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It is Day 5 of the Spring Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along and today's little farm animal won't be a big surprise. Today we add little lamb to the mix.
The lamb is the last of the animals that was included in the sneak peek announcement post so from now on all of the animals will be a surprise, although knowing the theme you may be able to guess a few of the animals to come.
The little lamb is made with a variation of the body that the other animals use, the stitch counts are the same as the other animals, but the lamb uses an alternating puff stitch and single crochet stitch to give it the bumpy wooly body. The stitch change combined with the wool cap on the lambs head makes the lamb sit just slightly taller than the other animals but just by a little bit.
I used white for the wooly parts of my lamb and gray for the other parts, but you could do all white, or white wool with a cream or tan face and legs for little bit of contrast, or make a black wool sheep. There are a few options that would look cute for a little lamb.
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How to Crochet a Little Lamb
Finished Size: about 3" tall sitting
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in white, black, and gray or desired colors (sample made in Red Heart Super Saver in White, Black, and Heather Gray)
- G crochet hook (4 mm)
- 2- 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
- black embroidery floss and needle
Instructions:
Special Stitches:
Cluster- [yo, insert hook in stitch and pull up a loop, yo, pull though 2 loops] 3 times, yo, pull though all loops on hook (4 loops)
Body
Make 1 starting with white yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2:(1 sc, 1 cluster) in ea ch st (6 sc, 6 clusters)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [1 sc in first st, 1 cluster in next st] repeat around (9 sc, 9 clusters)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 6: [1 sc in first st, 1 cluster in next st] repeat around (9 sc, 9 clusters)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 8: [1 sc in first st, 1 cluster in next st] repeat around (9 sc, 9 clusters)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Change to gray yarn (or color you are using for the head)
Round 10: 2 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14 about 3 stitches apart
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Embroider a little Y shaped nose below the eyes on the face
Head Wool
Make 1 with white yarn, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: (1 sc, 1 cluster) in each st (6 sc, 6 clusters)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [(1 sc, 1 cluster) in first st, 1 sc in next st, 1 cluster in next st] repeat around (12 sc, 12 clusters)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 6: [1 sc in first st, 1 cluster in next st] repeat around (12 sc, 12 clusters)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing
Pull the little cap over the head so the back edge meets with the wooly section of the body at the neck, and the front edge should sit just above the eyes
Sew in place
Ears
Make 2 with gray yarn, beginning with a magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing
Sew ears to the sides of the head on top of the wooly part
Arms
Make 2 with beginning with black yarn and changing to gray where directed, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 8 sc (8 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in each st (8 sc )
change to gray yarn
Round 3-5: 1 sc in each st (8 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the 2 arms to the side of the body between the body and head
Legs
Make 2 with beginning with black yarn and changing to gray where directed, beginning with magic ring
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 8 sc (8 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in each st (8 sc )
change to gray yarn
Round 3-6: 1 sc in each st (8 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew the 2 legs to the bottom side of the body in a sitting position
💜 Everyone is getting one of these next Easter. Thank you for the pattern.
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