Create a little knitted farm with this charming set of three farm animal knitting patterns: a fluffy sheep, a horse and a little hen.
The animals are knitted flat in DK yarn and each has its own clever details. The sheep uses textured bobble stitches to create its woolly fleece, the horse has contrasting socks, a facial blaze and yarn mane and tail, while the tiny hen is shaped from a simple stuffed body with a knitted beak, comb and little feet.
Quick Pattern Information
- Patterns: Sheep, Horse & Hen
- Projects: Three knitted farm animals
- Yarn Used: Stylecraft Special DK and Stylecraft Alpaca DK
- Yarn Weight: DK
- Construction: Knitted flat
- Needles: Straight needles
- Techniques: Stocking stitch, shaping, bobble texture, Swiss darning and simple embroidery
- Get the free pattern: here
Knitting Bee Pattern Notes
You get three patterns: A horse, sheep and hen designed as part of the same knitted farm collection.
The sheep: The standout feature is its wonderfully woolly fleece. Bobble-style texture gives the body a fluffy appearance, while contrasting yarn creates the face and legs.
The horse: The most detailed of the three animals, with contrasting socks and hooves, a white facial marking, little ears and a yarn mane and tail. Swiss darning is used to add some of the colour detail after knitting.
The hen: A much smaller project with a shaped stuffed body and tiny details creating the beak, comb, wattle and feet.
Best for: Knitters who enjoy small animal toys and traditional flat knitting.
Construction: The animals are worked on straight needles and assembled afterwards rather than being knitted entirely in the round.
Yarn: DK yarn is used throughout, with a textured alpaca-blend DK helping to create the sheep’s fleece.
Make a farm: Because the three animals were designed as a set, they’re particularly appealing if you want to build a collection of matching knitted farm animals rather than making an isolated toy.
More Free Farm Animal Knitting Patterns
Find more sheep, pigs, horses, chickens and other country animals in our farm animal knitting patterns.
You can also browse our free horse knitting patterns and more animals in our free toy knitting patterns.
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