
8-10: 49 sc
11: (5 sc, dec) x 7 (42)
12: (4 sc, dec) x 7 (35)
13: (3 sc, dec) x 7 (28)
14: (2 sc, dec) x 7 (21)
15: (sc, dec) x 7 (14)

Body

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: 2 sc in each stitch to the end of the round (14)
3: (sc, inc) x 7 (21)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 7 (28)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 7 (35)
6-9: 35 sc
10: (3 sc, dec) x 7 (28)
11-13: 28 sc
14: (2 sc, dec) x 7 (21)
15-17: 21 sc
18: (sc, dec) x 7 (14)
19: 14 sc

Legs (4 pieces)

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: 2 sc in each stitch to the end of the round (14)
3-8: 14 sc
9: (sc, dec) (9)
10-12: 9 sc

Ears (2 pieces)

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: 2 sc in each stitch to the end of the round (14)
3-9: 14 sc

Muzzle

1: 7 sc in MR (7)
2: 2 sc in each stitch to the end of the round (14)
3: (sc, inc) x 7 (21)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 7 (28)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 7 (35)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 7 (42)
7: (5 sc, inc) x 7 (49)