Free knitting patterns for favorite farm animals including cows, pigs, chickens, and more. Most patterns are free. Updated 1/20/24
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Free Patterns
Down on the Farm Blanket
Patchwork baby blanket featuring farm animals such a ducks, sheep, pigs, and cows, with solid color and striped blocks. Blanket: 29in to 37in. Designed by Amy Bahrt. Aran weight yarn.
Farm Dish Cloths or Squares
20 farm animal and other farm wash cloths or afghan blocks in knit and purl stitches including sheep, pig, chicken, llama, horse, cow, barn, windmill, tractor, duck, chick, goat, German shepherd, cat, turkey, and, not pictured, labrador, bunny, puppy, bull's head, and another cat. Designed by Daisy and Storm. Web versions are free. PDFs available for purchase
Pax the Alpaca
50cm tall (standing, from toes to tips of ears.) Toy animal softie worked flat and all the skills needed are knit, purl, increase and decrease. Looks like you could easily adapt to be a donkey or a horse. Designed by Amanda Berry. DK weight yarn.
Pig Lover's Beanie
This stranded hat is knit in the round with as few colors as possible each row. The pattern is designed for ages 9-12 but can be easily sized up with larger needles. Designed by Heather Wifall. Worsted weight yarn. Pictured projects by the designer and poolofthirds.
Save the Drama Llama
Llama toy measures about 18" [45.5 cm] tall, measured from bottom of front feet to top of ears. Toy measures about 13" [33 cm] long. Fur knit with the loop stitch. Instructions for blanket, halter, and ear pompoms included. Designed by Nancy Anderson for Red Heart. Aran weight yarn.
Ingrid’s Baby Blanket
Intarsia blanket with chickens, cow, horse, pigs, sheep, and bees. Blank space in middle is for the baby’s name. You can duplicate stitch or embroider later if you don’t know the baby’s name. Chart. Designed by Aggro inc.
Cuddly Cow Hat
Adorable baby hat is transformed with a few extra pieces to a cute animal. Web pattern for size 12 months is free. More sizes and a printable pdf are available on Etsy. Designed by Cassie at Little Red Window.
- Get the free knitting pattern for size 12 mos
- Get printable pdf with sizes 0-3 months, 6 months, 12 months, & 2T+ on Etsy
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Tiny Pig Chichester
Chichester is a toy pig about 2 inches long. The pattern is one piece, no-sew, super quick. Designed by Helen Apocalypse. Pictured project by nosila729
Cynthia’s Sheep
This sheep toy stands 16cm high. Designed by Sarah Keen. Pictured project by leftfootdaisy,
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Pig Baby Hat
Adorable baby hat is transformed with a few extra pieces to a cute animal. Web pattern for size 12 months is free. More sizes and a printable pdf are available on Etsy. Designed by Cassie at Little Red Window.
- Get the free knitting pattern for size 12 mos
- Get printable pdf with sizes 0-3 months, 6 months, 12 months, & 2T+ on Etsy
- See more Baby Animal Hat Knitting Patterns
Sheepdog
This adorable Sheepdog pattern is excerpted from Knitted Farm Animals, by Sarah Keen. Rated easy by Lion Brand. 8 inches (20cm) in height
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Mama Hen and Chick Toy
Small mother chicken softie with pocket for her chick. Finished measurements: approx 3” tall and 2.5” wide Designed by Raynor Gellatly
Belle the Cow Wash Cloth or Bib
Cow motif in knit and purl stitches. Designed by Elaine Fitzpatrick
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Buttercup and Daisy Cow Toys
About 10 cm / 4” tall and are knitted in DK weight yarn. Designed by the amazing Frankie Brown.
Teeny Tiny Mochimochi Chickens
These 1 inch chickens are from Anna Hrachovec’s book Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi: More Than 40 Itty-Bitty Minis to Knit, Wear, and Give
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Brown Cow
Toy softie 8″ tall, 4.5″ wide, 5″ long. Designed by Susan B. Anderson and excerpted with permission from Spud & Chloë at the Farm at Canadian Living.
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Horse Toy With Matching Sweater
Patons designed this pattern for a horse toy about 14 inches tall with matching striped sweater for babies 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 months. Provided courtesy of Black Sheep Wools.
Fluffy Little Sheep
These sheep are about 3 1/2 in. (9 cm) tall
Squeeeeal! Pig Softie
This toy pig measures about 13 inches long from tail to snout, and 8 inches tall from floor to top of his head. Designed by the Sara Elizabeth Kellner who was inspired by Margaret Wise Brown’s The Big Red Barn, “By the big red barn… there was a pink pig who was learning to squeal…”
Chicken Buddy Blanket
Ruth Bramley designed this lovey comfort blanket. Pictured project by minky
Which Came First?
You don’t have to choose with Frankie Brown’s humorous transforming toy. The egg fits inside the chicken, turn it inside out and the chicken’s in the egg. The chicken is about 11 cm tall and it can hold a real egg or a treat egg.
Patterns for Purchase
Barnyard Pals and Sweater
Child's sweater with set of farmyard friends finger puppets and a large barn front kangaroo style pocket for them to live in. Puppets include Chicken, Cow, Pig, Sheep and Horse. Sizes 2 to 11 years to fit chest size 56-76 cm / 22-30 in. Designed by Jane Burns
Farmyard Favorites Patterns or Kit
Designed by Amanda Berry, this set includes patterns and yarn for pictured animals, farmer, barn, tractor, and mat.
On the Farm
Designed by Amanda Berry, this set includes patterns for pig, sheep, and cow toy softies. Sizes Pig is 17 cm / 6.5in long, sheep 20 cm /8 in long, and cow 21 cm /8 in long. Most pieces are knitted flat (back and forth) on a pair of straight single-pointed knitting needles. DK weight yarn.
Jerry the Jersey
Toy softie cow is approximately 23 cm /9 inches to the top of the ears in a sitting position. Includes detailed instructions, diagrams, and picturesy. Knitted in the round for a seamless knitting project, Designed by HelloDollyKnitting.
Barnyard Animal Scarves
Knitting pattern set for fun scarves shaped like farm animals including cow, pig, sheep, and horse. Easy directions, starting at bottom legs, ending at front legs. Then add head and features. Designed by FrugalKnittingHaus.
Sheep, Lamb and Sheepdog Patterns or Kit
Animal toy softies. Sheep: 25cm long and 20cm tall (approx). Lamb: 16.5cm long and 13cm tall (approx) Sheepdog: 22cm tall (approx when seated). Designed by King Cole.
Farm Animals Knitting Ebook
Includes 7 patterns for horse, pig, donkey, sheep, goat, cow, and chicken. Toys range from 4 to 7.5 inches tall.
Farmyard Animals
Patterns for tiny duck, pick, cow, goat, chicken. Cow is the largest at 9.5cm tall (including the horns) and 10.5cm long
Knitted Farm Animals
15 toy animal knitting patterns by Sarah Keen.
Spud & Chloë at the Farm
A mother hen and her chicks (and their adorable knitted eggshells), three little piglets, and a black lamb full of good intentions are just some of the 13 appealing projects in this book by Susan B. Anderson
Chutney Cow and Pickles Pig
Adorable toy softies by Amanda Berry. FINISHED SIZE: Chutney the cow is approximately 24cm tall and Pickles the pig is approximately 23cm tall (both measured when standing, from tips of toes to top of head/horns).
Farmyard Pencil Toppers
Patterns for horse, cow, pig and sheep pencil toppers by Amanda Berry. Each animal head is on a knitted sleeve which slides over the end of a pen or pencil. These are quick to knit and use only small amounts of yarn, so make super stash busters.
Pig by Amanda Berry
No longer free. Adorable Pig amigurumi softie with separate sweater. Size: 15cm (6 inches) Tall. Designed by Amanda Berry. DK weight yarn.
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Sheep and Pig Cushions by Amanda Berry
No longer free. Adorable animal shaped pillows or toys. Knit flat and seamed. Finished Size: 27cm tall approx. Designed by Amanda Berry. DK weight yarn.
