If you enjoy adding personality and charm to your crochet projects, the Square Sheep Crochet Pattern is sure to steal your heart. This adorable motif combines soft textures, playful details, and classic granny-square construction to create a design that stands out in any handmade piece. Whether you’re preparing a special baby gift, decorating a nursery, or simply experimenting with fun motifs for your next blanket, this lovely sheep square is both relaxing to make and irresistibly cute.

What makes this pattern truly delightful is how easily it adapts to different color palettes and project ideas. Use soft pastels for a gentle, soothing look, bright colors for a cheerful baby blanket, or classic neutrals for a modern farmhouse vibe. The textured white flower-like center, framed by calming blue tones, creates the perfect backdrop for the sweet little sheep face that will be added at the end.

This project is also beginner-friendly in structure—featuring basic stitches such as double crochet, slip stitch, and chain—while still offering enough unique details to keep more experienced crocheters engaged. Whether you’re crafting for a boy, a girl, or preparing a gender-neutral gift, this pattern fits beautifully into any style.

Materials

• 1 ball blue yarn

• 1 ball gray yarn

• 1 ball white yarn

• Hook suitable for your chosen yarn

• Needle for sewing pieces together

• Dark yarn for embroidering eyes

Instructions

White Center

Start with a magic ring and work 12 double crochets (dc) into the ring.

In the next round, work 2 dc into each stitch. You will have 24 dc at the end of this round.

For the next round, work 1 dc in the first stitch, 2 dc in the next stitch, repeating this pattern around. (The round ends with 36 dc. The first stitch gets 1 dc, the last stitch gets 2 dc.)

Chain 1, skip the first space, and in the next space create 6 dc. Slip stitch into the space before this cluster.
Repeat: skip one space, make 6 dc, then slip stitch into the next space.
Continue until you have created 12 little flower clusters around the motif.

Now turn to the back of your work.
Create 12 chain-4 loops by chaining 4 and slip-stitching into the spaces between the clusters.
These loops will be used to build the blue square frame.

Blue Square Frame

Attach your blue yarn.

1. Into the first loop, work:
   3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc → this is your first corner.

2. Into the next two loops, work 5 dc each.

3. The 4th loop will be the next corner:
   3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc.

4. Repeat the pattern—two loops with 5 dc each, then a corner—until the round is complete.

Second blue round

• Work 1 dc into each dc from the previous round all the way around.

Third blue round

• Again work dc in each stitch to complete the blue border.

Gray Border

Switch to gray yarn.

• Work one full round of dc, following the exact same structure as the final blue round.
  This adds a soft gray frame around your square and prepares the motif for the sheep face.

Sheep Head

Gray Part

1. Work 16 dc into a magic ring.

2. Chain 8, slip stitch back into the same starting point to form the first ear.

3. Make 8 single crochets (sc), then chain 8 again and slip stitch into the same point to form the second ear.

4. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

5. Embroider the eyes using a dark yarn as shown in the sample.

White Fluffy Part

1. Work 16 dc into a magic ring.

2. Yarn over, skip one stitch, and in the next stitch work 6 dc. Skip one stitch again and slip stitch into the next stitch.

3. Slip stitch across 6 stitches, skip one, and again create a cluster of 6 dc.

4. Continue this process until you return to the starting point. Leave a long tail for sewing.

This piece forms the cute “fluffy wool” part of the sheep’s head.

Assembly

• Place the white fluffy piece over the gray head and sew them together.

• Then sew the completed sheep head onto the center of your square.

• You can repeat this square as many times as you need to assemble a baby blanket, pillow, or decorative panel.

The Square Sheep Pattern is a sweet and versatile motif that works for both girls’ and boys’ blankets. With its mix of texture, color, and adorable details, it’s a delightful addition to any baby project. Use multiple squares to create a full blanket or make just one as an appliqué—the possibilities are endless!