KNIT LAMB PATTERN (FREE KNITTING PROJECT)
Now, just because he’s a knitted lamb doll wearing a ribbon, Hank doesn’t want you to think he’s soft. Well, his fleece is soft, but Hank isn’t. He’s all rough and tumble under that wool, a lamb looking forward to being a big, tough ram someday—maybe even the mascot for a pickup truck company or a football team. His mom has different ideas. She wants him to do something in the Arts or in Fashion—thus the ribbon. Well, adolescence is never easy. But Hank will learn to deal with all this fluffy stuff. Enjoy this free knit lamb pattern.
Step 1
SIZE: 3" (7.5 cm) tall
MATERIALS
Medium Weight Yarn
[21/2 ounces, 162 yards
(70 grams, 146 meters) per skein]:
White - 1 skein
[3 ounces, 197 yards
(85 grams, 180 meters) per skein]:
Black - 1 skein
Pink - small amount for nose
Straight knitting needles, size 4 (3.5 mm)
Polyester stuffing
6 mm Black doll eyes - 2
5/8w (16 mm) Satin ribbon - 15
(38 cm) length
Yarn needle
TECHNIQUES USED:
Invisible increase K2 tog
Step 2
BODY AND HEAD
With White and beginning at rear, cast on 6 sts.
Row 1 (Wrong side): Knit across.
Row 2 (Increase row): (Work invisible increase, K1) across: 12 sts.
Row 3: Knit across.
Rows 4 and 5: Repeat Rows 2 and 3: 24 sts.
Row 6: (Work invisible increase, K2) across: 36 sts.
Rows 7-23: Knit across.
Row 24: K2 tog 7 times, K8, K2 tog 7 times: 22 sts.
Row 25: Knit across.
Row 26 (neck): K2 tog across: 11 sts.
Row 27: Knit across.
Row 28: K3, work invisible increase, (K1, work invisible increase) 4 times, K4: 16 sts.
Row 29: Knit across.
Row 30: K4, work invisible increase, (K1, work invisible increase) 7 times, K5: 24 sts.
Rows 31-35: Knit across.
Row 36: (K2 tog, K2) across; cut White leaving a long end for sewing: 18 sts.
Row 37: With Black, purl across.
Row 38: Knit across.
Row 39: Purl across.
Row 40: (K2 tog, K1) across: 12 sts.
Row 41: Purl across.
Rows 42 and 43: Repeat Rows 38 and 39.
Row 44: K2 tog across: 6 sts.
Cut Black leaving a 10" (25.5 cm) length for sewing.
Thread yarn needle with Black end and weave through remaining sts; pull tightly and sew end of rows together to neck with corresponding colors.
Using photo as a guide for placement, attach eyes on Row 38.
Continue sewing seam, stuffing firmly as you go and gathering cast on edge to avoid leaving a hole.
Step 3
FOOT (Make 4)
With Black and beginning at Body edge, cast on 12 sts.
Row 1 (Wrong side): Purl across.
Row 2: Knit across.
Row 3: Purl across.
Row 4: K2 tog across: 6 sts.
Cut Black leaving a 10" (25.5 cm) length for sewing.
Thread yarn needle with end and weave through remaining sts; pull tightly and sew end of rows together. Stuff Foot; sew to Body using photo as a guide for placement.
Step 4
EAR (Make 2)
With Black, and beginning at outer edge of Ear, cast on 6 sts.
Row 1 (Wrong side): Purl across.
Row 2: K2 tog, K2, K2 tog: 4 sts.
Row 3: K2 tog twice: 2 sts.
Row 4: K2 tog: one st.
Cut yarn leaving a long end for sewing and pull end through remaining st to finish off.
Thread yarn needle with end. Fold Ear in half and sew end of rows to Head, using photo as a guide for placement.
Step 5
TAIL
With Black, cast on 20 sts.
Row 1: K2 tog across: 10 sts.
Bind off remaining sts in knit, leaving a long end for sewing.
Thread yarn needle with end. Curl Tail into curlicue and tack in place to hold shape; sew Tail to back of Body.
With Pink and using photo as a guide, add satin stitch nose (Fig. 7, page 111).
Tie ribbon around neck.
Step 6
This knit lamb pattern is excerpted with permission from Little Knitted Creatures
by Amy Gaines (Leisure Arts).
