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Story of Seasons Cow Plushie

Whether it be Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley, or Harvest Moon, this chunky crochet cow pattern covers them all. Use Sweet Snuggles yarn to crochet your own video game amigurumi cow. Be warned: this plushie is huge!

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Hi everyone!

I recently decided to give the yarn Sweet Snuggles by Loops & Threads a go and design this adorable Story of Season’s cow plushie for you. This Harvest Moon cow crochet pattern is not for beginners. I suggest being at an intermediate level before making this cow amigurumi.

I didn’t plan to design this crochet cow to be so chubby, but Bessie here turned out giant. Oh well, who doesn’t love a good chunky amigurumi?

Growing up, my brother and I had a Nintendo 64 that we had to share, and one of our favorite games was Harvest Moon 64 (the best Harvest Moon game of all time). The cows were always so adorable.

Now that Friends of Mineral Town was remade under the Story of Seasons title, I relived my childhood as Mineral Town had the same mechanics, characters, and storyline as Harvest Moon 64. I’ve wanted to make a crochet pattern for the Story of Season cows for a while now.

I think my Story of Season’s cow plush turned out lovely, but I disliked so many things about Sweet Snuggles.

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Harvest Moon Cow

The pattern is worked in the round so a stitch marker is recommended. All pieces are started with the ch 2 method, but a crochet magic circle can be used instead. Your finished cow should measure 11" x 6" x 18".

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 250g ball of size 7 Sweet Snuggles Yarn by Loops & Threads in Pink

  • 2 250g balls of size 7 Sweet Snuggle Yarn by Loops & Threads in White

  • 1 250g ball of size 7 Sweet Snuggles Yarn by Loops & Threads in Black

  • 8.00mm crochet hook

  • Polyfill (stuffing)

  • Large Darning Needle

  • Stitch marker

  • Row counter

  • Hot glue

  • Scissors

  • Felt in pink/white/black

Abbreviations:

ch=chain
sc=single crochet
ss=slip stitch
st(s)=stitch(es)
F/O=fasten off
inc=increase
dec=decrease

Gauge:

8 stitches x 8 rows = 4” in single crochet

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Crochet Pattern:

Head:
Use white
1. Ch 2. 6 sc in the first st. (6 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (18 sts)
4. 2 sc, inc. Repeat around. (24 sts)
5. 3 sc, inc. Repeat around. (30 sts)
6. 4 sc, inc. Repeat around. (36 sts)
7. Sc in each st around. (36 sts)
8 - 11. Repeat 7. (36 sts)
Stuff. Ss and F/O. Do not close.

Body:
Use white
1. Ch 2. 6 sc in the first ch. (6 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (18 sts)
4. 2 sc, inc. Repeat around. (24 sts)
5. 3 sc, inc. Repeat around. (30 sts)
6. 4 sc, inc. Repeat around. (36 sts)
7. 5 sc, inc. Repeat around. (42 sts)
8. 6 sc, inc. Repeat around. (48 sts)
9. 7 sc, inc. Repeat around. (54 sts)
10. Sc in each st around. (54 sts)
11 - 20. Repeat 10. (54 sts)
21. 7 sc, dec. Repeat around. (48 sts)
22. 6 sc, dec. Repeat around. (42 sts)
23. 5 sc, dec. Repeat around. (36 sts)
24. 4 sc, dec. Repeat around. (30 sts)
25. 3 sc, dec. Repeat around. (24 sts)
Stuff. Ss and F/O. Do not close. Attach the open end of the body to the open end of the head.

Snout: Use pink
1. Ch 5. 2 sc in the first ch. Sc in the next 2 ch’s. 2 sc in the last ch. (6 sts)
2. Do 2 sc in each st around the entire piece. (18 sts)
3. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (24 sts)
4. 2 sc, inc. Repeat around. (30 sts)
5. 3 sc, inc. Repeat around. (36 sts)
6. Sc in each st around. (36 sts)
7 - 8. Repeat 6. (36 sts)
9. 3 sc, dec. Repeat around. (30 sts)
10. 2 sc, dec. Repeat around. (24 sts)
Stuff. Ss and F/O. Leave a long enough tail to attach the snout to the front of the head.

Udder:
Use pink
1. Ch 2. 6 sc in the first ch. (6 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (18 sts)
4. 2 sc, inc. Repeat around. (24 sts)
5. 3 sc, inc. Repeat around. (30 sts)
6. Sc in each st around. (30 sts)
Ss and F/O. Attach to the bottom end of the body. Stuff as you are attaching.

Teets:
Use pink
1. Ch 2. 4 sc in the first ch. (4 sts)
2. Sc in each st around. (4 sts)
Stuff. Ss and F/O. Repeat 3 more times and attach one to each corner of the udder.

Legs:
Start with black
1. Ch 2. 4 sc in the first ch. (4 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (8 sts)
3. Sc in each st around. (8 sts)
Switch to white.
4 - 10. Repeat 3. (8 sts)
Stuff. Ss and F/O. Repeat 3 more times and attach to the body of the body. I placed weights on the bottom of the legs to help the cow stand up. This is optional.

Black Head Spot:
1. Ch 2. 6 sc in the first ch. (6 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (18 sts)
Ss and F/O. Attach to the top of the head and slightly off to the side. You can choose whichever side you’d like.

Ears:
Crochet one ear in white and one ear in black
1. Ch 2. 4 sc into the first ch. (4 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (8 sts)
3. Sc in each st around. (8 sts)
4. Repeat 3. (8 sts)
5. Dec around. (4 sts)
Do not stuff. Ss and F/O. Repeat for 2nd ear. Attach the black ear on top of the black head spot. Cut two oval shapes with the pink felt and hot glue them onto the finished ears.

Black Body Spot:
1. Ch 2. 6 sc into the first ch. (6 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
3. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (18 sts)
4. 2 sc, inc. Repeat around. (24 sts)
5. 3 sc, inc. Repeat around. (30 sts)
6. 4 sc, inc. Repeat around. (36 sts)
7. 5 sc, inc. Repeat around. (42 sts)
Ss and F/O. Attach to the end of the body and slightly to the side. Make sure it is on the opposite side of the head spot.

Tail:
Use white
Ch 11. Ss in the 2nd ch from the hook and across. (10 sts)
Ss and F/O. Attach to the end of the body.

Facial Features:
Cut out two eyes with black felt and two small circles for the “shine spots”. Glue together and then glue to the cow’s head just above the snout. Cut out two circles to attach to the front of the snout for the cow’s nostrils. Attach a red ribbon and a gold bell for some character. This is optional.

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You now have an adorable cow from your favorite farming game to snuggle!

I hope you enjoy this pattern. You can use this crochet pattern, but please give credit where credit is due and tag me @summerbugcrafts or #summerbugcrafts.

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