Cute little sheep free crochet pattern

Create a cute little sheep with this free crochet sheep amigurumi pattern! This adorable crochet sheep plush is made with two kinds of yarn: semi-cotton yarn and fluffy yarn. The combination gives the sheep a look and a cozy textured feel. The legs and body are crocheted as one piece while the head and other parts are made separately and then sewn together to finish your handmade sheep toy. The finished size of your amigurumi sheep will depend on the yarn and crochet hook you use.

Designer: @keti.amigurumi

You will need:

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50 g/160 m)
• Artland Fiesta yarn (100% nylon; 50 g/100 m)
• 2.25 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery thread or fine yarn
• Yarn needle
• Sewing pins
• Fiberfill stuffing

Abbreviations:

R – row
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Free little sheep amigurumi crochet pattern

Head

R 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
R 2: (inc) repeat 7 times [14]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [21]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [28]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [35]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [42]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [49]
R 8-18: 49 sc (11 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 12 and R 13, 6 stitches apart.
R 19: (5 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [42]
R 20: (4 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [35]
R 21: (3 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [28]
R 22: (2 sc, dec) repeat 7 times [21]
R 23: (5 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [18]
Fasten off.

Hood

With Fiesta yarn:
R 1: 7 sc in magic ring [7]
R 2: (inc) repeat 7 times [14]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [21]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [28]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [35]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [42]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 7 times [49]
R 8-14: 49 sc (7 rows)
Place the hood on the head and continue crocheting the next round without any changes (make decreases in the round if necessary).
R 15: 49 sc
R 16: 49 sl st
Fasten off.

Legs and body (one piece)

Legs (make 2)

Start with semi-cotton yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (3 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [15]
Change to Fiesta yarn:
R 4: BLO: 15 sc
R 5-8: 15 sc (4 rows)
Stuff the leg.
Fasten off on the first leg only.

Crochet the second leg, do not fasten off.

Make 4 ch and join with the first leg. In total there will be 38 stitches.

Body

Continue crocheting the body in the round.
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc [42]
R 2-7: 42 sc (6 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 9: 36 sc
R 10: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Stuff the legs and body.
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 16: 18 sc
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)

Begin with semi-cotton yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Change to Fiesta yarn:
R 3: BLO: dec, 10 sc [11]
R 4: dec, 8 sc [10]
R 6-10: 10 sc (5 rows)
Stuff the arm 1/2 full.
Fold the top opening flat and 4 sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: 18 sc
R 5: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 6: (1 sc, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
Flatten the ear, then fold it in half and sew the edges together or join them with slip stitches.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Flower

Work the flower in a magic ring.

Make 5 petals around the magic ring: (ch 2, 2 dc, ch 1, sl st) repeat 5 times.
Pull the magic ring closed and sew the flower to the side of the sheep’s head.

Leaf

Make ch 5.
Work on both sides of the chain, starting from the 2nd ch from hook.

R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: sl st, 1 sc, hdc, in last st: hdc, 2 sc, hdc, turn, along the other side: hdc, 1 sc, sl st.
Fasten off.

Assembly and finishing

1. Sew the head to the body.
2. Sew the ears to the head.
3. Embroider the eyes and eyebrows with black thread.
4. Embroider the whites of the eyes with white yarn.
5. Sew the arms to the sides of the body.
6. Sew the flower and leaf to the side of the head.
7. The toy can also be brushed with a hook-and-loop fastener tape to create a fluffy texture.