| Size | 48 × 10 stitches |
|---|---|
| Colours | 4 · Generic yarn |
| Total stitches | 480 |
| Difficulty | Easy (2/5) |
| Finished size | 9.4 × 1.4 in (24 × 3.6 cm) |
| Licence | CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for personal use with credit |
Materials
| Colour | Code | Name | Stitches | Share | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y40 | Mint | 256 | 53% | 256 sts · ~5.2 m | |
| Y01 | Snow | 140 | 29% | 140 sts · ~2.8 m | |
| Y43 | Kelly Green | 48 | 10% | 48 sts · ~1 m | |
| Y13 | Black | 36 | 8% | 36 sts · ~0.7 m |
About this design
Each sheep is a rounded body of Y01 Snow with a small Y13 Black head facing right and two black legs. They stand on a single row of Y43 Kelly Green grass, and the background is a soft Y40 Mint field. Sheep are a natural choice for a knitter’s project, and these are simple enough to read clearly on a hat brim or a child’s cardigan. Three rows use three colours, where the black heads sit next to the white bodies.
Knitting the chart
The motif repeats every 12 stitches, and the chart shows 4 repeats across 48 stitches. Rows use one, two or three colours. The longest float is 11 stitches, so catch long floats behind the work every three to five stitches. Add the black heads in duplicate stitch afterwards if you would rather knit the band with two colours.
Sizing and uses
At 20 stitches and 28 rows per 10 cm, the 48-stitch chart is 24 cm wide and the 10 rows are about 3.6 cm tall. Any stitch count that is a multiple of 12 works, so 72 stitches suit a baby’s hat, 84 a child’s and 96 or 108 an adult’s.
Colour plan
Mint does the most work, 53% of the 480 stitches, followed by Snow at 29%. Every colour is used at least 36 times, so there are no tiny one-off details to hunt for. Every square of the grid is filled.
Working notes
The longest float is 11 stitches, and 7 rows have a float longer than 5 that should be caught on the wrong side. 3 rows use three or more colours; work those with bobbins (intarsia) or duplicate-stitch the extra colour afterwards.
Row by row
All 10 rows written out, row 1 at the bottom
- Row 1 (RS, right to left): 48 Kelly Green
- Row 2 (WS, left to right): 48 Mint
- Row 3 (RS, right to left): 4 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 7 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 7 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 7 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint
- Row 4 (WS, left to right): 3 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 7 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 7 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 7 Mint, 1 Black, 3 Mint, 1 Black, 4 Mint
- Row 5 (RS, right to left): 3 Mint, 7 Snow, 5 Mint, 7 Snow, 5 Mint, 7 Snow, 5 Mint, 7 Snow, 2 Mint
- Row 6 (WS, left to right): 1 Mint, 8 Snow, 2 Black, 2 Mint, 8 Snow, 2 Black, 2 Mint, 8 Snow, 2 Black, 2 Mint, 8 Snow, 2 Black, 1 Mint
- Row 7 (RS, right to left): 1 Mint, 2 Black, 8 Snow, 2 Mint, 2 Black, 8 Snow, 2 Mint, 2 Black, 8 Snow, 2 Mint, 2 Black, 8 Snow, 1 Mint
- Row 8 (WS, left to right): 2 Mint, 7 Snow, 1 Black, 4 Mint, 7 Snow, 1 Black, 4 Mint, 7 Snow, 1 Black, 4 Mint, 7 Snow, 1 Black, 2 Mint
- Row 9 (RS, right to left): 4 Mint, 5 Snow, 7 Mint, 5 Snow, 7 Mint, 5 Snow, 7 Mint, 5 Snow, 3 Mint
- Row 10 (WS, left to right): 48 Mint
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