Cute Sheep crochet pattern

Today we will make a cute sheep together. #Cute Sheep crochet pattern.

Materials

Cotton yarn – size 8/4, in the following colors:

White

Black (can be changed with beige or light grey) For the fluffy body:

Happy Chunky Double yarn – white color (or similar fluffy yarn – white color)

Stitch markers

Scissors

Fiber fill

Hook number 2.5 and 4.5

Abbreviations for cute Sheep crochet pattern

mr – magic ring

sc – single crochet in US (double crochet in UK)

inc – increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)

dec – decrease (2 single crochet together)

slst – slip stitch

ch-chain

Body

Use white color yarn – Happy Chunky Double and hook size 4.5.

1. 6sc in mr (6)

2. inc x6 (12)

3. (1sc, inc) x6 (18)

4. (2sc, inc) x6 (24)

5. (3sc, inc) x6 (30)

6-8. sc around (30)

9. (3sc, dec) x6 (24)
10. (2sc, dec) x6 (18)

Start filling the body and add more as you go along.11. (1sc, dec) x6 (12)

12. dec x6 (6)

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Head – top part

Use white color yarn – Happy Chunky Double and hook size 4.5.

1. 6sc in a mr (6)

2. inc x6 (12)

3. (1sc, inc) x6 (18)

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Head

Use black color yarn, hook size 2.5.

1. 6sc in mc (6)

2. inc x6 (12)

3. (1sc, inc) x6 (18)

4. (2sc, inc) x6 (24)

5. (3sc, inc) x6 (30)

6. (4sc, inc) x6 (36)

7-8. sc around (36)

9. (4sc, dec) x6 (30)

10. (3sc, dec) x6 (24)

11. sc around (24)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the top part of the head onto the head, making sure you fill it before you close it completely.

Sew the head a bit above the middle of the starting rounds of the body.

Embroider the eyes on R9 and R11 of the head, using white color yarn.

Ears – make 2

Use black color yarn, hook size 2.5.

Leave a long tail before and after!

1. ch5, slst on the back of the chain, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook.

Sew the ears on the head, between R2 and R3 from the top part of the head on both sides.

Legs – make 4

Use black color yarn, hook size 2,5.

1. 6sc in mr (6)

2. inc x6 (12)

3-5. sc around (12)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Fill the legs and sew them on the bottom of the body.

Tail

Use white color yarn – Happy Chunky Double or similar, you need it to be fluffy, hook size 4.5.

Leave a long tail before and after the chains!

1. ch8, sist on the back of the chains, starting from the 2nd chain fom the hook.

Sew the tail a bit above the closing stitches of the body.