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Amigurumi Cow With Calf – FREE Crochet Pattern

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Amigurumi Cow With Calf – FREE Crochet Pattern
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Celebrate the heartwarming bond of farm life with this Amigurumi Cow With Calf crochet pattern! Whether you’re crafting for animal lovers, adding a touch of rural charm to your collection, or simply love adorable handmade creations, this free pattern lets you stitch up a gentle mother cow and her precious calf. With soft, rounded features, signature spots, and expressive details, this amigurumi duo captures the warmth and connection between a mother and her baby. Perfect for nursery decor, sentimental gifts, or simply celebrating the beauty of nature, this crochet creation brings love and coziness to every stitch!

Designed for customization, this pattern allows you to personalize your cow and calf with different color variations, playful embroidered features, or even tiny accessories like a bell collar or a tuft of fluffy hair. Create a resting pose where mama snuggles her little one, craft a standing pair ready for adventure, or even stitch up a cozy barn backdrop to complete the scene! Whether gifted as a meaningful keepsake, displayed as a farm-inspired accent, or crafted for the joy of storytelling through crochet, this amigurumi cow and calf bring tenderness and charm—one stitch at a time! 🐄🧶✨

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🐄 Amigurumi Cow With Calf Crochet Pattern

Bring delight to your amigurumi collection with this sweet cow and calf duo! With their oversized pink muzzles, wide innocent eyes, floppy ears, fluffy white forelocks, and playful brown patches, these two look just like they jumped out of a cozy farmyard story. They are perfect for nursery décor, gifts, or anyone who loves adorable handmade animals.

✨ Skill Level

Intermediate – includes shaping, color changes, and sewing multiple pieces.

📏 Finished Sizes

  • Cow: 28–30 cm (11–12 in) seated

  • Calf: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) seated

🧶 Materials

  • DK or light worsted yarn:

    • White (body, head, limbs, tuft, tail cord)

    • Warm brown (patches, hooves, ear outer, horn base)

    • Beige/cream (horn tips)

    • Pink (snout, ear inner)

  • Hook: 2.5–3.0 mm

  • Safety eyes:

    • Cow: 12 mm

    • Calf: 9 mm

  • Black embroidery thread for smiles

  • Fiberfill stuffing

  • Yarn needle

  • Scissors

🔤 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain

🐄 Cow Pattern (Large)

Head (White)

The cow’s head is wide and round, not tall.

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 → 24

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 → 30

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 → 36

  7. (5 sc, inc) x6 → 42
    8–14. sc (42)

  8. (5 sc, dec) x6 → 36

  9. (4 sc, dec) x6 → 30

  10. (3 sc, dec) x6 → 24
    Stuff firmly and fasten off.

Eye placement:
Insert 12 mm eyes between rounds 9–10, spaced very wide apart so they sit outside the snout edges — just like the photo.

Snout (Pink)

The snout must be large, tall, and round.

  1. MR, 6 sc

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 → 24

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 → 30
    6–11. sc (30)
    Stuff firmly. FO.

Sew the snout low and centered on the face.

Smiles (photo-accurate):
Embroider two small curved smiles, one on each side beneath the snout.

Hair Tuft (White)

Cut 6–8 strands of white yarn, each 4–5 cm long.
Latch-hook them at the top center of the head.
Trim to create a short fluffy tuft.

Horns (2 pcs – Brown → Beige)

Start with warm brown:

  1. MR, 5 sc
    2–3. sc (5)

Switch to beige:

  1. (sc, inc) x2 + sc → 7
    5–8. sc (7)
    Lightly stuff. FO.

Slightly curve upward and outward before sewing.

Ears (2 pcs)

Outer Ear (Brown)

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18

  4. sc (18)
    FO.

Inner Ear (Pink)

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. sc (12)
    FO.

Sew pink piece onto brown.
Fold slightly and attach under horns.

Body (White)

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 → 24

  5. (3 sc, inc) x6 → 30

  6. (4 sc, inc) x6 → 36

  7. (5 sc, inc) x6 → 42
    8–22. sc (42)

  8. (5 sc, dec) x6 → 36

  9. (4 sc, dec) x6 → 30

  10. (3 sc, dec) x6 → 24
    Stuff firmly. FO.

Arms (2 pcs – Brown → White)

Hoof

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. sc (12)

Switch to white:
4–10. sc (12)
Light stuffing. FO.

Legs (2 pcs – Brown → White)

Hoof

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18
    4–6. sc (18)

Switch to white:
7–12. sc (18)
Stuff firmly. FO.

Legs must be large, round, and forward-facing.

Tail (White + Brown Tuft)

  1. ch 12

  2. sl st back along chain
    FO.

Add 3–4 short brown strands at tip.

Brown Patches (Irregular Shapes)

The photo shows jagged, uneven patches, not perfect circles.

Create patches freeform:

Small Patch

MR, 6 → add uneven sc around edge

Medium Patch

MR, 6 → 12 → add irregular edging

Large Patch

MR, 6 → 12 → 18 → uneven edging

Photo-accurate placement:

  • Large patch on right body

  • Medium patch on left head

  • Small patches on arms & legs

Assembly (Cow)

  1. Sew snout low and centered.

  2. Insert eyes wide apart.

  3. Attach horns slightly upward/outward.

  4. Sew ears under horns.

  5. Add the tuft on top.

  6. Attach head to body.

  7. Sew arms to upper sides.

  8. Attach legs so the cow sits upright.

  9. Add patches.

  10. Sew tail to back.

🐮 Calf Pattern (Small)

The calf has a bigger head ratio, shorter limbs, and tiny horns compared to the cow.

Head (White)

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18

  4. (2 sc, inc) x6 → 24
    5–10. sc (24)

  5. (2 sc, dec) x6 → 18
    Stuff and FO.

Eye placement:
Insert 9 mm eyes between rounds 7–8, spaced very wide apart.

Snout (Pink)

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18
    4–6. sc (18)
    Stuff lightly, FO.

Add a tiny curved embroidered smile.

Hair Tuft (White)

Use 3–4 short strands only.

Horns (Calf – Very Small)

  1. MR, 4
    2–3. sc (4)
    Switch color

  2. sc (4)
    FO.

Ears (Calf)

Outer (brown): MR6 → 9 → 12
Inner (pink): MR6 → 9
Assemble and attach.

Body (White)

  1. MR, 6

  2. inc x6 → 12

  3. (sc, inc) x6 → 18
    4–12. sc (18)

  4. (sc, dec) x6 → 12
    Stuff. FO.

Arms (Calf)

Hoof: MR6 → 12
White: 6 rounds
Light stuffing, FO.

Legs (Calf)

Hoof: MR6 → 12
White: 6–7 rounds
Stuff firmly, FO.

Tail (Calf)

  1. ch 8

  2. sl st back
    Add very small brown tuft.

Patches (Calf)

Use small uneven shapes:

  • One on head

  • One on chest

  • One on each limb

Assembly (Calf)

Follow the cow’s assembly instructions, scaled to calf proportions.

🌟 Final Touch

Your amigurumi cow and calf are now perfectly photo-accurate 🐄💕 They have the same warm brown patches, expressive faces, soft pink muzzles, perky ears, and cozy farmyard charm as in the reference image. Whether displayed together or gifted separately, they bring instant joy to any space.


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