Crocheted Cows in King Cole Big Value DK 50g - 9155pdf - Downloadable PDF

Crocheted Cows Amigurumi Pattern in King Cole Big Value DK — Pattern 9155

This downloadable PDF pattern from King Cole (Leaflet 9155) guides crocheters through creating amigurumi crocheted cows worked in King Cole Big Value Double Knit yarn. The pattern includes at least two sizes — a Baby Cow and a larger cow — making it a versatile project for gifting, collecting, or display. Rated as intermediate in difficulty, this is an ideal next step for crocheters who are comfortable with the basics and ready to tackle three-dimensional construction, shaping, and assembly.

What Is Amigurumi Crochet?

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting or knitting small, stuffed yarn creatures. The technique typically involves working in the round using a continuous spiral rather than joined rounds, which creates a seamless fabric perfect for rounded, toy-like shapes. Stitch counts are carefully increased and decreased to sculpt three-dimensional forms such as heads, bodies, ears, and limbs. The finished pieces are then stuffed and assembled by sewing the components together.

Garments and Designs Included

Baby Cow

The Baby Cow is one of the named sizes in this pattern. It is constructed from multiple separate crocheted pieces that are stuffed and sewn together to form a complete amigurumi figure. The body is worked in the round, with careful shaping rounds used to create a rounded, plush silhouette. The head is similarly worked in the round, beginning from a small starting chain and expanding outward before being decreased and closed. A stuffed neck section connects the head to the body.

Larger Cow

The pattern instructs the crocheter to circle the size they wish to make, indicating a second, larger cow design is also included. Both versions share the same construction method and component pieces, scaled to different dimensions. The larger cow follows the same structural approach — body, head, ears, and assembly — but with adjusted stitch counts and round numbers to produce a bigger finished toy.

Construction and Components

Each cow is built from a series of individually crocheted pieces that are later assembled. The key components include:

• Body: Worked in continuous rounds, beginning with a small foundation and expanded through multiple increase rounds before being stuffed and closed.
• Head: Started from a short chain, increased across multiple rounds to form a rounded shape, then decreased and stuffed before the gap in the starting chain is sewn closed.
• Neck: A separate stuffed section that is sewn between the head and body to connect the two main parts.
• Outer Ears (make 2): Worked in rows rather than rounds, beginning with a short foundation chain and shaped with increases to create a rounded ear form. These are worked in Blush coloured yarn.
• Inner Ears (make 2): Smaller ear pieces worked in Toffee coloured yarn, providing a contrasting inner ear detail typical of realistic cow colouring.

Techniques Used

• Working in the round: The majority of the pattern is worked in continuous spiral rounds, with a stitch marker moved up at the end of each round to track progress.
• Working in rows: The outer and inner ears are worked back and forth in rows, demonstrating a combination of flat and round construction within a single project.
• Increasing: Rounds feature 2dc in next st increases to expand the fabric and build rounded, three-dimensional shapes.
• Decreasing: The dc2tog (double crochet 2 stitches together) technique is used to reduce stitch counts and close off stuffed sections neatly.
• Back Loop Only (BLO) crochet: Certain rounds are worked through the back loop only, creating a textural ridge that can define structural lines on the toy.
• Stuffing and assembly: Completed pieces are filled with toy stuffing and then pinned and sewn together using the yarn ends, with careful attention to positioning the head, neck, and ears correctly.
• Magic ring / 2ch foundation: The pattern uses a short starting chain (2ch or 3ch) with multiple double crochets worked into the second chain from the hook to form a tight, closed starting circle — a