Lenny the Cow Amigurumi Pattern

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Hi friends! Welcome back to the blog! It's time for another Mini Pattern Monday and I'm so excited to share this Lenny the Cow amigurumi pattern with you today!

A couple of weeks ago, I decided that Kenny the Koala needed some new friends, so I set to work designing a little cow friend for Kenny! When I was done designing our new friend, I let you all help name him over on my Instagram and the name with the most votes was Lenny!

The Lenny the Cow amigurumi pattern is a beginner-level pattern. You can change out the yarn and hook size for plush yarn if you prefer working with that too! I made this pattern with worsted-weight acrylic yarn and my Lenny ended up being about 3.5in tall. I plan on displaying my Lenny on a shelf, but if you have a blank keychain, this cutie would make a super cute plush keychain or bag decoration!

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Materials Needed:

• 3.75mm crochet hook

• Worsted weight yarn in the colors of your choice

• 8mm safety eyes

• Fiber fill

• Stitch markers

• Yarn needle

• Scissors

• Pins 

Abbreviations:

• mr- magic ring

• st- stitch

• sc- single crochet

• inc- increase

• dec- decrease

• BLO- back loops only

• ss- slip stitch

Head:

In white

Round 1: mr 6 [6]

Round 2: inc x6 [12]

Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Round 4: sc 1, inc, (sc 2, inc)x5, sc 1 [24]

Round 5: (sc 3, inc)x6 [30]

Round 6: sc 2, inc, (sc 4, inc)x5, sc 2 [36]

Rounds 7-12: (6 rounds) sc around [36]

Between rows 10 and 11 attach safety eyes 6-7 stitches apart

Round 13: sc 2, dec, (sc 4, dec)x5, sc 2 [30]

Round 14: (sc 3, dec)x6 [24]

Round 15: sc 1, dec, (sc 2, dec)x5, sc 1 [18]

Round 16: (sc 1, dec)x6 [12]

Tie off, hide tail. Stuff to medium firmness.

Arms (make two):

In black 

Round 1: mr 6 [6]

Round 2: BLO sc around [6]

Switch to white

Round 3-4: sc around [6]

sc last round in half so that the armhole is closed [3]

Tie off. I don’t stuff the arms because they’re tiny, but if you’re using chunkier yarn, you may want to stuff them lightly.

Ears (make two):

One in white and one in black

Round 1: mr 6 [6]

Round 2: inc x6 [12]

Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Weave in the tail from the beginning of the magic ring, cutting off the excess. Fold the ear as pictured and sew through the first three stitches on either side to secure it.

Body:

In white

Round 1: mr 6 [6]

Round 2: inc x6 [12]

Round 3: (sc 1, inc)x6 [18]

Round 4: sc 1, inc, (sc 2, inc)x5, sc 1 [24]

Round 5-6: sc around [24]

Round 7: sc 1, dec, (sc 2, dec)x5, sc 1 [18]

Round 8: sc 4, sc arm through next 3 st, sc 4, sc arm through next 3 st, sc 4  [18] (pictured below for more clarity)

Round 9: (sc 1, dec)x6 [12]

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff to medium firmness.

Legs (make two):

Start in black

Round 1: mr 6 [6]

Round 2: BLO sc around [6]

Switch to white

Rounds 3-4: sc around [6]

sc last round in half so that the leg hole is closed [3]

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing.  I don’t stuff the legs because they’re tiny, but if you’re using chunkier yarn, you may want to stuff them lightly.

Snout:

In pink

Round 1: ch 3 

Round 2: starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc 1, inc, turn to the unworked side of ch and place sc 1, inc [6]

Round 2: (sc 2, inc)x2 [8] 

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Horns:

In taupe 

Round 1: mr 4 [4]

Round 2: (sc 1, inc)x2 [6]

Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tail:

In white

Ch 4

In 2nd ch from hook ss 3, tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Tie small bits of black yarn to the end of the tail.

Assembly:

• Begin by attaching the head to the top of the body, sewing through both loops of the last row of either piece. Make sure to add a small bit of stuffing in the space while you’re sewing it up.

• Pin the legs to either side of the bottom of the body, so that the cow is able to sit up all by itself, and sew them down where it’s illustrated with x’s here:

• Attach the snout between the eyes. And then attach the ears a few rows above the eyes, offset by a couple of stitches. Then add the horns right next to the ears.

• Finally, add the tail to the lower, middle of the back of the body and you are all done!

I really hope you enjoyed making your new plushie friend! If you do, you should tag me on Instagram so I can see your beautiful creations! (@cutiepie_crochet)