Sheep Toy Knitting Pattern PDF 16cm Easter Lamb Blackberry Stitch Fleece DK

Knit a sweet little sheep with a beautifully textured fleece and a friendly embroidered face.

This charming lamb has a rounded blackberry-stitch body, a smooth knitted face, little pointed ears and dangling arms. Its small sitting size makes it a lovely handmade keepsake or gift for someone who loves sheep.

Make yours in classic ivory, as pictured, or choose a favourite DK shade for your own version.

PATTERN DETAILS

• Finished size: approximately 16cm / 6¼ inches high when sitting.
• Yarn weight: DK / 8 ply / light worsted, category 3.
• Knitted flat in separate pieces on two straight needles, then sewn together.
• Includes instructions for the complete sheep and making up.
• Written instructions in English.
• Features an embroidered face.

The fleece is created using blackberry stitch, while the face and limbs are worked in stocking stitch. The ears use two strands of yarn held together.

Skills used include knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, blackberry stitch, short-row shaping, sewing seams and simple embroidery.

YOU WILL NEED

• One 100g ball of Sirdar Wash ’n’ Wear Double Crepe DK, or an alternative DK yarn matching the stated tension.
• An oddment of black yarn for the embroidered features.
• One pair of 3mm / UK 11 knitting needles.
• Small amounts of washable polyester stuffing and poly granules.
• Muslin fabric for lining the body and body base.
• Sewing/tapestry needle and suitable sewing thread.
• Scissors and stitch markers.

TENSION

Using 3mm needles:

• Stocking stitch: 25 stitches and 36 rows to 10 × 10cm.
• Blackberry stitch: 30 stitches and 40 rows to 10 × 10cm.

Check both tensions before starting to achieve the intended size.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

This listing is for a PDF knitting pattern. The finished sheep, yarn and other materials are not included.