Hugo the Highland Cow

Materials:
! 180 g (less than 1 skein) Loops and Threads Chenille Home Slim weight 6 super bulky yarn in
Terracotta (main color)
! 50 g Loops and Threads Chenille Home Slim weight 6 super bulky yarn in Seed Pearl (color 2)
! 8 ft Just Chenille weight 6 super bulky yarn in Lemon (any yellow fuzzy yarn will do)
! 10 ft Just Yarn weight 4 worsted yarn in Strawberry (any red fuzzy yarn will do)
! 1 ft black fuzzy yarn
! 6.5 mm crochet hook (1-2 mm smaller than recommended hook on your yarn)
! 18 mm plastic safety eyes
! Stuffing
! Stitch marker
! Darning needle
! Scissors

Abbreviations:
St(s): stitch(es)
Ch: chain
Sl st: slip stitch
Mc: magic circle
Sc: single crochet
Inc: increase, crochet 2 stitches into next stitch
Dec: decrease, aka sc2tog, crochet 2 stitches into 1
Tch: turning chain

Pattern Notes:
Pictures of parts and how to connect everything are included on pages 4-6. Every piece begins with the
main color unless otherwise noted. Finished project measures 12 in. H x 9 in. W x 9 in. L. Stitch counts
are included at the end of rows with increases and decreases in brown font.

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 Snout: In Color 2 Ears x 2 Head:
Round 1) mc 6 sts or ch 2 and sc 6 sts in 2nd Round 1) mc 3 sts or ch 2 and sc 3 sts in 2nd Round 1) mc 6 sts or ch 2 and sc 6 sts in 2nd
ch from hook ch from hook ch from hook

2) 6 inc (12 sts) 2) 3 inc (6 sts) 2) 6 inc (12 sts)

3) [inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc] 2 times (16 sts) 3) sc round 3) [inc, sc] 6 times (18 sts)

4) [inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc] 2 times (20 sts) 4) [inc, sc] 3 times (9 sts) 4) [inc, 2 sc] 6 times (24 sts)
5-6) sc round for 2 rounds 5) sc round 5) [inc, 3 sc] 6 times (30 sts)
Fasten off with 24 inch yarn tail to sew on with
6) [dec, sc] 3 times (6 sts) 6) [ins, 4 sc] 6 times (36 sts)
(length of 2.5 x around the circumference)
Fasten off with 8 inch yarn tail to sew on with 7-12) sc round for 6 rounds
Do not stuff, flatten before sewing on
Horns x 2: In Color 2 13) [dec, 4 sc] 6 times (30 sts)
Round 1) mc 3 sts or ch 2 and sc 3 sts in 2nd 14) [dec, 3 sc] 6 times (24 sts)
ch from hook
Fringe: 15) [dec, 2 sc] 6 times (18 sts)
2) 3 inc (6 sts)
Row 1) ch 9 16) sc round
3) sc round
2) beginning in 2nd ch from hook, [sl st, ch 10, Fasten off with 24 inch yarn tail to sew onto body with
4) [inc, sc] 3 times (9 sts) Stuff
sl st in same ch st] repeat 8 times in the
following sts
5) 3 inc, 3 dec (9 sts) (creates bend in horn)
Fasten off with 8 inch yarn tail to sew on with
6) sc round for 2 rounds
Fasten off with 12 inch yarn tail to sew on with
Stuff
 Body Legs x 2: Start in Color 2 Tail

Round 1) mc 6 sts or ch 2 and sc 6 sts in 2nd Round 1) mc 6 sts or ch 2 and sc 6 sts in 2nd Round 1) mc 6 sts or ch 2 and sc 6 sts in 2nd
ch from hook ch from hook ch from hook

2) 6 inc (12 sts) 2) 6 inc (12 sts) 2-6) sc round for 5 rounds

3) [inc, sc] 6 times (18 sts) 3) [inc, 2 sc] 4 times (16 sts) Switch to main color Fasten off with 6 inch yarn tail to sew on with
Do not stuff
4) [inc, 2 sc] 6 times (24 sts) 4-11) sc round for 8 rounds Stuff here

5) [inc, 3 sc] 6 times (30 sts) 12) 8 dec (8 sts)

6) [ins, 4 sc] 6 times (36 sts) Fasten off with 10 inch yarn tail to sew on with

7-11) sc round for 5 rounds

12) 12 sc, 6 dec, 12 sc (30 sts) Arms x 2: Start in Color 2

13-15) sc round for 3 rounds Round 1) mc 6 sts or ch 2 and sc 6 sts in 2nd

ch from hook
16) 9 sc, 6 dec, 9 sc (24 sts)
2) 6 inc (12 sts) Switch to main color
17) sc round
3-9) sc round for 7 rounds Stuff here
18) [dec, 2 sc] 6 times (18 sts)
10) 6 dec (6 sts)
19) sc round
Fasten off with 8 inch yarn tail to sew on with
Fasten off and stuff
Head
horns
Parts
snout ears fringe head

Attaching Head Parts

1 Sew snout onto 2 Add eyes, mine are 3 Sew on horns on either
head. Add stuffing between rounds 6 side of head, make sure to
for shaping as you and 7, 10 sts apart. leave room for ears.
sew around.

4 5
Sew on ears a little Add fringe, I sewed it on
bit below and in following the curve of round
front of horns. 1 of the head.
Body Parts Attaching Body Parts
.

1 Front
Stuff the body
2 Sew head 3 Squeeze
in a bit of a onto body. flat the
teardrop Stuff neck ends of the
shape, firmly as you arms and
Back Front skinnier in the sew around, legs. Yarn
body front. this is tail should
important to be in the
make sure center on
head can stay the back
Back up on its own. side.

legs 4 5 6

arms

Sew legs on. They should be sewn on towards the back of the lower body, still It’s okay if legs are floppy we Attach arms the same
flattened vertically like we did in step 3 to allow for bending forward. When will secure them after we way you did legs.
bent forward, legs should protrude past the belly a bit to provide a stable
tail base. Use picture of finished piece for reference.
attach arms.
 Securing Limbs
Here we are going to secure the limbs so that they
Green lines will be What the
bunch forward. Starting in the bottom right of the stitches will
under the “skin”. Blue
body, use 30 inches of yarn in main color to sew 2 lines are where your look like
stitches per limb, connecting the limb to the thread will be visible before
corresponding area of body. These stitches should outside of body as tightening.
be about 2 inches forward from where limb was you’re sewing.
originally sewn on. Pull tight when sewing, I am
leaving the thread loose to demonstrate. Take your
time with this step and make sure all limbs are
secured tightly before tying ends of thread
together. front of body view

Finishing Touches Bell and Collar

Bell Collar
Sew on tail. Row 1) ch 26
Round 1) mc 6 sts
or ch 2 and sc 6 sts (should fit loosely
in 2nd ch from hook around neck

2) sc round for 3 2) beginning in 2nd

rounds ch from hook, sc
row
3) ch 4, skip 2 sts, sl sew closed with tail
st in next st, ch off Thread bell loop
with 6 inch tail around collar.
Put collar around
Use 1 foot of black Stuff and use tail neck and sl st ends
fuzzy yarn to to sew top of together
embroider on nostrils. bell closed
Weave in any loose
ends sl st ends of collar together