Taylor the Goat Pattern: Super Easy for Beginners!
Projects like this are great for using up small amounts of yarn. There’s no right or wrong way to choose your colors, so don’t feel like you need to follow mine! If you want to match Taylor exactly, you’ll need a grey, a cream, and a black.
All yarns are similar in weight to Red Heart Super Saver (7oz (198gm), 364yds (333m)) which means they can be worked with a 5.5 mm hook.

Materials:
2-3 colors of yarn (roughly a skein total)
5.5 mm hook
2 buttons

I don’t use any fancy stitches in this pattern. You will need to know:
1) How to make a magic ring. If you don’t already know, I recommend looking it up on YouTube. The visual’s really help.
2) Sc - single crochet
3) 2sc into a single stitch - sc like normal. Then insert your hook into the same stitch, and sc again.
4) Sc2tog - single crochet two together. Insert hook into first stitch, yarn over, and pull through. Insert hook into second stitch, yarn over, and pull through. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook.
5) How to sew together two crocheted pieces (it’s easier with a yarn needle, but you can also manage it with the crochet hook)

That’s it! If you can do those things, you can make Taylor!

Body (grey yarn):
1) Into magic ring- 8sc
2) 2sc into each stitch around (16)
3) Sc into first stitch, then 2sc into second stitch repeat around (24)
4) Sc into first two stitches, then 2sc into third stitch repeat around (32)
5) Sc into first three stitches, then 2sc into fourth stitch repeat around (40)
6) Sc into each stitch around for rows 6-26 (40)
7) Sc into first three stitches, then sc2tog repeat around (32)
8) Sc into first two stitches, then sc2tog repeat around (24)
9) Sc into first stitch, then sc2tog repeat around (16)
10) Stuff the body. How tightly you fill it will be up to your preference, but you want to make sure there’s enough stuffing to hold shape, but not so much that you warp the body.
11) Sc2tog all the way around (8)
12) Sc2tog all the way around (4)
13) Tie off, and stitch together any holes.

Head (grey yarn)
1) Into magic ring- 6sc
2) 2sc into each stitch around (12)
3) Sc into first stitch, then 2sc into second stitch repeat around (18)
4) Sc into first two stitches, then 2sc into third stitch repeat around (24)
5) Sc into first three stitches, then 2sc into fourth stitch repeat around (30)
6) Sc into each stitch around for rows 6-14 (30)
7) Sc into first three stitches, then sc2tog repeat around (24)
8) Sc into first two stitches, then sc2tog repeat around (18)
9) Sc into first stitch, then sc2tog repeat around (12)
10) Stuff the head.
11) Sc2tog all the way around (6)
12) Tie off, you do not need to stitch closed.

Nose (shown in cream yarn, may be done in head color if desired):
1) Into magic ring- 6sc
2) 2sc into each stitch around (12)
3) Sc into first stitch, then 2sc into second stitch repeat around (18)
4) Sc into each stitch around for rows 4 and 5
5) Sc into first 8 stitches, then 2sc into ninth stitch repeat (20)
6) Sc into each stitch around (20)
7) Tie off. You will stuff this lightly before attaching to the head.

Legs (make two) (start in black, switch to grey where indicated):
1) Into magic ring- 6sc
2) 2sc into each stitch around (12)
3) Switch to grey yarn
4) 2sc into each stitch around (24)
5) For the following rows, you will dec. each row by one. The 6) pattern is 22sc then sc2tog, 21sc then sc2tog, 20sc then sc2tog, 19sc then sc2tog, 18sc then sc2tog, 17sc then sc2tog, 16sc then sc2tog, 15sc then sc2tog, 14sc then sc2tog
6) Sc in each stitch around for four rows (15)
8) Stuff leg. Make sure you get fiber all the way into the end, to pop the little hoof out.
9) Sc in first 3 stitches then sc2tog repeat around (12)
10) Sc2tog around (6)
11) Tie off, stitch closed flat.

Arms (make two) (start in black, switch to grey where indicated)
1) Into magic ring- 6sc
2) 2sc into each stitch around (12)
3) Sc into each stitch around for 3 rows (12)
4) Switch to grey yarn
5) Sc into each stitch around for four rows (12)
6) Sc into first four stitches, sc2tog repeat (10)
7) Sc into each stitch around for seven rows (10)
8) Stuff the arm. Make sure to fill the hoof
9) Sc into first three stitches, sc2tog repeat (8)
10) Sc into first two stitches, sc2tog repeat (6)
11) Sc into first stitch, sc2tog repeat (4)
12) Sc2tog twice.
13) Tie off.

Horns (make two) (cream yarn):
1) Into magic ring - 4sc
2) 4sc around
3) 1sc, then 1 inc in next two, 1 sc. (6)
4) 2sc, 1 inc in next two, 2 sc (8)
5) 3sc, 1 inc in next two, 2sc (keep going) sc2tog (9)
6-9) 3sc, 1 inc in next two, 3sc, sc2tog twice (9) Tie off.

Tail: (grey yarn)
Taylor does not have a tail, but if you want one, repeat the pattern for the Horns, in grey yarn.

Ears (make two) (grey yarn):
1) Into magic ring- 6sc
2) 2sc into each stitch around (12)
3) Sc into the first stitch, then 2sc into the second stitch repeat around (18)
4) Sc into first two stitches, then 2sc into the third stitch repeat around (24)
5) Check your ear. You may want to stop here, depending on the size you’re going for.
6) If you want larger,* sc into first three stitches, then 2sc into the fourth stitch* repeat around (30)
7) Fold the circle in half, and slip stitch 3 stitches together along the sides, to keep it slightly folded. Tie off.

Assembly:
1) Sew the nose onto the middle of the head.
2) Just above the nose, stitch on the buttons for eyes. If you want to give them the horizontal goat slit, make sure you position the buttons correctly so you can sew across two opposite holes and leave the other two empty.
3) Stitch the horns on either side of the top of the head. Placement of these (and the ears) will give your goat a lot of their personality, so take your time and make sure you like how it looks.
4) Stitch the ears just behind the horns, and slightly lower on the head.
5) Now you can stitch the head onto the body.
6) Taylor is assembled with his legs tucked just under the bottom of his body, to make it easier to sit. Depending on your plans, you might want to stitch the legs into the center of the bottom, so they can dangle down. Either works.
7) Stitch the arms to the side, keeping your stitches mostly around a single point. This will allow the arms to hang to the side or you can move them to the front when your goat is sitting.
8) If you made a tail, stitch it on the butt.

You goat is done! Congratulations!

If you liked this pattern, and you’d like to buy me a cup of coffee, you can Venmo me at @Jessica-Woodard-14 and tell me it’s for Taylor the Goat.