R1with wool white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9(7 sc, inc) ×6(54)
R10–1654 sc(54)
R17(7 sc, dec) ×6(48)
R18–1948 sc(48)
Size before assembly: about 7.6 cm at the widest, 5.5 cm long; 19 rounds.
Change to sweater red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R7).
Change to snow white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R16).
Change to sweater red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R17).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with rib cream: ch 56 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 56 sc, one in each ch of the ring(56)
R2(ribbing)(fpdc, bpdc) ×28(56)
Size before assembly: about 7.2 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with rib cream: ch 48 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 48 sc, one in each ch of the ring(48)
R2(ribbing)(fpdc, bpdc) ×24(48)
Size before assembly: about 6.2 cm at the widest, 1.1 cm long; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 4, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 3, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(12)
R2inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc(18)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc(24)
R43 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc(30)
R55 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc(36)
R636 sc(36)
A flat oval about 6 × 4.4 cm; 6 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With face tan: ch 6.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Insert the safety nose/eyes now, while the piece is open (positions: see “Face”). Do not stuff.

R1with face tan: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3(2 sc, inc) ×3(12)
R4–712 sc(12)
R82 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.8 cm at the widest, 2.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff it lightly — a thin layer, just enough to hold the walls apart: the ear about 10.8 mm thick, with thick rounded edges. Then shape it into a spoon: push the front wall toward the back wall — a concave spoon about 1.5 mm deep in front, a rounded back; about 18 mm wide. Keep the opening a curve, hollow side forward, not a straight line.

R1with face tan: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3–412 sc(12)
R5(ribbing)(fpdc, bpdc) ×6(12)
R62 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc(10)
R7–1010 sc(10)
R118 sc, dec(9)
Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 4.1 cm long; 11 rounds.
Change to rib cream (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
Change to sweater red (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R5).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with hoof brown: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5–724 sc(24)
R83 sc, (dec, 6 sc) ×2, dec, 3 sc(21)
R9(5 sc, dec) ×3(18)
R1018 sc(18)
Size before assembly: about 3.2 cm at the widest, 3 cm long; 10 rounds.
Change to wool white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Flat motif — leaf (pointed leaf, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.5 × 1.1 cm; 1 row.
Round 1: with holly green: ch 6 (foundation chain); starting in the 2nd ch from hook; 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 3 sc in one st; along the other side of the chain; 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, picot (ch 3, sl st in the 3rd ch from hook); sl st in the first st to join (11)
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with sweater red: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R4(dec ×2, 1 sc) ×2(6)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 4 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with wool white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
Of these: on the head — 49 (20 pairs, left and right, and 9 single). A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 10 mm (on the face): between rounds 4 and 5, 13 st apart (count along round 4: about 6.5 st each side of the centre top line).
Satin stitch (on the face): in nose pink thread, a oval about 7 mm wide and 5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre bottom line.
Embroidery in snow white thread (on the body in sweater), straight stitches through: (between rounds 11 and 12, on the centre front line ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, on the centre front line ).
Embroidery in snow white thread (on the body in sweater), straight stitches through: (between rounds 12 and 13, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in snow white thread (on the body in sweater), straight stitches through: (between rounds 12 and 13, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ).

Lamb in a Christmas Sweater

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