A free crochet cow pattern for a big, chubby black-and-white cow plush that is made for hugging. This amigurumi cow has a pink muzzle, thick cream horns, floppy black ears, a red collar with a gold bell and a head tilted just a little. It is worked in the round in single crochet with bulky yarn and a 6 mm hook, ends up about 33 cm (13 in) tall, and uses 30 mm safety eyes with the muzzle, patches and legs sewn on. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see where every piece goes.

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milk white yarnbulky weight250 m
ink black yarnbulky weight45 m
hoof grey yarnbulky weight15 m
muzzle pink yarnbulky weight15 m
collar red yarnbulky weight10 m
horn cream yarnbulky weight10 m
bell gold yarnbulky weight5 m
blush pink yarnbulky weight5 m
Crochet hooksize 6 mm1
Safety eyesor embroider them for small kids2
Fiberfillpolyester stuffing30 g
Stitch markerfor spiral rounds1
Tapestry needlefor sewing parts1

Gauge

1 sc ≈ 7.5 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 6.8 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 13 sc × 15 rounds); yarn about 3.6 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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R1with milk white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9(7 sc, inc) ×6(54)
R104 sc, (inc, 8 sc) ×5, inc, 4 sc(60)
R11(9 sc, inc) ×6(66)
R125 sc, (inc, 10 sc) ×5, inc, 5 sc(72)
R13(11 sc, inc) ×6(78)
R146 sc, (inc, 12 sc) ×5, inc, 6 sc(84)
R15(13 sc, inc) ×6(90)
R167 sc, (inc, 14 sc) ×5, inc, 7 sc(96)
R17(BLO)96 sc(96)
R18–2096 sc(96)
R21(14 sc, dec) ×6(90)
R22–2390 sc(90)
R247 sc, (dec, 13 sc) ×5, dec, 6 sc(84)
R2584 sc(84)
Size before assembly: about 24.4 cm at the widest, 12.5 cm long; 25 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with milk white: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9(7 sc, inc) ×6(54)
R104 sc, (inc, 8 sc) ×5, inc, 4 sc(60)
R11(9 sc, inc) ×6(66)
R125 sc, (inc, 10 sc) ×5, inc, 5 sc(72)
R13(11 sc, inc) ×6(78)
R1478 sc(78)
R15(12 sc, inc) ×6(84)
R1684 sc(84)
R17(13 sc, inc) ×6(90)
R1890 sc(90)
R19(14 sc, inc) ×6(96)
R20–2496 sc(96)
R25(14 sc, dec) ×6(90)
R2690 sc(90)
R27(13 sc, dec) ×6(84)
R2884 sc(84)
R29(12 sc, dec) ×6(78)
R3078 sc(78)
R31(11 sc, dec) ×6(72)
R325 sc, (dec, 10 sc) ×5, dec, 5 sc(66)
R33(9 sc, dec) ×6(60)
R344 sc, (dec, 8 sc) ×5, dec, 4 sc(54)
R35(7 sc, dec) ×6(48)
R363 sc, (dec, 6 sc) ×5, dec, 3 sc(42)
R37(5 sc, dec) ×6(36)
R382 sc, (dec, 4 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(30)
R39(3 sc, dec) ×6(24)
R401 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(18)
R41(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R42dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 24.8 cm at the widest, 19.7 cm long; 42 rounds.
→ Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Press the piece flat to about 22.3 cm thick (oval cross-section). Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 6, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 5, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(16)
R21 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(22)
R33 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc(28)
R44 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc(34)
R55 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc(40)
R6–740 sc(40)
Size before assembly: an oval about 11.7 × 7.2 cm at the widest, 3.4 cm long; 7 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 3 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With muzzle pink: ch 8.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with horn cream: 6 sc in MR(6)
R23 sc, inc, 2 sc(7)
R36 sc, inc(8)
R44 sc, inc, 3 sc(9)
R5–79 sc(9)
R84 sc, dec, 3 sc(8)
R96 sc, dec(7)
Size before assembly: about 2.2 cm at the widest, 6.1 cm long; 9 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 55° around round 4. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces toward the toy's right on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 4, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ). On the inner side draw rounds 4 and 5 together (1 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 2 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside. Bend the second piece as a mirror image.

R1with ink black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(2 sc, inc) ×4(16)
R42 sc, (inc, 3 sc) ×3, inc, 1 sc(20)
R5–920 sc(20)
R102 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×3, dec, 1 sc(16)
R11(2 sc, dec) ×4(12)
Size before assembly: about 6.5 cm at the widest, 6.3 cm long; 11 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff it lightly — a thin layer, just enough to hold the walls apart: the ear about 20.5 mm thick, with thick rounded edges. Then shape it into a spoon: push the front wall toward the back wall — a concave spoon about 5.4 mm deep in front, a rounded back; about 65 mm wide. Keep the opening a curve, hollow side forward, not a straight line.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 3, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 2, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(10)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc) ×2(16)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(22)
R43 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc(28)
R528 sc(28)
A flat oval about 9.2 × 6.9 cm; 5 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running front to back. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With ink black: ch 5.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with blush pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
A flat circle about 2.8 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 6, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 5, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(16)
R21 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(22)
R33 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc(28)
R44 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc(34)
R55 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc(40)
R67 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 7 sc(46)
R79 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 19 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 8 sc(52)
R852 sc(52)
A flat oval about 15.6 × 11.1 cm; 8 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running front to back. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 3 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With ink black: ch 8.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with collar red: ch 84 and join into a ring with a sl st in the first ch (do not twist); 84 sc, one in each ch of the ring(84)
R284 sc(84)
Size before assembly: about 20.2 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with bell gold: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3–412 sc(12)
R5(2 sc, dec) ×3(9)
R6(1 sc, dec) ×3(6)
Size before assembly: about 3 cm at the widest, 3.7 cm long; 6 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with hoof grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(3 sc, inc) ×3(15)
R4–615 sc(15)
R75 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 1 sc(13)
R813 sc(13)
Size before assembly: about 3.7 cm at the widest, 4.7 cm long; 8 rounds.
Change to milk white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R3).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with hoof grey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(BLO)36 sc(36)
R8–936 sc(36)
R102 sc, (dec, 4 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(30)
Size before assembly: about 8.8 cm at the widest, 4.6 cm long; 10 rounds.
Change to milk white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R5).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff moderately just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with ink black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R3–410 sc(10)
R5–710 sc(10)
R8(dec ×2, 1 sc) ×2(6)
R96 sc(6)
Size before assembly: about 2.5 cm at the widest, 5.7 cm long; 9 rounds.
Change to milk white (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R4).
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 30 mm (on the head): in round 21, 16 st apart (count along round 21: about 8 st each side of the centre front line).
Satin stitch (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image): in nostril rose thread, a oval about 8 mm wide and 14 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 1 and 2, 1.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left .
Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 3, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 3, 2 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 3, 4 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).

Abbreviations

MR: magic ring
sc: single crochet
inc: 2 sc in the same stitch
dec: single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
BLO: work the round in back loops only
FLO: work the round in front loops only
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
st: stitch
R5: round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
(…) ×6: repeat 6 times
(24): stitches in the round when it is done

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