The only hard part for me when designing these granny squares is to show as many face traits as possible, while keeping the square easy to make. I think I've nailed it this time. So enjoy making this cute ox as a granny square unit for a baby blanket perhaps, plus, you can totally change the colors to make it look like a cow.
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Skill Level: Intermediate
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Materials:
- Yarn: any fine cotton yarn, one skein of the following colors: dark brown, light brown, yellow, and a yard (meter) of black and white. Suggested yarn: D.M.C Happy Cotton, 0.7 oz (20 g), 47 yards (43 m).
- Crochet hook, size US D (3 mm).
- Tapestry needle.
Measurements of the square: 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm), approx.
Yardage: 40-42 yards (36-38 m).
Gauge: 22 sts and 12 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.
Crochet terms (US):
- ch: chain.
- st: stitch.
- sts: stitches.
- sl st: slip stitch.
- sc: single crochet.
- hdc: half double crochet.
- dc: double crochet.
- tr: treble crochet.
- hdc2tog: half double crochet 2 together.
- dc2tog: double crochet 2 together.
- tr2tog: treble crochet 2 together.
- tr3tog: treble crochet 3 together.
With the dark brown yarn, make a magic circle, work as follows:
Round 1: ch 1 into the magic circle, sc 7, sl st into the first ch. (8 sts).
Round 2: ch 1 and sc in first st, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (16 sts).
Round 4: repeat row 3. (36 sts).
Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st twice, *dc 2 in st, dc in st twice, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (48 sts).
Round 6: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st three times, *dc 2 in st, dc in st three times, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of first ch 3. (60 sts).
Cut off the yellow yarn and weave in loose ends.