Skill Level: Easy

Following this description, you can crochet a plush bull. You can use any plush yarn and an appropriate hook for amigurumi.

The author suggests various ways to decorate the face: eyes with or without white backing; a nose with embroidered nostrils or with a ring. With special fittings, you can make a keychain.

The finished toy size is about 13 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn Himalaya Dolphin Baby: 80337-brown, 80343-dark brown, 80301-white, 80317-light brown
• Thin yarn for attaching parts
• A little fluffy yarn for the tail
• Hooks 4 mm and 2 mm
• Eyes for toys 6-8 mm
• Toy filler
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• KA — amigurumi ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• dec — decrease
• inc — increase
• (…) х n — repeat n times

Crocheting Description of the Amigurumi Bull

Hands (2 pieces)
Start crocheting with dark yarn:

1: 6 sc in KA
2: 6 sc (6)
Change yarn to the main color
3-6: 6 sc (4 rows)
Fold the piece in half and crochet 3 sc through both sides.

Secure and cut the yarn. Do not stuff the hands.

Ears (2 pieces)
Crochet with the main color yarn:

1: 6 sc in KA
2: 6 inc (12), sl st

Secure and cut the yarn.

Legs (2 pieces)
Start crocheting with hoof color yarn:

1: 6 sc in KA
2: 6 sc (6)
Change yarn to the main color
3: 6 sc (6)
4: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)

Secure and cut the yarn on the first leg, continue crocheting on the second.

Body
5: Chain two, continue on the second leg 10 sc (i.e., the tenth stitch will be crocheted into the first under the chain stitches), 2 sc into ch, 10 sc on the second leg, 2 sc into ch (24)
6: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
7: 30 sc (30)
8: 29 sc, 4 ch, from the second hook 3 sl st into ch, and the fourth sl st into the same stitch (this is the tail), 1 sc (30)
The tail should be between the legs!
9-12: 30 sc (4 rows)
13: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
14-15: 24 sc (2 rows)

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