Hello! How’s everyone doing this happy Tuesday? Well, I hope it’s happy for you where ever you are. I am well, doin’ lots of crochet and reading lots of fun comic books. 😀
So, this week I’m doing another theme week, shocking I know. If you’ve been a fan of my blog for a while you know that I like to match up my releases sometimes. The burger week or the cupcake week, for instance, was me just being a goofball but I like having things match sometimes! And that brings me to this week’s releases, the Dancing Sheep Duo (Applique and Earrings) and the new Sheila Sheep Slipper-Socks pattern. I’m on a bit of a slipper kick, I’ve designed 3 this year and I’ve got more ideas going! I hope you’re liking them too. I don’t know why I’m in such a mood to design slipper-socks but I am, maybe it’s because my feet are always cold. Who knows? Either way, I hope you like all the new designs this week and give them a try!
You can purchase an ad-free downloadable pdf from my Ravelry shop for this pattern.
Materials:
- 2.25 mm crochet hook
- Size 10 crochet thread
- I used Aunt Lydia’s Crochet thread
- 2 colors
- Needle that will weave in your ends
- Fabric stiffener (optional)
- Jump rings
- Metal french hooks
- US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
- Worsted/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
- .5 oz. / 30 yards
- I used Loops and Threads Impeccable
- .5 oz. / 30 yards
- Yarn needle
Gauge:
- 2.25 mm: 1″ = 10 scs x 10 rows
- G: 4″ = 16 scs x 16 rows
Terms/ stitches:
- RS: right side (side that faces out)
- Ch: chain
- St: stitch
- Slip st: slip stitch
- Sc: single crochet
- Sc2tog: single crochet 2 sts together
- Sc3tog: single crochet 3 sts together
Notes:
- Both patterns are worked flat, in rows back and forth, with a turn at the end/ beginning. The last row is a border around the whole finished piece.
- The ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
- This pattern is worked from the bottom up
- All of the stitches in this pattern are single crochets, because of this the directions (where all the color changes are) only tells you how many stitches to do in what color, this is what the number in the parentheses means.
- Earrings: Color A is white, and color B is black. Applique: Color A is white, color B is both brown and black.
- Also check out this post about tapestry crochet from Moogly, it’s helpful.
- You will need to know how to create a slip knot on your hook for this pattern.
- Please note there are portions of the patterns written as I write my tapestry designs. All the stitches in both designs are single crochets, so in the tapestry rows the instructions only tell you how many stitches (this is the number in the parentheses) to do in what color.
- The earrings measurements do not include the findings.
Finished measurements:
| Earrings Height: 1.75″ Width: 1.25″ | Applique Height: 4.75″ Width: 4″ |
Pattern instructions
Earrings
Row 1: A Ch 8, sc into the second ch from the hook and into the next 6 sts – 7 scs
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, sc into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the last st – 9 scs
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, sc into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the last st – 11 scs
Row 4: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (3), A: (4) – 11 scs
Rows 5 – 6: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (5), A: (3) – 11 scs
Rows 7 – 8: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (1), A: (1), B: (1), A: (1), B: (1), A: (3) – 11 scs
Rows 9 – 10: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (9), A: (1) – 11 scs
Row 11: A: Ch 1, turn, (11) – 11 scs
Border:
Row 12: A: Ch 1, turn, sc3tog the first 3 sts, sc into the next 5 sts, sc3tog the next 3 sts, ch 1 at the corner, rotate the whole piece 90°, sc into the next 11 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, rotate the whole piece 90°, sc into the other side of the original ch row (7 scs), ch 1 at the corner, rotate the whole piece 90°, sc into the next 11 row ends, rotate the whole piece 90°, ch 1 at the corner, slip st into the first sc3tog –
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
Legs:
Flip the whole piece around so you’re working along the bottom of the piece.
Create a slip knot on your hook and sc into the 2 sts to the left of the ch-1 at the corner – 2 scs
Rows 2 – 3: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 2 sts – 2 scs
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Create another slip knot on your hook and sc into the 2 sts to the right of the next ch-1 at the corner – 2 scs
Rows 2 – 3: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 2 sts – 2 scs
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Finishing:
Once you get all your ends woven in, lay the sheep flat and coat them in fabric stiffener. Once they’re nice and coated, let ’em air dry. Once they’re dry, secure your findings to them as you’d like (the ch-1 spaces at the corners or the center as I have made here).
I always use fabric stiffener when I make earrings because it helps ’em keep their shape.
Applique Instructions
Row 1: A: Ch 14, sc into the second ch from the hook and into the next 12 sts – 13 scs
Row 2: A: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, sc into the next 11 sts, sc twice into the last st – 15 scs
Row 3: A: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 15 sts – 15 scs
Row 4: A: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, sc into the next 13 sts, sc twice into the last st – 17 scs
Rows 5 – 6: A: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 17 sts – 17 scs
Rows 7 – 8: A: Ch 1, turn, (6), B: (5), A: (6) – 17 scs
Row 9: A: Ch 1, turn, (5), B: (7), A: (5) – 17 scs
Row 10: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (9), A: (4) – 17 scs
Rows 11 – 12: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (2), A: (2), B: (1), A: (2), B: (2), A: (4) – 17 scs
Rows 13 – 14: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (13), A: (2) – 17 scs
Row 15: A: Ch 1, turn, (17) – 17 scs
Row 16: A: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog the first 2 sts, sc into the next 13 sts, sc2tog the next 2 sts – 15 scs
Border:
Row 17: A: Ch 1, turn, sc3tog the next 3 sts, sc into the next 9 sts, sc3tog the next 3 sts, ch 1 at the corner, rotate the whole piece 90°, sc down the row ends, ch 1 at the corner, rotate the whole piece 90°, sc across the back of the original chain row, ch 1 at the corner, rotate the whole piece 90°, sc down the row ends, ch 1 at the corner, rotate the whole piece 90°, slip st into the first st – 56 scs
Legs:
Flip the whole piece around so you’re working along the bottom of the piece.
Create a slip knot on your hook and sc into the 3 sts to the left of the ch-1 at the corner – 3 scs
Rows 2 – 4: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 3 sts – 3 scs
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Create another slip knot on your hook and sc into the 3 sts to the right of the next ch-1 at the corner – 3 scs
Rows 2 – 4: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 3 sts – 3 scs
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
And there they are! I hope you like these littlest of sheep. 😀 See ya next week.
Zoey
Saturday 6th of April 2024
Hiya. How do you do the legs for the earrings please?
Divine Debris
Tuesday 9th of April 2024
Pretty much the same as the Legs for the coaster Legs: Flip the whole piece around so you’re working along the bottom of the piece. Create a slip knot on your hook and sc into the 2 sts to the left of the ch-1 at the corner - 2 scs Rows 2 - 3: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 2 sts - 2 scs Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Create another slip knot on your hook and sc into the 2 sts to the right of the next ch-1 at the corner - 2 scs Rows 2 - 3: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 2 sts - 2 scs Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Thank you for letting me know those were missing.
Take care, Amber
Nancy AllisFoster
Tuesday 25th of April 2017
Keep those sheep coming!! They're great~