These adorable, distinctive sheep are worked completely seamlessly from the bottom-up on double-pointed needles (the pattern can be easily adapted for Magic Loop).

Pattern Notes: A couple of quick things to mention!

1. For rounds 19 & 20 of the Colorwork Sheep body, you can use either the Main Color or the Contrast Color. The sample uses the lighter color for these two rounds. It’s up to you and either will work fine!
2. If you don’t end up with the correct number of stitches on the needles when you pick up and knit around the edge of the Belly for the Body, you can simply increase on the first round of the body to get to the right number of stitches on each needle. No worries, that will work just fine!

Finished measurements: Body length 4-inches, height 3.5-inches

Yarn: Home Fingering Weight in the Bear, Red Flannel, Priscilla and Ellie Gray colorways.

Needles: US size 2 (3.25 mm) double-pointed needles, set of 4, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 6.5 sts per inch in stockinette stitch

Materials:
Detachable stitch markers
Tape measure or ruler
Yarn needle
Polyester fiberfill
Black embroidery floss
Scrap yarn
Cable needle

For the Loopy Sheep! I’ve used the same loop stitch as Joanna Johnson did in her Timber Mittens (check out this fun pattern)! Joanna did a tutorial video on this stitch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt0mw-X51t0

Enjoy!
~ susan
p.s. I’m getting lots of copyright and charity knitting questions so I am going to make a note of it right here:
Sheep! is a copyrighted pattern. Charity knitting and fundraising is always welcome with the knit Sheep! from this pattern. The pattern and knit items using this pattern are for personal use only.