Crochet Amigurumi Cow Pattern: Cocoa the Cow!

Cocoa the Cow is the latest pattern in my Farm Series!  You can checkout all my Farm Series patterns right here on my blog or purchase the PDF with hints and tips for all through my Etsy.  The free blog pattern doesn’t contain all my hints/tips or photographs like my paid patterns, but it does give the basics.

Cocoa is my 6th animal in my Farm Series.  Did you meet Haybelly the Horse? Or Digger the Donkey?  I also have Barley the Beagle and Butterbean the Bunny with a free addition to her pattern for her baby, Clover.  And my pattern before this one was the sweet Dixie the Duckling. 

You can also purchase the BUNDLE of the first four at a discount.

They are available as instant downloads on Etsy.  You can purchase the full pattern of Cocoa right HERE on Etsy. Dixie can be found on Etsy as well right HERE

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UPDATE: October, 2020: Head on over to THIS POST to see a new updated fully written baby cow version. 

Materials:

This Cow uses mostly Caron One-Pounder yarns. I’ve used taupe, white and black in Caron and Baby Pink in Red Heart Super Saver.

-Hook: I used a G, H and I hook for this pattern. I will note which one to use in that section.

-Safety Eyes or buttons (or yarn to embroider if you choose) and needle to embroider face.

-Stuffing. I have used Poly-Fil brand stuffing, but feel free to use what you prefer.

 

Stitches Used:

Chain: Ch

Single Crochet: SC

Inc Sc: make two single crochet stitches in the same stitch as indicated

Invisible Decrease: inv. dec. – this is an invisible single crochet decrease

Hdc: half double crochet

Dc: Double crochet

Tc: Treble crochet

This is a simplified pattern as stated – a chart with the numbers – you need to have knowledge of crochet amigurumi and how to do rounds and increases to read. If you do it will be pretty straight forward. **all of my paid for patterns come with a “cheat sheet” to help with this part.

I start my work with a chain 2 and then sc in second chain from hook, but you can also start with a magic ring if you prefer that start.

This pattern starts with nose and then changes color to head and then the body is worked. I will make notes along the way to assist with this.

 

Nose/Head: (I decided to make a pink nose and black head, but feel free to change up your colors if you prefer. NOTE: it is very important for good sewing and invisible stitches that when you plan your colors the neck part of the body needs to be the SAME color as the back of the head.)

Row/Round	Stitch Count/Number
1	6
2	12
3	18
4	24
5	30 * my mouth is embroidered between this round and the next
6	36
7	42
8	48
9	54
10	60
11	66
12	72 *my nostrils are positioned between this round and round 18.   They are a simple circle of 6, 12, and 12. Make sure to leave a long tail when you FO to sew them on face.
13-17	72
18	66 ** on last stitch change color. I went from pink to black right here.
19	60
20	54
21-22	54
23	48
24-25	48
26	42
28-29	42
30	36
31-38	36
39	42
40	48
41	54 *my eyes went here between this round and the next. There are about 10 holes between them.
42-46	54
47	48 *my ears are sewed between rounds 47-48
48	42
49	36
50	30
51	24
52	18
53	12
54	6

I chose to make a flower eye patch instead of a plain white circle spot. This is optional and you can choose to not do this part at all or make just a circle if you want a boy cow with no flower. I made sure the center of the flower was exactly over the spot where my eye was going and then sewed it down. You may have trouble with this if your safety eyes have a really short post.

Eye Flower Patch:

With your H hook, Ch 2. Make 10hdc in the second chain from hook. Slip Stitch to beginning. Chain up 3. Then do the following in the SAME stitch: dc, tr, tr, dc, chain 3 and slip stitch back into that stitch. Slip stitch in next stitch and then in next stitch. Chain 3 and repeat the above sequence so that at the end you will have 5 petals.   I think that Steam blocking this flower is very important. If you have never done any steam blocking please read this post on my blog:

If you are purchasing this pattern from my Etsy or Ravelry, and have never done any steam blocking you can find this post on my blog: Steam Blocking

I also chose to make a white spot on the head and make one ear in white and one ear in black. For the spot I used my H hook again and did a random circle of hdc and dc crochet around. This part is random and no pattern was used – just start like flower above if you want and then just do some random increases and alternate some hdc and dc to get a random “uncircle” shape.

Body: G hook. I used the same color from the back of my head for the body. I feel that you need to probably use the same color from back of head as you do on at least the upper body to make your sewing blend in and be invisible. It will require good sewing for this head because it is large. You do not want to do all this work and then have visible sewing stitches due to the fact that you have two different colors. The body starts from the bottom up and we leave an opening at top for the neck. You want to pin your head in place and make sure to stuff the neck VERY well before final stitches to support the head. This large head needs lots of support. You will want to use more stuffing than you think you need.

Row/Round	Stitch Count/Number
1	6
2	12
3	18
4	24
5	30
6	36
7	42
8	48
9	54
10	60
11	66
12-21 (10 rows)	66 decrease starts now
22	60
23-24	60
25	54
26-27	54
28	48
29-30	48
31	42
32-33	42
34	36
35-44 (10 rows)	36
45	30
46	30
47	24
48-49	24
50	18 FO *leave super long tail to sew on the head.

Feet/Legs (make two):

I used my G hook and started with my Taupe color. ** leave a long tail AT THE BEGINNING of your work. About 12 inches at least. This will be used to make the hoof. These are big round feet. They are big. If you want your feet/hands to be smaller just don’t do my final increases and start the decrease instead. They will still be fabulous! I also stuff the feet/hands VERY well and not so much in the arms and legs.

Row/Round	Stitch Count/Number
1	6
2	12
3	18
4	24
5	30 *make sure your long tail is on the outside.
6	36
7-14	36
15	30
16	24*if you are using different colors change color here for leg color
17	24
18	18
19	12
20-49 (30 rows)	12 *FO leave long tail to sew. I sewed mine between rounds 6-10

Yarn tail through your embroidery needle. Use the long tail to go up to the top of the hoof part and insert your needle and go back down (through the inside) and out in the same place you started and pull tight to cinch up the foot. I did this part four times before tying off and hiding my yarn inside. Try to get the yarn in and out of the same two holes (one on the beginning and one on the top) each time.

Arms (make two with G hook):**you will leave a long tail for these as well – just like foot – and shape hoof the same way.

Row/Round	Stitch Count/Number
1	6
2	12
3	18
4	24
5	30
6-11	30
12	24
13	18 *if changing color change here
14	18
15	12
16-45 (30 rows)	12 *FO but leave long tail to sew

Ears (make 2): *I used my I hook for these to get them bigger and floppier

These are basically just two circles crocheted together at the end.

Make 2 pieces in pink and two in your ear color. I chose to do one white ear and one black ear. FO the PINK circle and weave in your end, but DO NOT FO the ear colored circle when you are done.

Ch 2. In Hdc make 10 hdc in second chain from hook

*working in continuous spiral make 2 hdc in each stitch around (20)

(make one hdc in next stitch, two hdc in next stitch) repeat around (30)

(make one hdc in the next 2 stitches, two hdc in next stitch) repeat around (40)

After your ear color circle is complete hold both the pink and ear color piece together with Wrong Sides facing in to each other and sc around both pieces to join. Now, FO the ear with a long tail for sewing. After the pieces are joined you will fold them in HALF with the long tail at one end and then sew up about 7 stitches. I chose to sew back down again so that my tail would be ready to sew the ear on the head. (your tail should now be back where you started) *just in case you missed it earlier, I sewed my ears between rounds 47-48)

HORNS

With your H hook and taupe (or your hoof color) make a simple circle: chain 2 and make 6 sc in second chain from hook. I work in continuous spiral so for round 2 make: (1 sc, 2 sc) around for 9 sc. Now you will do rounds 3-7 with no increases (9 sc) – or working in a continuous spiral that is 45 sc. FO but leave tail for sewing. I sewed my horns a few stitches in from each ear.

 

TAIL

The tail on my cow is a simple small braid. I cut 6 pieces of yarn about 12 inches in length and pulled them through round 15 on the back half way so that I had 12 half lengths of yarn coming out of the back and then divided them into 4-piece sections and braided them. Cut off to even up when you get your braid as long as you like.

You will see that at the top of one of my legs I chose to change to white for a few rows and then did some circle increases to make another random spot.

I’ve also added two random spots of white to my cow. These are random “uncircles” but I tried to write a type of pattern for these. Working in a continuous spiral: I used my H hook and white yarn and did this:

Small circle:

Ch 2, 8 hdc in second chain from hook

2 hdc in each stitch (16)

(1 hdc, 2hdc) repeat (24)

(3 dc in next) twice

(1 dc in next) twice

(hdc in next) twice

(sc in next) twice

Sl St and FO with tail to sew.

Large circle:

1. Ch 2
2. 8 hdc in second chain from hook
3. 2 hdc in each stitch (16)
4. (1 hdc, 2hdc) repeat (24)
5. (hdc, hdc, 2 hdc) 3 times
6. (dc, dc, 2dc) 3 times
7. (3 dc in next) twice
8. 1 dc in next 3 stitches
9. Repeat row 5
10. 1 sc in next 5 stitches
11. 2 hdc in each of next 3 stitches
12. Repeat row 6
13. 1 hdc in next 4 stitches
14. 1 sc in next 4 stitches
15. Sl st and FO with long tail for sewing.

That’s it!  I would love to see all your sweet cows so tag me on IG @theburgundybasket #cocoathecow

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