無尾熊(Ann) の編み物異想世界

I decided I wanted to make a mobile for my
baby girls room. I thought some sweet little lambs would be nice and crochet was
the way to go about making them. Unfortunately these little lambs took a little
longer to crochet and put together than I thought they would. But if you are up for a project than this is
the one for you! Of course you could always just make the lambs and leave them
as little stuffed animals. They
are about 5 inches long.



First lets start with the crochet pattern:

Materials:
-
Worsted weight yarn in cream,
brown, gray or any color of your choice. I also think a pink or blue lamb would
be nice for a baby room.
- Furry Yarn. I used Bernat Pipsqueak in
Whitey White
- Size H crochet hook.
- Tapestry needle
- Small safety eyes
- Stitch marker
- Poly-fil
stuffing

Abbreviations:
Magic Ring Tutorial
SC  = Single Crochet
SC Decrease = Single Crochet
Decrease

Head:
With worsted weight
yarn..
Magic Ring, chain 1, SC 8 inside
ring, do not join, continue to SC in rounds (use stitch
marker to mark your rounds)
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around (16
SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around (24 SC)
Round
4-8: SC in each stitch around (24 SC)
Round 9: SC decrease, SC in next,
repeat around (you should now have 16 SC)
Change to furry yarn...
Round
10: SC in each stitch around (16 SC)
Round 11: SC decrease until closed. Be
sure to stuff and add safety eyes before fully
closing!!

Ears:
Chain 4, SC in second chain from hook, SC in
next 2.
Now working on other side of chain, SC in next 3, do not join,
continue to SC in rounds
Round 2-4: SC in each stitch around (6 SC)
Round
5: SC decrease or stitch closed. Sew onto head where furry yarn meets worsted
yarn.

Body:
NOTE: Body is worked with furry yarn. It is pretty much
impossible to keep track of your stitches with this yarn. Do the best you can.
If you are off by one or more stitches, that is ok.
You won't be able to see the flaws!
With furry
yarn...
Magic ring, chain 1, 8 SC in ring, do not
join, continue to SC in rounds. Use stitch marker to
mark your rounds.
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around (16 SC)
Round 3-6:
SC in each stitch around (16 SC)
Round 7: SC decrease in first, SC in
next
Stuff with poly-fil
Round 8: SC decrease until closed
Leave tail
to sew onto head.

Feet:
Magic Ring,
chain 1 in ring, make 10 SC in ring, continue to SC in rounds.
Round 2: In
back loops only, SC in each stitch around (10 SC)
Round 3-4: Working in both
loops, SC in each stitch around (10 SC)
Round 5: SC decrease, SC in next 3
stitches, repeat around
Round 6: SC decrease, SC in next 2, repeat
around
Stuff and sew onto body.







Now lets
put together the mobile!



- I used the inside of an 8" wooden
embroidery hoop and painted it white.
- Darice
White Picket Fence (which I found at Jo-Ann Fabrics but if you google it you
can purchase it online from multiple places). I had to buy two since one is too
short to fit around the entire hoop.
- White worsted
weight yarn to string everything together
- 3 white clouds which I cut
out from felt (you will need to cut 6 clouds, lightly stuffed with poly-fil and
stitched around the edge with 2-ply yarn and a tapestry
needle). I used THIS
as my template for the clouds.
- And my crochet lambs.




First thing you will want to do is cut a
long piece of worsted weight yarn and string it
through the cloud and crochet lamb. Use a tapestry
needle to send the yarn up the middle of the cloud and then through the
body of the lamb (near the neck). Now loop your yarn back up the bottom of the
lamb and make a knot. You can weave it through again to make sure it is tightly
secured to the crochet lamb.





Tie the yarn onto your painted embroidery
hoop. Hopefully you still have a long end left that will tie together with your
other two strings and attach to a hook from the ceiling. If your yarn isn't long
enough, just tie on a second string so that you will be able to hang it. You
will want to repeat this entire process with all three of your lambs/clouds and
place them evenly around your hoop.

Now hot glue your white picket fence
over the outer edge of the embroidery hoop and over the yarn that you have tied
on.

Tie the strings together and hang from a cup hook in your
ceiling.

Disclaimer: Please use extreme caution if placing this over a
crib. Make sure all your pieces are secure. In fact, I decided to place mine in
the corner of the room near the changing table. I don't trust this craft to be a
safe object to place over the baby's crib. 






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