Amigurami My lamb – You may make your own Frieda sheep music box crocheted using this design.
Materials:
- Cotton yarn
- Crochet hook 2.5 mm
- Needle for sewing
- Music box
- Fiberfill
- Matte blush (for the rosy cheeks)
Lamb 1: (CHS 2.5 mms)
- Face, legs & ears: Ecobebek, Organic Cotton Yarn in the color: Goat (510)
- Body & head: Ecobebek, Organic Cotton Yarn in the color: White (977) (2 balls)
Lamb 2: (CHS 2.5 mms)
- Face, legs & ears: Ecobebek, Organic Cotton Yarn in the color: Natural (410) Body & head: Ecobebek, Organic Cotton Yarn in the color: Grey (971) (2 balls)
Lamb 3: (CHS 2.5 mms)
- Face, legs & ears: Ricorumi, Cotton yarn in the color: Ivory (061) Body & head: Use a double thread of:
- Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in the color: Off-White (001)
- White sock yarn for example by Schachenmayr Regia 4-ply
(You may also use any other sock yarn of about 210m per 50g)
Use black cotton yarn for the eyes.
Abbreviations:
- st stitch
- CHS crochet hook size
- Rd round
- sc single crochet
- dc double crochet
- ch chain
- sl st slip stitch
- inc increase
- dec decrease
- (…) x … repeat everything written in parentheses a number of X- times
- (…) The number written in parentheses states the total amount of stitches for each round
- bo bobble stitch (5 partially completed dc are worked into one stitch. Finish your bobble stitch by drawing your yarn through all remaining loops on your crochet hook alltogether.)
Using the stated cotton yarns and a CHS 2.5 mms, *Frieda* the lamb will be about 19 cms in length and about 13 cms in height.
This is how you achieve the bobble stitch (bo):
For the bobble stitch, everything is worked into one and the same stitch. In this pattern, our bobble stitch will consist of 5 „partially completed“ double crochets! Wait until you have made 5 „partially completed“ double crochets into the same stitch, before you draw your yarn through the remaining loops alltogether.
Work 5 unfinished double crochets into the same stitch as follows:
- Step 1: Yarn over and insert your crochet hook into the stitch, grab the yarn (you now have 3 loops on your crochet hook) and draw it through the first two loops. (2 remaining loops on the crochet hook)
- You have finished your 1st unfinished double crochet!
- Step 2: Yarn over and insert your crochet hook into the stitch, grab the yarn (4 loops on your crochet hook) and draw it through the first 2 loops. (3 remaining loops on the crochet hook)
- Step 3: Yarn over and insert your crochet hook into the stitch, grab the yarn (5 loops on your crochet hook) and draw it through the first 2 loops. (4 remaining loops on the crochet hook)
- Step 4: Yarn over and insert your crochet hook into the stitch, grab the yarn (6 loops on your crochet hook) and draw it through the first 2 loops (5 remaining loops on the crochet hook)
- Step 5: Yarn over and insert your crochet hook into the stitch, grab the yarn (7 loops on the crochet hook) and draw it through the first 2 loops (6 remaining loops on the crochet hook)
- Step 6: Grab your yarn one last time and draw it through all 6 loops on your crochet hook to finish the stitch. (see picture 1)
In conclusion, you are repeating one step 5 times.
You have achieved your first bobble stitch! The first bobble is done. (See picture 2)
Helpful advice:
- Make sure to crochet rather tight to avoid any big holes. This will reduce your fiberfill peeking through!
- I also suggest to continuously push your boobles outside a little bit so that the bobble pattern is clearly visible.
The following lamb is made, using the colors for lamb no. 1
Body:
Work in rounds! (Color: White)
| 1 | 5 sc, 1 bo in a magic ring | (6) | 1st round of bobbles! (see picture 3+4) |
| 2 | (inc) x6 | (12) | |
| 3 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x6 = 6 sc + 6bo | (12) | 2nd round of bobbles! (see picture 5) |
| 4 | (inc) x12 | (24) | |
| 5 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x12 = 12 sc + 12 bo | (24) | 3rd round of bobbles! |
| 6 | (1 sc, inc) x12 | (36) | |
| 7 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x18 = 18 sc + 18 bo | (36) | 4th round of bobbles! (see picture 6) |
| 8 | (2 sc, inc) x12 | (48) | |
| 9 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x 24 = 24 sc + 24 bo | (48) | 5th round of bobbles! |
| 10 | 48 sc | (48) | |
| 11 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x24 = 24 sc + 24 bo | (48) | 6th round of bobbles! |
| 12 | 48 sc | (48) | |
| 13 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x24 = 24 sc + 24 bo | (48) | 7th round of bobbles! |
| 14 | 48 sc | (48) | |
| 15 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x24 = 24 sc + 24 bo | (48) | 8th round of bobbles! |
| 16 | 48 sc | (48) | |
| 17 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x24 = 24 sc + 24 bo | (48) | 9th round of bobbles! |
| 18 | 48 sc | (48) | (see picture 7) |
Now it’s the right time to put the music box inside the semi- finished body. With the help of a needle you can pull the string through between the 3rd and the 4th round of bobbles, and then attaches the end of the string to a disk (as you can see in picture 10) or wooden ball, for example. Now you can stuff the body with fiberfill around the music box. The part below the music box, where the string
leaves the box, remains unstuffed, so that the melody sounds without any problems. (see pictures 8-12)
| 19 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x24 = 24 sc + 24 bo | (48) | 10th round of bobbles! |
| 20 | 48 sc | (48) | |
| 21 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x24 = 24 sc + 24 bo | (48) | 11th round of bobbles! |
| 22 | (2 sc, dec) x12 | (36) | |
| 23 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x18 = 18 sc + 18 bo | (36) | 12th round of bobbles! |
| 24 | (1 sc, dec) x12 | (24) | |
| 25 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x12 = 12 sc + 12 bo | (24) | 13th round of bobbles! |
Do not forget to stuff the body with fiberfill.
| 26 | (dec) x12 | (12) | |
| 27 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x6 = 6 sc + 6 bo the body firmly with fiberfill. | (12) | 14th round of bobbles! Stuff |
| 28 | (dec) x5, 1 bo | (12) | 15th round of bobbles! |
Finish this round with 1 sl st into the 3rd stitch from your crochet hook. Sew up small holes if necessary. Cut the yarn long enough so it can be used later to sew on the head. (See picture 13-15)
Head:
Work in rounds! Start with the color Goat.
| 1 | 6 sc in a magic ring | (6) |
| 2 | (inc) x6 | (12) |
| 3 | (1 sc, inc) x6 | (18) |
| 4 | (2 sc, inc) x6 | (24) |
| 5 | (3 sc, inc) x6 | (30) |
| 6 | (4 sc, inc) x6 | (36) |
| 7 | (5 sc, inc) x6 | (42) |
| 8 | (5 sc, inc) x6 | (48) |
| 9-12. 48 sc | (4 rounds) | (48) |
| 13 | (14 sc, dec) x3 | (45) |
| 14 | 45 sc | (45) |
| 15 | (13 sc, dec) x3 | (42) |
| 16 | 42 sc | (42) |
| 17 | (12 sc, dec) x3 | (39) |
| 18 | 39 sc | (39) |
| 19 | (11 sc, dec) x3 | (36) |
| 20-21. 36 sc | (2 rounds) | (36) |
Finish with 1 sl st and change to color White! Make a turning chain and turn your crochet piece 180° and continue to work in the other direction. So you can see the bobble stitches, which start now, more clearly.
Skip the first st at the bottom of the turning chain. (see pictures 16- 19)
| 22 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x18 = 18 sc + 18 bo | (36) | 1st round of bobbles! |
(see picture 20 +21)
Crochet the last bobble stitch of round 22 in the same stitch, where you made the sl st in round 21, so that you get 36 stitches again. Now you can use a stitch maker or a piece of yarn to mark the beginning of each round.
| 23 | 36 sc | ||
| 24 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x18 = 18 sc + 18 bo | 36 | 2nd round of bobbles! |
| 25 | 36 sc | ||
| 26 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x18 = 18 sc + 18 bo | 36 | 3th round of bobbles! |
| 27 | 36 sc | 36 | |
| 28 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x18 = 18 sc + 18 bo | 36 | 4th round of bobbles! |
Do not forget to stuff the body with fiberfill.
| 29 | (1 sc, dec) x12 | (24) | |
| 30 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x12= 12 sc+ 12 bo | (24) | 5th round of bobbles! |
Keep stuffing the head with fiberfill. (see pictures 22-24)
| 31 | (dec) x12 | (12) | |
| 32 | (1 sc, 1 bo) x6 = 6 sc + 6 bo | (12) | 6th round of bobbles! |
Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill.
| 33 | (dec) x5, 1 bo = 5 sc + 1 bo | (7) | 7th round of bobbles! |
Finish this round with 1 sl st into the 3rd stitch from your crochet hook. Sew up small holes if necessary. Cut the yarn long enough and weave it in. (See picture 25 + 26)
Use your hands to flatten the head a little bit to give it a nicer shape! (See picture 27)
Now turn your crochet piece 180° !!!
Legs (4x):
Work in rounds! (color: Goat)
| 1 | 6 sc in a magic ring | (6) |
| 2 | (inc) x6 | (12) |
| 3 | (1 sc, inc) | (18) |
| 4 | 18 sc in front loop only! | (18) |
| 5-8 sc | (4 rounds) | (18) |
| 9 | (1 sc, dec) x6 | (12) |
Finish with 1 sl st and stuff the legs firmly with fiberfill.
Cut the yarn long enough so that you can use it later to sew the legs to the body.
Ears (2x):
Work in rounds! (Color: Goat)
| 1 | 6 sc in a magic ring | (6) |
| 2 | (1 sc, inc) x3 | (9) |
| 3 | (2 sc, inc) x3 | (12) |
| 4 | (1 sc, inc) x6 | (18) |
| 5-9 (5rounds) | 18 sc(5rounds)18 sc | (18) |
| 10 | (1 sc, dec) x6 | (12) |
Finish with 1 sl st. Cut the yarn long enough so you can use it to sew the ears to the head.
The ears remain unstuffed.
Fold and pinch the ears together where the opening is and sew both sides together with 2-3 stitches.
Assembly:
Step 1:
Sew the head to the body (to the 11th and 13th round of bobbles). I always sew on the head facing slightly sideways, as it makes the lamb look even a little bit cuter. Pay attention, that the string of the music box is located in the middle of the bottom, before you sew the head to the body.
Step 2:
Sew the ears to the head, between round 22 and 24, thus between the 1st and 2nd round of bobbles, with 11 bobbles apart!
Step 3:
Sew the legs to the body.
- The hind legs are sewn on the 4th round of bobbles, about 4 bobbles apart.
- The forelegs are sewn on between the 12th and 13 round of bobbles, about 2 bobbles apart
Step 4:
Use black cotton yarn for the eyes.
The sleeping eyes are embroidered over round 17 and 18 and over the length of 4 stitches.
There is a distance of 10 to 11 stitches between the eyes.
For some finishing touches, you may use a brush and carefully apply some pink blush onto the lamb’s cheeks.
Details:
Congratulations! You did it and Frieda the lamb is now finished! I hope it will bring you a lot of joy!
