Friday, February 10, 2023

Crochet Microamigurumi Highland Cow Keychain Pattern

 




I was inspired to create this little highland cow from this pattern I came across.

Materials:
Size 12 crochet hook
1 skein of brown embroidery floss
black embroidery floss
white embroidery floss
pink embroidery floss
keychain ring

Head: In brown
1. 4 sc in magic circle
2. 3 sc in 1 st , 1 sc in next st, 3 sc in 1 st, sc in next st - 8
3. 1 sc, 2 Inc, 2 sc, 2 Inc, 1 sc - 12
4-5.  sc around - 12  (mark round 4 to help in the placing of the mouth.)
6. 4 sc, 4 Inc, 4 sc - 16
7. 4 sc, (1 sc, Inc)*4, 4 sc - 20
8. (4 sc, Inc)*4 - 24
9. (5 sc, Inc)*4 - 28
10. (6 sc, Inc)*4 - 32
11-15. - 1 sc in each st around - 32
16. (6 sc, Dec)*4 - 28
17. (5 sc, Dec)*4 - 24
18. (4 sc, Dec)*4 - 20
19. (3 sc, Dec)*4 - 16
20. (2 sc, Dec)*4 - 12
21. (sc, Dec)*4 - 8
22. Dec around
Fo, leaving a long tail.
Use the end of the thread to sew the head on the body.


Bottom lip: In brown
You will be working in the 4th round of the head.
1: Turn the head upside down and, beginning in the center of the right side of the muzzle, in the 4th row, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc. This should bring you around to the center of the left side of the muzzle. - 8
2: turn, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec, finish off.

Upper lip: In brown
1: Turn the head right side up again and, working in the 4th round, starting in the same stitch you made your 8th sc for the bottom lip, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc (finishing in the same stitch you started the bottom lip in).
2: ch 1, pull tight, turn, dec, sc, dec, sc, dec
3: ch 1, pull tight, turn, dec, sc, dec, finish off.

Nose: In white - starting in the 2nd row and in the 2nd stitch in the upper lip...
1: 5 sc
2: ch 1, pull tight and turn, Dec, sc, dec
3-4: ch 1, pull tight and turn, 3 sc
5: ch 1, pull tight and turn, (sc, 2 hdc, sc) in 1st st, sc, (sc, 2 hdc, sc) in last st. 
Finish off, leaving a long tail


Ears: In brown
1: 4 sc in magic circle
2: ch 1, turn, (inc, sc)*2 - 6
3: ch 1, turn, (inc, 2 sc)*2 - 8
4: ch 1, turn, (inc, 3 sc)*2 - 12
Finish off, leaving a long tail

Horns: In white (for his left horn, I repeated round 1 and omitted the last round.)
1. 3 sc in a magic circle
2. Inc around - 6
3-4. sc around - 6
5. Sc2tog, Sc2tog, inc, inc - 6
6. Sc2tog, sc, inc, inc, sc - 7
8. 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc - 9
Finish off, leaving a long tail

Tongue: in pink
1. 3 sc in magic circle
2. sc around - 3
3. 3 sc, inc - 4
4-5. sc around - 4
6. (sc, inc)*2 - 6
7. sc around - 6
8. (2 sc, inc)*2 - 9
9. sc around
Finish off.

Body: In brown
1: 4 sc in magic circle
2: inc around - 8
3: sc around - 8
4: (inc, sc)*4 - 12
5: sc around - 12
6: (inc, 2 sc)*4 - 16
7: sc around - 16
8: (inc, 3 sc)*4 - 20
9: sc around - 20
Starting with round 10, you will be making a (sl st, ch 1) in the 1st stitch, then follow the rest of the pattern, starting in the 1st stitch.
10: (inc, sc)*5, (inc, 4 sc)*2 - 27
11: sc around - 27
12: (inc, 2 sc)*5, (inc, 5 sc)*2 - 34
13: sc around - 34
14: (inc, 3 sc)*5, (inc, 6 sc)*2 - 41
15-18: sc around - 41
19: (4 sc, Dec)*6, 5 SC - 35
20: sc around
21: (3 sc, Dec)*7 - 28
22: sc around
23: (2 sc, Dec)*7 - 21
24: sc around
25: (sc, Dec)*7 - 14
26: sc around
27: Dec around - 7

28: Dec closed
Finish off, leaving a tail  

Front Leg: Begin in black
1. Ch 4, turn, skip 1st ch, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, 3 sc, working up back of chain now: sc, sc in last st - 8
2. sc around - 8
3. sc in next 3 st, sc3tog, sc in next 2 st - 6
Change to brown
4-6. sc around - 6
7. sc, inc, sc, sc, inc, sc - 8

8-11. sc around - 8
Finish off, leaving a tail


Back leg: Begin in black
1. Ch 4, turn, skip 1st ch, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc, 3 sc, working up back of chain now: sc, sc in last st - 8
2. sc around - 8
3. sc in next 3 st, sc3tog, sc in next 2 st - 6
Change to brown
4-7. sc around - 6
8. sc, inc, sc, sc, inc, SC - 8
9. 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, SC - 10
10. 7 sc, inc, sc, inc - 12
11-12. sc around - 12
13. Dec around - 6

14. Dec around - 3
Finish off, leaving a tail

Tail: in brown
1. In magic circle, sc 4
2. (sc, inc)*2 - 6
3-8. sc around - 6
9. Flatten and sc across - 3
Finish off & sew on tassels

Assemble the cow, embroider the face, and attach the hair.

For the hair, I just cut thread into about 1/2" lengths then pulled a loop through a stitch and pulled the ends through the loop. Here are some pictures to help understand how.

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