Drunken Sheep- The Shelia Sheep Bottle Cozy Free Crochet Pattern

Disclaimer: no sheep were drinking during the creation of this pattern. 😀
So… I was looking through Instagram the other day and saw the most adorable hat, it had sheep on it! And my first thought was, “yeah, I need to make something with sheep,” and so I set out to make this pattern. So, I decided to make another wine bottle cozy because it’s been a while since I created the Willow Wine Bottle Cozy, so I decided to make another. Honestly, this is a pretty quick pattern if you like tapestry crochet and it’ll be a great gift or holder for a great gift for that fiber lover in your life.

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Shelia Sheep Bottle Cozy

Materials:

• Worsted/ medium/ #4 weight yarn
  • 2.5 oz /  128 yards
  • I used Red heart Super Saver
  • 3 colors
• US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
• Tapestry needle

Gauge:

• 4.5” x 4.5” = 19 dcs x 9 rows

Terms/ stitches used:

• Magic circle
• Ch: chain
• St: stitch
• Slip st: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet

Notes:

• The pattern is worked in the round with a slip st into the first stitch into the last.
• The ch 1 at the beginning of the rows does not count as a stitch.
• You will need to know how to work into the back loop only for this pattern, the sides are worked into the back loop only.
• This pattern is worked from the bottom up, working the base flat, then building the sides and then topping it off with the handles.
• All of the stitches in this pattern as single crochets, because of this the sides portion (where all the color changes are) only tells you how many stitches to do in what color, this is what the number in the parenthesis means.
• Rather than changing, cutting, and weaving in the ends of all the colors, the yarn is carried through the bags in the photos. Here’s a great tutorial on color changes. In this pattern, the active yarn is worked over the inactive.
• Color A is green, Color B is black, Color C is white, and Color D is blue.

Finished measurements:

• Height: 11″ (with handles not extended)
• Diameter: 5″

Pattern instructions:

Base:
Row 1: Color A: Create a magic circle, ch 1, sc 10 times into the circle, slip st into the first st to secure – 10 scs
Row 2: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next st, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 15 scs
Row 3: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join and into the next st, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 20 scs
Row 4: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join and into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 25 scs
Row 5: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join and into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 30 scs
Row 6: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join and into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 35 scs
Row 7: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join and into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 40 scs
Row 8: Ch 1, sc once into the same st as join and into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs

Your base should 3.25″ in diameter at this point.

From this point on:

• All the stitches in the side will be worked into the back loop only.
• All of the stitches in the sides portion only tell you how many stitches to do in what color, this is what the number in the parenthesis means.
• The first st is worked into the same st as join.

Sides:

Rows 9 – 10: Color A: Ch 1, (45), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 11: Color A: Ch 1, (6), *Color B: (1), Color A: (3), Color B: (1), Color A: (10),* repeat from * to * once more, Color B: (1), Color A: (3), Color B: (1), Color A: (4), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 12: Color A: Ch 1, (4), *Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (8),* repeat from * to * once more, Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (4), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 13: Color A: Ch 1, (3), *Color C: (9), Color A: (6),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (9), Color A: (3), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Rows 14 – 16: Color A: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (11), Color A: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (11), Color A: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 17: Color A: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (7), Color B: (2), Color C: (2), Color A: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (7), Color B: (2), Color C: (2), Color A: (2), slip st into the first to secure – 45 scs
Row 18: Color A: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (6), Color B: (4), Color C: (1), Color A: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (6), Color B: (4), Color C: (1), Color A: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 19: Color A: Ch 1, (3), *Color C: (9), Color A: (6),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (9), Color A: (3), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Rows 20 – 23: Color A: Ch 1, (45), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 24: Color A: Ch 1, (4), *Color B: (1), Color A: (3), Color B: (1), Color A: (10),* repeat from * to * once more, Color B: (1), Color A: (3), Color B: (1), Color A: (6), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 25: Color A: Ch 1, (4), *Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (8),* repeat from * to * once more, Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (4), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 26: Color A: Ch 1, (3), *Color C: (9), Color A: (6),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (9), Color A: (3), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Rows 27 – 29: Color A: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (11), Color A: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (11), Color A: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 30: Color A: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (2), Color B: (2), Color C: (7), Color A: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (2), Color B: (2), Color C: (7), Color A: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 31: Color A: Ch 1: (2), *Color C: (1), Color B: (4), Color C: (6), Color A: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (1), Color B: (4), Color C: (6), Color A: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 32: Color A: Ch 1, (3), *Color C: (9), Color A: (6),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (9), Color A: (3), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 33 -36: Color A: Ch 1, (45), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 37: Color A: Ch 1, (6), *Color B: (1), Color A: (3), Color B: (1), Color A: (10),* repeat from * to * once more, Color B: (1), Color A: (3), Color B: (1), Color A: (4), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 38: Color A: Ch 1, (4), *Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (8),* repeat from * to * once more, Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (1), Color B: (1), Color A: (4), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 39: Color A: Ch 1, (3), *Color C: (9), Color A: (6),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (9), Color A: (3), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Rows 40 – 41: Color A: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (11), Color A: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (11), Color A: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 42: Color D: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (11), Color D: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (11), Color D: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 43: Color D: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (7), Color B: (2), Color C: (2), Color D: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (7), Color B: (2), Color C: (2), Color D: (2), slip st into the first to secure – 45 scs
Row 44: Color D: Ch 1, (2), *Color C: (6), Color B: (4), Color C: (1), Color D: (4),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (6), Color B: (4), Color C: (1), Color D: (2), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 45: Color D: Ch 1, (3), *Color C: (9), Color D: (6),* repeat from * to * once more, Color C: (9), Color D: (3), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 46: Color D: Ch 1, (45), slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs

Handles:
Row 47: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, sc once into the next 2 sts, *ch 15, skip the next 9 sts, sc into the next 6 sts,* repeat from * to * once more, ch 15, skip the next 9 sts, sc into the next 3 sts, slip st into the first st to secure – 18 scs, 2 ch-15 spaces
Row 48: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into each st around (this includes both ch spaces and scs), slip st into the first st to secure – 63 scs
Row 49: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 62 sts, slip st into the first st to secure – 63 scs
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.

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