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| Charlene and Carrie, two Crocheted Cows |
An old nursery rhyme tells us that the cow's in the corn. My crafty crocheted cows are actually in my Etsy Shop waiting for fans of Barnyard Buddies to bring them home.
When I create a crocheted 'critter' I
often base them on my interests and experiences.
I lived on a farm the summer I was ten and my brother and I were put in charge of a pair of twin calves born that Spring. I've liked cows ever since.
I grew up in western New York State, a
large dairy region, so I am very familiar with the Holstein bred as
dairy cows for their large milk production. Today, the state is known
as the Yogurt Capital of the Nation.
This is my interpretation in crochet of a Holstein cow. Her name is Carrie and she is a roly-poly plush cow who is small enough to fit nicely in a child's hands at a round 5 x 5 inches. Carrie is handmade in washable acrylic yarn in black and white.
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| Carrie the Plush Cow |
This is my interpretation in crochet of a Holstein cow. Her name is Carrie and she is a roly-poly plush cow who is small enough to fit nicely in a child's hands at a round 5 x 5 inches. Carrie is handmade in washable acrylic yarn in black and white.
How did the Holstein get its coloring?
More than 2,000 years ago, two European
tribes migrated to the Rhine Delta of the Netherlands and brought
their stock. One tribe had black animals and the other had white
animals. Intermingling through breeding of these animals gave us the
black-and-white dairy cow we know today.
True story! These cattle were brought to America after the New World was settled
and the Holstein is now our main milk-producing breed.
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| Charlene the Brown Jersey Cow |
Another cow in my Etsy Shop's "Barnyard Buddies Series" is a replica of a brown Jersey Cow, which is another kind of dairy cow originally found on the Jersey Island in the Channel Islands of the English Channel off Normandy on the French Coast. Since the real Jersey Cow is too big for a playroom, my little round Roly-Poly Jersey Cow named Charlene is the perfect playtime size at just 4 x 4 inches.
Did you know that cows only sleep about
4 hours a day? So these little plush cows will be awake and ready to
play just about anytime.
Country Decor in a Cow Theme
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| Cow and Cowhide Coasters |
These coasters were created using plastic canvas and acrylic yarn. This set of
4 includes 2 coasters with a design of a cow stitched in black, white and peach on a green background, and 2 coasters stitched in black and white in a 'cowhide' design. They come with a matching cow magnet.
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| Moo Cow Potholder Set on Etsy |
Continuing the cow theme in the
kitchen, here are some moo cow potholders.
These hand-stitched moo cow potholders are in the shape of a hexagon. They can be found in the Etsy Shop called The Kwilty Kat-Knapurr run by Kathleen of Madera, California.
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| Cow Refrigerator Magnets |
Topping off the country cow theme in the kitchen, we have a set of refrigerator magnets in a cow design to hold up your grocery shopping list as a fun reminder that perhaps you 'need milk'. :-)
July 10, 2018
is
Cow Appreciation Day
by
Chick-Fil-A
(c) 2014 by Wednesday Elf
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