Knitted sheep pattern

Abbreviations

K – Knit

Inc – increase stitch

sts – Stitches

k2tog – knit two stitches together

ML – make a loop by knitting the stitch as usual but not dropping the stitch from the left hand needle, bring the yarn from the back of the knitting to the front and lay the yarn vertically  on the knitting, place you thumb onto it and bring the yarn over your thumb (so that the yarn has wrapped around your thumb), knit the same stitch again and drop the stitch from the left hand needle, with the tip of the left hand needle pass the first stitch over the second, the loop is not secured and you can remove your thumb and move onto the next stitch.

Large sheep left side of body

Using white yarn cast on 16sts

1^st row k. 16sts

2^nd row Inc, ML 13 times, inc. 18sts

3^rd row k16, inc, k1. 19sts

4^th row inc, ML 16 times, inc, k1. 21sts

5^th row k. 21sts

6^th row k1, ML 18 times, inc,k1. 22sts

7^th row k. 22sts

8^th row k1, ML 20 times, k1. 22sts

9^th – 18^throws repeat 7^th and 8^th rows 5 times

19^th row k. 22sts

20^th row k1,k2tog, ML 18 times, k1. 21sts

21^st row knit. 21sts

22^nd row k1, k2tog, ML 17 times, k1. 20sts

Cast off

Large sheep right side of body

Using white yarn cast on 16sts

1^st row k. 16sts

2^nd row inc, ML 13 times, inc, k1. 18sts

3^rd row inc, k17. 19sts

4^th row inc, ML 16times, inc, k1. 21sts

5^th row k. 21sts

6^th row inc, ML 19 times, k1. 22sts

7^th row k. 22sts

8^th row K1, ML 20 times, k1. 22sts

9^th – 18^throws repeat 7^th and 8^th rows 5 times

19^th row k. 22sts

20^th row k1, ML 18 times, k2tog, k1. 21sts

21^st row k. 21sts

22^nd row k1, ML 17 times, k2tog, k1. 20sts

Cast off

Large sheep gusset

Using white yarn cast on 16sts

1^st row k. 16sts

2^nd row inc, k13, inc, k1. 18sts

3^rd row k16, inc, k1. 19sts

4^th row inc, k16, inc, k1. 21sts

5^th row k. 21sts

6^th row k19, inc, k1. 22sts

7^th row k. 22sts

8^th row k19, k2tog, k1. 21sts

9^th row k. 21sts

10^th row k1, k2tog, k15, k2tog, k1. 19sts

11^th row k16, k2tog, k1. 18sts

12^th row k1, k2tog, k12, k2tog,k1. 16sts

13^th row k. 16sts

Cast off

Large sheep legs (make 4)

Using brown yarn cast on 6sts

K 8 rows.

Cast off

Large sheep head

Using brown yarn cast on 12sts

1^st – 3^rdrows k. 12sts

4^th row k1, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k1. 10sts

5^th row k. 10sts

6^th row k1, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k1. 8sts

7^th row k. 8sts

8^th row k1, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k1. 6sts

9^th row k. 6sts

10^th row break yarn and thread through all remaining stitches and gather.

Sew the sides to the gusset leaving a small gap to stuff and then sow on the head. Embroider eyes to the head. Stuff the legs and attach to the gusset.