# Free crochet cow pattern

> A free crochet pattern for a cow, with a live 3D preview. It runs to 19 rounds. Read it round by round, or open it in the editor to see it built.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Cow |
| Designer | @loopini |
| Notation | US crochet terminology |
| Size | 1 piece · 19 rounds · 506 stitches · 5 yarn colours |
| Yarn colours | #F2EEE4, #26221F, #7B5340, #EFA9B4, #232323 |
| Updated | 2026-10-12 |
| Page | https://crochet3d.com/gallery/cow-2 |

⚠️ **US notation.** This pattern uses at least one abbreviation that means a different stitch in UK notation (UK "dc" is US "sc"; UK "tr" is US "dc"). Work it as US, or read the UK column in the key below.

## Instructions

### COW NEW

- **Round 1:** 6 sc in ring → 6
- **Round 2:** inc x6 → 12
- **Round 3:** (sc, inc) x6 → 18
- **Round 4:** sc, inc, sc, inc, bobble5, inc, sc, 2 inc, (sc, inc) x2, bobble5, (inc, sc) x2 → 27
- **Round 5:** 4 sc, 6 sc, 17 sc → 27
- **Round 6:** 4 sc, 2 sc, flo ((2 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, sl) in one st), sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 2 sc, flo ((2 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, sl) in one st), 5 sc, inc → 30
- **Round 7:** 30 sc → 30
- **Round 8:** 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc → 36
- **Round 9:** 16 sc, hdc, (2 dc in one st) x2, hdc, 5 sc, 8 sc, 2 sc, sc → 38
- **Round 10:** 16 sc, blo sc, blo 2 dec, blo sc, sc, 3 sc, 8 sc, 4 sc → 36
- **Round 10:** 33 sc, 2 sc, sc → 30
- **Round 12:** 36 sc → 36
- **Round 13:** 36 sc → 36
- **Round 14:** 11 sc, 5 sc, 20 sc → 36
- **Round 15:** dec, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, 2 sc, bobble, sc, dec, 4 sc, bobble, (dec, 4 sc) x2, dec → 30
- **Round 16:** dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, sc, dec, sc, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc → 24
- **Round 17:** (dec, 2 sc) x6 → 18
- **Round 18:** (dec, sc) x6 → 12
- **Round 19:** dec x6 → 6
- **Finishing:** fasten off

## Abbreviations used

| In the pattern | US abbreviation | Stitch name (US) | UK abbreviation | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ch | ch | Chain st | ch |  |
| sl | sl st | Slip stitch | ss |  |
| sc | sc | Single crochet | dc |  |
| hdc | hdc | Half double crochet | htr |  |
| dc | dc | Double crochet | tr |  |
| inc | inc | Increase | inc | 2 sts in 1 st |
| dec | dec | Decrease | dec2tog | 2 sts worked together |
| bobble | bo | Bobble | bo | bobble stitch, 5 dc worked into the same stitch |
| fasten off | FO | Fasten off | FO | cut & fasten off |

The UK column is the abbreviation a UK-notation reader would use for the SAME stitch. Where it differs from the US one, following the pattern with UK meanings produces the wrong stitch height.

## How the notation reads

- `(sc, inc) x6` — repeat what is in the brackets 6 times — also written 6x (sc, inc)
- `3 hdc in one st` — all three stitches go into the SAME base stitch
- `FLO / BLO` — work into the front / back loop only, leaving the other loop free

**Open it in the planner.** [https://crochet3d.com/gallery/cow-2](https://crochet3d.com/gallery/cow-2) has an "open in the editor" button that loads this pattern into the 3D planner, where the model is built from exactly the text above.

**Designer:** @loopini. Published on Crochet 3D with the designer named — the pattern is theirs, not ours.

Source: https://crochet3d.com/gallery/cow-2