You will need:
- Crochet hook
- Yarn
needle
- Yarn - (Approx 85m)
- Black embroidery thread for eyes and face
- Soft toy filling
Stitches and abbreviations used:
(I
am from England but use US crochet terms)
- MC -
Magic circle/ring (sc unless otherwise specified)
- Ch -
Chain
- SC -
Single crochet
- Inc -
Increase stitch (2 single crochets into one stitch)
- Dec -
Decrease stitch (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- DC -
Double crochet
- ST -
Stitch
- FLO -
Front loop only
- BLO - Back loop only
- SLST -
Slip stitch
- FO - finish off
Other
things to note....
- This is
worked in continuous rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch marker to keep
track
- The
number in ( ) at the end of each round indicates the total stitch count
for that round
- *
* indicates repeated series of stitches
- Use
invisible decreases for a neater finished product
- Stitches
in [ ] are worked into one stitch
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Head and body
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1.
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Starting in brown - MC (6)
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2.
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*Inc * (12)
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3.
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*1sc, inc * (18)
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4.
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*2sc, inc * (24)
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5-9.
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24sc (24)
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10.
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*2sc, dec * (18)
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11.
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*1sc, dec * (12)
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12.
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Change to cream – BLO – *1sc, inc * (18)
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13.
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BLO – 6sc, inc x6, 6sc (24)
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14.
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BLO – 6sc, *inc, sc *x6, 6sc (30)
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15.
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BLO – 8sc, *inc, 2sc * x6, 4sc (36)
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16-24.
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BLO – 36sc (36)
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25.
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BLO - *4sc, dec * (30)
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26.
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BLO - *3sc, dec * (24)
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27.
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BLO - *2sc, dec * (18)
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28.
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BLO - *1sc, dec * (12)
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29.
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*dec* (6)
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FO and close hole.
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Fleece
Do the fleece before adding the feet and ears.
Join yarn to the first cream stitch on the head using the
FLO left over from making the body.
*2sc into the 1st stitch, 3dc into the next st
* repeat this on alternate rounds around the sheep until you have 4 rounds
left, then do every round until the end.
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Feet x4
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1.
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MC (6)
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2-4.
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6sc (6)
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FO leaving yarn tail for sewing to body.
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Ears x2
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1.
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MC (4)
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2.
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Do not join the MC. Ch 1 and turn. 1sc into each st. Slst
into centre of MC
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Fo leaving yarn tail for sewing to body.
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2 comments:
This pattern looks great! Thanks so much for sharing it.
Realy cute, I gave it to my grandma and she was so happy!
Thank you for posting it for free.
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