If sheep are the grand dames of the farmyard, lambs are its babies — all soft ears, round tummies and impossible sweetness — and a crochet lamb captures that baby-soft charm better than almost any amigurumi I know. They are the first thing I reach for when a baby shower invite lands, when Easter is coming, or when a nursery needs one gentle handmade touch. A lamb never needs an occasion, though; a little flock on a shelf makes an ordinary Tuesday feel like spring.
So here are twenty of my favourite lamb designs for you, every single one genuinely free: plush amigurumi lambs in velvet and pom-pom yarns, two cosy loveys, a rattle on a wooden ring, three sweet hats, a flat appliqué, a popcorn-stitch granny square and even a lamb dressed for bed in her own nightgown and bunny slippers. I have noted the yarn, the size and the honest little details for each one as we go. Pick your favourite, warm up your hook, and let's build a flock.
1. Lily the Lamb, the One-Piece Mini
We are starting with the lamb I would hand to any amigurumi beginner: Lily, from Grace and Yarn, whose legs, body and head are crocheted as one continuous piece, so there is almost no sewing to dread at the end. She finishes about eight inches tall in worsted weight yarn — the sample uses Lion Brand Feels Like Butta for extra softness, and Bernat Pipsqueak works beautifully if you want her furrier. Her details are pure springtime: two-tone ears, little crochet flowers and leaves sewn on as a crown, and a tiny braided tail. Swap the flowers for a bow tie and you have the boy version she suggests. The full pattern is free on the Grace and Yarn blog, with an inexpensive ad-free PDF in her Etsy and Ravelry shops if you prefer printing.
Pattern: Lily the Lamb by Grace and Yarn — Get the free pattern
2. The Big Cuddly Pipsqueak Lamb
If you want a lamb with real cuddle presence, this is the one: The Friendly Red Fox's lamb measures ten inches tall sitting down and a full sixteen inches standing, all worked in cloud-soft Bernat Pipsqueak yarn. The face and ears are smooth grey worsted, which sets off the fuzzy white body beautifully, and she finishes the face with a pink stitched nose. The designer is honest that fuzzy yarn hides its own stitches, so her golden rules are to count every round and use a stitch marker — the yarn forgives small mistakes, which makes it kinder than it looks. The complete pattern is free on her blog (it continues onto a second page), and a printable ad-free PDF is available on Ravelry and Etsy. Stuff her firmly, she says, and she will reward you with the squishiest lamb on this list.
Pattern: Crochet Lamb by The Friendly Red Fox — Get the free pattern
3. Sherman, the Small and Sweet One
Nicole Chase calls him Sherman the Sheep, but she is the first to say he makes a soft little lamb for a nursery — and he is a darling one. He is a small, advanced-beginner make, worked in worsted weight yarn (or a fuzzy baby yarn for a woollier look), with the body, head, ears, arms, legs and tail made separately and sewn together. What makes this pattern especially friendly is the photography: every tricky assembly step, from pinching the ears closed to attaching the legs, comes with its own tutorial photo. His face is finished with a simple embroidered V nose, and Nicole sensibly suggests embroidered or felt details instead of safety eyes for babies. The full pattern is free on her blog, with an ad-free formatted PDF available to purchase if you like a tidy printout.
Pattern: Sherman the Sheep by Nicole Chase — Get the free pattern
4. The Velvet Fluffy Lamb
This sweet lamb is the very first pattern Crayon Crochet Critters ever published, and I love that she says so right at the top — beginners encouraging beginners is the best of crochet culture. The lamb is worked in beige yarn with a white velvety yarn for the body and the top of the head, so the fleece feels as soft as it looks. Twelve-millimetre safety eyes, a little pink V embroidered for the nose and a touch of blush on the ears finish her face. The whole pattern — head, ears, arms, legs, body and assembly notes — is completely free on her site, no downloads or sign-ups involved. She even suggests embroidering yarn eyes instead if the lamb is destined for a baby. A gentle, friendly first amigurumi project.
Pattern: Fluffy Lamb by Crayon Crochet Critters — Get the free pattern
5. The Plush Dolphin-Baby Lamb
For pure plush squish, this adorable lamb on Craftorator is worked mainly in Himalaya Dolphin Baby, the chenille-style yarn that makes amigurumi feel like a stuffed toy from a shop. The clever part is the contrast: the big soft head and body use a 4 mm hook in the plush yarn, while the ears and legs are worked in smooth YarnArt Jeans semi-cotton on a tiny 2 mm hook, so the details stay neat and defined. Embroidered eyelashes and eyebrows give her a gentle, sleepy-sweet expression. The legs even start with a back-loop round so the little hooves read clearly against the white. The complete written pattern is free on the Craftorator page, every round included. Worked in white she is a classic lamb; in pale pink she is nursery perfection.
Pattern: Adorable Lamb by Craftorator — Get the free pattern
6. Sleepy Time Lamb in Her Nightgown
This might be the most extra lamb on the list, and I mean that as the highest praise. The Sleepy Time Lamb from Free Patterns Blog comes with a whole bedtime wardrobe: a lavender nightgown with a ruffled hem, a long old-fashioned nightcap topped with a pom-pom, fuzzy bunny slippers with their own tiny ears, and a star-shaped pillow with sleepy embroidered eyes to cuddle. The lamb herself is cream DK with a separate bobble-stitch wig cap that frames her face like woolly bangs, and she finishes around 25 to 28 centimetres tall including the hat. Both the nightgown and nightcap are removable, which makes her a lovely dress-up toy for a slightly older child. The entire pattern — lamb, clothes and all accessories — is free on the page. A bedtime story companion if ever there was one.
Pattern: Sleepy Time Lamb by Free Patterns Blog — Get the free pattern
7. The Pomp-a-Doodle Lamb
Melissa Moore at Crafty Kitty Crochet builds her little lamb's fleece out of Red Heart Pomp-a-Doodle, the novelty yarn strung with ready-made pom-poms, and the texture is unlike anything else here — all soft bobbles with no stitch definition to worry about. The face, ears and feet are plain buff worsted, the lamb finishes about eight inches long, and because the pom-pom yarn is so bulky she works up remarkably fast. There is a good story attached, too: the yarn was discontinued for a while (her husband famously hunted it from shop to shop) and has since been reintroduced, so it is findable again. A strawberry-pink blush line at the corner of each eye is her signature finishing touch. The full pattern is free on her blog. Make one lamb, or make the whole herd in pastel colours, as she suggests.
Pattern: Amigurumi Little Lamb by Melissa Moore at Crafty Kitty Crochet — Get the free pattern
8. The Bitty Lamb Buddy
The Bitty Lamb Buddy from Stuck on You Crochet is a bobble-lover's delight: the whole body is covered in bobble stitches, which gives a toddler something wonderful to fiddle with and makes the lamb read as fleecy from across the room. The clever construction detail is that the arms are crocheted straight into the body as you work, so there is no fiddly sewing of limbs at the end. She gives yarn options for two moods — washable cotton for a teething-friendly toy at about seven and a half inches, or chunky plush yarn for a squishier ten-to-eleven-inch version. You can even tuck a rattle insert into the head as you stuff, and she recommends embroidered eyes for little ones. The full pattern is free in the blog post, with an ad-free PDF on Etsy and Ravelry.
Pattern: The Bitty Lamb Buddy by Stuck on You Crochet — Get the free pattern
9. Sverre the Ragdoll Lamb
Ragdoll-style toys are flat, floppy and made to be dragged around by one ear, and Ragnhild Hynne Uebler's Sverre is a beloved example — she calls it one of her most popular patterns ever. Instead of working in the round, you crochet two flat bobble-stitch panels for the body and two for the head, then crochet the pairs together with a little stuffing inside. The sample is mint green with a natural face (pink works just as sweetly), the features are embroidered for baby safety, and there is an optional bow if your lamb is feeling fancy. At about nineteen centimetres, she is an evening's work for an advanced beginner. The complete pattern is free on the Yarnhild blog, and an ad-free version is sold on Etsy for those who prefer it. A perfect first gift for a new baby.
Pattern: Sverre the Lamb (Ragdoll Lamb) by Ragnhild Hynne Uebler at Yarnhild — Get the free pattern
10. A Sheep and Lamb Pair
Kerri's Crochet gives you two patterns on one page: a sheep and her smaller lamb, both built from simple flat shapes — a cluster-stitch body disc, a plain head, little chained ears and strip legs — sewn together into sweet, slightly rustic farmyard figures. They are worked in 8 ply wool or cotton on a 2.5 mm hook, so they stay small and neat, and embroidered faces keep them baby-friendly. The pattern on the page is written in US terms, with a UK-terms version and step-by-step video tutorials linked if you prefer to watch along. Because the two sizes share one construction, you can make a whole family just by changing hook and yarn weight. The full pattern is free on her page; a PDF version is just one dollar on her Ravelry store. A lovely little flock starter.
Pattern: Sheep and Lamb Crochet Pattern by Kerri’s Crochet — Get the free pattern
11. Dolly's Kids, the Bobble-Body Lamb
DROPS Design's Dolly's Kids lamb is built in a way that will delight anyone who hates sewing pieces together: you start at the top of the head and work downwards in one piece, casting on for the body as you go, with the four legs worked directly out of the body at the end. The fleece texture comes from double treble bobbles worked between tight double crochets all over the body, and a row of loopy chain hair along the top of the head finishes the look. The face is simply embroidered in dark grey, and the ears are worked into the final closing row of the head — no separate ear pieces at all. Like every DROPS pattern, the full written instructions are free on the Garnstudio site. In soft off-white and light grey she is a timeless little sheep for a child's toy shelf.
Pattern: Dolly’s Kids (DROPS Children 35-9) by DROPS Design — Get the free pattern
12. The Easter Lamb With Two Bonus Friends
This Crazypatterns post is quietly three patterns in one: a lamb, a chick hatching out of its eggshell, and a bunny, all in the same friendly style and all free on the page. The lamb herself is about ten centimetres tall in cotton yarn, built from a one-piece body-and-head with a separate face disc, ears, little arms and a tiny rolled flower sewn to her head. Her instructions come with a photo tutorial and all the amigurumi basics explained at the top, which makes the post a kind first project. Because the three animals share one construction language, a matching Easter trio is genuinely achievable in a weekend. I would make the lamb first — obviously — and then let the chick and bunny follow her into the basket. The full written pattern for all three is free in the post.
Pattern: Easter Lamb, Bunny and Chicken by Crazypatterns — Get the free pattern
13. Luna the Lamb Lovey
On to the loveys, and Luna from Cuddly Stitches Craft is a beauty: a lamb's head and hugging arms attached to a square blanket worked in even moss stitch, with a little crochet heart sewn onto the three free corners. Her fleece is made in a clever way — after the head is finished, you go back and work chain loops into the leftover front loops of the rounds, building a soft cap of curls. The ears are two-tone circles crocheted together, and her features are embroidered, with the designer thoughtfully recommending embroidery over safety eyes for under-threes. The blanket finishes about 28 centimetres square in a cotton-bamboo DK, soft enough for a newborn's cheek. The complete pattern is free on her blog, with an ad-free printable PDF in her Etsy shop for a small fee. A baby-shower gift that looks far more complicated than it is.
Pattern: Luna the Lamb Lovey by Cuddly Stitches Craft — Get the free pattern
14. Lambie the Lovey
Lambie, from A Purpose and A Stitch, takes the other classic lovey shape: a round, rippling blanket about fifteen inches across with a shell-stitch edging, and the lamb's head and arms arranged so the blanket falls like a little dress. The head pairs a smooth cream face with a cap of fluffy yarn — she suggests something like Lion Brand Homespun or Yarn Bee Fleece Lite — and the ears are simple teardrops folded as you attach them. My favourite practical touch: if crocheting a whole blanket feels like too much, she shows you how to substitute a square of double-sided fleece instead, so the project shrinks to just the head and arms. The free written pattern is on her blog, and an inexpensive large-print ad-free PDF is on Etsy and Ravelry. Sweet, simple and very giftable.
Pattern: Lambie the Lovey by A Purpose and A Stitch — Get the free pattern
15. The Lamb Rattle on a Wooden Ring
Jennifer Percival at Crochet to Play designed this lamb rattle to be looked at as much as shaken: a bobble-stitch woolly head with peacefully sleeping embroidered eyes, perched on a wooden teething ring wrapped in its own bobble-stitch cover. Inside the head, hidden in the stuffing, sits a rattle disc, and the whole toy finishes about six and a half inches from the top of the head to the bottom of the ring. She works it in Paintbox cotton in champagne white, caramel, stormy grey and blush pink — a palette that photographs beautifully for a baby shower gift. The full rattle pattern is free on her blog; if you fall for the matching lovey too, the premium bundle of both patterns, with a photo tutorial, is on Ravelry and Etsy. Heirloom baby toys do not get much cuter than this.
Pattern: Crochet Lamb Rattle by Jennifer Percival at Crochet to Play — Get the free pattern
16. The Super-Bulky Newborn Lamb Hat
Tammy at Posh Patterns is known for hats that work up fast, and her lamb hat is no exception: it is crocheted in super bulky yarn with a big 6.5 mm hook, so the newborn size comes together in an evening. The hat has proper earflaps, two-tone ears with a contrast inner ear, a neat single-crochet edging and little ties worked as slip-stitched chains. Be clear about the sizing, because she is: the free pattern on the blog is written for newborn to three months, and the ad-free printable PDF is the one that includes all three sizes up to twelve months. That one free size is exactly the size most people need for a newborn gift or a first photo session, though. In a fluffy cream yarn it is pure lamb. A lovely first charity make, too.
Pattern: Crochet Lamb Hat by Tammy at Posh Patterns — Get the free pattern
17. The Pink Fluffy Lamb Hat
Jenny and Teddy's little lamb hat is the pink one of my dreams: the body is worked in fluffy fun-fur yarn held together with a strand of pink cotton — holding the smooth yarn alongside is her trick for actually being able to see your stitches, and it works. Unlike many free hat patterns, this one gives you all three sizes in the post, from newborn right up to one year, completely free. There are shaped earflaps, two-layer ears in pink and brown, and long braided fringe ties made from looped yarn. The designer was inspired by her own pink lamb amigurumi, and the hat has that same storybook sweetness. Pop it on a hat stand for the photograph and it makes the whole nursery shelf look styled. A spring baby photo prop par excellence.
Pattern: Little Lamb Crochet Hat by Jenny and Teddy — Get the free pattern
18. A Tiny Chick in a Lamb Hat
Here is the smallest, silliest entry on the list, and I include it with complete honesty: Ana at Little Crochet Farm's pattern makes a tiny two-inch no-sew chick — and the reason it belongs here is that the chick is wearing a lamb hat, and the complete lamb hat pattern is written out in full within the post. The hat is worked in back loops only, then white yarn is attached to the leftover front loops and chained round and round to make the lamb's fur, with two tiny ears to finish. It is a genuinely clever little construction you can scale up for bigger toys once you understand it. The written pattern is free on the page; the ad-free PDF is a perk for her Patreon members. As a keyring or Easter basket extra, a chick in lamb's clothing is hard to beat.
Pattern: No-Sew Chick with a Lamb Hat by Ana at Little Crochet Farm — Get the free pattern
19. The Little Lamb Appliqué
Hannah Cross at HanJan Crochet designed this appliqué for the most practical of reasons — to cover a beetroot stain on her little boy's favourite jumper — and it has been rescuing knitwear ever since. The lamb's body is a neat rectangle of cluster stitches that read as fleece, with a small brown head, chain ears and four dangly cluster legs, finishing about fifteen by twelve centimetres in Aran cotton. Sew it onto a jumper, a canvas bag, the back of a denim jacket or the hem of a skirt and let the little legs swing. Thoughtfully, she publishes the pattern in both UK and US terms on the same page, so nobody has to translate as they go. The full pattern is free on her site. Stash-busting, stain-hiding and adorable — the complete package.
Pattern: Little Lamb Applique by Hannah Cross at HanJan Crochet — Get the free pattern
20. The Little Lamb Granny Square
We are finishing with a square that thinks it is a lamb. Caitie at Thoresby Cottage originally designed this lamb granny square for the book 3D Granny Squares, and she has shared it free on her blog: the lamb's face is built from rounds of five-double-crochet popcorn stitches, so the fleece literally puffs up off the square for little fingers to explore. In DK cotton with a fine 2.75 mm hook it finishes about thirteen centimetres square, with stitched-on ears and legs and an embroidered face, all framed by a fresh green border. Join a flock of them into a farmyard nursery blanket, or use a single square on a cushion. The written pattern is free on the post, and a low-cost printer-friendly PDF with charts is available if you like working from diagrams. A lamb you can build a whole blanket around.
Pattern: Little Lamb Granny Square by Caitie at Thoresby Cottage — Get the free pattern
Conclusion
And that is twenty lambs, my friend — one-piece minis and big Pipsqueak cuddlers, a lamb in her nightgown and a lamb made of pom-poms, loveys, a rattle, three hats (plus one worn by a very small chick), an appliqué that saves stained jumpers and a granny square with a puff-up fleece. Every one of them is free, and every one would make a baby shower, an Easter basket or a nursery shelf that little bit softer. If you are making for a newborn, remember the makers' shared wisdom on this list: embroidered eyes, firm stuffing, and cotton yarn that can survive the washing machine.
Now tell me — which lamb is going on your hook first: a cuddly plush, a lovey for a new arrival, or that popcorn-stitch square? I read every comment, and I cannot wait to see your flock!
