Itty belly cow is such a teeny cute design! It’s one of my favorite in my itty belly collection, which can be found on my Etsy! It’s no secret that I’m absolutely cow obsessed- no joke every new body style I come up with I absolutely always have to make a cow 🫣
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NOTES
•Pattern is written in US terms.
•Follow the pattern as written.
•This pattern is worked in continuous rounds, do notslip stitch after each round.
•Use a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of yourround.
•The designer is right handed and uses the yarn undertechnique.
ABBREVIATIONS
mc- magic circle
CC- color change
ch- chain
dec- decrease (I use the invisible decrease method)
inc- increase
() x#- repeat
sc- single crochet
slst- slip stitch
( )- stitch count
F/O- fasten off
MATERIALS
HOOK
3.5 mm • US size E
YARN
Sweet Snuggles Lite & Chenille Home Slim
Colors:
sweet snuggles lite- white, black, & bare pink
chenille home slim- sand
Cotton yarn in black (for embroidering eyebrows)
NOTIONS
Scissors
Stitch marker
Darning needle
OTHER
14 mm safety eyes
Polyfil
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ITTY BELLY COW FREE CROCHET PATTERN
ARMS
make two.
in black
Round 1. 6 sc into mc (6)
Round 2. 1 round of 6 sc
CC to white
Rounds 3-6. 4 rounds of 6 sc
do not stuff
Last step Fold the arm in half, like a sandwich, and close with: 3 sc (3)
F/O. Leave a short yarn tail. You’ll crochet the arms into the body later on.
MUZZLE
in bare pink
Round 1. ch 4. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook: inc, 1 sc, 4 sc in last ch. On the bottom side of the ch: 1 sc, inc (10)
Round 2. 10 sc
F/O. Leave long tail to sew. Muzzle will be stuffed very lightly during assembly.
HORNS
make two.
in sand
Round 1. 6 sc into mc
Round 2. 6 sc
F/O. Leave long tail to sew.
Stuff lightly, or just use the beginning tail from the magic circle.
EARS
make two.
One in white, one in black
Round 1. 6 sc into mc (6)
tip: crochet over the tail from the magic circle in the next round, it secures it & hides it better this way.
Round 2. (inc) x6 (12)
Round 3. 1 round of 12 sc
Last step. Fold the ear in half, with the wrong side together, like a sandwich and close with 2 sc. Leave additional stitches unworked.
F/O. Leave short tail, the ears will be crocheted into the head.
LEG ONE
in black
Round 1. 4 sc into mc (4)
Round 2. *inc* x4 (8)
Round 3. 1 round 8 sc
CC to white
Round 4. 1 round of 8 sc
F/O. Leave tail to close space between legs.
LEG TWO
in black
Round 1. 4 sc into mc (4)
Round 2. *inc* x4 (8)
Round 3. 1 round 8 sc
CC to white
Round 4. 1 round 8 sc
Do not F/O.
CONNECTING LEGS
Round 5
Step 1. ch 2
Step 2. Connect to 1st leg with 1 sc (1)
Step 3. 7 sc around 1st leg (8)
Step 4. 1 sc placed in each ch spot (10)
Step 5. 8 sc around 2nd leg (18)
Step 6. 1 sc placed into each ch spot (20)
20 stitches total
BODY
continue in white
Round 6. 7 sc, (inc) x4, 9 sc (24)
Rounds 7-8. 2 rounds of 24 sc
Sew the hole closed between the legs now
Round 9. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Stuff and shape belly
Rounds 10-11. 2 rounds of 18 sc
Round 12. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
In the next round you may have to adjust your placement for the arms depending on how your work spirals
Round 13. 3 sc, attach arm with 3 sc, 3 sc, attach arm with 3 sc (12)
Continue stuffing
HEAD
Round 14. (inc) x12 (24)
Round 15. 9 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 2 sc (26)
Rounds 16-19. 4 rounds of 26 sc
Place eyes between 17 + 18, 3 visible stitches apart
In the next round you may have to adjust your placement for the ears depending on how your work spirals
Round 20. 9 sc, dec, connect black ear with 2 sc, 9 sc, dec, connect white ear with 2 sc (24)
Stuff and shape
Round 21. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Round 22. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
Round 23. (dec) x6 (6)
F/O, close. Weave in ends.
FINISHING DETAILS
SEW muzzle between the eyes
SEW horns to top of the head, starting 1 round above the ears
EMBROIDER eyebrows in black cotton yarn
Congratulations!! You’ve finished creating your itty belly cow. I hope you really enjoyed this pattern and found the instructions easy to follow. I look forward to sharing more patterns with you, hope to see you back soon!
