Let’s share an existing fun and adorable crochet project! This crochet Hiland cow with its fluffy coat, charming little horns, and endearing face, makes a perfect gift or decorative piece for any animal lover.
This tutorial includes how to make a head, arms, body, ears, horns, legs, and nose, and it uses some simple crochet stitches like the single crochet stitch, and some techniques like increasing and decreasing, and working in the back loop only.
You can customize your cow by using different yarn weights with a suitable hook to make different sizes.
It’s perfect for gifts, decor, or playtime.
Designer: Crafty Lacey
Materials
- 2 mm crochet hook
- Catania cotton yarn
Abbreviations
inc – increase
sc – single crochet
dec – decrease
ch – chain stitch
Head
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5-6: 1 sc in every stitch (24)
Rnd 7: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 8-9: 1 sc in every stitch (30)
Rnd 10: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 11: 1 sc in every stitch (36)
Rnd 12: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Attach safety eyes between row 8-9 with 5 st apart.
Start stuffing with filling.
Rnd 13: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Rnd 14: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 15: (1 sc. dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 16: (dec) x 6 (6)
Stuff with more filling, sew hole closed.
Nose
Ch 5 and start in second ch from hook
Rnd 1: inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in last ch, continue on opposite side, 3 sc (10)
Rnd 2: (inc) x 2, 2 sc, (inc) x 3, 2 sc, (inc) x 1 (16)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 2, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 2 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 1 (22)
Body
Rnd 1: 5 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: (inc) x 5 (10)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 5 (15)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 5 (20)
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc) x 5 (25)
Rnd 6-9: sc in every stitch (25)
Rnd 10: (3 sc, dec) x 5 (20)
Rnd 11: (3 sc, dec) x 4 (16)
Rnd 12: sc in every stithc (16)
Rnd 13: (3 sc, dec) x 3, 1 sc (13)
Rnd 14: sc in every stithc (13)
Stuff body and sew body to head.
Ears x2
Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 4-5: sc in every stithc (9)
Fasten off leaving a long tail pinch both sides and sew.
Horns
Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2-3: sc in every stitch (4)
Legs
Start with cream color.
Rnd 1: Ch 4 start in second ch from hook, 2 sc in same stitch, 1 sc, 3 sc in last ch, continue working around other side, 2 sc (8)
Change color to brown
Rnd 2: wirking in BLO: (inc) x 2, 1 sc, (inc) x 3, 1 sc, (inc) (14)
Rnd 3: 5 sc, (dec) x 3, 3 sc (11)
Rnd 4: 5 sc, (dec) x 2, 2 sc (9)
Rnd 5-8: sc in every stitch (9)
Arms x2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: 6 sc in every stitch (6)
