Enjoy the free pattern of April, this super cute little lamb. This is a very easy pattern, perfect for beginners.
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I always wanted to crochet a lamb, but although crochet is my life, there are certain things I don’t like to do and one of those is the bubble stitch. Now who has seen a crochet lamb without bubble stitch? Nah. Not really. So I was thinking hard and long how to get away with a lamb, without bubble stitch, when finally the idea of the beret hat hit me. I got so happy and got on the project straight away, and even though this is a very easy pattern, it took me 7 month to finish it. Somehow I just always found something else to do and my lack of confidence, creating something different than a usual lamb held me back. When finally I finished it, I loved it from top to toe.
Now all I had to do was to name her. That process was way quicker and easier than the planning and the making one. April is my favourite month of the year. The first warm sunshine, the beautiful cherry blossoms, the smell of the earth after a quick warm rain, and also the fact that many little animals born in April, including lambs make it a beautiful month. My son was born in April on a day, which was very special for me since the day I was born.
The story of April, the lamb:
April is a quiet, caring little lamb, who loves to play with her friends and siblings. Even though she is shy, when she plays she can get very loud. When she doesn’t play, she loves to check cake recipes and to bake with her mum. Her favourite is the lemon curd cake, which needs to be made at least once a week. April loves to share her cakes with her friends.
Caution!
Please be very cautious when you make toys for babies or children under the age of 3. If you sew parts on it, make sure they are secure and safe.
I recommend, to embroider the eyes, as the plastic safety eyes can be dangerous. My tutorial for embroidery eyes can be found here
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Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
hdc – half double crochet
FLO – use the front loops only
BLO – use the back loops only
ch – chain
st – stitch
sts – stitches
sl st – slip stitch
MR – magic ring
(…) – repeat instruction for the amount of times given
Materials you need for this crochet giraffe:
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1. Cotton yarn,
I used:
A: Scheepjes Catona – 404 English Tea
B: Scheepjes Catona – 105 Bridal White
C: Drops Alpaca – 1101 White
D: Drops Alpaca – 501 Light Grey Mix
3. Safety eyes, 9mm
5. Scissors
7. Pins
8. Stuffing
9. Embroidery Thread – Pink
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1. CottonYarn:
A: Scheepjes Catona – 404 English Tea
B: Scheepjes Catona – 105 Bridal White
C: Drops Alpaca – 1101 White
D: Drops Alpaca – 501 Light Grey Mix
5. Scissors
7. Pins
8. Stuffing
9. Embroidery Thread – Pink
Arms: (make 2)
start with colour A
1: 5sc in a MR [5]
2: (inc) x5 [10]
3: (sc, inc) x5 [15]10-18
4 – 6: sc in every st around, in last st change to colour A [15]
7: (sc, dec) x5 [10]
stuff the arm up to this point, do not stuff the rest
8 – 17: sc in every st around [10]
Press both layers of arms together so that they lay flat on top of each other, aligning the stitches side by side. sc together the opposite stitches. I put 4sc.
fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew.
Legs: ( make 2)
start with colour B
1: 6sc in a MR [6]
2: (inc) x6 [12]
3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
5-6: sc in every sta round [24]
7: 3sc, dec, 3sc, 4dec, 3sc, dec, 3sc [18]
8: (4sc, dec) x3 [15]
9: using BLO sc in every st around, in the last st change to colour A [15]
10-15: sc in every st around, in the last st change to colour B [15]
Stuff the legs up to this point, do not stuff the rest
16-19: sc in every st around
Fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew
20: Connect colour B to the first FLO we made in row 9. sc in every st around. Sl st to 1st st, fasten off yarn, weave in the ends.
Ears: (make 2)
Use colour A
1: 6sc in a MR [6]
2: (inc) x6 [12]
3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
5: (3sc, inc) x6 [30]
6: (4sc, inc) x6 [36]
Fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew
Head and Body:
start with colour A
1: 6sc in a MR [6]
2: (inc) x6 [12]
3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
5: (3sc, inc) x6 [30]
6: (4sc, inc) x6 [36]
7: (5sc, inc) x6 [42]
8: (6sc, inc) x6 [48]
9: (7sc, inc) x6 [54]
10 – 18: sc in every st around [54]
19: (7sc, dec) x6 [48]
20: (6sc, dec) x6 [42]
21: (5sc, dec) x6 [36]
22: (4sc, dec) x6 [30]
23: (3sc, dec) x6 [24]
Insert safety eyes between rows 16-17, leaving 12 sts between them, and stuff the head firm.
24: (4sc, dec) x4 [20]
25: sc in every st around, in the last st change to colour B [20]
26: (4sc, inc) x4 [24]
27: (5sc, inc) x4 [28]
28: (6sc, inc) x4 [32]
29: (7sc, inc) x4 [36]
30: (8sc, inc) x4 [40]
31: (9sc, inc) x4 [44]
32: sc in every st around [44]
33: (10sc, inc) x4 [48]
34-41: sc in every st around [48]
42: (6sc, dec) x6 [42]
43: (6sc, dec) x6 [36]
44: (5sc, dec) x6 [30]
45: (4sc, dec) x6 [24]
46: (3sc, dec) x6 [18]
47: (2sc, dec) x6 [12]
48: (sc, dec) x6 [6]
fasten off yarn, close the hole, weave in the end
Hat:
Use colour C
1: 6sc in a MR [6]
2: (inc) x6 [12]
3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
5: (3sc, inc) x6 [30]
6: (4sc, inc) x6 [36]
7: (5sc, inc) x6 [42]
8: (6sc, inc) x6 [48]
9: (7sc, inc) x6 [54]
10: (8sc, inc) x6 [60]
11: (9sc, inc) x6 [66]
12: (10sc, inc) x6 [72]
13: (11sc, inc) x6 [78]
14: (12sc, inc) x6 [84]
15: (13sc, inc) x6 [90]
16: (14sc, inc) x6 [96]
17: (15sc, inc) x6 [102]
18: (16sc, inc) x6 [108]
19-22: sc in every st around [108]
23: (16sc, dec) x6 [102]
24: (15sc, dec) x6 [96]
25: (14sc, dec) x6 [90]
26: (13sc, dec) x6 [84]
27: (12sc, dec) x6 [78]
28: (11sc, dec) x6 [72]
29: (10sc, dec) x6 [66]
30: (9sc, dec) x6 [60]
31: (13sc, dec) x4 [56]
32-33: sc in every st around [56]
Fasten off yarn, leaving a long tail to sew.
Scarf:
Use colour D
1: Ch 56, starting from 2nd chain from hook, hdc in all 55sts [55]
2-6: Ch1, (does not count as a stitch), turn, hdc x55 [55]
7: fold the scarf so both ends lay flat on top of each other, aligning the stitches side by side. Slip stitch together the opposite stitches.
Assembling April, the Lamb:
1: sew the arms to the body between rows 26-27
2: sew the legs tot he body between rows 40-41
3: sew the hat to the head
4: sew the ears on the hat a bit higher than the eyes
5: embroider the nose: place 2 pins 1 row below the 2 eyes, leaving 3 stitches between them. Embroider the nose 3 times horizontally and 2 times vertically 2 rows below by the middle of the nose
Congratulation you finished April, the Lamb!
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