Tennyson the Sheep

UPDATE! All-knit and all-crochet versions coming end of July 2026! They will be included with the purchase of this pattern! Thanks so much for your interest and support! Tennyson the Sheep is a small bag charm/keychain worked using both knitting and crochet techniques. He is knit/crocheted in pieces and seamed together. You will sew up the body and then sew the curls, head, legs, and loop to the body before closing up the base. Ends are used as stuffing, so there isn’t too much weaving in of ends on this one. The pattern includes both photo and video tutorials to help guide you through construction and assembly. Crochet techniques: -Single crochet +increases/decreases -Working flat and in the round -Magic loop -Slip stitches -Chaining -Single crochet seaming Gauge: Crochet - 6 rows & 4.5sts in 1” using fingering weight held double and US F crochet hook (worked flat) Knit - 12 rounds & 10 sts using fingering weight yarn and US 0 knitting needles (worked in the round) Yarn: Fingering weight yarn in two colors (Color A for the body, base, and curls - Color B for the legs, head, ears, and hanging loop) Recommended yarn is Sonder Yarn Co Sunday Morning 4-Ply. Yardage Requirements: -Color A: 240 yards -Color B: 40yards -Scraps of laceweight yarn in white and black (for embroidering the eyes). If preferred, you can use premade eyes, beads, etc. *Yarn A is held double throughout. You can choose to substitute with DK weight yarn or fingering + mohair/suri. You’ll need 120 yards of DK. If using DK for Color A, note that DK weight has a lot of variability and you may need to make additional large curls to fill in gaps. *An extra 10% is added to yardage requirement to account for swatching and a little extra just incase! White sample shown in Sonder Yarn Co Sunday Morning 4-Ply in Cloud 9 (Color A) and Hot Cocoa (Color B). Brown sample shown in Sonder Yarn Co Sunday Morning DK in Bear Hug (Color A) and Sunday Morning 4-Ply in Hot Cocoa (Color B). (Dark brown/black sample done in scrap yarns) Needles & Hooks: US 0 (2.0mm) knitting needles (DPNs or long circulars for magic loop) US F (3.75mm) crochet hook US 0 (2.55mm) crochet hook (fine gauge steel hook) Notions: Stuffing/yarn scraps Tapestry needle 4 lightbulb stitch markers