With this design, the adult cow’s body has an internal pocket which opens to reveal the baby calf inside!

This pattern is 18 pages long and includes the instructions for both the cow and her calf, as well as optional extras such as an ear tag and a blade of grass for her to eat.

The pattern contains loads of photos to help you every step of the way. It is written in English, using American crochet terms.

You will need:

Yarn of your choice. Yarn weight doesn’t really matter - the size of your project will simply turn out bigger or smaller! I used Patons Smoothie DK Yarn (this is quite a thick DK yarn so it is equivalent to aran or light worsted weight in other brands) and my finished adult cow measures approx 15cm tall and 21 cm long.

You will need the following colours:
White, black & pale pink as well as small amounts of yellow, green & beige.

A suitable size hook for the yarn you have chosen - I used a 4mm hook.

Toy stuffing.

Black finer yarn or embroidery thread for adding the numbers to the ear tag (this is optional).

A pair of 9mm black eyes.

2 press studs (also called snap fasteners) for fastening the cow’s body. I used clear plastic ones.

A small bell to hang around the cow’s neck (this is optional).

Other tools you will need are a tapestry needle, some scissors and a stitch marker. You will also need a needle and thread for attaching the fasteners.

You are welcome to sell the items that you make using this pattern, but please do not sell / share the pattern itself. Feel free to contact me with any questions as I am more than happy to help. Thank you.