You can make both a crochet unicorn and a crochet horse with a single amigurumi pattern. Or do both. Just change the yarn colors. Also, long and short manes. This wonderfully easy crochet horse pattern can be made by anyone. You’ll be using basic crochet terms, making it ideal for beginners because it uses familiar crochet terms. Because it’s made with soft plush yarn, children will love it. Here are the step-by-step crochet unicorn and horse tutorials waiting for you below.
Ulani The Crochet Unicorn And Horse Pattern
Designer: artwonderfullymade
Materials:
About 200 yards of plush yarn of the main color
About 100 yards of plush yarn for the secondary color
A small amount of yarn for the horn
A crochet hook (5mm)
Safety eyes (30mm)
Stuffing
Sewing needle
Scissors
Optional: stitch marker
Abbreviations:
US. terminology:
MC= magic circle (use any method you want)
sc= single crochet
ch= chain
inc= increase
dcinc= double crochet increase
dec= decrease
FLO= front loop only
BLO= back loop only
slst= slip stitch
Head
1. 6 sc in MC (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1sc,inc)x6 (18)
4-6. 18 sc (3 rounds)
7. 6 sc, 6 inc, 6 sc (24)
8. 6sc, (1sc,inc)x6, 6 sc (30)
9-10. 30 sc (2 rounds)
11. (3sc,dec)x6 (24)
12. (2sc,dec)x6 (18)
Place eyes, between rounds 6&7, 4st. apart.
Start stuffing.
13. (1sc,dec)x6 (12)
Finish stuffing.
14. 6 dec (6)
FO, leaving short tail to sew close.
Ears
In main color.
1. 5 sc in MC (5)
2. inc, 2sc, inc, 1sc (7)
3. 7 sc (7)
4. inc, 6sc (8)
5. inc, 7sc (9)
6. 9 sc
FO, leave a long tail.
Fold the ear in half as if you were to crochet the sides together and then fold ind half again. Sew back and forth to make the folds secure.
Legs (MAKE 4)
In hoof color:
1. 6 sc in MC (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3sc,inc)x3 (15)
4. 15 sc in BLO (15)
5. 15 sc (15)
Change to main color.
6. 15 sc in BLO (15)
7. 12sc, dcinc, 2sc (16)
8. 12sc, dec, 2sc (15)
9. (3sc,dec)x3 (12)
10. 12 sc (12)
Stuff the hoof, make sure to keep the bottom flat.
FO, leaving a long tail to sew any holes later.
The stitches that are marked with the white dots are the stitches we will use to connect to the body in round 4. You may need to adjust your stitches due to tension. Feel free to use stitch markers if you feel like you need it.
Make sure the dcinc is facing you for each leg.
When you connect the hooves to the body, start with the bottom left leg, go the top left, then the top right, and finish with the bottom right.
Body
In main color:
1. 8 sc in MC (8)
2. 8 inc (16)
3. (1sc,inc)x8 (24)
4. 2sc, 4sc with inside of leg, 2sc, 4sc with leg, 2sc, 4sc with leg, 2sc, 4sc with leg (24)
5. 2sc, 8 sc around the outside of leg, 2sc, 8 sc around the outside of leg, 2sc, 8 sc around the outside of leg, 2sc, 8 sc around the outside of leg (40)
6-9. 40 sc (40) (4 rounds)
10. (3sc,dec)x8 (32)
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
Add or subtract stitches go get the middle of the chest (I had to add 2 stitches). Place a stitch marker 6 stitches from either side of the middle. We will be using this later as a guide to separate the body and the neck.
11. 25 sc, you should now be at the second stitch marker. Take it out, ch. 4, sc in the stitch with the first stitch marker. You will now continue to crochet around the bigger section.
12. (1sc,dec)x8 (16)
13. 8 dec (8)
FO, sew close and stuff the body.
Neck
Attach yarn to the back of the neck.
1. 16 sc around (12sc+4sc in the chain).
2-4. 16 sc (16) (3 rounds)
FO, leave a long tail to sew on the head.
Tail
In contrast color:
1. 6 sc in MC (6)
2. (slst in next stitch, 25ch, from the second chain, 24 sc down)x6 (6+6ch).
FO, leave a long tail for sewing.
Bangs
In contrast color:
1. ch 5
2. In the second chain, 1sc, chain 12, 11 sc down.
Repeat for a total of 4 chains.
FO, leave long tail for sewing.
Long mane
In contrast color:
1. ch 11
2. Starting in the second ch, 1 sc, ch 25, in the second ch, 24 sc down. Repeat down the original chain to create 10 strands of hair.
FO, leave a long tail for sewing.
Short mane
Attach yarn to the base of the bangs.
1. Surface crochet 10 sc, ch 1 and turn.
2. 10 sc
FO, and weave in ends.
Horn
In horn color:
1. 4 sc in MC (4)
2. 4 sc (4)
3. 1 inc, 3sc (5)
4. 1 inc, 4sc (6)
5. 6 sc
FO, leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
1. Sew the ears to the head in rounds 11/12, about 4 stitches apart.
2. Sew the head on the neck, so the back of the head and the neck are flush.
3. Sew the horn on round 10, halfway between the ears.
4. Sew the bangs in the 4 stitches between the ears.
5. Sew the mane starting from the bangs to the bottom of the neck.
6. Sew the tail in the back to your preference.
Step 1&2:
Step 3&4:
Step 5&6:
That’s it, your amigurumi crochet unicorn or horse is ready!
