Cute Cow Amigurumi
Crochet a very cute Cow Amigurumi with this free cow crochet pattern. This is a small crochet project that you can make in a few hours. It is a great pattern for left over yarn, because it is so small. The mini cow made with cotton yarn has a great keychain size.
I made the little cow keychain version from sport weight cotton yarn. But you can also crochet her from bigger yarn, for example plush chenille yarn, your cow amigurumi will become bigger and very huggable.
Basic Stitches Tutorial basic stitches tutorial , complete with many instructional videos on how to crochet. It shows you everything you need to know to make your very own adorable Amigurumi plushie toys.
Video: I also have a full video on YouTube on how to crochet every step of this Cow:
Materials:
These are the materials that I used. However, you can replace them with other materials of your choice. If you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of the cow using this free cow amigurumi pattern, you can simply use a thicker or thinner yarn and crochet hook. The bigger the yarn, the larger your cow will become. Crochet a cow keychain with sport weight cotton yarn
crochet a cow
Supplies :Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16 or 17Pins
TIP: Are you using are using Blanket yarn? Then I recommend a 8.0 mm crochet hook.
Abbreviations used in this cute crochet pattern: basic stitches tutorial )
Free Cow Crochet Pattern
Body :
Start in white yarn
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)Mark the beginning of round 3 with a piece of yarn if you haven’t already, so you can count the stitches later.
Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (24)Rnd 5: (sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times (27)Rnd 6-9: sc in all 27 st (27)In the next round we are going to color change, see the photo’s below on how to do this. Or watch the full video tutorial that I made on how to crochet this cow: https://youtu.be/x1vRdUl44ZM
Rnd 10: sc in next 20 st, change to brown yarn, sc in next 2 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 5 st (27)
Rnd 11: sc in next 8 st, change to brown yarn, sc in next 3 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 8 st, change to brown yarn, sc in next 4 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 4 st (27)Rnd 12: sc in next 7 st, change to brown yarn, sc in next 5 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 7 st, change to brown yarn, sc in next 4 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 4 st (27)Rnd 13: sc in next 7 st, change to brown yarn, sc in next 5 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 8 st, change to brown yarn, sc in next 2 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 5 st (27)Rnd 14: sc in next 7 st, change to brown yarn, dec, sc in next 3 st, change to white yarn, sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 7 st, dec (24)Rnd 15: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 2 times, change to brown yarn, sc in next 2 st, change to white yarn, dec, (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 3 times (18)Stuff the body with filling.
Rnd 16: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times (12)Rnd 17: dec 6 times (6)Finish the body by taking the last strand of yarn and sewing it through the front loops of every crochet stitch that you made in the last round. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Now stick a needle under the hole and weave in the yarn end.
Embroider the eyes on the body between rounds 3 and 4 on the 5th and 14 stitch. If you need help sewing on the eyes, please check my video: https://youtu.be/x1vRdUl44ZM
how to crochet a cow
Snout:
Use pink yarn
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)Rnd 3: sc in all 12 st (12)Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the snout on the body with the top below round 2 and the bottom side of the snout above round 4. When you are almost done with sewing the snout on the body, embroider the nostrils on the snout, hide the yarn in the snout. Put some stuffing in the snout, then continue to sew the snout on the body.
Ears 2x:
Use brown yarn
Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring [4]Rnd 2: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)Rnd 4: sc in all 8 st (8)Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the ears on round 7 with an interspace of 9 stitches between both ears.
Horns 2x:
Use beige yarn
Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring [4]Rnd 2: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the horns on rounds 6 and 7, with one stitch between the horns and the ears.
free cow amigurumi crochet pattern
Legs 4x:
Make three legs in brown yarn and one leg in white yarn.
Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring [4]Rnd 2: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)Fasten off with a slst, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the legs on the bottom of the body with 4 stitches between the frontlegs and 3 stitches between the hindlegs, there are 3 rounds between the frontlegs and hindlegs.
Sew the white leg on the back right side.
Tail:
in white yarn
Ch 5
Row 1 : Start in second ch from hook, slst in next 4 st (4)Fasten off and leave a long piece of yarn for sewing.
Cut 2 pieces of brown yarn, about 4 inches in length. Fold the strips in half and loop them through the other end of the tail. Cut the yarn to preferred length. (photo 5-9)
Sew the tail on the back of the body, between rounds 15 and 16.
If you want to use your little cow amigurumi as a keychain, add a keychain on top of the cow.
Now your cow is done! I hope you enjoyed crocheting this cute farm animal. I have many more keychain crochet patterns available on my blog. Like this cute pig crochet pattern .
crochet keychain pig and cow
