6 Quick and Cute Crochet Farm Animals for Every Skill Level

Written By Huipei Zhang

Crocheting farm animals is a great spring crochet project to try. They make great educational playtime toys and can also be upsized into huggable plushies. Try out the crochet cow, pig, duck, chick, dog and rabbit patterns below, they all work up quickly!

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    Uses for Crochet Farm Animals

    Here are some ideas for why you would want to crochet farm animals, I’m sure you will find many uses for them!

    Gifts

    • Delightful Toys for Kids – Perfect for imaginative play or creating a mini farmyard scene.

    • Unique Gifts – Thoughtful handmade presents for birthdays, baby showers, or farm-themed parties.

    • Educational Tools – Teach children about farm life or animal names with these soft, interactive creations.

    Home Decor

    • Adorable Nursery Decor – Add charm to a baby’s room with crochet animals on shelves or mobiles.

    • Festive Decorations – Use crochet animals for seasonal displays like Easter or harvest-themed decor.

    Creative Outlet

    • Stress-Relieving Crafts – Enjoy the relaxing process of crocheting while creating something meaningful.

    Crochet farm animals are not only fun to make but also a great way to practice and showcase your crochet and shaping skills. Whether for a gift, decoration, or as a child’s plaything, they add a special handmade touch that’s sure to delight!

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    Materials used for Crochet Farm Animals

    Here I will talk about all the recommended yarn, hook sizes, and other materials that work best for these patterns. As for the details on each particular section and how to select the right crochet supplies and narrow down your choices, I will link to an appropriate detailed article for each one when you explore the full pattern itself - I hope it helps! 

    Best Yarn for Crochet Farm Animals  

    • Yarn weight – sport Yarn (I used Scheepjes Catona) or DK Yarn, worsted yarn for bigger projects

    • Yarn colours – depends on animal you intend to make, choosing distinctive colours helps with bringing the animal to life

    • Yarn material – acrylic or cotton are popular choices for amigurumi

    • Read more here about ‘12-point Checklist to Select the Best Yarn for Amigurumi’ 

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    Crochet Hook Selection  

    • Basic cheap metallic hooks to start 

    Crochet Tools and Accessories 

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    Crochet Techniques for Farm Animal Amigurumis

    Below I have included the techniques needed to crochet all the farm animal crochet patterns below. They are great even for beginners, involving the 6 basic crochet stitches and starting with a magic ring. Read on more below for what techniques you need to know before starting, if you have no idea how to do them - go ahead and click through to learn.

    Some of the more ambitious beginner patterns involve special crochet stitches to shape body parts like the snout and limbs. To see more of each special crochet stitch, click through to find out more.

    Basic Crochet Stitches 

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    Magic ring 

    Increase Crochet 

    Decrease Crochet 

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    FLO and BLO 

    Special Crochet Stitches 

    Bobble Stitch  

    Popcorn Stitch

    Puff Stitch

    Cluster Stitch

    Picot Stitch

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    Easy Crochet Farm Animal Patterns

    Here are crochet farm animals patterns to try out, including a cow, pig, duck, chick, dog and rabbit. They are all free and work up in less than an hour and are totally free to click through to read. There are even accompanying videos in each post to show the steps. Also remember to check out the free Animal Shaping Starter Guide if you wish to learn how to crochet your own animals for a start!

    Free Crochet Cow Pattern

    If you have been looking for mini cow crochet pattern that’s really simple to work up, then check out this seamless sitting cow pattern, with the ears, snout and limbs done continuously in one round without any sewing involved. Make it brown with some hair at the top to turn it into a highland cow!

    Free Crochet Pig Pattern

    This easy crochet guy is worked up entirely in one colour, except the nose and ears in a different colour. His body is made continuously vertically from the head down and then it moves horizontally across the body to the curly tail! Make him into a pig keychain or a pig plush.

    Free Duck Crochet Pattern

    Here is an easy crochet duck pattern to try out, which can be made into a duck keychain or crochet duck toys. Make some crochet colour changes and you can get a mandarin duck! The beak and the wings at the sides are worked seamlessly so there’s no assembly needed.

    Free Chick Crochet Pattern

    Try out this no sew chick pattern that works up really quickly. Its beak is made continuously in a round into the front and loops only so that you don’t have to sew it on separately. It is simple and easy and completely free to try with an accompanying video tutorial!

    Free Dog Crochet Pattern

    This free crochet dog pattern is no sew and can be made into a dog keychain or a puppet plush when worked with thicker yarn. His ears, snout and protruding tongue are all made seamlessly as part of my Pocket Animal series and easily made with some amigurumi crochet colour changes.

    Free Bunny Rabbit Crochet Pattern

    This fairly realistic free rabbit crochet pattern is perfect to make for Easter or as part of this farm animal set. The long eared bunny can be made with no assembly involved and some colour changes to make different rabbit breeds. Use special crochet stitches like bobble and popcorn stitches to make the snout and the limbs respectively.

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    Conclusion of Free Crochet Farm Animal Patterns

    Have a hand at trying out the farm animal crochet patterns above, to make a full set! Change up the colours so that the animals are distinctive and possibly try making different breeds. These animals are all part of my Pocket Animal Series. If you looking at getting bundles of these patterns, remember to sign up to my email to get great deals.

    To check out more of my ideas for using various types of crochet stitch techniques to shape amigurumi animals, grab my free Animal Shaping Starter Guide below! Inside, get quick ideas on how to get started on shaping ears, snouts, cheeks, bodies and limbs for animals!

    Huipei Zhang
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