Free Amigurumi Unicorn Pattern (Horn, Hooves and Single Crochet Only)
A free amigurumi unicorn pattern in US terms: body, head, muzzle, ears, a cone horn, and arms and legs with sky-blue hooves, with counts and assembly.
A sitting unicorn with a caramel horn, a soft muzzle, and sky-blue hooves on all four limbs. The hooves are just a colour change on the last rounds of each arm and leg, so this is also a gentle first pattern with colour changes. Single crochet only, about 17 cm to the tip of the horn in medium (DK) yarn.
This pattern was written by our amigurumi designer: you put the animal together from parts in 3D, and it writes the rounds. That means every count below is exact for these proportions, and if you want a longer horn or a bigger head, you can open the unicorn in the designer, change it, and get a fresh pattern.
Materials
- Medium (DK or light worsted) yarn in white, about 60 g
- A little sky blue for the hooves and caramel for the horn
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Fibrefill stuffing
- A yarn needle, a stitch marker, and safety eyes (8 mm) or black yarn to embroider the eyes
- Optional: a few strands of pink or lilac yarn for a mane and tail
Abbreviations (US terms)
- sc single crochet
- inc 2 sc in the same stitch
- dec invisible decrease (insert the hook through the front loops of the next two stitches, yarn over and pull through both, yarn over and pull through two)
- st stitch
- Rnd round. Work in a continuous spiral; do not join. Mark the first stitch of each round.
The pattern
Body (white)
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- Rnd 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x5, sc (24)
- Rnd 5: sc in each st (24)
- Rnd 6: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- Rnd 7: sc in each st (30)
- Rnd 8: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x5, 2 sc (36)
- Rnd 9-16: sc in each st (36)
Stuff firmly as you go from here.
- Rnd 17: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- Rnd 18: sc in each st (30)
- Rnd 19: sc, dec, (3 sc, dec) x5, 2 sc (24)
- Rnd 20: sc in each st (24)
- Rnd 21: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
- Rnd 22: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
- Rnd 23: sc in each st (12)
- Rnd 24: dec x6 (6)
Fasten off. Stuff firmly, close the hole with the yarn needle and weave in the end.
Head (white)
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- Rnd 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x5, sc (24)
- Rnd 5: sc in each st (24)
- Rnd 6: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- Rnd 7: sc in each st (30)
- Rnd 8: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x5, 2 sc (36)
- Rnd 9-14: sc in each st (36)
Fit the safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, 5 stitches apart, then stuff firmly as you go from here.
- Rnd 15: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- Rnd 16: sc, dec, (3 sc, dec) x5, 2 sc (24)
- Rnd 17: sc in each st (24)
- Rnd 18: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
- Rnd 19: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
- Rnd 20: dec x6 (6)
Fasten off. Stuff firmly, close the hole with the yarn needle and weave in the end.
Muzzle (white)
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- Rnd 4: sc in each st (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.
Ear (make 2, white)
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
- Rnd 3-4: sc in each st (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.
Arm (make 2, white then sky blue)
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
- Rnd 3-6: sc in each st (12)
- Rnd 7-10: change to sky blue, sc in each st (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.
Leg (make 2, white then sky blue)
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
- Rnd 3-5: sc in each st (12)
- Rnd 6-9: change to sky blue, sc in each st (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly.
Horn (caramel)
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2-7: sc in each st (6)
- Rnd 8: inc in each st (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly, or slide a pipe cleaner in so it stands straight.
Assembly
- Sew the head to the top of the body.
- Sew the muzzle to the head at round 9, just below the eyes.
- Sew the ears to the head at round 4, 6 stitches apart.
- Sew the horn to the top of the head, between the ears.
- Sew the arms to the body at round 9, on opposite sides. The sky-blue rounds are the hooves, so the colour change points down.
- Sew the legs to the body at round 18, 5 stitches apart, hooves down.
About 1758 stitches in total.
Tips
- The horn is worked from the tip, so the first rounds are tight: pull the magic ring closed hard and keep the tension firm for the six-stitch rounds.
- For a mane, cut eight strands of pink or lilac yarn about 12 cm long, fold each in half and pull the loop through a stitch behind the horn with the hook, then thread the ends through the loop. Repeat down the back of the head. A tail is the same trick at round 18 of the body.
- Embroider a small smile with black yarn under the muzzle, or leave the face to the eyes alone; both read as a unicorn.
Make it your own
The proportions above are one version of a unicorn. In the designer you can make the horn longer, the head larger, the hooves a round higher or the whole animal twice the size, and it writes the new rounds for you, with the stitch counts and assembly notes updated. Your first pattern is free.
Frequently asked questions
What yarn and hook do I need for this amigurumi unicorn?
Any medium (DK or light worsted) yarn with a 3.5 mm hook: white for the body, a little sky blue for the hooves and caramel for the horn. Go a hook size smaller than the yarn label says so the stuffing does not show through. Chunky or chenille yarn with a 5 mm hook makes a big, plush unicorn.
How do I change colour for the hooves?
On the last stitch before the change, finish the single crochet with the new colour: insert the hook, pull up a loop in the old colour, then yarn over with sky blue and pull through both loops. Carry on in sky blue. Because the hooves are the last rounds of each limb, there is no need to carry the old yarn.
Can I change the size or the shape?
Yes. This pattern was written by the KnytStudio amigurumi designer from a 3D model. Open the unicorn there, make the horn longer or the head bigger, move the hooves up or down a round, and the instructions rewrite themselves.