This easy tutorial shows you how to make a squishy lamb using soft plush yarn. It has a round white body, four cute pink paws, a friendly face, and a little bell collar. It takes very little time to finish. You can sell it at craft fairs, put it in a nursery, or turn it into a cute keychain for your bag!
This easy guide is great for beginners. The four pink paws are crocheted right onto the body so you do not have to sew them on later. Inside this post, you will find simple step-by-step instructions and tips for using plush yarn, sewing the face, and adding a key ring.
Materials & Tools
Plush Chenille / Blanket Yarn:
Milk White: for the body and wool fleece
Soft Pink: for the paws, feet, and neck collar
Crochet Hook: 4.0 mm (or 4.5 mm, depending on your yarn thickness)
Stitch Markers: 4 to 6 markers (essential for plush yarn and marking paw positions)
Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
Notions: Large-eye yarn needle, sharp scissors, a small pink jingle bell with an attachment ring, and pink cosmetic blush for the cheeks
Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR: Magic ring
ch: Chain
sc: Single crochet
inc: Increase (work 2 single crochets in the same stitch)
dec: Decrease (work 2 single crochets together)
sl st: Slip stitch
BLO: Back loop only
FLO: Front loop only
st(s): Stitch(es)
Pink Bobble Stitch (5-dc Bobble Paw):
In the designated stitch, drop the white yarn and join the pink yarn.
repeat 5 times in the exact same stitch (you will have 11 pink loops on your hook).
Drop the pink yarn and pick up the white yarn.
Yarn over with white and pull through all 11 loops on the hook at once.
Work 1 ch with white to lock the bobble tightly into place, popping the round pink paw to the outside of the fabric.
Step-by-Step Crochet Instructions
Base of the Body (Milk White Yarn)
Round 1: Make a MR with white yarn, ch 1. Work 6 sc into the ring. Pull the yarn tail to close the ring tightly. Join with a sl st to the first st, ch 1. (6 sts)
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (6 inc). Join with a sl st to the first st, ch 1. (12 sts)
Round 3:repeat 6 times. Join with a sl st to the first st, ch 1. (18 sts)
Round 4:repeat 6 times. Join with a sl st to the first st, ch 1. (24 sts)
