Squeezable Sheep An amigurumi design by Tracey MacIntyre You will need: Worsted weight yarn in 2 colors (I used Red Heart Soft Touch, off-white & beige) 3mm crochet hook Scrap of yarn for the neck ribbon Black embroidery thread for the nose & eyebrows 6mm safety eyes Blush ADprevlations: Inc = Increase 2 sc into next sc Dec = Decrease crochet next 2 sc together Sc = single crochet Hdc = half double crochet Dc = double crochet Slst = slip stitch (brackets) = repeat until end of row [square brackets] = all in one stitch Color A (beige in picture) Color B (off-white in picture) This pattern is crocheted in continuous rounds. A marker is useful to mark the beginning of each round. Head: Make 6 stitches in a magic ring with color A 1-（inc）12 stitches 2-（1 sc,inc) 18 stitches 3-（2 sc,inc) 24 stitches 4-（3 sc,inc) 30 stitches 5 & 6 & 7 & 8-(sc even) 30 stitches 9- (3 sC,dec) 24 stitches 10- (sc even) 24 stitches 11- (2 sc,dec) 18 stitches 12- (sc even） 18 stitches13-（7 sc,dec） 16 stitchesSwitch to color B (remember to add safety eyes & stuff head before the hole is too small to work with) 14 & 15 & 16-(sc even) 16 stitches 17- (6 sC, dec) 14 stitches 18- (dec) 7 stitches Break 18" of yarn, finish off & close hole Ears: (Make2) Make 6 stitches in a magic ring with color B 1- (sc even) 6 stitches 2- 3 sc,[1 hdc,1 dc］ in next stitch,[3 dc] in next stitch, finish off leaving tail for sewing ear to head. Sew ears on to head using picture as a guide (One will be reversed, so they are both shaped as mirror images) Embroider nose & eyebrows, and add a bit of blush to cheeks & the inside of the sheep's ears. Now she can sheepishly watch you create the rest of her! Body: With color B make 6 stitches in a magic ring. Remember to stuff body before hole is too small. 1-（inc） 12 stitches2-(1 sc,inc) 18 stitches 3-（2 sc, inc) 24 stitches 4-(3 sc,inc) 30 stitches 5-（4 sc,inc) 36 stitches 6 & 7 & 8 & 9& 10-(sc even） 36 stitches11- （4 sc,dec) 30 stitches12 & 13 & 14 & 15-(sc even） 30 stitches16-(3 sc,dec) 24 stitches 17 & 18 & 19(sc even) 24 stitches 20-（2 sc,dec) 18 stitches 21- (1 sc,dec) 12 stitches 22- （dec） 6 stitches Break 18" of yarn, finish off & close hole Legs: (Make 4) With color A, make a magic ring with 6 stitches 1- （inc） 12 stitches2 & 3 & 4(sc even） 12 stitches6- (2 sc,dec） 9 stitches7 & 8 & 9 (sc even) Break 18" of yarn and finish off (do not close hole), leaving yarn tail to sew on legs. Stuff legs. Attach head & legs to body. With colorB Loop yarn through body where you would like the tail. Chain 4. Skip first chain and sc 3 back to body. Slst into body, and weave in yarn ends. Neck ribbon: With some scrap yarn, chain as many loops as you would like the scarf to be long. Finish off, and tie ribbon around neck. To make the cute crocheted heart the sheep are pictured with, I used a pattern on Ravelry called: Crocheted amigurumi-style heart by littleberry To make the large sheep, I used the exact same pattern as above, but I used Super Bulky weight yarn, and a 5.5mm Crochet hook.
There now, give her a squeeze! ^_^
