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Weave Merino Sheep

We already know the name of our new mascot!: An ideal little sheep designed by Gallimelmas that will keep you company during your afternoons of needles and creativity. Here she is, Meri the Sheep. We bring you the pattern designed by Gallimelmas for this lovely little sheep with all the tricks, information, and steps so you can crochet this amigurumi and enjoy making it.

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MATERIALS

Rubí Natural Medium Col. 015 (Blue): 3 skeins.
Rubí Natural Medium Col. 002 (Ecru): 1 skein.
Rubí Sweet Merino New Col. 004 (Turquoise): 1 skein.
3.5 mm crochet hook.
3.5 mm knitting needles.
Tapestry needle.
Stuffing: approx. 150-200 g.
Leftover Rubí Natural Medium Col. 006 (Light Pink) cotton.
Scissors and stitch marker.
2 barbecue skewers.
2 wooden beads.
Pliers.
Blue acrylic paint and brush.
Glue.

MEASUREMENTS

23 cm high x 15 cm wide.

ABBREVIATIONS AND STITCHES

Sc = Single crochet

Sl st = Slip stitch

Ch = Chain stitch

Hdc = Half double crochet

Dc = Double crochet

Mbs = Mini bean stitch

Inc = Increase: make two stitches in the same stitch (whether Sc or Mbs)

Dec = Decrease: make 1 Mbs using 2 stitches to reduce them to one.

Back Loop Only = Work the stitch by taking only the back loop[ ] = Work the stitches in the brackets into the same stitch

PATTERN

· Crochet each piece as indicated by the pattern, taking into account the stitch abbreviations and the color used.

· The sheep is crocheted, but the sweater is knitted, using two needles. It is important to know how to knit the knit stitch, and it can be knitted with straight or circular needles.

· All rounds of the sheep are worked in a continuous spiral, except for the flat pieces which are worked as indicated.

· Stuff and embroider the details when specified by the pattern for your convenience. · Join the pieces as explained in the assembly instructions and enjoy adding details.

MINI BEAN STITCH

The mini bean stitch is a stitch with semi-volume that gives consistency to the fabric. It's like making a single crochet and a half double crochet together (halfway both) producing a small raised stitch. To make it: Insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch again, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through all four loops on the hook at once.

Gauge

In Stockinette Stitch with 3.5 mm needles:

10 x 10 cm = 22 sts x 25 rows

INSTRUCTIONS

HEAD (x1):

With Rubí Natural Medium Col. 002 (Ecru) and 3.5 mm crochet hook:

Start: Magic ring with 6 Sc (6 sts)

R1: 1 Inc in each stitch (12 sts)

R2: (3 Inc + 3 Sc) Repeat 2 times (18 sts)

R3: 2 Sc + 3 Inc + 6 Sc + 3 Inc + 4 Sc (24 sts)

R4: 4 Sc + 3 Inc + 9 Sc + 3 Inc + 5 Sc (30 sts)

R5-R25 (21 rounds): 1 Sc in each stitch (30 sts)

Sl st to join

*Cut, leaving a long tail for sewing later. Stuff.

Flatten the open part to close by sewing one side to the other in a zigzag. Leave a long tail for sewing later*

EARS (x2):

With Rubí Natural Medium Col. 002 (Ecru) and 3.5 mm crochet hook:

Start: 11 Ch (11 sts)

*Work on both sides of the initial chain strip*

R1: Starting in the 2nd ch from hook: 6 Sc + 2 Hdc + 1 Dc + [3 Dc] + 1 Dc + 2 Hdc + 6 Sc (21 sts)

Sl st to join.

*Cut, leaving a long tail for sewing later*

BODY (x1):

With Rubí Natural Medium Col. 015 (Blue) and 3.5 mm crochet hook:

Start: 17 Ch (17 sts)

*Work on both sides of the initial chain strip*

R1: 15 Sc + [4 Sc] + 14 Sc + [3 Sc] (36 sts)

R2: 16 Mbs + 2 Inc Mbs + 16 Mbs + 2 Inc Mbs (40 sts)

R3: 1 Inc Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 1 Mbs (46 sts)

R4: 1 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 2 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs +1 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs + 2 Mbs + 1 Inc Mbs (54 sts)

Sl st to join

R5: In Back Loop Only: 1 Mbs in each stitch (54 sts)

R6-R10 (5 rounds): 1 Mbs in each stitch (54 sts)

Sl st to join

R11-R32 (22 rounds): 1 Sc in each stitch (54 sts)

Sl st to join

R33: 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 2 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 2 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs (46 sts)

R34: 1 Mbs in each stitch (46 sts)

R35: 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 15 Mbs (40 sts)

R36: 1 Mbs in each stitch (40 sts)

R37: 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 15 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 1 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 15 Mbs (36 sts)

R38: 1 Mbs in each stitch (36 sts)

R39: 2 Dec Mbs + 14 Mbs + 2 Dec Mbs +14 Mbs (32 sts)

R40: 1 Mbs in each stitch (32 sts)

R41: 2 Dec Mbs + 12 Mbs + 2 Dec Mbs + 12 Mbs (28 sts)

R42: (2 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs + 2 Mbs + 2 Dec Mbs + 2 Mbs + 1 Dec Mbs) Repeat 2 times (20 sts)

Sl st to join.

*Cut, leaving a long tail for sewing later. Stuff.

Flatten the open part to close by sewing one side to the other in a zigzag. Leave a long tail for sewing later*

LEGS (x2):

With Rubí Natural Medium Col. 015 (Blue) and 3.5 mm crochet hook:

Start: Magic Ring with 5 Sc (5 sts)

R1: 1 Inc in each stitch (10 sts)

R2: In Back Loop Only: 1 Sc in each stitch (10 sts)

R3-R7 (5 rounds): 1 Sc in each stitch (10 sts)

Sl st to join.

*Cut, leaving a long tail for sewing later. Stuff*

CHEEKS (x2):

With Rubí Natural Medium Col. 006 (Light Pink) and 3.5 mm crochet hook:

Start: Magic Ring with 6 Sc (6 sts)

Sl st to join.

*Cut, leaving a long tail for sewing later*

SWEATER (x1):

With Rubí Sweet Merino Col. 004 (Turquoise) and 3.5 mm knitting needles:

Start: Cast on 80 stitches.

R1-R30 (30 rows): Work all rows in knit stitch until it measures 12 cm high.

Bind off stitches.

*Cut, leaving a long tail for sewing later.*

ASSEMBLY OF THE PIECES

1) Sew the head to the body in a zigzag, joining the closing seams of both pieces. Secure the bottom part of the head to the body with several backstitches so that it does not separate.

2) Sew the ears to the top of the head, one at each end of the closing seam.

3) Embroider the nose with Rubí Natural Medium col. 015 (Blue), centered, in R3, making several horizontal stitches and one vertical stitch to the beginning.

4) Sew the cheeks between R9 and R11, on each side of the head. 5) Embroider the eyes with Rubí Natural Medium col. 015 (Blue), between R20 and R21, with several vertical stitches to give them an oval shape.

6) With Rubí Sweet Merino Col. 004 (Turquoise), make several small vertical backstitches along the head.

7) Sew the short ends of the sweater in a zigzag, wrong side out so that the seam is not visible. Turn it right side out and put the sweater on the sheep so that it covers the entire Sc-only crocheted part of the sheep's body (Place the sweater seam on the right side where we will sew the legs).

8) Sew two legs to the bottom of the body, on the right side, between R7 and R9.

9) Sew the other two legs to the top of the body, on the right side and over the sweater, leaving approx. 1 finger's distance from the top edge of the sweater.

10) Using pliers, cut the barbecue skewers to a length of 8 cm from the tip. Put glue on the cut base and insert them into the hole of the wooden beads.

11) Paint the mini knitting needles we made with blue acrylic paint and let them dry.

12) Cast on 20 stitches on the knitting needles with Rubí Sweet Merino Col. 004 (Turquoise) and knit several rows in knit stitch to make the small piece the sheep is knitting.

13) Insert a mini knitting needle into each front leg of the sheep. Insert half of the stitches of the small piece into each of them.14) Cut the yarn very, very long to be able to roll the end later and make a small ball of yarn. Fix the yarn to the ball with glue so it doesn't unravel.