Wensleydale Sheepskin
Looking for the perfect gift for all of your friends and fam this holiday season? Check out my latest Shaggy Chic designs - the Wensleydale and Cotswold Sheepskins. These are delightfully quick projects and make stunning additions to any home. Drape them over your favorite reading chair, the foot of the bed, or an entryway bench to add depth and coziness! The crochet Wensleydale Sheepskin can be worked up in a single day and is part of Lion Brand’s 2024 Last Minute Gifts collection. All of these designs are meant to be quick but impressive so you can wow everyone on your list with your handmade gifts this year! Check out the free pattern below, grab a kit with all the yarn you need and a free copy of the pattern here, or purchase an ad-free, printer-friendly PDF here.
Looking for the crochet Cotswold Sheepskin? Click here!
This is not my first foray into faux sheepskins. Back in 2017 I released the Sheepskin Chair Throw worked up in Lion Brand’s Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. With that design, it was the loop stitch that created the texture and look of “fur.” This time around, Shaggy Chic does all the work so you can use simple crochet stitches to create a seriously realistic sheepskin without any fancy stitches! The Shaggy Chic fiber mimics long, curly wool locks so beautifully and as a jumbo/category 7 yarn, it makes projects come together incredibly fast. There is definitely a learning curve when it comes to crocheting with yarn where you can’t see your stitches, but when the end result is so beautiful and fun, it’s worth the extra effort! Check out my top tips for crocheting with faux fur here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqoxgSRFZM/
Learn how to master the skills needed to crochet with faux fur yarn. While intimidating at first, there are several tricks to ease the fear.
Shaggy Chic comes in 12 colors and the palette is a mix of neutrals and pops of colors, so you can really tailor these sheepskins to your home decor! Choose one of the neutrals like Natural or Mocha for a more realistic look or go with a pop like Hot Pink or Acid Green to add some pizazz to your space!
What I love most about these sheepskins is how effortlessly cool they look in any room! I draped them over chairs in the den, topped them over a rug in the living room, and even laid them across the back of some adirondack chairs around my fire pit. They’re SO incredibly soft and snuggly and I might just have to make more to adorn the foot of my bed and all of my benches.
If you’re looking for a sophisticated handmade gift for ANYONE on your list this year - this is it! They really are showstoppers and since they’re so quick to work up, you can easily treat all of your friends and fam with these impressive pieces. Once you get the hang of crocheting with Shaggy Chic, you will fly through this project!
This is an easy level crochet pattern and the techniques involved are single crochet and the sc2tog decrease.
MATERIALS
5 skeins Lion Brand Shaggy Chic in Latte (329-124AC)
(jumbo, weight 7; 35yds/32m per skein)
Size 25mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
GAUGE
3.5 sts + 4 rows = 4”/10cm in single crochet
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Width: 32”/81.5cm
Length: 46”/117cm
ABBREVIATIONS
*All Two of Wands patterns are written in standard US terms.
Ch – chain
Dec – decrease
Inc – increase
Rep – repeat
Sc – single crochet
Sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
St(s) – stitch(es)
NOTES ON YARN
Faux fur yarn can be a bit tricky to work with as the stitches are not visible and you will need to “feel” for them. That being said, the fabric is very forgiving and mistakes are virtually impossible to see. Practice with a regular yarn to feel and understand where the hook should go, and then pay attention to – and feel for – the center core of the Shaggy Chic yarn when working with it to help guide your hook into the right places. Carefully count your stitches with each round to ensure you have the correct stitch count as this is really what matters, not necessarily if the stitches are in the correct places. To see a video that demonstrates these tips, please visit: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAqoxgSRFZM/
NOTES ON PATTERN
Sheepskin is worked flat in back and forth rows – turn at the end of each row.
PATTERN
Ch 25.
Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc across row. (24 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc across row.
Row 3: (Inc) Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st. (26 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc across row.
Row 5: (Inc) Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st. (28 sts)
Rows 6-8: Ch 1, sc across row.
Row 9: (Dec) Ch 1, sc2tog, sc to last 2 sts, sc2tog. (26 sts)
Row 10: Ch 1, sc across row.
Rows 11-16: Rep rows 9 and 10, 3 more times. (20 sts)
Row 17: (Inc) Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st. (22 sts)
Row 18: Ch 1, sc across row.
Row 19: (Inc) Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st. (24 sts)
Rows 20-22: Ch 1, sc across row.
Row 23: (Dec) Ch 1, sc2tog, sc to last 2 sts, sc2tog. (22 sts)
Row 24: Ch 1, sc across row.
Rows 25-30: Rep rows 23 and 24, 3 more times. (16 sts)
Row 31: (Inc) Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st. (18 sts)
Row 32: Ch 1, sc across row.
Row 33: (Inc) Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc to last st, 2 sc in last st. (20 sts)
Rows 34-36: Ch 1, sc across row.
Row 37: (Dec) Ch 1, sc2tog, sc to last 2 sts, sc2tog. (18 sts)
Rows 38-44: Rep row 37, 7 more times. (4 sts)
Fasten off.
Secure and weave in all ends.
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