This is a free amigurumi bull pattern for you to make. This pattern is easy, you only need basic crochet skills for this project. The finished amigurumi bull is 8-10 cm (3.5-4.0″) tall.
Materials:
- Yarn: Alize Cotton Gold (Alize Cotton Gold Tweed or YarnArt Jeans): beige, pink and brown colors
- Hook size 1.5 mm (Clover)
- Black and brown embroidery floss
- 6 mm safety eyes
- Brown dry pastel crayon
- Stitch marker
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…) х 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Head
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) х6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) х6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) х6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) х6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) х6 (42)
R 8-14: 42 sc (7 rows)
R 15: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
R 16: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
R 17: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
R 18: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
R 19: (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
Sl st. F.o.
Insert safety eyes between R 11 and R 12 at the distance of 10 stitches from each other.
Embroider eyebrows and lashes with black floss.
Muzzle
With pink yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) х6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) х6 (24)
R 5: 24 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew muzzle to the head between R 12 and R 16. Stuff with fiberfill.
Embroider nostrils with brown floss.
Ears (make 2)
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (2 sc, inc) х 2 (8)
R 3: (3 sc, inc) х 2 (10)
R 4: (4 sc, inc) х 2 (12)
R 5: (4 sc, dec) х 2 (10)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of ear flat and 5 sc through both sides across.
Fold top one time more and sew edges together with needle.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew ears on the head.
Horns (make 2)
With brown yarn:
Alize Cotton Gold yarn divided into two threads and 1.5 mm crochet hook.
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2-5: 6 sc (4 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Body
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) х6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) х6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) х6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) х6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) х6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc) х 6 (48)
R 9-12: 48 sc (4 rows)
R 13: (6 sc, dec) х 6 (42)
R 14: 42 sc
R 15: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
R 16: 36 sc
R 17: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
R 18: 30 sc
R 19: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
R 20: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
R 21: (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
Sl st. F.o.
Arms (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: BLO 12 sc
R 4-5: 12 sc (2 rows)
Change to beige yarn:
R 6: 12 sl st
R 7: BLO 12 sc
R 8-18: 12 sc (11 rows)
Stuff only the bottom part of the arm.
Fold top of arm flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) х6 (18)
R 4: BLO 18 sc
R 5-6: 18 sc (2 rows)
Change to beige yarn:
R 7: 18 sl st (18)
R 8: BLO 18 sc
R 9-10: 18 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew legs to the body, find the right position for sitting.
Tail
With beige yarn:
Make 7 ch.
From the 2nd ch from hook: sl st in every st to the end of row.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew tail to the body. Make a tassel from brown yarn on the end of the tail.
Use dry pastel crayon to make some spots for the bull.