That sounds adorable 🐑✨
Here’s a simple guide to help you learn how to make a beautiful crochet sheep — perfect for beginners to intermediate crocheters.
🐑 Crochet Sheep (Amigurumi Style)
🧶 Materials
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White bulky or worsted-weight yarn (for body)
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Beige or light brown yarn (for face & legs)
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3.5–4.0 mm crochet hook
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Safety eyes (8–10 mm)
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Fiberfill stuffing
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Yarn needle
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Stitch marker
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Scissors
📚 Basic Stitches Used
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MR – Magic Ring
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sc – single crochet
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inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)
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dec – invisible decrease
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sl st – slip stitch
🐑 Body (White Yarn)
1️⃣ MR, 6 sc (6)
2️⃣ inc around (12)
3️⃣ (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
4️⃣ (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
5️⃣ (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
6–12️⃣ sc around (30)
Stuff firmly.
13️⃣ (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
14️⃣ (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
15️⃣ (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
16️⃣ dec around (6)
Fasten off and close.
🐑 Head (Beige Yarn)
1️⃣ MR, 6 sc (6)
2️⃣ inc around (12)
3️⃣ (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
4–7️⃣ sc around (18)
Insert safety eyes between rows 4–5.
Stuff lightly.
8️⃣ (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
9️⃣ dec around (6)
Close and fasten off.
Sew head to body.
🐑 Ears (Make 2)
1️⃣ MR, 5 sc
2️⃣ (1 sc, inc) x2, 1 sc (7)
3️⃣ sc around
Flatten slightly and sew to head.
🐑 Legs (Make 4)
Using beige yarn:
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MR, 6 sc
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2–4: sc around
Stuff lightly and sew to bottom of body.
✨ Make It Extra Cute
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Use bobble stitches for a fluffy wool effect
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Add blush with soft pink yarn or fabric-safe crayon
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Crochet a tiny flower accessory
If you’d like, I can also:
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Give you a fluffy textured version 🧶
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Create a larger blanket-style sheep pattern
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Or provide a step-by-step beginner tutorial explanation