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Sheep Crochet Pattern Step By Step Tutorial

Sheep Crochet Free Video( step by step)

Material for sheep crochet

Material list

  • Hook: 3.0mm
  • Stuffing: (Polyester fiberfill)
  • Safety Eyes
  • Yarn(white & gray)
  • Yarn needle
  • Marker

List of necessary tools (prepare yourself) for sheep crochet

  • Scissors
  • Hot melt glue or glue
  • Blush

Abbreviation for sheep crochet

In crochet, several abbreviations are commonly used to represent different stitches and techniques. Here are some of the most common ones:

  • ch – Chain stitch
  • sc – Single crochet
  • sl st – Slip stitch
  • inc – Increase (usually 2 stitches in the same stitch)
  • dec – Decrease (typically done by crocheting two stitches together)
  • st(s) – Stitch(es)
  • sk – Skip (a stitch or space)
  • flo –Through front loops only
  • mc – Magic circle (or magic ring)

Crochet the face (use gray yarn ) for sheep crochet

  • R1: 6 sc into mc
  • R2: 2 sc in each st repeat 6 (12)
  • R3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 (18)
  • R4:(1sc,inc,1sc) repeat 6 (24)
  • R5-7: 24sc in each st (24)
  • R8:(6sc,dec) repeat 3 (21)
  • R9;21sc (21) in each st (21)
  • R10:(5sc,dec) repeat 3(18)
  • R11:18sc in each st (18)
  • R12: FLO:18sc in each st (18)
  • R13: FLO:(sc,dec) repeat 6 (12)
  • Fiberfill
  • R14;dec repeat 6(6)

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R1: 6 sc into mc

  1. Magic ring
  2. Hook 1 chain stitches firstly.
  3. Hook 6 single stitches (the first single stitch is buckled with yellow marker and the last single stitch is green marker.
  4. tightening the yarn end.
  5. slip stitch method in crochet is used to join pieces, move between the first single and last single stitch stitches, or finish a row neatly.(Remove the marker buckle of the first stitch, insert the hook into the stitch of the marker , drag the yarn through the loop of the last stitch, and tighten it.)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :6

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R2: 2 sc in each st repeat 6 (12)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous slip stitch.
  2. 2 sc in each st repeat 6
  3. Finally, there are one stitch left. then crochet increase again.
  4. SL

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :18

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R4:(1sc,inc,1sc) repeat 6 (24)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous slip stitch.
  2. The first stitch is a single stitch ,the second stitch is two single stitches ,the third stitch is single . Repeat 6 times
  3. Finally, there are three stitches left. The first stitch is a single stitch ,the second stitch is two single stitches ,the third stitch is single stitch .
  4. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :24

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R5-7: 24sc in each st (24)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous slip stitch.
  2. 24 single stitches in each stitch.
  3. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :24

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R8:(6sc,dec) repeat 3 (21)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous slip stitch.
  2. 6 stitches each have a single stitch, decrease(two stitches combined into one stitch.repeat 3 times
  3. Finally, there are eight stitches left. then crochet 6 stitches each have a single stitch, decrease again.
  4. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :21

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R9:21sc (21) in each st (21)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous slip stitch.
  2. 21 single stitches in each stitch.
  3. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :21

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R10:(5sc,dec) repeat 3(18)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous slip stitch.
  2. 5 stitches each have a single stitch, decrease(two stitches combined into one stitch.repeat 3 times
  3. Finally, there are seven stitches left. then crochet 6 stitches each have a single stitch, decrease again.
  4. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :18

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R11:18sc in each st (18)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous slip stitch.
  2. 24 single stitches in each stitch.
  3. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :18

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R12: FLO:18sc in each st (18)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous through front loops only slip stitch.
  2. FLO:18 single stitches in each stitch.
  3. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :18

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R13:FLO:(sc,dec) repeat 6 (12)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous through front loops only slip stitch.
  2. 1 single stitch, decrease , repeat 6 times
  3. Finally, there are three stitches left. then crochet 1 single stitch, decrease again.
  4. SL(slip stitch)

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :12

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Fiberfill

  • I stuffed it with cotton by hand.
  • Adjust the filling in uneven areas to ensure the doll has a consistent shape and firmness.
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R14;dec repeat 6(6)

  1. The first needle insertion point is the position of the previous through front loops only slip stitch.
  2. Decrease , repeat 6 times
  3. Finally, there are two stitches left. then crochet decrease again.
  4. SL(slip stitch)
  5. Fasten off and leave in end.

Make sure:The total number of stitches in this round :6

Crochet the hair:(use white yarn)for sheep crochet

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Hair: (4sc,sl )repeat

  1. The starting crochet is the through back loop only on the 12th stitch.
  2. 4sc ,sl,repeat again.crochet until the last stitch.
  3. Fasten off and leave in end.

Crochet the eye(use white yarn)for sheep crochet

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Eye: need 2pcs

  • R1:6 sc into magic ring
  • Fasten off and leave in end.

Crochet the ear (use gray yarn )

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Ear: need 2 pcs

  • R1:6 sc into magic ring
  • R2:2 sc in each st repeat 6 (12)
  • Fasten off and leave in end.

Safety eyes

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Safety eyes

  1. We put the part with slip stitch on the back, put the white eyes in the middle, roughly where they are, and fix them with glue.
  2. Then glue the two black eyes in the white circle, and make sure they are centered.

Sew the ears

Sew the ears

  1. Fold the two ends of the ear tail in half, and sew out the shape of the ear with a yarn needle.
  2. Then use yarn needle to fix it to both sides of the hair.

Reference sources

1.Learn the most comprehensive guide for single crochet(sc)

Author:Sarah Stearns

Publication date: on June 15, 2021, updated:December 14, 2024

Title: How to single crochet (sc)for beginners

Summary as blow:

  • Step-by-Step Single Crochet for Beginners
  • Single Crochet into a Foundation Chain
  • Single Crochet into another Row
  • Single Crochet in the Round
  • Increases and Decreases
  • Working Single Crochet in Different Loops

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