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Today is Day 11 of the 12 days of the Little Nativity Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. Only one more day to go. Today is another little animal in the stable. This time a Little Cow.
This is the last of the 4 animals that I included in this set, I'm sure that is obvious since I think tomorrow's pattern is pretty easy to guess. The little cow is made almost the same as the Donkey, with just a few changes to turn it into a cow.
I decided to make a little brown cow. I used 3 colors total- a brown and 2 shades of tan. The brown (Loops & Threads Soft Classic Coffee) for the main color of the cow, a slightly darker tan (Loops & Threads Impeccable Soft Taupe) for the nose and tail tuft, and a lighter tan (Loops & Threads Impeccable Almond) for the hooves and horns.
With the Little Cow the set is nearly complete. With only 1 pattern left to go, and 1 pretty important piece of the nativity missing I'm sure that you can guess what tomorrow's pattern will be.
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How to Crochet a Little Cow
Finished Size about 4" tall
You will need:
- Worsted weight yarn in 3 colors- brown, light tan, and dark tan (Loops & Threads Soft Classic Coffee, and Loops & Threads Impeccable Soft Taupe, and Almond)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6mm safety eyes
- black embroidery floss and needle
- stuffing
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
Instructions:
Most of the pieces are made beginning with a magic ring. The ears, and tail are made by making a chain and then working into that chain.
Head
Make 1 in brown, beginning with magic ringRound 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-6: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Add safety eyes between rounds 4 and 5 with a few (3-4) stitches in between
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 7: sc2tog around (9 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)
Finish off, cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Body
Make 1 in brown, beginning with magic ringRound 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Rounds 4-10: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 11: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 12: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Sew the head piece to the front top of the body
Nose
Make 1 in darker tan, beginning with magic ringRound 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in first st, 3 sc in next, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in last st (10 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in each st (10 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch 2 little lines on the nose for nostrils
Add a tiny amount of stuffing and stitch onto the head below the eyes
Ears
Make 2 in brown, beginning with chainch 3
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next st (2 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch the 2 ears hanging down on the sides of the head
Horns
Make 2 in light tan, beginning with magic ringRound 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Round 2: 1 sc in each st (4 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch onto the head of the cow just above the ears
Tail
Make 1 in brown, beginning with chainch 4
Row 1: sl st in 1st ch from hook and each ch to end (4 sl st)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
cut 2 pieces of darker tan yarn 4-5" long, fold in half and pull the folded end through the end of the tail, then pull the loose ends through the loop and pull to knot, trim the ends so they make a short little tuft at the end of the tail
Stitch the tail to the back of the body
Legs
Make 4 starting with light tan and switching to brown where indicated, beginning with magic ringRound 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
change to brown yarn
Rounds 2-3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing
Stitch the four legs onto the bottom side of the body, two in front and two in back
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