Crochet Semyon the Bull Amigurumi

Required Materials

• YarnArt Jeans 07 (dark beige)
• YarnArt Jeans 70 (dark brown)
• YarnArt Jeans 36 (pink)
• Filler
• Safety eyes 12 mm in diameter
• White felt or ready-made felt circles 10 mm in diameter
• Sewing needle
• Hook No. 2

Abbreviations

• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• slst - slip stitch

Head

We start crochet with pink yarn.

1. 1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 2 row: inc*6 times (12)
3. 3 row: (1 sc, inc)*6 times (18)
4. 4 row: (2 sc, inc)*6 times (24)
5. 5 row: (3 sc, inc)*6 times (30)
6. 6 row: (4 sc, inc)*6 times (36)

7. 7 row: 6 sc, 6 inc, 12 sc, 6 inc, 6 sc (48)
8. 8 row: 6 sc, (1 sc, inc)*6 times, 12 sc, (1 sc, inc)*6 times, 6 sc (60)
9. 9-12 rows: 60 sc (60)
10. 13 row: (8 sc, dec)*6 times (54)
11. 14 row: (7 sc, dec)*6 times (48)
12. 15 row: (6 sc, dec)*6 times (42)
13. 16 row: (5 sc, dec)*6 times (36)

17 row: Crochet 27 sc, put a marker (now the beginning of the row will be here). Change the thread to the main color yarn (dark beige).

Start stuffing as you go.

18. 18 row: 36 sc (36)
19. 19 row: 4 sc, 14 inc, 18 sc (50)
20. 20 row: 4 sc, (1 sc, inc)*14 times, 18 sc (64)

21-26 rows: 64 sc (64)

Insert prepared eyes between rows 19 and 20 with a gap of 7 – 8 sc.

27. 27 row: (14 sc, dec)*4 times (60)
28. 28 row: 60 sc (60)
29. 29 row: (8 sc, dec)*6 times (54)
30. 30 row: 54 sc (54)
31. 31 row: (7 sc, dec)*6 times (48)
32. 32 row: (6 sc, dec)*6 times (42)
33. 33 row: (5 sc, dec)*6 times (36)
34. 34 row: (4 sc, dec)*6 times (30)
35. 35 row: (3 sc, dec)*6 times (24)

Fill to the end.

36. 36 row: (2 sc, dec)*6 times (18)
37. 37 row: dec*9 times (9)

Pull the hole together, secure the thread and hide.

Horns (Make 2)

Crochet with brown yarn.

1. 1 row: 4 sc in MR (4)
2. 2 row: (1 sc, inc)*2 times (6)
3. 3 row: 6 sc (6)
4. 4 row: (1 sc, inc)*3 times (9)
5. 5-7 rows: 9 sc (9)
6. 8 row: (2 sc, inc)*3 times (12)
7. 9-12 rows: 12 sc (12)

Stuff the horns. Leave a long thread for sewing.

Ears (Make 2)

Crochet with yarn of the main color (beige).

1. 1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 2 row: (1 sc, inc)*3 times (9)
3. 3 row: 9 sc (9)
4. 4 row: (2 sc, inc)*3 times (12)
5. 5 row: (3 sc, inc)*3 times (15)
6. 6 row: 15 sc (15)
7. 7 row: (4 sc, inc)*3 times (18)
8. 8-9 rows: 18 sc (18)
9. 10 row: (4 sc, dec)*3 times (15)
10. 11 row: (3 sc, dec)*3 times (12)

Fold in half and crochet 5 sc.

Leave a long thread for sewing. Fold the base of the ear in half and sew. Sew rows 26 and 27 to the head.

Face Design

Sew the ears to the head at the level of rows 26 and 27. Sew the horns at the same level between the ears. Embroider the eyebrows with brown thread between rows 22 and 23.

Tighten the muzzle to highlight the nostrils.

Insert the needle under the muzzle with a brown thread and bring it out in the 6th row. Then insert the needle 2 rows higher and bring the needle out to the same point, under the muzzle. Make both nostrils the same. Then tighten the threads on both sides, make knots and hide.

Body

Crochet with yarn of the main color (beige).

1. 1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 2 row: inc*6 times (12)
3. 3 row: (1 sc, inc)*6 times (18)
4. 4 row: (2 sc, inc)*6 times (24)
5. 5 row: (3 sc, inc)*6 times (30)
6. 6 row: (4 sc, inc)*6 times (36)
7. 7 row: (5 sc, inc)*6 times (42)
8. 8 row: (6 sc, inc)*6 times (48)
9. 9 row: (7 sc, inc)*6 times (54)
10. 10 row: (8 sc, inc)*6 times (60)
11. 11 row: (9 sc, inc)*6 times (66)
12. 12-18 rows: 66 sc (66)
13. 19 row: (9 sc, dec)*6 times (60)
14. 20 row: 60 sc (60)
15. 21 row: (8 sc, dec)*6 times (54)
16. 22-23 rows: 54 sc (54)
17. 24 row: (7 sc, dec)*6 times (48)

Start stuffing the body.

25. 25-26 row: 48 sc (48)
26. 27 row: (6 sc, dec)*6 times (42)
27. 28-29 rows: 42 sc (42)
28. 30 row: (5 sc, dec)*6 times (36)
29. 31-32 rows: 36 sc (36)
30. 33 row: (4 sc, dec)*6 times (30)
31. 34-35 rows: 30 sc (30)
32. 36 row: (3 sc, dec)*6 times (24)
33. 37-38 rows: 24 sc (24)

Stuff completely, tighter in the neck area. Cut the thread, leaving a long end.

Sew the head to the body.

Legs (Make 2)

We start crocheting with dark brown yarn.

1. 1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 2 row: inc*6 times (12)
3. 3 row: (1 sc, inc)*6 times (18)
4. 4 row: (2 sc, inc)*6 times (24)
5. 5 row: (3 sc, inc)*6 times (30)
6. 6 row: (4 sc, inc)*6 times (36)
7. 7 row: BLO: 36 sc (36)
8. 8-9 rows: 36 sc (36)
9. 10 row: (4 sc, dec)*6 times (30)
10. 11 row: 24 sc (24)

Change to the main color yarn (beige).

12. 12 row: (3 sc, dec)*6 times (24)
13. 13-18 rows: 24 sc (24)
14. 14 row: (2 sc, dec)*6 times (18)
15. 15-18 rows: 18 sc (18)
16. 16 row: (7 sc, dec)*2 times (16)
17. 17 row: 3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc (14)
18. 18 row: (5 sc, dec)*2 times (12)
19. 19-20 rows: 12 sc (12)

29 row: dec, until the end.

Cut the thread and hide the end, crochet the second leg in the same way.

Arms (Make 2)

We start crocheting with brown yarn.

1. 1 row: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 2 row: inc*6 times (12)
3. 3 row: (1 sc, inc)*6 times (18)
4. 4 row: (2 sc, inc)*6 times (24)
5. 5 row: (3 sc, inc)*6 times (30)
6. 6 row: BLO: 30 sc (30)
7. 7-8 rows: 30 sc (30)
8. 9 row: (3 sc, dec)*6 times (24)
9. 10 row: 24 sc (24)

Change to the main color yarn (beige).

11. 11 row: (2 sc, dec)*6 times (18)
12. 12-16 rows: 18 sc (18)
13. 17 row: (7 sc, dec)*2 times (16)
14. 18 row: 3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc (14)
15. 19 row: 14 sc (14)
16. 20 row: (5 sc, dec)*2 times (12)
17. 21-22 rows: 12 sc (12)
18. 23 row: dec, until the end.

Cut the thread and hide the end, crochet the second handle in the same way.

Tail

We start crochet with beige yarn.

1. 26 ch.
2. 1 row: 26 ch
3. 2 row: 25 sc in a chain, 1 ch turn
4. 3 row: 25 sc, with a capture of the 1st row.

At the end, make a tassel out of brown yarn and sew it to the body at row 14.

Assembly

We sew the arms and legs to the body using thread fastening. If you wish, you can hang jewelry around your neck; I have a bell.