LITTLE LAMBKIN
Have you any wool? We hope ewe do as this lovely lamb needs a new home
Don’t be sheepish, we know you love this lamb just as much as we do. With a eece as white as snow and sweet sheepy ears, who wouldn’t? Grab your hook (crochet not shepherd’s) and bring this little lamb to life.
NOTES
Doll is worked in the amigurumi style. Work stitches in a continuous spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. You may find it useful to mark the first st of the round, moving the marker up as you go. Where the pattern mentions the right or left (ie. left Leg), it refers to the Doll’s perspective. If you are making this toy for a child under 36 months, do not use safety eyes; instead, embroider eyes with stranded cotton.
LAMB DOLL
DOLL
Follow the Doll pattern for Bunny Doll on page 4.
Use Sandcastle for the Head.
Use Sandcastle for Rounds 1-7 of Arms. Use Stomp for Rounds 8-21 of Arms.
Use Stomp for the Legs and Body up to Round 24; you do not need to change colour at the end of Round 9.
Use Sandcastle for Round 24 of Body to end.
HAIR
Using a 2.75mm hook and Buttercup, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), 6dc in loop. [6 sts]
Round 2 2dc in each st around. [12 sts]
Round 3 (Dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]
Round 4 (Dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [24 sts]
Round 5 (Dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [30 sts]
Round 6 (Dc in next 4 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [36 sts]
Round 7 (Dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [42 sts]
Round 8 (Dc in next 6 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [48 sts]
Round 9 (Dc in next 15 sts, 2dc) 3 times. [51 sts] Rounds 10-14 Dc in each st around.
Round 15 Dc in next 8 sts, 2dc in next st, (dc in next 16 sts, 2dc in next st) twice, dc in next 8 sts. [54 sts]
Round 16 Dc in next 6 sts *ch27, ss in second ch from hook and next ch, dc in next 24 ch, dc in next st of Round 15**; rep from * twice more, dc in next 13 sts, (ch7, dc in second ch from hook and next 5 ch, dc in next 2 sts of Round 15) 6 times, dc in next 12 sts, rep from * to ** 3 times more, dc in next 5 sts from Round 15, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Using the tail, sew Hair to Head so the short strands are at the front to create the fringe. Using Buttercup, sew down the fringe at the end of each strand.
Plait the long stands and secure with a small length of yarn.
LAMB COSTUME
TUNIC
The Tunic is worked from the top down. Using a 3.5mm hook and Soda Pop, ch30. Row 1 (RS) 3-tr cl in third ch from hook, dc in next ch, (3-trcl in next ch, dc in next ch) 13 times, turn. [28 sts]
Row 2 (WS) Ch4 (button hole made), dc in first 3 sts, (2dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts) 6 times, dc in final st, turn. [34 sts]
Row 3 Ch1, (3-tr cl in next st, dc in next st) 17 times, turn.
Row 4 Ch1, dc in next 4 sts, ch7, skip 8 sts, dc in next 9 sts, ch7, skip 8 sts, dc in next 5 sts, turn. [18 sts and 2 ch-7 sps]
Row 5 Ch1, working in each st and ch across, (3-tr cl in next st, dc in next st) 16 times, do not turn. [32 sts]
Continue on in rounds.
Round 6 Dc in first st of prev row to join into round, dc in each st around.
Round 7 (3-tr cl in next st, dc in next st) 16 times.
Round 8 Dc in each st around.
Rounds 9-13 Rep Rows 7-8, ending on a Row 7 rep.
Round 14 Dc in next 6 sts, invdec, dc in next 3 sts, invdec, dc in next 9 sts, (invdec, dc in next 3 sts) twice. [28 sts]
Round 15 (3-tr cl in next st, dc in next st) 14 times, ss to beg dc to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Sew a small button to the inside of the left side of the neck opening opposite the buttonhole loop.
HOOD
Using a 2.75mm hook and Stomp, ch54.
Row 1 (WS) Htr in third ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [52 sts]
Row 2 Ch2 (does not count as st throughout), (htr2tog), htr in each st to final 2 sts, (htr2tog), turn. [50 sts]
Rows 3-6 As Row 2. [42 sts at end of Row 6] Row 7 Ch2, htr in each st across, turn.
Row 8 Ch2, htr in next 15 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 8 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 15 sts, turn. [40 sts] Row 9 Ch2, htr in next 15 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 6 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 15 sts, turn. [38 sts] Row 10 Ch2, htr in next 15 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 4 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 15 sts, turn. [36 sts]
Row 11 Ch2, htr in next 15 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 2 sts, htr2tog, htr in next 15 sts, turn.
[34 sts]
Row 12 Ch2, htr in next 13 sts, (htr2tog) 4 times, htr in next 13 sts, turn. [30 sts]
Row 13 Ch2, htr in next 8 sts, (htr2tog) 7 times, htr in next 8 sts. [23 sts]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Fold Row 13 of the Hood in half and sew the edges together to create the Hood shape. Sew the bottom edge of the Hood to the neck of the Tunic.
EARS (MAKE 2)
Using a 2.75mm hook and Stomp, make a magic loop.
Rounds 1-2 As Rounds 1-2 of Long Hair. Rounds 3-4 Dc in each st around. [12 sts] Round 5 (Dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts]
Rounds 6-7 Dc in each st around.
Round 8 (Dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [24 sts]
Round 9 Dc in each st around.
Round 10 (Dc in next 2 sts, invdec) 6 times. [18 sts]
Fasten off, leaving a long tail.
Flatten the Ear and pinch the opening to curve the Ear. Using the tail, sew the Ears to the Hood. You can use the images as a guide.