Free Master Class on Crocheting a Little Sheep

Free Master Class on Crocheting a Little Sheep by Rnata @rnata6744

With this description, you can crochet a little sheep using a hook. You can use any acrylic, cotton, or semi-cotton yarn for amigurumi and the appropriate hook size. For the face, you can use plastic safety eyes or embroidery.

Materials and Tools

  • Yarn
  • Hook
  • Eyes for toys
  • Stuffing for toys
  • Needle for attaching parts
  • Scissors

Everything you need can be purchased here.

Abbreviations

  • KA – magic ring
  • ch – chain stitch
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • inc – increase
  • dec – decrease
  • (…) x n times – repeat n times

Amigurumi Crochet Description for the Little Sheep

Body

  1. Round 1: 6 sc in KA (6)
  2. Round 2: inc to the end (12)
  3. Round 3: (inc, sc) x 6 (18)
  4. Round 4: (inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24)
  5. Round 5: (inc, 3 sc) x 6 (30)
  6. Round 6: (inc, 4 sc) x 6 (36)
  7. Round 7: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
  8. Round 8: (inc, 6 sc) x 6 (48)
  9. Round 9: (3 inc, 5 sc) x 6 (66)
  10. Round 12: 2 sc, (3 inc, 2 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc) x 5, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 dec (72)
  11. Round 13: 2 sc, ((1 sc, inc) x 3, 2 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc) x 5, (sc, inc) x 3, 2 sc, 1 dec (84)
  12. Rounds 14-17: 84 sc (84) – 4 rounds
  13. Round 18: 2 sc, ((1 sc, 1 dec) x 3, 5 sc) x 5, (1 sc, 1 dec) x 3, 3 sc (66)
  14. Round 19: 66 sc (66)
  15. Round 20: 2 sc, (3 dec, 5 sc) x 5, 3 dec, 3 sc (48)
  16. Round 21: (dec, 6 sc) x 6 (42)
  17. Round 22: 42 sc. Add stuffing. Do not stuff tightly (42)
  18. Round 23: (dec, 5 sc) x 6 (36)
  19. Round 24: (dec, 4 sc) x 6 (30)
  20. Round 25: (dec, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
  21. Round 26: (dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
  22. Round 27: (dec, sc) x 6 (12)
  23. Round 28: dec x 6 (6)

Pull the remaining stitches tight (using a needle).

Head

  1. Round 1: Make a chain of 7 ch, starting from the second ch from the hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, then continue working on the other side of the chain with 5 sc (14)
  2. Round 2: 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, inc (20)
  3. Round 3: (sc, inc) x 2, 4 sc, (sc, inc) x 3, 5 sc, inc (26)
  4. Rounds 4-6: 26 sc (26) – 3 rounds
  5. Round 7: (2 dec, 9 sc) x 2 (22)
  6. Rounds 8-11: 22 sc (22) – 4 rounds
  7. Rounds 12-13: Work in the back loops: 22 sc (22) – 2 rounds
  8. Round 15: In the back loops: (2 dec, 7 sc) x 2 (18)

Add stuffing. You can crochet 1 sc after round 15 to continue sideways. Fold the piece in half and crochet 1 round of sc in the back loops of the stitches. You can also sew it with a needle (through the back loops).