Stitch Your Way to Cuteness: How to Crochet an Adorable Lamb-Costume Doll

ByLina Morgen

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How to Crochet a Cute Doll in a Lamb Costume: Step-by-Step Pattern

Create an adorable handmade companion with this detailed crochet pattern. This project results in a charming doll wearing a fluffy lamb costume, perfect for gifts, nursery decor, or as a cozy collectible.

Materials Needed

  • Yarn: Medium weight (similar to YarnArt Jeans) in three colors:
    • White (approx. 100g)
    • Beige (approx. 35g)
    • Light Brown (approx. 15g)
  • Crochet Hook: 2.0mm (or a size that works best for your yarn tension)
  • Safety Eyes: 12mm
  • White Felt: Two small circles (20mm diameter)
  • Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
  • Tools: Scissors, sewing needle, glue, and approximately 20cm of floral or craft wire
  • Optional: Pastel or blush for adding color to the cheeks

Finished Size: Approximately 25 cm (10 inches) when using the recommended materials.

Crochet Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR: Magic Ring
  • sc: Single crochet
  • ch: Chain
  • sl st: Slip stitch
  • inc: Increase (two sc in one stitch)
  • dec: Decrease (two stitches together)
  • BLO: Back Loop Only

Step 1: The Legs

Using light brown yarn, make two legs. Follow these steps for the first leg:

Start with a chain of 7.

  • Round 1: Starting from the 2nd chain from the hook: 5 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, 4 sc, inc (14)
  • Round 2: inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (20)
  • Round 3: 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, (1 sc, inc) * 2, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc (26)
  • Rounds 4-5: 26 sc
  • Round 6: 5 sc, 7 dec, 7 sc (19)
  • Round 7: 1 sc, dec, 2 sc, 4 dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc (13)
  • Round 8: 13 sc
  • Round 9: 12 sc, inc (14)
  • Round 10: 14 sc
  • Round 11: (2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc) * 2 (18)
  • Rounds 12-13: 18 sc

Begin stuffing the leg lightly. Continue stuffing as you work.

  • Round 14: 3 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 5 sc (20)
  • Round 15: 5 sc, sl st. Fasten off and weave in ends.

For the second leg: Repeat the steps exactly as above until Round 14. Do NOT fasten off; you will use this yarn to join the legs.

Step 2: The Body

Switch to white yarn to join the legs and create the body.

  • Round 15: 15 sc around the left leg, ch 3, sl st into the right leg, 19 sc around the right leg, 3 sc along the chain, 5 sc around the left leg.

Important: From Round 16 onwards, work all stitches in the BLO (Back Loop Only).

  • Round 16: 15 sc, 3 sc along the chain, 28 sc (46)
  • Round 17: (4 sc, inc) * 9, 1 sc (55)
  • Round 18: 55 sc
  • Round 19: (10 sc, inc) * 5 (60)
  • Round 20: 60 sc
  • Round 21: (9 sc, inc) * 6 (66)
  • Rounds 22-26: 66 sc (5 rows)
  • Round 27: 7 sc, dec, 31 sc, dec, 24 sc (64)
  • Round 28: 64 sc
  • Round 29: 7 sc, dec, 30 sc, dec, 23 sc (62)
  • Round 30: 62 sc
  • Round 31: 6 sc, dec, 29 sc, dec, 23 sc (60)
  • Round 32: 60 sc
  • Round 33: 6 sc, dec, 28 sc, dec, 22 sc (58)
  • Round 34: 6 sc, dec, 27 sc, dec, 21 sc (56)
  • Round 35: 6 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 20 sc (54)
  • Round 36: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
  • Round 37: 48 sc
  • Round 38: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
  • Rounds 39-40: 42 sc
  • Round 41: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
  • Rounds 42-43: 36 sc
  • Round 44: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
  • Round 45: 30 sc
  • Round 46: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  • Round 47: 24 sc
  • Round 48: (1 sc, dec) * 8 (16)
  • Rounds 49-51: 16 sc (3 rows)

Creating the Fluffy Texture

Do not cut the yarn after Round 51. Work into the remaining front loops (the ones left over from the BLO rows) to create the curls:

In each remaining front loop, crochet: (ch 8, sl st back into the same loop). Repeat this for all loops around the body until the end.

Step 3: The Arms

Make two arms using beige yarn.

  • Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
  • Round 2: 6 inc (12)
  • Round 3: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
  • Rounds 4-6: 15 sc (3 rows)
  • Round 7: (3 sc, dec) * 3 (12)
  • Round 8: 12 sc

Switch to light brown yarn:

  • Rounds 9-16: 12 sc (8 rows)
  • Round 17: (dec, 4 sc) * 2 (10)
  • Rounds 18-21: 10 sc (4 rows)
  • Round 22: dec, 8 sc (9)
  • Rounds 23-25: 9 sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Step 4: The Head

Using beige yarn, start from the bottom and work upwards.

Start with a chain of 18.

  • Round 1: 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, 15 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, 15 sc (36)
  • Round 2: 3 inc, 15 sc, 3 inc, 15 sc (42)
  • Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3, 16 sc, inc, (1 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (48)
  • Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 3, 17 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (54)
  • Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 3, 18 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (60)
  • Round 6: (4 sc, inc) * 3, 19 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (66)
  • Round 7: (5 sc, inc) * 3, 20 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (72)
  • Round 8: (6 sc, inc) * 3, 21 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (78)
  • Round 9: (7 sc, inc) * 3, 22 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (84)
  • Round 10: (8 sc, inc) * 3, 23 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) * 2, 15 sc (90)
  • Rounds 11-17: 90 sc (7 rows)

Adding the Eyes

  • Round 18: 35 sc, ch 2 (skip 2 stitches), 3 sc, ch 2 (skip 2 stitches), 48 sc (90)
  • Rounds 19-20: 90 sc (2 rows)

Now, prepare the safety eyes by inserting them through the white felt circles and pushing them through the eye holes created in Round 18.

  • Round 21: 12 sc, dec, (16 sc, dec) * 4, 4 sc (85)
  • Round 22: 85 sc
  • Round 23: 11 sc, dec, (15 sc, dec) * 4, 4 sc (80)
  • Round 24: 80 sc
  • Round 25: 10 sc, dec, (14 sc, dec) * 4, 4 sc (75)
  • Round 26: 75 sc
  • Round 27: 9 sc, dec, (13 sc, dec) * 4, 4 sc (70)
  • Round 28: 8 sc, dec, (12 sc, dec) * 4, 4 sc (65)
  • Round 29: 65 sc
  • Round 30: 7 sc, dec, (11 sc, dec) * 4, 4 sc (60)
  • Round 31: (8 sc, dec) * 6 (54)
  • Round 32: 54 sc
  • Round 33: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
  • Round 34: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
  • Round 35: 42 sc

Insert the 20cm wire (with ends insulated with tape) into the head for stability and stuff lightly.

  • Round 36: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
  • Round 37: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
  • Round 38: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  • Round 39: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
  • Round 40: 9 dec. Fasten off and sew the closing.

Embroider the mouth, eyebrows, and nose to give your doll personality.

Step 5: The Hood

Using white yarn, work all rows in BLO.

  • Round 1: 8 sc in MR (8)
  • Round 2: 8 inc (16)
  • Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 8 (24)
  • Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 8 (32)
  • Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 8 (40)
  • Round 6: (4 sc, inc) * 8 (48)
  • Round 7: (5 sc, inc) * 8 (56)
  • Round 8: (6 sc, inc) * 8 (64)
  • Round 9: (7 sc, inc) * 8 (72)
  • Round 10: (11 sc, inc) * 6 (78)
  • Round 11: (12 sc, inc) * 6 (84)
  • Round 12: (13 sc, inc) * 6 (90)
  • Round 13: (14 sc, inc) * 6 (96)
  • Rounds 14-22: 96 sc (9 rows)
  • Round 23: 93 sc, ch 2, skip 2 stitches, 1 sc (96) – this creates the hole for the wire
  • Rounds 24-25: 96 sc
  • Round 26: (10 sc, dec) * 8 (88)
  • Round 27: 88 sc
  • Round 28: Work a round of the Crab Stitch (Reverse Single Crochet) for a decorative edge.

Similar to the body, work into the remaining front loops to create the fluff: (ch 8, sl st) in each loop until the end.

Step 6: The Ears

Using light brown yarn, make two ears.

  • Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
  • Round 2: 6 inc (12)
  • Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  • Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
  • Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
  • Rounds 6-9: 30 sc (4 rows)
  • Round 10: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  • Round 11: 24 sc
  • Round 12: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
  • Rounds 13-15: 18 sc. Do not stuff the ears.

Step 7: Assembly

  1. Attach the Hood: Thread the wire through the hole in Round 23 of the hood and place it over the head.
  2. Attach the Ears: Sew the ears to the sides of the head.
  3. Attach the Arms: Sew the arms to the sides of the body.
  4. Final Touches: Ensure all parts are secure and give your doll a final fluff!

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