Adorable Amigurumi Cow Pattern
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SUPPLIES NEEDED
YARN
Patons Astra Yarn in your choice of colors
100-150 yards total per cow
HOOK
E/3.5mm Furls Odyssey Hook
Jackie used one of our Pink Odyssey hooks (they come in black, purple and red too)
PART ONE
Abbreviations
ch-chain, sc-single crochet, inc-increase, dec-decrease, fo-fasten off
Head
Rnd 1: Starting at the top of the head with white yarn (or the color of your choosing) sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook (6)
Rnd 2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [Sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: Sc x 18 (18)
Rnd 5: [Sc x 2, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnd 6: [Sc x 3, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd 7-10: Sc x 30 (30)
Rnd 11: Sc x 11, place your first eye in the last stitch that you just did, sc x 3, place your second eye in the last stitch that you just did,sc x 16 (30)
Rnd 12: Sc x 30 (30)
Rnd 13: [Sc x 4, dec] x 5 (25)
Rnd 14-16: Sc x 25 (25)
Rnd 17: [Sc x 3, dec] x 5 (20)
Rnd 18: Stuff your cow's head firmly from this point on as you are decreasing, dec x 10 (10)
Rnd 19: Dec x 5 (5)
Rnd 20: Sc, dec x 2, fo (3)
Arm (make 2)
Rnd 1: Starting at the bottom of the arm with black yarn (or the color of your choosing) sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook (6)
Rnd 2: Inc, sc x 5 (7)
Rnd 3-4: Sc x 7 (7)
Rnd 5: Switch to white and sc x 7 (7)
Rnd 6-7: Sc x 7 (7)
Rnd 8: Dec, sc x 5 (6)
Rnd 9-11: Sc x 6, fo at the end of Rnd11 (6)
Horn (make 2)
Rnd 1: Starting at the top of the horn with tan yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook (6)
Rnd 2-5: Sc x 5, fo at the end of Rnd5 (5)
Ear (make 2)
Rnd 1: Starting at the tip of the ear with white yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook (6)
Rnd 2-3: Sc x 6 (6)
Rnd 4: [Inc, sc x 2] x 2 (8)
Rnd 5: Sc x 8, fo (8)
Snout
Row 1: With pink colored yarn ch x 4 (4)
Row 2: Turn, sc x 3 (3)
Rnd 3: Do not turn, sc x 3 down the opposite side of work (3)
Rnd 4: Inc, sc x 2, inc, sc x 2 (8)
Rnd 5-6: Sc x 8, fo a the end of Rnd6 (8)
PART TWO
Body
Rnd 1: Starting at the bottom of your body sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd3: [Sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd4: Sc x 18 (18)
Rnd5: [Sc x 2, inc] x 6 (24)
Rnd6-12: Sc x 24 (24)
Rnd13: [Sc x 2, dec] x 6 (18)
Rnd14: Sc x 18 (18)
Rnd15: Dec x 9, fasten off (9)
Leg (make 2)
Rnd1: Starting at the bottom of your leg with black yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)
Rnd3: Sc x 12 (12)
Rnd4: Sc x 5, dec, sc x 5 (11)
Rnd5: Sc x 11 (11)
Rnd6: Change to white yarn and sc x 11 (11)
Rnd7-8: Sc x 11 (11)
Rnd9: Dec, sc x 4, dec, sc x 3 (9)
Rnd10-11: Sc x 9, fasten off at the end of Rnd11 (9)
Large spot
Rnd1: With black yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook (6)
Rnd2: Inc x 6, fasten off (12)
Small spot
Rnd1: With black yarn sc x 6 in a magic ring or ch x 2 and do 6sc in the second ch from your hook, fasten off (6)
Assembly
Stuff your cows head and body firmly. Sew the body onto the head. Sew on the ears, horns and snout. Sew on the arms and legs. Embroider on the eyebrows and spot. Weave in all ends and trim them.
