Free Crochet Tutorial Little Sheep

Free Crochet Tutorial: Little Sheep by Irina Malashenko @Toys_by_iris

In this tutorial, you will learn how to crochet a small sheep, using plush yarn for the body and smooth yarn for the face, legs, and ears. The head and body are crocheted as one piece, and the rest of the details are sewn on. The ears are not stuffed.

Feel free to combine any pastel color combinations. The author suggests making the sheep in beige and white colors.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn: white (for the body)
  • Smooth yarn: beige (for the ears, paws, and face)
  • Embroidery thread for the eyebrows and nose
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes for toys
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle for attaching parts
  • Scissors

All necessary materials can be purchased here.

Crochet Abbreviations

  • KA – Magic ring
  • sc – Single crochet
  • inc – Increase
  • dec – Decrease
  • (…) x n – Repeat n times

Crochet Instructions for the Little Sheep

Head and Body

  1. 6 sc in KA.
  2. 6 inc (12).
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18).
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24).
  5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30).
    6-9. 30 sc (4 rows).

Switch to the plush yarn for the next rows.

10-16. 30 sc (7 rows).

  1. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24).
  2. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18).
  3. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12).
  4. 6 dec (6).

Stuff the body as you go along. Close the opening tightly after finishing the decreases.

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