CROCHET PLUSH BULL FREE AMIGURUMI PATTERN

Crochet Bull Free Amigurumi Tutorial – Part 1

If you enjoy making amigurumi, here I share this easy and free amigurumi pattern for you. Your kids will love these toys.

Designer: Zi handmade
Instagram: @zihandmade

Materials

  • Yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby or YarnArt Dolce: 2 colors (beige — 1 skein and brown — 0.5 skein), Himalaya Toffee Baby for hair
  • 5.0 mm crochet hook
  • 3.5 mm crochet hook (for tail)
  • 18 mm safety eyes
  • 2 plastic circles for feet sole
  • Black non-plush yarn for embroidering eyelashes and eyebrows
  • Sewing thread and needle
  • Scissors
  • Fiberfill

Height: 30 cm (11.8”)

Free Crochet Bull Pattern

Abbreviations

  • R — row
  • ch — chain
  • sc — single crochet
  • inc — increase
  • dec — decrease
  • […] — number of stitches at the end of the row
  • (…) — repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Arms (make 2)

With brown yarn:

  1. R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
  2. R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
  3. R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
  4. R 4: (8 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [20]
  5. R 5-6: 20 sc (2 rows)
  6. R 7: (2 sc, dec) repeat 5 times [15]

Change to beige yarn:

  1. R 8-12: 15 sc (5 rows)
  2. R 13: (3 sc, dec) repeat 5 times [12]
  3. R 14: (3 sc, inc) repeat 5 times [15]
  4. R 15-19: 15 sc (5 rows)
  5. Fold the top opening flat and crochet 7 sc through both sides.

Ears (4 parts)

Make 2 with beige yarn:

  1. R 1: 2 ch, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch, turn
  2. R 2: inc, 1 sc, ch, turn (3)
  3. R 3: inc, 1 sc, inc, ch, turn (5)
  4. R 4: inc, 3 sc, inc, ch, turn (7)
  5. R 5-8: 7 sc, ch, turn (4 rows)
  6. R 9: dec, 3 sc, dec, ch (5)
  7. Do not cut the yarn. Crochet will continue.

Make 2 with brown yarn:

  1. R 1: 2 ch, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch, turn
  2. R 2: inc, 1 sc, ch, turn (3)
  3. R 3: inc, 1 sc, inc, ch, turn (5)
  4. R 4-7: 5 sc (4 rows)

Put the beige part and brown part of the ear together with the inner part (wrong side to wrong side) and crochet through both parts 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, 5 sc with beige yarn, sl st, 1 ch. Fold the ear and crochet 3 sc through both sides across.

View the video at 22:52 — 27:52 for further instructions.

Horns (make 2)

With brown yarn:

  1. R 1: 2 ch, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook [4]
  2. R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 2 times [6]
  3. R 3: 6 sc
  4. R 4: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
  5. R 5: 4 sc, inc, 4 sc [10]
  6. R 6-9: 10 sc (4 rows)

Tail

With 3.5 mm crochet hook and beige yarn:

  1. R 1: 2 ch, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook [4]
  2. Crochet the tail length 6-7 cm.
  3. Fold the top opening flat and crochet 2 sc through both sides.

View the video at 36:30 for further instructions.

Crochet Bull Free Amigurumi Tutorial – Part 2

Legs + Body + Head

First Leg

With brown yarn:

  1. R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
  2. R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
  3. R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
  4. R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
  5. R 5: 24 sc into the partitions between the loops (watch the video at 02:50)
  6. R 6-9: 24 sc (4 rows)
  7. R 10: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]

Change to beige yarn:

  1. R 11-14: 18 sc (4 rows)
  2. R 15: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
  3. R 16: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
  4. R 17-18: 18 sc (2 rows)
  5. R 19: 6 sc

The first leg is ready.

Second Leg

  1. R 1-18: the same as for the first leg
  2. R 19: 18 sc, 3 ch, connect with the first leg with 1 sc (view the video at 10:30), 11 sc [39]
  3. R 20: 26 sc, (inc, 1 sc) repeat 3 times, inc, 9 sc [46]
  4. R 21-25: 46 sc (5 rows)
  5. R 26: 9 sc, 2 sc (with tail), 35 sc [46]
  6. R 27-29: 46 sc (3 rows)
  7. R 30: 26 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 4 times, dec, 6 sc [41]
  8. R 31: (5 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 6 sc [36]
  9. R 32-36: 36 sc (5 rows)
  10. R 37: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
  11. R 38: 13 sc, 7 sc (with 1st hand), 9 sc, 1 sc (with 2nd hand)
  12. R 39: 6 sc (with 2nd hand), (1 sc, dec) repeat 2 times, 8 sc, dec, 1 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc, dec [24]
  13. R 40: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
  14. R 41: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
  15. R 42: (inc) repeat 24 times [48]
  16. R 43-50: 48 sc (8 rows)

Insert safety eyes between R 53 and R 54 at a distance of 6 stitches from each other.

Crochet Bull Free Amigurumi Tutorial – Part 3

  1. R 51: 38 sc, (dec, 1 sc) repeat 3 times, dec — (1 loop from row 51 and 1 loop from row 52. View the video at 01:50)
  2. R 52: (1 sc, dec) repeat 2 times, 37 sc [42]
  3. R 53: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
  4. R 54-56: 36 sc (3 rows)
  5. R 57: 8 sc, 3 sc (with 1st ear), 15 sc, 3 sc (with 2nd ear), 7 sc [36]
  6. R 58: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
  7. R 59: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
  8. R 60: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
  9. R 61: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
  10. R 62: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]

Muzzle (view video at 14:53)

With brown yarn:

  1. Make 7 ch.
  2. R 1: 5 sc, 3 sc into one loop [8]
  3. R 2: on the opposite side of chain: 5 sc, 3 sc into one loop [8]
  4. R 3: 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc [10]
  5. R 4: on the opposite side: 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc [10]
  6. R 5: 7 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc [12]
  7. R 6: on the opposite side: 7 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc [12]
  8. R 7-10: 12 sc (4 rows)

Sew muzzle to the head between R 43 and R 50. Put some stuffing inside the muzzle before you finish.

Embroider eyelashes with black thread over the eyes. Embroider eyebrows at the distance of 6 stitches from each other and by skipping 1 row up from the eyes.