Supplies
– Laine Drops Puddel ( 50g = 50 m ) off-white
– Laine Drops Fabel ( 50 g = 205m ), off-white ( head ) and light beige ( pattes ). Attention this thread is worked in duplicate!
– 3.5 mm and 4.0 mm hooks
– Safety eyes 6 mm ( choose the size according to the wire used )
– padding fiber
– Sewing needle
N.B: The Puddel quality of Drops is exhausted. Choose a fur-effect wire and make a sample to adjust the model.
Size of the mouton
Standing, the sheep measures between 7 and 8 cm, with the thread and the hooks indicated. Of course, the size will vary if you change supplies.
List of abbreviations
RM magic round ( « magic loop » )
m mesh
ml mesh in the air
tight mesh
increase, make 2 ms in the same mesh
dim decrease, prick a first m and bring back the wire as if to make an ms, prick the next mesh directly, bring the wire and pass through the 3 loops on the hook.
( … ) x N repeat the instructions in parenthesis N times.
Important remarks
– All laps are worked as a continuous spiral. Do not join or rotate until the instructions mention it.
– Use a ( colored thread or mesh marker ) to indicate the end / start of the turns. Move the marker up after each turn.
– You can choose between two head shapes ( rounded or elongated ) and two types of legs ( for standing or hanging sheep ). It’s up to you to play!
Body
In DROPS Puddel, hook 4.00 mm.
1. Make 6 ms in the RM ( 6 )
2. augm in each ms ( 12 )
3. ( ms, augm ) x 6 ( 18 )
4. ( 2 ms, augm ) x 6 ( 24 )
5. ( 3 ms, augm ) x 6 ( 30 )
6. – 9. ms on the whole turn ( 30 )
10. ( 3 ms, dim ) x 6 ( 24 )
11. ( 2 ms, dim ) x 6 ( 18 )
12. ( ms, dim ) x 6 ( 12 )
NOT. B: In my projects, the part that most resembles a sheep fleece was on the side towards work. So I return my work at that time. Depending on the wire used, you may not need to return your work.
Fill the body slightly but enough to keep it in shape.
13. dim x 6 ( 6 )
Cut the wire, stop and close the hole while sewing
Head
In DROPS Fabel, double wire and 3.5 mm hook ( D ).
1. Make 6 ms in the RM ( 6 )
2. augm in each ms ( 12 )
3. augm x 2, ms 4, augm x 2, 4 ms ( 16 )
4. ms, augm x 3, 4 ms, augm x 3, 5 ms ( 22 )
5. ms on the whole tower ( 22 )
6. 3 ms, dim, 8 ms, dim, 7 ms ( 20 )
7. ms on the whole tower ( 20 )
8. ms, dim, 10 ms, dim, 5 ms ( 18 )
9. – 10. ms on the whole turn ( 18 )
11. 3 ms, dim, 6 ms, dim, 5 ms ( 16 )
12. ms on the whole tower ( 16 )
Insert the safety eyes between towers 10 and 11, 2 ms apart.
Firmly repay your head.
13. Change the thread for Drops Puddel, don’t
don’t change your hook! ( dim, 2 ms ) x 4 ( 12 )
Pay back a little more.
14. dim x 6 ( 6 )
Cut the wire, stop and close the hole. To get a few more curls on the head, embroider a few with the wire tail across the top of the head.