Monday, May 19, 2025

HIGHLAND COW PATTERN



Supplies

3.5mm crochet hook

12mm safety eyes

Stuffing 

Scissors

Needle,black embroidery thread 

Bernat Super Value Yarn in Oatmeal, Joney and Red. Or a substitute worsted acrylic yarn


Abbreviations 

Ch- chain

Sc- single crochet

Inc increase 

Dec - decrease 


The Pattern

Head

Rd1: Starting at the top of your cows head with color A 6sc in magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in second ch from hook (6)

Rd2: inc x 6 (12)

Rd3: [sc, inc] 6 times (18)

Rd4: [sc, inc] 9 times (27)

Rd5: sc x 27 (27)

Rd6: [sc x 2, inc] 9 times (36)

Rd7-8: sc x 36 (36)

Rd9: [sc x 3, inc] 9 times (45)

Rd10-13: sc x 45 (45)

Rd14: sc x 15, place your first safety eye in the last stitch, sc x 5, place your second safety eye, sc x 25. Do not attach the back washers to the eyes yet (45)

R15-16: sc x 45 (45)

Rd17: [sc x 7, dec] 5 times (40)

Rd18-20: sc x 40, attach the back washers to the eyes (40)

Rd21: [sc x 6, dec] 5 times (35)

Rd22: sc x 35 (35)

Rd23: sc, dec x 17 (18)

Rd24: stuff your cows head, dec x 9 (9)

Rd25: sc, dec x 4 (5)

Rd26: dec x 2 closed, fasten off (2)


Snout (make 2)

Row1: with color B ch x 10 (10)

Row2: turn, sc x 9 (9)

Row3: do not turn, sc down wrong opposite site x 9 (9)

Rd4-6: sc around entire piece x 18, fasten off at end of Round 6 (18)


Ears (make 2)

Rd1: with color A 6sc in magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in second ch from hook (6)

Rd2: inc x 6 (12)

Rd3: [sc, inc] 6 times, fasten off (18)


Inner Ear (make 2)

Rd1: with color B 6sc in magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in second ch from hook (6)

Rd2: inc x 6, fasten off (12)


Horn (make 2)

Rd1: with color B 6sc in magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in second ch from hook (6)

Rd2-3: sc x 6 (6)

Rd4: [sc, inc] 3 times (9)

Rd5-8: sc x 9, fasten off at end of Round8 (9)


Body

Rd1: with color A 6sc in magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in second ch from hook (6)

Rd2: inc x 6 (12)

Rd3: [sc, inc] 6 times (18)

Rd4: [sc, inc] 9 times (27)

Rd5: [sc x 2, inc] 9 times (36)

Rd6: sc x 36 (36)

Rd7: [sc x 3, inc] 9 times (45)

Rd8-10: sc x 45 (45)

Rd11: [sc x 7, dec] 5 times (40)

Rd12-17: sc x 40 (40)

Rd18: [sc x 6, dec] 5 times (35)

Rd19-24: sc x 35 (35)

Rd25: [sc x 5, dec] 5 times (30)

Rd26: sc x 30 (30)

Rd27: [sc x 3, dec] 6 times (24)

Rd28: sc x 24, fasten off (24)


Leg/Arm (make 4)

Rd1: with color B 6sc in magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 6sc in second ch from hook (6)

Rd2: inc x 6 (12)

Rd3: [sc, inc] 6 times (18)

Rd4: in back loops sc x 18 (18)

Rd5-6: sc x 18 (18)

Rd7: change to color A sc x 18 (18)

Rd8-13: sc x 18 (18)

Rd14: [sc x 7, dec] 2 times (16)

Rd15-23: sc x 16 (16)

Rd24: [sc x 2, dec] 4 times, fasten off (12)


Hair

Row1: with color A ch x 100 (100)

Row2: turn, sc x 99, fasten off (99)

Birthday Hat

Rd1: 7sc in magic ring, or ch x 2 and do 7sc in second ch from hook (7)

Rd2-4: sc x 7 (7)

Rd5: [inc, sc] 3 times, inc (11)

Rd6: sc x 11 (11)

Rd7: sc, [sc, inc] 5 times (16)

Rd8: Sc x 16 (16)

Rd9: sc x 2, [sc, inc] 7 times (23)

Rd10-13: sc x 23 (23)

Rd14: sc x 3, [sc x 3, inc] 5 times (28)

Rd15: sc x 3, [sc x 4, inc] 5 times (33)

Rd16-17: sc x 33, fasten off (33)

Trim On Birthday Hat

Rd1: insert your hook into any post in round 17 of the hat. **[Sc, ch x 3, sc all in the same stitch], skip stitch**, repeat sequence between brackets around 16 times, sc in last stitch, fasten off. 

Assembly

Sew the middle inner ears onto your ears. Then sew on the ears and horns. Using dress making pins, place the snout in place sew them onto your cow. Sew on the arms and legs. Sew on the eyebrows. Use your dress making pins to pin hair in place, folding your string of single crochets overtop to create your hair, sew in place. Now enjoy your new little cow! 





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