Adorable Sheep Knitting Patterns

Have you been around the online knitting community long enough to remember the winter everyone was knitting Baa-ble hats? It was 2015, which feels like ages ago. I never got around to knitting one (you can still get the pattern on Ravelry) but I still think about it from time to time and how cute it is.

Of course any kind of knit sheep is cute, whether a hat or sheep amigurumi, which is what I’m focusing on in this post. I saw the Woolly Sheep from Claire Garland online recently (the pattern is available on Ravelry), which is what got me thinking about it. I love that this on uses mohair and boucle yarns to make the sheep actually look fuzzy, and the cute scenes she puts her characters in don’t hurt the cute factor, either.

You can stitch up a tiny sheep like this one from Anna Hrachovec (Ravelry) or a much bigger sheepy pillow like Sam the Ram from Rita O’Connell (also on Ravelry). I love his cabled body! This one is worked in sport weight yarn, but you could make an even bigger buddy with worsted weight yarn if you want.

Somewhere in between (though there’s a tiny version of this one, too) is Moss the Sheep from Fluff and Fuzz on Etsy. This one uses moss stitch for the texture of the wool, and it’s worked in worsted weight yarn. Also check out her Baa-bara the Sheep, which looks a bit like a famous sheep of a different name and is super cute worked in a fluffy DK weight yarn.

Sheldon Sheep and Friends by Amy Gunderson for Universal Yarn is a super cute black sheep with wool of different colors for their “hair.” They’re worked in bulky yarn.

If you’re looking for even more sheep related patterns, I did a whole roundup of sheep knitting patterns (ironically in 2015) when it was the year of the sheep in the Chinese zodiac. Also check out Miranda the Sheep!

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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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