Crochet Unicorn Crafting Guide

You’ll Need

White, baby pink, hot pink, dark pink, and yellow yarn;

Crochet hook 4mm;

Stitch marker;

6mm safety eyes;

Stuffing;

Tapestry needle.

Instructions

Unicorn Head

1^st row: 6 sc in magic circle (6)

2^nd row: 2 sc x6 (12)

3^rd row: [2 sc, sc] x6 (18)

4^th row: Sc all around (18)

5^th row: Sc all around (18)

6^th row: [2 sc, sc x2] x6 (24)

7^th row: Sc all around (24)

8^th row: Sc all around (24)

9^th row: Sc all around (24)

10^th row: Sc all around (24)

11^th row: [Sc dec, sc x2] x6 (18)

12^th row: [Sc dec, sc] x6 (12)

Add safety eyes and stuff firmly.

13^th row: Sc dec x6 (6)

14^th row: Sc dec to close.

Ears

1^st row: In white, 4 sc in magic circle (4)

2^nd row: [2 sc, sc] x2 (6)

Sc all around (6)

Make 2.

Horn

1^st row: In yellow, 3 sc in magic circle (3)

2^nd row: Sc all around, keep going until the horn is as long as you want.

Legs

1^st row: In yellow, 6 sc in magic circle (6)

2^nd row: Sc all around (6)

3^rd row: Sc all around (6)

4^th row: Change to white, sc all around (6)

5^th row: Sc all around, keep going until the leg is as long as you want.

Make 2.

Hair

Make a chain of preferably over 10 ch.

1^st row: 2 sc in the second chain from the hook, 2 sc in each ch, cast off.

The hair should automatically curl. Make as many as you like, with different lengths of the chain each time. Make three of each shade of pink (9 altogether).

Blanket

1^st row: 6 sc in magic circle (6)

2^nd row: 2 sc x6 (12)

3^rd row: [2 sc, sc] x6 (18)

4^th row: 4 ch (to count as 1 dc and 1 ch), dc in the same stitch, [skip stitch, 1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc in the same stitch] x 8, join to 3 ch at start of round (24)

5^th row: Slst, 3 ch (to count as 1 dc), 1 dc in the 1 ch gap, 3 ch, 2 dc in the same gap, [in the next 1 ch gap (2 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc)] repeat for every 1 ch gap, join to 3 ch at start of round.

6^th row: Slst, 3 ch (to count as 1 dc), 2 dc in the 3 ch gap, 3 ch, 3 dc in the same gap, [in the next 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc)] repeat for every 3 ch gap, join to 3 ch at start of round.

7^th row: Slst, 3 ch (this should be in the stitch before the 3 ch gap), in the 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc, skip 3 stitches, [1 dc, in 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc, skip 3 stitches] repeat all around, join to 3 ch at start of round.

8^th row: Slst, 3 ch, 1 dc, in the 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x2, skip 3 stitches, [1 dc x2, in 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x2, skip 3 stitches] repeat all around, join to 3 ch at start of round.

9^th row: Change to light pink. Slst, 3 ch, 1 dc x2, in the 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x3, skip 3 stitches, [1 dc x3, in 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x3, skip 3 stitches] repeat all around, join to 3 ch at start of round.

10^th row: Change to hot pink. Slst, 3 ch, 1 dc x3, in the 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x4, skip 3 stitches, [1 dc x4, in 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x4, skip 3 stitches] repeat all around, join to 3 ch at start of round.

11^th row: Change to dark pink. Slst, 3 ch, 1 dc x4, in the 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x5, skip 3 stitches, [1 dc x5, in 3 ch gap (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc), 1 dc x5, skip 3 stitches] repeat all around, join to 3 ch at start of round.

12^th row: For the edging, sc all around, join.

13^th row: [Sc, 3 ch, slst in first ch, skip 1 stitch]. Repeat all around.

Weave in ends.

Assembly

Sew the head to the center of the blanket.

Sew the ears and horn onto the head. Sew the legs to the bottom of the head and the blanket.

Sew the strands of hair onto the top of the head.

Using yellow yarn, sew on nostrils.