About This Bobby the Bighorn Sheep Amigurumi Pattern
This pattern creates a small bighorn sheep amigurumi named Bobby with detailed horns, a white snout, and solid little legs. You will work the head, body, four legs, a tail, and two horns separately and sew them together. Techniques include color changes, working in the magic circle, stuffing, and simple shaping for realistic features.
The pattern provides exact round-by-round instructions and placement notes for eyes and nose. Photos illustrate assembly to help you finish a standing, weighted sheep that holds its shape.
Why You'll Love This Bobby the Bighorn Sheep Amigurumi Pattern
I absolutely love this pattern because it captures the charm of a bighorn sheep in a tiny, collectible form. I enjoy how the horns are crocheted separately and then shaped to give the character a unique silhouette. The design is compact but full of detail, from the snout color change to the little black hooves. I also love that you can easily customize colors and details to make each Bobby your own.
Switch Things Up
I love how easy it is to customize Bobby by changing yarn colors to create different breeds of sheep.
I often substitute a lighter beige or cream for the horns to make a more subtle curl contrast.
To make Bobby bigger, I switch to bulky yarn and a larger hook; to make him tiny, I use a thinner yarn and smaller hook.
I like to embroider small facial expressions or freckles using contrasting yarn to give each sheep character.
For an extra tactile effect, try using loop or fuzzy yarn for the body while keeping the head and legs in smooth yarn for structure.
I also sometimes add a tiny scarf or felt ear tags to personalize the sheep for gifts.
If you want posable limbs, I insert a short piece of craft wire into each leg before stuffing, securing the ends safely inside the body.
I recommend trying different eye sizes—safety eyes or embroidered eyes both give distinct personalities to Bobby.
Mixing textures, like a slightly shinier yarn for hooves or a fluffy yarn for the tail tip, creates lovely contrast.
I enjoy making a whole herd of Bobs with varied colors and sizes for a charming display or a thoughtful handmade gift set.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
✗ Placing safety eyes too low or too high can ruin facial proportion; follow the eye placement note and place eyes between rows 5 and 6, eight stitches apart.
✗ Forgetting to change color on the last stitch can leave a visible jog; always change to the next color on the final yarn over of the indicated stitch.
✗ Not stuffing the body enough before adding the penny will make the sheep flop over; lightly stuff, add the penny, then continue stuffing firmly so the body stays balanced.
✗ Skipping stitch counts during increases and decreases leads to misshapen pieces; count your stitches every round and mark the beginning of rounds with a stitch marker.
✗ Sewing legs or horns in the wrong rows will give an unnatural pose; pin parts in place first and reference the row numbers for front legs (rows 4-6) and back legs (rows 11-13).
