STITCH ROUND Crochet bull amigurumi pattern with horns and ears
32 rounds build the head, body and legs, plus arms, ears, horns, nose and tail — a full amigurumi bull to work piece by piece.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Rounds
- 32 rounds
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 2.25 mm
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Intermediate
What the original page called it. Nothing here is graded a second time.
32 rounds
Each one gets its own line, with a box beside it to tick as you go.
Worsted
What the sample was made in. Any weight works — the size moves with it.
About this pattern
This bull is built from one continuous piece for the head, body, and legs, worked over 32 rounds, so there is no separate seam where the head joins the body. Separate smaller pieces finish the rest: two arms worked over 8 rounds each, two ears over 5 rounds each, two horns over 7 rounds each, a nose over 5 rounds, and a simple chained tail. Working with a 2.25 mm hook on most of these pieces keeps the fabric tight enough to hold its shape once stuffed.
Brown yarn is preferred for the head, body, legs, arms, ears, and nose, and a dark thread is a good choice for the horns so they stand out against the body.
- Work the head, body, and legs as one continuous piece from a magic ring, splitting into two legs near the end.
- Work through the increase rounds that shape the head before easing into straighter rounds for the body.
- Stuff and close the body before moving on to the smaller pieces.
- Make two arms using the same yarn and hook as the body.
- Make two ears using the same yarn and hook as the body.
- Make the nose using the same yarn and hook as the body.
- Finish with the chained tail, then attach the arms, ears, horns, nose, and tail to the body.
What goes wrong
- Loose magic ring on small parts Pull the magic ring tail tight before starting the first round, especially on the ears, horns, and nose where the starting hole is small. A loose ring leaves a visible gap at the center.
- Uneven increases on the head Space increase stitches evenly around the round rather than bunching them together. Uneven increases on the body's shaping rounds will pull the head out of round.
- Under-stuffing before closing Add filler steadily as the body rounds progress rather than trying to stuff everything through the final hole. Packing it all in at the end leaves lumps and weak spots.
Yarn, hook and the rest
Copied from the source pattern's own materials list.
- 2.25 mm crochet hook
- 1.25 mm crochet hook (for the horns)
- YarnArt Jeans yarn, brown preferred, for the head, body, legs, arms, ears, and nose
- Alize Miss yarn, a dark thread works well, for the horns
- Stuffing/fiberfill
- Yarn needle for sewing pieces together
- Scissors
Progress tracker
0 of the 32 rounds on this page are ticked.
The pattern, round by round
Kept in the order and the wording the source used. Tick a round as you finish it; the ticks stay on this device.
Head and Body
(Yarn YarnArt jeans, crochet hook 2.25 mm)
Round 1
start 6 sc in a magic ring
Round 2
6 inc = 12 sts
Round 3
(inc + sc)* 6 times = 18 sts
Round 4
(2 sc + inc)* 6 times = 24 sts
Round 5
(sc + inc + 2 sc)* 6 times = 30 sts
Round 6
(4 sc + inc)* 6 times = 36 stsRnd 7-12. (6 rows) = 36 sts
Round 13
(4 sc + dec)* 6 times = 30 sts
Round 14
(sc + dec + 2 sc)* 6 times = 24 sts
Round 15
(2 sc + dec)* 6 times = 18 sts
Round 16
(dec + sc)* 6 times = 12 stsRnd 17-18. (2 rows) = 12 sts
Round 19
(inc + sc)* 6 times = 18 stsRnd 20. 18 sts
Round 21
(2 sc + inc)* 6 times = 24 sts
Round 22
(sc + inc + 2 sc)* 6 times = 30 stsRnd 23-25. (3 rows) = 30 sts
Round 26
(13 sts + dec)* 2 times = 28 stsRnd 27. 12 sts, connect in a circle with the beginning of the row Rnd 28. 12 sts
Round 29
(2 sts + dec)* 3 times 9 stsRnd 30-31. (2 rows) = 9sts
Round 32
(dec + st)* 3 times = 6 sts Cut off the thread, fill with filler, close the hole. Step back 2sts from this leg, attach the thread and crochet the second leg in the same way. There will be 2sts between the legs on both sides, at the end this hole needs to be sewn.
Arms
(Yarn YarnArt jeans, crochet hook 2.25 mm)
Round 1
start 6 sc in a magic ring
Round 2
inc, 5 sts = 7 stsRnd 3-8. (6 rows) =7 sts Cut the thread, fill with filler, close the hole.
Ears
(Yarn YarnArt jeans, crochet hook 2.25 mm)
Round 1
start 4 sc in a magic ring
Round 2
(inc + sts)* 2 times = 6 sts
Round 3
6 inc = 12 stsRnd 4. 12 sts
Round 5
6 dec = 6 sts
Next we crochet the amigurumi bull horns. You can choose a dark thread for the horns.
Horns
(Yarn Alize miss, crochet hook 1.25 mm)
Round 1
start 4 sc in a magic ring
Round 2
(inc + sts)* 2 times = 6 sts
Round 3
2 inc, 4 sts = 8 sts
Round 4
2 inc, 6 sts = 10 sts
Round 5
2 inc, 8 sts = 12 stsRnd 6-7. (2 rows) = 12 sts
Tail
Row 1
6 ch
Nose
(Yarn YarnArt jeans, crochet hook 2.25 mm)
Round 1
start 6 sc in a magic ring
Round 2
6 inc = 12 sts
Round 3
(3 inc+3 sts)* 2 times = 18 sts
Round 4
(inc + 8 sts)* 2 times = 20 stsRnd 5. 20 sts
Finish
- Weave in all loose ends from the magic ring starts and color or yarn changes before attaching any pieces.
- Stuff the head, body, and legs firmly and evenly as the instructions direct, then close the holes.
- Attach the arms, ears, horns, nose, and tail to the body, checking placement is even on both sides before securing.
Bigger or smaller
- Larger
- Move up to a thicker yarn with a larger hook than the 2.25 mm specified. The 32 rounds of the head and body will cover more ground per round, producing a bigger finished bull.
- Smaller
- Drop down to a finer yarn and a smaller hook than the pattern specifies while keeping the same round counts. The tighter stitches shrink the overall scale of the head, body, arms, ears, horns, and nose together.
FAQs
Asked and answered
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.
Do the head and body need to be worked separately?
No, the pattern works them as one continuous piece over 32 rounds, which also shapes the two legs at the base before stuffing and closing. This avoids a seam where the head would otherwise join the body.
Why do the horns use a different hook size?
The horns are worked at 1.25 mm, much finer than the 2.25 mm used for the body. This tighter gauge keeps the small horns firm enough to stand up once stuffed and attached.
Can the same yarn be used for every part?
The body, arms, ears, and nose use YarnArt jeans (brown is preferred), but the horns call for Alize miss yarn, with a dark thread suggested. Sticking to the specified yarns helps the horns hold their firmer, smaller shape against the softer body.
How many pieces need to be attached at the end?
Five separate pieces join the main body: the arms, ears, horns, nose, and tail. Each is made individually and attached after the body is stuffed and closed.