Add some farmyard cuteness to your amigurumi collection with this Calf Bop Amigurumi Cow Free Pattern! This adorable baby cow, with its sweet face and tiny hooves, is the perfect crochet project for anyone who loves making animal-themed toys. The pattern is easy to follow, beginner-friendly, and includes detailed step-by-step instructions to guide you through the entire process. Whether you’re crocheting for a baby shower, a child’s gift, or just for fun, Calf Bop will surely melt hearts. Grab your yarn and start creating your own little cow today!
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Tools and Materials
Yarn:
1. YarnArt Jeans (03) – main color
2. YarnArt Jeans (18) – ears and muzzle
3. YarnArt Jeans (71) – horns
4. Any suitable yarn for the scarf
5. Hook: 2 mm
6. Safety eyes – 8 mm
7. Scissors
8. Stuffing
9. Yarn needle
Abbreviations (US terms)
MR – Magic Ring
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)
dec – decrease (sc 2 together)
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
PATTERN – Amigurumi Calf
Body – Amigurumi Calf
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) ×6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) ×6 (54)
10-17: 54 sc (8 rounds)
18: 13 sc, (2 sc, dec) ×6, 17 sc (48)
19: 13 sc, (1 sc, dec) ×6, 17 sc (42)
20: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
21: 36 sc
22: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
23-28: 30 sc (6 rounds)
29: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
30: 24 sc
31: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Legs (make 2) – Amigurumi Calf
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6-9: 30 sc (4 rounds)
10: 9 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc (24)
11: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
12-21: 18 sc (10 rounds)
22: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
23: 6 dec
Tighten the opening and fasten off.
Head – Amigurumi Calf
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) ×6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) ×6 (54)
10: (8 sc, inc) ×6 (60)
11-24: 60 sc (14 rounds)
25: (8 sc, dec) ×6 (54)
26: (7 sc, dec) ×6 (48)
27: (6 sc, dec) ×6 (42)
28: (5 sc, dec) ×6 (36)
29: (4 sc, dec) ×6 (30)
30: (3 sc, dec) ×6 (24)
31: (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Insert the eyes between rounds 18 and 19, spaced 11 stitches apart.
Arms (make 2) – Amigurumi Calf
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
4-7: 18 sc (4 rounds)
8: (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
9-18: 12 sc (10 rounds)
19: 6 dec
Tighten the hole and weave in the end.
Hair – Amigurumi Calf
1: 6 sc in MR
Start working with loop stitches (elongated stitches)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc) ×6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc) ×6 (48)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle – Amigurumi Calf
Worked in continuous rounds.
Chain 7.
1: Starting from 2nd ch from the hook: inc, 4 sc, 3 sc in last ch, continue on the other side of chain, 5 sc, ch 1 (14)
2: 2 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, inc (20)
3: (1 sc, inc) ×2, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) ×3, 5 sc, inc (26)
4-5: 26 sc
Then crochet 3 additional sc, 1 sl st. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Horns (make 2)
1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) ×3 (9)
3: 9 sc
4: (2 sc, inc) ×3 (12)
5-6: 12 sc (2 rounds)
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Ears (make 4 pieces total – 2 in each color)
Chain 7
1: 2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 dc, 3 dc in last st, 1 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc, ch 1 (13)
2: 2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 dc, 3 inc in dc, 1 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc (16)
Fasten off and cut yarn.
Place the milk-colored and pink parts together with wrong sides facing each other. Using the milk-colored yarn, crochet around both pieces, working 2 sc into each stitch. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Tail
Chain 16
From the 2nd ch from hook: 15 sc
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Make a tassel by any method you prefer.
Assembly and Finishing
1. Sew the hair onto the head.
2. Fold ears in half and sew at the junction between the hair and head.
3. Sew horns onto the hair, roughly at ear level.
4. Sew the muzzle aligned with the eyes.
5. Add sculpting/shaping if desired, embroider eyebrows, eye whites, lashes, and nostrils.
6. Attach the arms and legs with thread jointing for movement.
7. Arms between rounds 26-27
8. Legs between rounds 10-11
9. Tail between rounds 11-12
Scarf
Cast on 10 stitches using knitting needles.
Knit in 1×1 ribbing.
When the scarf is about 30 cm long, bind off and sew the ends together.
Congratulations! Your Calf Bob is ready! 🐮