Little Lamb Baby Bib | Free Crochet Pattern | My Hobby is Crochet
The Little Lamb Baby Bib is a cute and practical crochet project for babies, perfect for Easter, baby showers, or handmade gifts.
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This adorable lamb bib features a soft textured stitch, sweet little ears, and a charming lamb face — a fun and satisfying project you’ll love making.
I designed these lamb baby bibs while pregnant with my baby girl, and they still melt my heart every time I see them.
Why You’ll Love This Pattern
- Perfect handmade gift for babies
- Great for Easter or baby showers
- Fun textured stitch detail
- Optional embellishments for customization
Pattern Details
Finished Size: 17.5 cm wide x 14 cm high
Gauge: 17 sc x 20 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm
Materials
- DK cotton yarn (white + small amount of black)
- 4 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Optional: embroidery floss for butterfly applique
Stitches & Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc2tog – single crochet two together
Special Stitch: Picot Single Crochet (Granule Stitch)
The picot single crochet (psc) is worked from the wrong side of the fabric and pops out on the right side.
psc: Insert the hook in the next st, yarn over and pull up a loop. (Yarn over and pull through 1 loop) x 3 times (as for a ch 3). Yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook.
Little Lamb Baby Bib – Free Crochet Pattern
White Lamb Bib
With white and 4 mm crochet hook chain 20.
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd chain from hook and 1 sc in each of next 17 ch, 2 sc in last ch; ch 1, turn (21 sts)
Row 2: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in each of next 19 sts, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (23 sts)
Row 3: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in each of next 21 sts, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (25 sts)
Row 4: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in each of next 23 sts, 2 sc in last st, ch 1, turn (27 sts)
Rows 5–19: 1 sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (27 sts)
Row 20 (On the wrong side): 1 sc in first st and 1 sc in each of next 5 sts, (1 psc in next st, 1 sc in next st) x 8 times, 1 sc in each st till end of row, ch 1, turn.
Row 21 (On the right side): 1 sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. (27 sts)
Note: Work behind the psc sts from previous row, pushing them to the front.
Row 22 (On the wrong side): 1 sc in first st and 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, (1 psc in next st, 1 sc in next st) x 9 times, 1 sc in each st till end of row, ch 1, turn.
Row 23 (On the right side): 1 sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.
Row 24 (On the wrong side): 1 sc in first st and 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, (1 psc in next st, 1 sc in next st) x 10 times, 1 sc in each st till end of row, ch 1, turn.
Neck Rows
Row 1 (On the right side): sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2tog, ch 1, turn leaving the rest of the row unworked for now.
Row 2: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. (7 sts)
Row 3: sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. (5 sts)
Row 5: sc2tog, 1 sc in next st, sc2tog, ch 1, turn (3 sts)
Row 6: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. (3 sts)
Cut yarn.
Holding the bib with the right side facing you, continue with the left side of neck:
Row 1: Count 9 sts from left to right on the bib's top edge, join yarn with sl st into 9th st, ch 1, sc2tog, 1 sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2tog, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. (7 sts)
Rows 3–6: repeat as rows 3–6 for the neck's right side.
Ears
Start with 9 ch.
R1: 1 hdc in 2nd ch from hook and 1 hdc in each of next 6 ch, 3 hdc in last ch.
Continue working in the round on the opposite side of the foundation chain, 1 hdc in each of next 6 ch, 2 hdc in same ch as the first hdc at beginning of round, sl st to first hdc at beginning of round. (18 sts)
R2: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, 1 hdc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hdc in each of next 3 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hdc in each of next 2 sts, join with sl st to first hdc. (24 sts)
R3: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st and 2 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 6 sts, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hdc in each of next 5 sts, join with sl st to first hdc. (32 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew the ears onto bib.
Before sewing the ear onto the bib, pinch the end together and sew a few stitches together as pictured below.
Sew the ears onto the bib, placing them to line up with the second row of granule stitch.
Eyes
With black make a magic ring, ch 1, 7 hdc into ring, work one more hdc until half, having 3 loops on hook pick white and finish the st with white.
Continue with white working 2 more hdc into ring, join with sl st to first hdc at beginning of round.
Cut yarn. Fasten off, leaving a long tail from black to sew eyes onto bib.
Embroider nose and mouth.
Granule Stitch Trim Around the Face
Turn the bib with the back side facing you. Begin under the ear.
Join white yarn with standing sc, one row below the ear.
Continue with *1 psc, 1 sc repeat from * around the face until you reach below the other ear. Cut yarn. Fasten off.
Ties and Trim
Holding the bib with the right side facing you, attach yarn to right side of work, right above the ear, work sc sts evenly placed along the edge till you reach the top, with 2 sc into corner st, 1 sc in each sc on top edge; continue on to first tie: ch 50, 1 sl st in second ch from hook, 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st back to base of tie.
Do not fasten off but continue on to trim along the neck edge: work 2 sc in corner st, sc evenly down inside the 1st side, across front of bib and up inside the 2nd side of bib till top of 2nd side, 2 sc in corner.
Continue with the second tie: ch 50, 1 sl st in second ch from hook, 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st back to base of tie. Continue to work sc across top, 2 sc in corner and sc evenly across the outer edge of the bib until you reach the ear. Cut yarn. Fasten off. Sew in the ends.
Optional Butterfly Applique
Get the butterfly applique pattern here
Black Lamb Bib Pattern
It's almost the same as the White Bib Pattern with some small changes:
Begin working with black/ other color yarn until row 19; change to white at the half of the last sc of row 9 (when having 2 loops on hook) and finish the sc with white, ch 1, turn. Don't cut black yarn, leave it where it is for now.
Continue with white as in the pattern above, finishing the neck part.
To have a nice look for the edging around the face, you will work an extra round with black.
On the right side of the bib, pick the black strand and work 1 sc around the black face, with 2 sc into corners. Cut yarn. Fasten off.
On the wrong side of the bib, work with white the Granule Edging around the black portion of the bib, then continue as for the white lamb bib above.
Black Ears: Work using the same pattern as for the white ones above.
Eyes: With black make a magic ring, 6 sc into ring, join with sl st to first sc. Cut yarn. Fasten off.
Join white with a standing sc into back loop of a sc from previous round, working in blo, crochet 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. Cut yarn. Fasten off. Sew in the ends.
Embroider nose and mouth with a white/ neutral color.
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I am a beginning crocheter.I can not figure out the ears. Do you have a video for the ears? I have tried it several ways and can't get by the 1st row.
ReplyDeleteHi, I do't have a video tutorial. What can't you figure out? How to work on the other side of the foundation chain?
DeleteHello Unknown, for the ears, when you crochet the nine (9) chain stitches, you skip one stitch & crochet half single crochets (HDC) in the 2nd ch from hook. & 1 HDC in the next 6 ch & 3hdc in the last ch, across the foundation. When you get to the end of the first row, turn it upside down, and hdc as per instructions into those upside down first row stitches. It's like crocheting into the bottom of the stitches, which you turned upside down. You'll be going around the initial chain stitches. I wish I could attach a drawing. Good luck! I know your comments are dated 2019, but I just saw them. Hopefully, someone was able to help you with it by now.
DeleteHi, I just finished making the white lamb bib - loved it and think my niece will also - the new arrival is comming in November. Love the granule stitch, that was new to me. Thank you for sharing this pattern.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! I'm glad that you enjoyed the pattern!:)
DeleteYour bib pattern is adorable! I cannot wait to make it! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome! :)
DeleteHi! These are adorable! Is there any way you can email just the pattern for the lamb bibs? I have a hard time reading patterns on the phone. I would greatly appreciate it, my eyes aren't what they used to be.
ReplyDeleteHi Cathy! I'm glad you like the bibs! I'm sorry, but I do not email my patterns. You could use a computer and print the pattern out using Print Friendly site.
DeletePUEDES EXPLICARME QUE SIGNIFICA BPB Y BBTOG
ReplyDeleteHallo, leuke slabbetjes, is er ook een variant v oor jongens ivm picot randje? denk dat dat meer voor meisjes is...? Of kan dat voor een jongen ook
ReplyDelete