We’re again with the stunning Craft Alotl and a few of her incredible crochet patterns & tasks. Immediately is a brilliant cute cow crochet plush.. however not simply any ol’ cow.. no, now we have an cute Strawberry Cow Crochet Sample. Nicely… you may make it in “common” colors or you may make it a Strawberry cow! You select! However the Strawberry Cow, comes full with hat! So cute!

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Potato Pets – Cow by Craft Alotl

Potato Pet Cow Sample designed by @Craft_Alotl. Discover Craft Alotl on Instagram, Esty Store, Ravelry

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This sample makes use of American terminology all through

Cow Crochet Sample Key

• SC – Single crochet
• DC – Double crochet
• HDC – Half double crochet
• MC – Magic circle / Magic ring
• Inc – improve
• Dec – lower
• CH – Chain
• ChCA – Change shade to A
• ChCB – Change shade to B
• MBS – Mini Bobble Sew (see video on auto play)
• Slip sew

Strawberry Cow Crochet Provides

You should utilize any yarn to make this potato pet crochet undertaking. I used a brilliant cozy chunky wool for the big plushie/ doorstop model, and a Ricorumi Cotton DK for the small pet model. Two totally different colours for the cow’s physique wanted, plus a 3rd shade for the horns. The mouth half is a bit of felt (see beneath). In addition to slightly further inexperienced in case you are making the inexperienced a part of the Strawberry Cow!

• Crochet Hook: 2mm (for the mini pet) 10mm (for the big pet)
• Security eyes: 6mm (for the mini cow) 10/12mm (for the chunky cow crochet)
• Small items of felt for cow snout/ nostril
• Yarn: Ricorumi Cotton in desired colors for the common amigurumi cow or Marriner Get Cozy (tremendous chunky chenille yarn) if making the chunky cow – once more in desired colors (pink and cherise are nice for the Strawberry Cow)!
• 1 kg rice in a bag (if making a doorstop), you’ll be able to add slightly to the underside of the mini pet too – makes a pleasant sensory toy to carry.
• Stuffing (for each the doorstop and plushie)

Sample measurement

This cute cow crochet sample will be made in any measurement. The doorstop plushie is 20cm/ 8inch tall as our crochet is slightly tighter than regular. The potato pet is 7.5cm/ 3inch. Your variations are prone to be slightly larger.

Mini Bobble Sew description (video tutorial on auto play)

Yarn over, undergo the sew that you’re working your mini bobble sew in, yarn over once more and pull by way of. [3 loops on your hook]

Yarn over, pull by way of first 2 loops [2 loops on hook]

Yarn over, undergo the identical sew once more, yarn over, pull by way of. [4 loops on hook]

Yarn over, pull 2 loops [3 loops on hook]

Yarn over, pull by way of all 3 [1 loop on hook]

Proceed together with your SC stitches of sample. After getting moved alongside your crochet, you will notice the mini bobble sew come out as slightly paw.

Video on youtube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAH6tr6tQHc

Tips on how to crochet a cow for newcomers

So let’s get began on this tremendous duper cute mini cow plush or squishy (relying on the yarn measurement you select to make use of!).

Start on the high of the crochet cow’s head

01: 6 sc into mc [6]

02: inc, ChCB, inc, ChCA, 4 inc [12]

03: 2 sc, ChCB, 1sc into similar sew, 1 sc, inc, ChCA, (1sc, inc) x4 [18]

04: 2sc, ChCB, inc, 2sc, inc, ChCA, (2 sc, inc) x4 [24]

05: 3 sc, ChCB, inc, 3sc, inc, ChCA, (3 sc, inc) x4 [30]

06: 3 sc, ChCB, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, ChCA, (4 sc, inc) x4 [36]

07: 3 sc, ChCB, 9 sc, ChCA, 24 sc [36]

08: 5 sc, ChCB, 5 sc, ChCA, 17 sc, ChCB, 3 sc, ChCA, 6 sc [36]

09: 7 sc, ChCB, 2 sc, ChCA, 17 sc, ChCB, 5 sc, ChCA, 5 sc [36]

10: 25 sc, ChCB, 7 sc, ChCA, 4sc [36]

11: 25 sc, ChCB, 7 sc, ChCA, 4 sc [36]

12: 12 sc, ChCB, 3 sc, ChCA, 12 sc, ChCB, 4sc, ChCA, 5 sc [36]

13: 11 sc, ChCB, 3 sc, dec, ChCA, 3 dec, 6 sc, ChCB, 2sc, ChCA, 6sc [32]

14: 10 sc, ChCB, 3 sc, inc, ChCA, 3 inc, 15 sc [36]

15: 36 sc [36]

Add cow’s saftey eyes and felt nostril/ mouth

Place eyes between rows 10 and 11, there ought to be a niche of round 8 stitches between the eyes.   Minimize out a small piece of felt,  and minimize it right into a form of a cow nostril. Sew the nostril on utilizing black embroidery yarn to provide it nostrils.

16: 13 sc, ChCB, mbs, ChCA, 8sc, ChCB, mbs, ChCA 13 sc [36]

17: 36 sc [36]

18: 5 sc, ChCB, 3 sc, ChCA, 18 sc, ChCB, 4 sc, ChCA, 6 sc [36]

19: 4 sc, ChCB, 5 sc, ChCA, 17 sc, ChCB, 4 sc, ChCA, 6 sc [36]

20: 4 sc, ChCB, 5 sc, ChCA, 17 sc, ChCB, 4 sc, ChCA, 6 sc [36]

21: 5 sc, ChCB, 3 sc, ChCA, 6 sc, ChCB, mbs, ChCA, 10 sc, ChCB, mbs, ChCA, 10 sc [36]

22: (4 sc, dec) x6 [30]

23: (3 sc, dec) x6 [24]

Stuff the physique

24: (2 sc, dec) x6 [18]

25: (1 sc, dec) x6 [12]

26: 6 dec [6}

Fasten off & sew in the ends.

Make the crochet cow’s ears

1: Ch 5 [5]

2: 4 sc, ch 2, stick with it on different aspect, 4 sc [10]

Make 2

Depart lengthy tail ends for stitching.

1: Ch 4 [4]

2: Skip first 2 stitches, 2 hdc [2]

Fasten off. Make 2.

Depart lengthy tail ends for stitching.

Add a Tail

01: Ch 14

Fasten off. Depart lengthy tail finish. Make tassel and stitch to the tip of ch 14

Strawberry Cow’s Hat

Leaves: In mc: (ch6, skip 1^st sew, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 dc, slipstitch in subsequent sew after ch, 1sc) x 6

Stem: 01: Ch 5

02: Skip 1^st sew, 4 sc

Sew ears, horn, tail & hat in place.

Your potato cow pet is completed!  You’ll want to try the remainder of this collectible set of potato pets. The set at present features a dino, cat, pug, axolotl, bunny, and a hamster!

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Copyright Craft Alotl 2023. For private use solely. You aren’t allowed to promote, distribute, or publish this sample in any kind.