Jo Bunclark’s little lamb loves wandering about the Welsh countryside
YOU WILL NEED
■ DROPS Safran (100% cotton, 50g/160m) 1 ball of each: Off White (18) Vanilla Cream (10)
■ DROPS Nord (45% alpaca, 30% polyamide, 25% wool, 50g/170m) 1 ball of Light Beige Mix (07)
■ Schachenmayr Catania (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of Fango (387)
■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook
■ Brown and white stranded cotton
For yarn stockists contact Wool Warehouse 01926 882818 www.woolwarehouse.co.uk
TENSION
Tension is not critical, but it may affect the yarn quantities required
MEASUREMENTS
Toy measures approx 23cm (9in) tall
ABBREVIATIONS
invdec Insert hook in front loop of next st, insert hook in front loop of next st across, yrh and pull through both sts, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook spiked dc Insert hook in st 2 rounds below, yrh and pull loop up to heights of current round, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook
For a full list, see page 78
Grazing on sweet grass, climing up hills, tucking a daffodil in your tall Welsh hat – all things a Welsh lamb loves to do! Why not hook up this baa-rilliant sheep for someone who’s proud to hail from Wales?
NOTES
All parts are made separately and sewn together. Parts of this pattern are worked using the amigurumi method. Work stitches continuously in a spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. It may help to use a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round, moving it up as you work.
WELSH LAMB HEAD
Using Off White, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, 6dc in loop. [6 sts] Round 2 (RS) 2dc in each st around. [12 sts] Round 3 (1dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [18 sts] Round 4 (2dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [24 sts] Round 5 (3dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [30 sts] Rounds 6-8 Dc in each st around.
Round 9 (4dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [36 sts] Round 10 (5dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [42 sts] Round 11 (6dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [48 sts] Rounds 12-19 Dc in each st around.
Round 20 (6dc, invdec) 6 times. [42 sts] Round 21 (5dc, invdec) 6 times. [36 sts] Stuff as you work.
Rounds 22-23 Dc in each st around.
Round 24 (4dc, invdec) 6 times. [30 sts] Round 25 (3dc, invdec) 6 times. [24 sts] Round 26 (2dc, invdec) 6 times. [18 sts] Round 27 (dc, invdec) 6 times. [12 sts] Round 28 (Invdec) 6 times. [6 sts] Fasten off.
HAIR
Using Light Brown Mix, make a magic loop.
Rounds 1-5 (RS) As Rounds 1-5 of Head. [30 sts] Round 6 (4dc, 2dc in next st) 6 times. [36 sts] Round 7 (5dc, 2dc in next st)
