Materials needed:
Acrylic yarns in white and pastel colors
Crochet hook according to the size of your yarn ( i used 3 mm hook)
Black beads or safety eyes
Tapestry needle
Instructions:
The pattern is written in US terminology. This project is worked in continuous rounds unless stated otherwise
sc -single crochet
st- stitch
dec- one single crochet decrease
sl st – slip stitch
Head:
With main color,
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 2sc in each st (12)
R3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* rep **(18)
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st*, rep ** (24)
R5 – 11: sc in each stitch (24)
R12: *sc in next 4 st, dec 1 in next st*, rep **(20)
R13: *sc in next 2 st, dec 1 in next st*, rep **(15)
R14: *sc in next st, dec 1 in next st*, rep **(10)
stuff firmly
R15: sc dec in each stitch (5)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing
Body:
With main color
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: 2sc in each st (12)
R3: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* rep **(18)
R4: *sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next st* rep ** (21)
R5 – 11: sc in each stitch (21)
R12: *sc in next 5 st, dec 1 in next st*, rep **(18)
R13: *sc in next st, dec 1 in next st*, rep **(12)
stuff firmly
R14: sc dec in each stitch (6)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing
Mane:
The mane is worked as 3 parts. Choose a secondary color of your choice and this will be the color for mane 1
Mane 1:
R1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
R2: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* rep ** (6)
R3: *sc in next st, 2sc in next st* rep ** (9)
R4: *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st* rep** (12)
R5-13: sc in each stitch (12)
stuff a small amount of fibre fill and close the opening by tapestry needle
Mane 2 and 3:
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: *sc in next 2 stitch, 2 sc in next* rep ** (8)
R3-8: sc in each st (8)
R9: *sc in next 2 st, dec 1 in next st* (6)
Fasten off and Sew in the edges .
start with secondary color
R1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
R2: *sc in next 2 stitch, 2 sc in next* rep ** (8)
switch to primary color
R3-4: sc in each st (8)
Ears: (make 2)
R1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
R2: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* rep ** (6)
R3: *sc in next st, 2sc in next st* rep ** (9)
R1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
R2: sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next st (5)
R3: sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in next st (6)
R4: sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next st (7)
Tail:
Take 6 strands of yarn (2 strands of each colors used for mane) about 20 cm each. Insert hook to the back of the body where you want the tail to be. Fold the strands into half and pull through all the strands by hook and again pull through the strands in the loop formed.
Assembling:
Attach head slightly slanting to one end of the body (like in the pic below)
Add the mane 1 to the head and other two mane parts below mane 1
Attach 4 legs to the body and ears at each side of the mane
Attach the horn to mane 1
Also check out Unicorn macaroon pattern if you want to make a quick unicorn project. Hope you like it and enjoy making them as much as i did. Have a cheerful day! Hugs 🙂