Valentine Lamb Amigurumi Pattern

This Valentine lamb is a palm-sized amigurumi gift measuring about 7 cm (2.75 in) tall, excluding optional keychain hardware. Its white body, beige face, floppy ears, and tiny red heart make it a cheerful Valentine project without turning it into a bulky plush.

The pattern suits confident beginners who know single crochet in continuous rounds. You will practice increases, invisible decreases, light stuffing, simple embroidery, and sewing small pieces. The finished lamb works as a keychain, bag charm, party favor, or tiny handmade gift.

The finished lamb is approximately 7 cm tall, so the proportions should remain genuinely miniature and keychain friendly.

Pattern Overview

Pattern Overview

Skill level

Confident beginner

Finished size

About 7 cm (2.75 in) tall, excluding keychain hardware

Yarn weight

Sport or light DK

Recommended hook

2.5 mm

Terminology

US crochet terms

Construction

Head and body worked separately in continuous rounds; small parts sewn on

Difficulty

easy

Main techniques

Magic ring, single crochet, increases, invisible decreases, light stuffing, basic embroidery, sewing small parts

Materials

Materials

• Sport or light DK yarn: white, about 15 g for body, wool cap, and tail
• Sport or light DK yarn: beige or light tan, about 10 g for head, ears, arms, and feet
• Small amount of pink yarn or embroidery floss for inner-ear details and optional cheeks
• Small amount of red yarn for the heart
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Two 6 mm black safety eyes, or black embroidery floss for child-safe embroidered eyes
• Polyester fiberfill
• Tapestry/yarn needle
• Locking stitch marker
• Small scissors and a few straight pins
• Optional small split ring and lobster clasp for keychain attachment

Use a hook that creates dense fabric without visible stuffing. The yarn and hook combination should keep the finished lamb within the 5–9 cm miniature range.

Keep all materials proportionate to the miniature scale; 6 mm eyes and a 2.5 mm hook suit sport or light DK yarn well.

Crochet Abbreviations

Crochet Abbreviations

MR

magic ring

ch

chain

sc

single crochet

inc

2 sc in one stitch

dec

invisible decrease

hdc

half double crochet

dc

double crochet

sl st

slip stitch

st/sts

stitch/stitches

FO

fasten off

Before You Begin

Work continuous spirals and move a marker at the first stitch of each round. Keep the fabric dense; if stuffing shows, use a slightly smaller hook. Add fiberfill in small wisps and pin all paired pieces before sewing. Place safety eyes while the head is still open. For children under 3, embroider the eyes instead.

Complete Crochet Pattern

Step 1 — Head

With beige yarn:

Insert the safety eyes between Rounds 6 and 7, about 6 stitches apart. Confirm alignment before locking the washers.

After Round 8, the head should look like a small rounded cup or sphere with enough opening left for eye washers and stuffing.

Continue shaping:

Stuff the head firmly but evenly, especially around the eye posts. Do not overpack the lower opening.

FO, thread the tail through the front loops of the remaining 6 stitches, pull closed, and secure.

White Wool Cap

With white yarn:

FO with a long sewing tail. Place the shallow white cap over the crown so the front edge sits just above the eyes. Slightly ruffle the edge with your fingertips rather than stretching it flat.

The white cap should cover the crown without hiding the eyes; a slightly uneven edge creates a soft handmade wool effect.

Step 2 — Ears

Ears — Make 2

With beige yarn, ch 5. Starting in the second ch from the hook: sc, hdc, 3 dc in the last ch. Rotate to work along the opposite side of the foundation chain: hdc, sc, sl st into the first stitch. FO, leaving a sewing tail.

For a pink inner-ear accent, embroider two or three short straight stitches down the center of each ear. Keep the ears flat and unstuffed.

Make two matching flat ears. They should remain flexible and small enough to sit naturally beside the 7 cm lamb's head.

Step 3 — Body

With white yarn:

Stuff the lower body in small pinches. Keep the base rounded, but leave the top slightly softer so the head can sit neatly on it.

FO and close through the front loops.

The body should be a compact oval, about the width of two adult fingertips, not a full-size plush torso.

Step 4 — Attach Head and Ears

Center the head over the body with the eye line facing straight forward. Use white yarn to sew the top of the body to the lower back of the head with small whip stitches. Pass through full stitches rather than individual yarn plies.

Pin the ears to the sides of the head around Rounds 6–7, just below the edge of the wool cap. Angle the ear tips slightly downward. Compare both sides from the front and top, then sew the inner third of each ear securely to the head.

Pin both ears before sewing so the tips sit at the same height and the expression remains balanced.

Step 5 — Arms and Feet

Arms — Make 2

With beige yarn:

Do not stuff. Flatten the opening, FO, and leave a long tail.

Feet — Make 2

With beige yarn:

Add only a tiny pinch of stuffing. FO, leaving a sewing tail.

The two arms stay unstuffed while the two feet receive only a tiny amount of fiberfill to preserve the miniature scale.

Step 6 — Heart and Tail

Heart

First lobe, red yarn:

FO. Make a second lobe but do not fasten off. Hold both lobes together and join by crocheting around both.

Add a wisp of stuffing before Round 6, then close.

Tail

With white yarn:

FO with a sewing tail and add a tiny pinch of stuffing.

Step 7 — Assembly

Pin the feet at the lower front around Body Rounds 3–4 and sew around their back halves. Center the heart on the chest. Pin the arms so their tips overlap the heart, sew the heart first, then attach the arms through the body and lightly catch the heart edges.

Pin the heart and both arms together before sewing; the heart should sit centered without covering the feet or face.

Turn the lamb around and sew the tail to the center back around Body Rounds 4–5. Keep the tail high enough that it does not interfere with the feet or make the lamb tilt.

Attach the tail at the center back and check that the lamb still rests naturally without wobbling.

If adding hardware, ch 8 with white yarn and FO. Anchor both ends through several dense crown stitches. Pass a split ring through this reinforced loop and add the clasp.

Finishing Touches

Embroider a tiny inverted Y-shaped nose and mouth. Add optional pink cheeks, smooth the stuffing, check symmetry, weave in tails, and tug-test the crown loop.

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Conclusion

Your palm-sized Valentine lamb is ready for a keychain, gift box, or tiny display. The red heart and floppy ears add charm without sacrificing the miniature scale.

The completed lamb remains palm-sized and lightweight, with the red heart centered and the keychain attachment secured at the crown.