BODY – Calliope Cow
Make one. Using colour (WHITE) yarn, chain 32 and slip stitch into the 1st chain to make a circle.
Helpful hint: we are working in rounds.
Helpful hint: the chain 1 at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch, but it is important to make the chain 1, and you will see why as we go along – it makes a nice straight seam – make the chain 1 loose otherwise the seam will “pull” up on this side.
Round 1
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same ch, dc into next 14 chs, dc 3 into next ch, dc into next 15 chs, dc 3 into next ch, ss into 1st st (36 dc).
Round 2
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 16 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 17 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (38 dc).
Round 3
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 17 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 18 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (40 dc).
Round 4
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 18 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 19 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (42 dc).
Round 5
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 19 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 20 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (44 dc).
Round 6
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 20 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 21 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (46 dc).
Round 7
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 21 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 22 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (48 dc).
Round 8
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 22 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 23 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (50 dc).
Round 9
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 23 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 24 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (52 dc).
Round 10
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 24 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 25 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (54 sc).
Round 11
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 25 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 26 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (56 dc).
Round 12
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 26 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 27 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (58 dc).
Round 13
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 27 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 28 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (60 dc).
Round 14
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 28 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 29 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (62 dc).
Round 15
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 29 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 30 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (64 dc).
Round 16
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 30 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 31 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (66 dc).
Round 17
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 31 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 32 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (68 dc).
Round 18
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 32 sts, dc 2 into next st, dc into next 33 sts, dc 2 into next st, ss into 1st st (70 dc).
Rounds 19 – 20
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 69 sts, ss into 1st st (70 dc).
Round 21
Helpful hint: the first leg of the double crochet two together (dc2tog) falls into the same space as the chain one, and the second leg into the next stitch.
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), *dc2tog, dc into next 5 sts*, rep *.* 9 more times, ss into 1st st (60 dc).
Round 22
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), *dc2tog, dc into next 4 sts*, rep *.* 9 more times, ss into 1st st (50 dc).
Round 23
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), *dc2tog, dc into next 8 sts*, rep *.* 4 more times, ss into 1st st (45 dc).
FIRST LEG
Round 24
Helpful hint: there is only one double crochet two together in this round, I did this so that I would have an even number of stitches to use to make the next round.
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc2tog, dc into next 9 sts, skip next 24 sts, dc into next 10 sts, ss into 1st st (20 dc).
Helpful hint: you will have 24 sts unworked from round 23.
Round 25
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 19 sts, ss into 1st st (20 dc).
Round 26
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc into same sp, sc into next 19 sts (20 sc), ss into 1st st, cut yarn leaving a 30 cm tail.
SECOND LEG
Helpful hint: skip 2 stitches from round 23, using colour (WHITE) yarn, leaving a 20 cm starting tail which we will use to stitch the opening between the legs closed in Part 6, re-join yarn to the 3rd double crochet from the 1st leg. We will sew this “opening” closed in Part 6.
Rounds 24 – 25
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), dc into same sp, dc into next 19 sts, ss into 1st st (20 dc).
Round 26
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc into same sp, sc into next 19 sts (20 sc), ss into 1st st, cut yarn leaving a 30 cm tail.
Helpful hint: we will attach the hindlegs to the body in Part 6.
NECK
Helpful hint: join yarn at one side of the neck opening so that the “seam” is on the side of the body.
Using colour (WHITE) yarn, join into starting chain from round 1 of the body.
Round 1
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc into same sp, sc into next 31 chs, ss into 1st st (32 sc).
Round 2
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), *sc2tog, sc into next 2 sts*, rep *.* 7 more times, ss into 1st st
(24 sc), ss the neck closed in BLO (12 ss), cut yarn leaving a 40 cm tail.
Helpful hint: we will attach the neck to the head in Part 6.
Click HERE to go to the Melly Teddy Ragdoll Calliope Cow Preamble for abbreviations, notes and pattern tips.
HOW A FREE CROCHET ALONG WORKS
- The pattern is released in 6 parts over 3 weeks.
- You get each part separately on my blog.
- The free version will be available online until the 31st May 2022.
DATES
Preamble – 11 March 2022
Part 1 – 15 March
Part 2 – 18 March
Part 3 – 22 March
Part 4 – 25 March
Part 5 – 29 March
Part 6 – 1 April
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