Amigurumi little lamb free pattern

Craft your own adorable amigurumi little lamb with this free crochet pattern! This cute crochet lamb measures approximately 11–12 cm (4.5 inches), making it a perfect handmade gift, nursery decoration, or soft toy for young children. This amigurumi lamb pattern features a low-sew design, as the arms and legs are crocheted directly into the body. This technique minimizes sewing and makes the project more enjoyable.

The lamb is crocheted using a 2mm crochet hook and two types of yarn. YarnArt Jeans cotton yarn is used for the face, ears, arms, and legs, while Alize Softy fluffy yarn creates the soft, textured wool coat. This combination gives the amigurumi lamb a unique look and a cozy, plush feel.

Designed by @darya_neustroeva

Supplies

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50g/160m): beige
• Alize Softy yarn (100% micropolyester; 50g/115m): white
• 2.00mm crochet hook
• 6mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery thread
• Sewing needle
• Tailor’s pins
• Scissors
• Dry pink pastel
• Fiberfill stuffing

Additional information

Skill level: intermediate
Size: 4.5″ (11.5cm) height

Free amigurumi lamb pattern

Abbreviation used (US terms)

• Rnd – round
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
• (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times

Arms (make 2)

With YarnArt Jeans yarn:
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring (5)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 5 times (10)
Rnd 3-4: 10 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 5: (dec)* 5 times (5)
Stuff the arm.
Rnd 6-9: 5 sc (4 rounds)
Fold top of the arm and work sc across, closing the opening for a count of 2 sc.
Fasten off.

Legs (make 2)

With YarnArt Jeans yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 6: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Stuff the leg.
Rnd 7-12: 6 sc (6 rounds)
Fold top of the leg and work sc across, closing the opening for a count of 3 sc.
Fasten off.

Body

With Alize Softy yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
In the next round we will crochet the legs into the body.
Rnd 5: 5 sc, 3 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 8 sc, 3 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg, 5 sc (12)
Rnd 6-7: 24 sc (2 rounds)
Rnd 8: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 9: 18 sc
Rnd 10: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
In the next round we will crochet the arms into the body.
Rnd 11: 3 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 4 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm, 1 sc (12)
Stuff the body.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing.

Head

Start with YarnArt Jeans yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 5-7: 24 sc (3 rounds)
Insert the safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6 with 8 stitches between them.
Change to Alize Softy yarn:
Rnd 8: (1 sc, inc)* 12 times (36)
Rnd 9: 36 sc
Rnd 10: (4 sc, dec)*6 times (30)
Rnd 11: (3 sc, dec)* 6 times (24)
Rnd 12: (2 sc, dec)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 13: (1 sc, dec)* 6 times (12)
Stuff the head.
Rnd 14: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off.

Ears (make 2)

With YarnArt Jeans yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: (inc)* 6 times (12)
Rnd 3-5: 12 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 6: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fold top of the ear and work sc across, closing the opening for a count of 3 sc.

Assembly

Sew the head to the body.
Embroider on a nose and eyebrows with a black thread.
Using a dry pastel and a soft little brush (for makeup or painting), paint cheek blush.