FREE
PATTERN
LITTLE
COW
@lucy_rose_toys
by Lucy Rozonova
Materials and tools
1. Yarn of 3 colours on your choice. I used
Drops Nord and Drops Alpaca (brown cow)
YarnArt Jeans (blue cow), Drops Lima
(yellow cow). I also recommend 100% cotton
such as Drops Safran.
2. Crochet hook according to your yarn, I used
1,5 mm and 1,75 mm.
3. Yarn needle, sewing needle.
4. Small amount of white cotton yarn for eyes
(for example, Drops Safran, YarnArt Ideal).
5. Toy eyes size 5 mm, sewing thread of black
colour to sew the eyes.
6. Polyester fiberfill.
7. A piece of velcro tape if you use a fluffy
yarn.
@lucy_rose_toys
Abbreviations
MR- magic ring
ch - chain stitch
st(s) - stitch(es)
slst - slip stitch
sc- single crochet
I use this type of eyes
inc- increase (2 sc in the same st)
dec - decrease (crochet 2 st together)
BLO - back loops only
(...) x n - repeat the instructions in the brackets n times
(n) - amount of sts in the row
rnd(s) - round(s)
Work in continuos rounds unless otherwise instructed. 2
Ears (make two)
1 rnd: 6 sc in MR
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3 rnd: (1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for
sewing.
Fold the detail, join the sides with
some stitches. See picture below.
@lucy_rose_toys
Horns (make two)
1 rnd: 4 sc in MR
2 rnd: 1 inc, 3 sc (5)
3 rnd: 5 sc
4 rnd: 1 inc, 4 sc (6)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
3
Muzzle
1 rnd: 6 ch, start in the second chain
from the hook: 1 inc, 3 sc, 3 sc in the last
chain, turn, 4 sc on the other side of the
chain (12)
Now crochet in spiral.
2 rnd: 2 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc (18)
3 rnd: BLO 18 sc
4 rnd: 18 sc, slst
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Tail
@lucy_rose_toys Leave a long tail of yarn in the beginning
for sewing.
Ch 10, fasten off, cut the yarn leaving a
piece of thread about 1 cm long (to form a
tail tassel).
4
Body
1 rnd: 9 ch, start in the second chain from the hook: 1 inc, 6
sc, 3 sc in the last st, turn and continue on the other side of
the chain, 7 sc (18)
Continue crocheting in spiral.
2 rnd: 18 sc
3 rnd: 2 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 1 inc (24)
4 rnd: (1 sc, 1 inc) x2, 6 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x3, 7 sc, 1 inc (30)
5 rnd: 30 sc
6 rnd: (2 sc, 1 inc) x2, 6 sc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x3, 8 sc, 1 inc (36)
7-8 rnds: 36 sc
9 rnd: (3 sc, 1 inc) x2, 6 sc, (3 sc, 1 inc) x3, 9 sc, 1 inc (42)
10-11 rnds: 42 sc
@lucy_rose_toys
12 rnd: 4 sc, 1 inc, 20 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (44)
13 rnd: 44 sc
14 rnd: 5 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (46)
15 rnd: 46 sc
16 rnd: 6 sc, 1 inc, 22 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (48)
17 rnd: 48 sc
18 rnd: 7 sc, 1 inc, 23 sc, 1 inc, 16 sc (50)
19 – 21 rnds: 50 sc
22 rnd: 7 sc, 1 dec, 23 sc, 1 dec, 16 sc (48)
23-24 rnds: 48 sc
25 rnd: 7 sc, 1 dec, 22 sc, 1 dec, 15 sc (46)
26 rnd: 46 sc
6
Arms (make two)
Start with colour of the hooves.
1 rnd: 6 sc in MR
2 rnd: 6 sc
Change for colour of the arms.
3-9 rnds: 6 sc
Don't stuff the arms.
Fold the detail and crochet 3 sc joining
both sides together. Fasten off, cut the
yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs (make two)
Start with colour of the hooves.
1 rnd: 6 sc in MR
@lucy_rose_toys
2 rnd: (1 inc, 2 sc) x 2 (8)
3 rnd: 8 sc
Change for colour
of the legs.
4-13 rnds: 8 sc
Pipe cleaner
I usually don't stuff the legs, I put inside a
piece of pipe cleaner (chenille wire). In
such case you need to bend the ends and
secure them with some plaster.
Or you may slightly stuff only the half of
the legs.
Fold the detail and crochet 4 sc joining
both sides together. Fasten off, cut the
yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
5
27 rnd: 2 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) x3, 8 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) x3, 6 sc (40)
28-29 rnds: 40 sc
30 rnd: (3 sc, 1 dec) х8 (32)
31 rnd: (2 sc, 1 dec) х8 (24)
32 rnd: (1 sc, 1 dec) х8 (16)
Stuff the body tightly, but it must
not be too round (see the photo below).
33 rnd: 8 dec (8)
Add some fiberfill if you need to.
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail. Close the
remaining hole using a yarn needle: weave in
the yarn through the front loops of all 8
stitches and pull tightly.
Hide the remaining yarn tail inside the detail.
@lucy_rose_toys
Assembling
First sew on the horns. Sew the ears on rows 4-5.
Sew the muzzle below round 8 (rows 9-13). Stuff it
while sewing it on.
The arms are sewn on rows 15-16. Sew the legs
on both sides on rows 26-28. Sew the tail to the
back bottom.
Embroider the nostrils (I use the same colour of
yarn as for the hooves).
7
@lucy_rose_toys
Sew the eyes between rows 8 and 9, on both sides
of the muzzle. The distance between the eyes is 6
stitches. Embroider the whites of the eyes.
If you crocheted with some fluffy yarn, use the
velcro tape to comb the toy and make it fluffier.
You may add some shadows around the eyes, on
nostrils and inside the ears using some dry pastel.
The size of the finished toys made of Drops Alpaca -
7 cm (2,8 inches), YarnArt Jeans or Drops Safran - 9
cm (3,5 inches), Drops Lima - 9,5 cm (3,7 inches).
Your Little Cow is ready!
8
