Description

Crochet Country Cow Toy

Finished Size: 16.5″ Tall

Country Cow – 1980s Crochet Pattern: Instant PDF Download

Size: 16½” tall

Sweetly old-fashioned and full of farmhouse charm, this vintage 1980s Country Cow crochet pattern makes a wonderfully detailed rag-doll style toy. Black and white body pieces are shaped into a friendly cow face and body, then dressed in a lavender puff-sleeve dress and ruffled white pinafore apron, complete with tiny horns, floppy ears, a fabric bow, and a jingling cowbell at the neck. Found in our kids crochet pattern collection, this dressed animal doll is a charming heirloom-style gift or nursery decoration for anyone who loves nostalgic country crochet toys.

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Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Intermediate.
Construction: Numerous shaped pieces (head sides, head center, muzzle, ears, horns, body sides, arms, legs, tail) worked flat in single crochet and seamed together and stuffed; dress, apron, and yoke pieces worked separately in double crochet and single crochet, then fitted and sewn onto the finished cow body.
Finished Measurements: 16½″ tall.
Pattern Style: Written in standard US crochet terms, with abbreviations chart and embroidery stitch diagrams included.
Stitches: Chain, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch, increase/decrease; French knot and straight stitch embroidery for nostrils and mouth.

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Worsted weight yarn such as Patons Classic Wool Worsted or Cascade Yarns Worsted — 6½ oz black, 4 oz lavender, 2 oz white, and a small amount of warm brown.
Crochet Hook Size: US F/5 (4 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions: 21″ of ¼″ lavender ribbon, 2 black 7/16″ round shank buttons, a small copper bell, 2 Velcro fasteners, sewing thread, tapestry needle, and polyester fiberfill.
Gauge: 9 sc = 2″; 9 sc rows = 2″; 9 dc = 2″; 5 dc rows = 2″.

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