Intermediate
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Crochet an amigurumi bull plush, 23 centimeters tall
23 cm plush bull: 31-round body, 4mm hook, 2mm for horns, worked in spiral rounds.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Bulky
- Hook
- 4 mm
- Rounds
- 64
Bulky
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
64
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
23 cm plush bull: 31-round body, 4mm hook, 2mm for horns, worked in spiral rounds.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Joining rounds instead of working spiral
- Every piece here is continuous spiral, not joined rounds — skip the slip stitch and chain, and move a stitch marker up one stitch at the start of each new round instead.
- Using the wrong hook on horns
- Keep the 2mm hook strictly for the horns worked in JEANS #62 and return to 4mm for every other piece, since mixing them up throws off the proportion between horns and head.
The materials list
Body yarn
- Yarn Art DOLCE #748 (approx. 1 skein) — bulky velvet/plush yarn
Snout yarn
- Yarn Art DOLCE #741 — contrasting plush yarn
Hooves yarn
- Yarn Art DOLCE #765 — dark plush yarn
Horns yarn
- Yarn Art JEANS #62 — standard weight yarn
Hooks
- 4mm (for bull body and parts) and 2mm (for horns)
Stuffing
- Polyester fiberfill
- Safety eyes or sew-on eyes with lashes
- Craft glue for attaching lashes to eyes
- Yarn needle and thread for sewing pieces together
- Stitch markers to mark beginning of rounds
- Scissors
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 10 short forms
Body
Start with main body color (DOLCE #748).
Round 1
6 sc in mr (6)
Round 2
inc in each st around (12)
Round 3
(1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)
Round 4
(2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
Round 5
(3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
Round 6
(4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
Round 7
(5 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
Round 8
(6 sc, inc) × 6 (48)
Round 9
(7 sc, inc) × 6 (54)
Round 10
(8 sc, inc) × 6 (60)
Rounds 11–15
sc in each st around (5 rounds) (60)
Round 16
(8 sc, dec) × 6 (54)
Round 17
sc in each st around (54)
Round 18
(7 sc, dec) × 6 (48)
Round 19
sc in each st around (48)
Round 20
(6 sc, dec) × 6 (42)
Round 21
(5 sc, dec) × 6 (36)
Rounds 22–25
sc in each st around (4 rounds) (36)
Round 26
(4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
Round 27
sc in each st around (30)
Round 28
(3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
Round 29
(2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
Round 30
(1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
Round 31
dec × 6 (6)Close the opening and weave the yarn tail inside the body.
Ears(Make 2)
Round 1
6 sc in mr (6)
Round 2
(1 sc, inc) × 3 (9)
Round 3
(2 sc, inc) × 3 (12)
Round 4
(3 sc, inc) × 3 (15)
Rounds 5–6
sc in each st around (2 rounds) (15)
Round 7
(3 sc, dec) × 3 (12)
Round 8
(2 sc, dec) × 3 (9)Fold the ear in half and work 4 sc across to close the bottom edge. Fold once more and sew the ear flat.
Arms(Make 2 — begin with hoof color DOLCE #765)
Round 1
6 sc in mr (6)
Round 2
inc in each st around (12)
Round 3
sc in BLO of each st around (12); at end of this round, switch to body color (DOLCE #748)
Rounds 4–5
sc in each st around (2 rounds) (12)
Round 6
10 sc, dec (11)
Round 7
9 sc, dec (10)Fold in half and work 5 sc across to close the opening.
Snout
Worked flat, starting with a foundation chain. Use snout color (DOLCE #741).
Row 1: ch 7
Round 2
Starting in 2nd ch from hook: inc, 4 sc, then work 4 sc into the last chain st (corner); rotate and work along the other side of the chain: 4 sc, inc (16)
Round 3
(Rnd 3): inc × 2, 4 sc, inc × 4, 4 sc, inc × 2 (24)
Round 4
(1 sc, inc) × 2, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 4, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 2 (32)
Round 5
sc in each st around (32)
Round 6
(dec, 14 sc) × 2 (30)
Round 7
sc in each st around (30)
Round 8
1 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 1 sc (26)
Do not stuff the snout. Sew it to the front of the body. Pull yarn through the snout to create nostril indentations.
Legs(Make 2 — begin with hoof color DOLCE #765)
Round 1
6 sc in mr (6)
Round 2
inc in each st around (12)
Round 3
(1 sc, inc) × 6 (18)Stuff lightly. The legs are small and act as feet/hooves at the base of the body.
Horns(Make 2 — use JEANS #62 and 2mm hook)
Round 1
4 sc in mr (4)
Round 2
3 sc, inc (5)
Round 3
4 sc, inc (6)
Round 4
5 sc, inc (7)
Round 5
6 sc, inc (8)
Round 6
7 sc, inc (9)
Round 7
8 sc, inc (10)
Round 8
7 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc (12)
Round 9
10 sc, inc, 1 sc (13)
Round 10
11 sc, inc, 1 sc (14)
Round 11
12 sc, inc, 1 sc (15)
Round 12
13 sc, inc, 1 sc (16)
Round 13
13 sc, inc, 2 sc (17)
Round 14
14 sc, inc, 2 sc (18)
Round 15
15 sc, inc, 2 sc (19)
Round 16
15 sc, inc, 3 sc (20)Fasten off and stuff the horns firmly with fiberfill before attaching.
Tail
Use body color yarn.
Row 1: ch 10
Round 2
Starting in 2nd ch from hook, work 9 hdc along the chain.At the end of the tail, create a tassel using the hoof color yarn (DOLCE #765) and attach it to the tip of the tail.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Snout: Sew the snout to the front of the body, centered. Once attached, use a yarn needle threaded with the snout yarn to pull through the snout at two points, pulling slightly to indent nostril shapes.
Step 2Eyes: Position safety eyes or sew-on eyes above the snout. Apply craft glue to the back of the lashes and press them firmly onto the eyes. Allow to dry completely.
Step 3Ears: Sew the flat edge of each ear to the top sides of the body, approximately two rounds from the top center.
Step 4Horns: Attach the horns between or just above the ears, angling them outward slightly for a natural look.
Step 5Arms: Sew the flat edge of each arm to the upper sides of the body, just below the neck area.
Step 6Legs: Sew the legs to the underside of the body, evenly spaced, so the bull sits upright.
Step 7Tail: Sew the tail to the back lower section of the body.
Step 8Finishing details: Embroider eyebrows above the eyes using a contrasting yarn. Optionally glue or sew a small decorative flower to the mouth area or one of the ears.
Check these before you start
- No round is joined anywhere in this pattern — keep a stitch marker moving up through every piece, since losing the round start is easy over a 31-round body.
- Stuff each piece firmly and evenly as the rounds progress rather than waiting until the end, especially on the legs, which stay small and double as the hooves.
- This pattern uses US crochet terminology throughout.
On one line
| Rounds | 64 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 7 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Hook | 4 mm |
| Yarn | Bulky |
Set-up
- Confirm yarn on hand: DOLCE #748 for the body, DOLCE #741 as contrast, DOLCE #765 for hooves, and JEANS #62 for the horns, so no part stalls mid-round.
- Set aside stitch markers for every piece — rounds are continuous spiral with no joining, so a marker is the only way to track where each round starts.
- Work a quick gauge swatch at 10 sc x 11 rows per 4 inches with DOLCE yarn and the 4mm hook before starting the body, since the shaping assumes that density; exact gauge is not critical for amigurumi.
Finishing
- Finish stuffing each piece firmly, then close the opening using the working yarn tail and a yarn needle before setting it aside for assembly.
- Sew the finished pieces onto the body in order — snout first, then eyes, ears, horns, arms, legs, and tail — using matching thread and a yarn needle so no seam shows.
Construction
The body's opening rounds follow a doubling increase from 6 to 12 to 18 stitches over the first three rounds, the standard amigurumi curve that sets the rounded base before the straight rounds begin.
Time per section
| Body | about 1.5 to 2 hours because it runs 31 rounds with early increases and needs firm stuffing throughout |
|---|---|
| Horns (both) | about 45 to 60 minutes because each of the two horns runs 16 rounds on a small 2mm hook with standard-weight yarn |
Photographs of this one
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Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.