Free Crochet Summer Unicorn Pattern For Summer Plays
This amigurumi unicorn version holds a special charm and uniqueness that is sure to please any little one in your life. With special features like a float, water goggles and a cute chibi look, it is a summer-suitable gift. Today, we gonna share with you a complete pattern for crocheting this summer unicorn amigurumi using simple and pre-crochet techniques. Thankfully we also have added quick guides for all the techniques needed for crocheting this toy.
So, follow through this pattern and bring some smiling moments in any magical world and character lover.
This crocheted is not just toy but a symbol of magic, colors, and beauty. Each stitch, each color change, and every embellishment added to a unicorn amigurumi is a testament to the creativity and affection of the crafter, making them uniquely captivating items.
Materials
- Sport yarn with colors: cream, blue, pink, light blue, orange, yellow.
- Hook: 2.3 mm
- Needles, pins, scissors.
- Black thread to embroider the eyes
- Stuffing (polyfill, cotton wool, etc.)
Notes:
For a better result, use a single crochet cross stitch (yarn under) and invisible crochet decreases stitch. • Work in a continuous spiral.
Abbreviations and Guides
(US Term)
Here’s a short guide on how to make each of the basic crochet stitches and methods plus the abbreviation list:
- Rnd/ Rnds: Round/ Rounds
- R/Rs: Row/ Rows
- Magic Ring: Make a loop with your yarn, leaving a tail. Insert your hook into the loop, yarn over (yo), and pull through a loop. Begin your first stitch directly into the magic ring.
- Ch (Chain): Yo and pull through the loop on your hook.
Sc (Single Crochet Stitch): Insert hook into stitch, yo, and pull up a loop (two loops on hook). Yo and pull through both loops on the hook. - DC (Double Crochet Stitch): Yo, insert hook into stitch, yo, and pull up a loop (three loops on hook). Yo and pull through two loops, then yo and pull through the remaining two loops.
- Hdc (Half Double Crochet Stitch): Yo, insert hook into stitch, yo, and pull up a loop (three loops on hook). Yo and pull through all three loops on the hook.
- Ss (Slip Stitch): Insert hook into stitch, yo, and pull through the stitch and the loop on the hook in one go.
- […]… x time: Repeat instructions x times
- (…): Number of stitches in each round
- {…}: Work instructions within brackets into the same stitch
Each abbreviation represents a crucial element in our crochet pattern and mastering these will help in following a wide range of other patterns more efficiently.
Crochet Unicorn Pattern
Creating a crocheted summer unicorn involves several steps and components—body, head, legs, arms, horn, ears, and mane. Here’s a unicorn pattern.
Change to pink yarn
Legs (x2):
* Second leg: do not fasten off.
Start with pink yarn
• Rnd 1: sc 6 into a MR (6sts)
• Rnd 2: inc 6 (12sts)
• Rnd 3: [inc, sc] 6 times (18sts)
Change to cream yarn
Rnd 4: [inc, sc 5] 3 times (21sts)
• Rnd 5: sc 21 (21sts)
Change to blue yarn
• Rnd 6: sc 21 (21sts)
Fasten off.
Body:
*Continue from the second leg.
• Ch 6, join to the first leg (img.1)
• Rnd 7: sc 21 (first leg), sc 6 (chain), sc 21 (second leg), sc 6 (chain) (54sts)
Change to pink yarn
• Rnd 8: sc 54 (54sts)
Change to blue yarn
• Rnd 9: sc 54 (54sts)
• Rnd 10: sc 54 (54sts)
Change to blue yarn
• Rnd 11-12 (2 rnds): sc 54 (54sts)
Change to cream yarn
• Rnd 13-26 (14 rnds): sc 54 (54sts) (Stuffing as you go)
NOTE: R6-R12 making the swim trunks.
Head:
Change to light blue yarn on BOLD stitches to make the swim goggles
• Rnd 27: sc 18, sc 6, sc 7, sc 6, sc 17 (54sts)
Rnd 28: sc 17. sc 8, sc 5, sc 8, sc 16 sts) (54sts)
• Rnd 29: sc 17, sc 9, sc 3, sc 9, sc 16 (54sts)
• Rnd 30: sc 17, sc 10, sc 2, sc 10, sc 15 (54sts)
• Rnd 31: sc 17, sc 22, sc 15 (54sts)
• Rnd 32-33 (2rnds): sc 18, sc 21, sc 15 (54sts)
• Rnd 34: sc 19, sc 19, sc 16 (54sts)
• Rnd 35: sc 20, sc 18, sc 16 (54sts)
• Rnd 36-38 (3 rnds): sc 54 (54sts)Start stuffing.
• Rnd 39: [sc 7, dec) 6 times (48sts)
• Rnd 40: [sc 6, dec) 6 times (42sts)
• Rnd 41: [sc 5, dec) 6 times (36sts)
• Rnd 42: [sc 4, dec) 6 times (30sts)
End stuffing.
• Rnd 43: [sc 3, dec) 6 times (24sts)
• Rnd 44: [sc 2, dec) 6 times (18sts)
• Rnd 45: [sc, dec] 6 times (12sts)
• Rnd 46: dec 6 (6sts)
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Ears (x2)
(start with cream yarn)
• Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
• Round 2: [sc, inc] 3 times (9sts)
0912sts) • Round 3: [sc 2, inc] 3 times
• Round 4: [sc 3, inc], sc, sc 2, inc, sc 3, inc (15sts)
Change to pink yarn in BOLD stitches
• Round 5: sc 2, sc, sc, inc, (sc 4, inc) 2 times (18sts)
• Round 6: sc, sc 2, sc 2, inc, sc 5, inc, sc 5, {sc, sc) (21sts)
• Round 7: sc 3, sc 15 (18sts)
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew, do not stuffing.
Arms (x2)
(start with pink yarn)
• Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
• Round 2: inc 6 (12sts)
• Round 3: sc 12 (12sts)
Change to cream yarn
• Round 4-7(4 rounds): sc 12 (12sts)
• Stuffing, fold the arm and crochet both layers together using sc.
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
FRAME (swim goggles):
(use orange yarn)
• Ch 75 (or more), ss to the second chain from the hook, ss 73. >
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
Manes (x3)
Small pieces (x2)
• Ch 7, ss to the second chain from the hook, sc, {dc 2) 2 times, sc, ss Fasten off, weave in.
Big piece (x1)
• Ch 9, ss to the second chain from the hook, sc, hdc, (dc 2} 2 times, hdc, sc, ss Fasten off, weave in.
Sew 3 pieces together, leave a long tail to sew.
Horn
(use blue yarn)
• Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
• Round 2: BLO inc, sc 5 (7sts)
• Round 3: BLO inc, sc 6 (8sts)
• Round 4: BLO inc, sc 7 (9sts)
• Round 5: BLO inc, sc 8 (10sts)
• Round 6: BLO inc, sc 9 (11sts)
• Round 7: BLO inc, sc 10 (12sts) Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
Tail
Make 3 with different colors (light blue, yellow, pink) then sew them together.
[Ch 30, {2 hdc) to the third chain from the hook, {2 hdc] 22 times, hdc 3, sc, ss) 3 times times, de 3. saM
With pink, you need 2 times only. Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew.
Float:
(start with light blue)
• Ch 12, ss to the first ch to make a ring, work in row, ch 1 and turn at the end of each row
• Row 1-5(5 rows): sc 12 (12sts)
Change to orange yarn
• Row 6-15(10 rows): sc 12 (12sts)
Stuffing as you go Change to light blue yarn
• Row 16-25(10 rows): sc 12 (12sts)
Change to orange yarn
• Row 26-35(10 rows): sc 12 (12sts) Change to light blue yarn
• Row 36-45(10 rows): sc 12 (12sts) Change to orange yarn
• Row 46-55(10 rows): sc 12 (12sts)
Change to light blue yarn
Row 56-60(5 rows): sc 12 (12sts)
Cut the yarn, leave a long tail to sew Sew each stitch of row 60 to row 1 to finish the float.
STRAPS (x3) (use orange yarn)
Ch 19, ss to the second chain from the hook, ss 17
Fasten off, leave a long tail to sew to the float.
ASSEMBLY
Sew all parts together.
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