Unicorn crochet pattern: 89 rounds across nine pieces
A free unicorn crochet pattern for a white pony about 18 cm tall to the tip of the horn, worked in four colours on a 3.0 mm hook over roughly five hours. The horn is the piece that decides it: four stitches in the ring, then two increases on rounds 3, 5, 7 and 9 and nothing at all on the even rounds, so it climbs to twelve slowly instead of flaring into a cone. Eighty-nine rounds cover the nine pieces, each with the count it ends on, and the mane is knotted on at the end rather than crocheted.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 89 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Medium
Nine pieces, four legs that have to be sewn level or the pony leans, and a back-loop round on each leg where gold changes to white while the count holds at twelve.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — four colours, all weight 3
1 skein (about 90 m)DK cotton
scraps (about 15 m)DK cotton, a metallic-flecked one if you have it
scraps (about 12 m)DK cotton, cut into lengths and knotted on
scraps (about 12 m)DK cotton, cut into lengths and knotted on
Tools
4 you probably own, 3 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Measuring tape
You need to buy
8 mm black safety eyes ×2
Polyester stuffing (~45 g)
A small crochet hook, 2.5 mm or smaller, for pulling the mane loops through
Optional
Pins for holding the legs in place before sewing
Blush and a soft brush for the cheeks
A comb for the mane
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Tight enough that no stuffing shows between the stitches. The head is the piece to watch: it is the largest stuffed round in the pattern, so if the filling grins through anywhere it will be there — drop half a hook size and work it again.
Finished size
~18 cm tall standing, measured to the tip of the horn
The mane is fringe rather than crochet, so any leftover pastel works for it and a fluffier yarn fills the neck with fewer knots. Keep the horn in a smooth yarn or the stacked increases stop reading as a spiral.
How to make the unicorn, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
1
01The head
A sphere out to thirty stitches, six rounds straight, then back in…15 RNDS
starts in white· magic ring· Piece 1 of 9
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [30]
Opening out
RND 1–51[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
Straight sides
RND 6–116[30]
7[30]
8[30]
9[30]
10[30]
11[30]
Closing in
RND 12–1512[24]
13[18]
14[12]
15[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it firmly before the last two rounds close, and leave the tail long — it sews the head to the body.
2
02The body
The same shape as the head, one round wider and a little longer, so…18 RNDS
starts in white· magic ring· Piece 2 of 9
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
Opening out
RND 1–61[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
Straight sides
RND 7–137[36]
8[36]
9[36]
10[36]
11[36]
12[36]
13[36]
Closing in
RND 14–1814[30]
15[24]
16[18]
17[12]
18[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff it hard. The legs are sewn to the straight-sided middle, and a soft body will not hold them.
3
03The horn
Four stitches in a ring, then two increases every other round. It…10 RNDS
starts in gold· magic ring· Piece 3 of 9
First six rounds[4] [4] [6] [6] [8] [8]
1[4]
2[4]
3[6]
4[6]
5[8]
6[8]
7[10]
8[10]
9[12]
10[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is donePush a little stuffing in from round 5 on. Sew it upright between the ears with the seam facing the back.
4
04The ears
Two the same, three rounds each. No stuffing — they are meant to fold…3 RNDS
starts in white· magic ring· Piece 4 of 9
First three rounds[6] [12] [12]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is donePinch each one flat and sew the curved edge to the head, one either side of where the horn will sit.
5
05Right ear
— the same 3 rounds again, worked from piece 043 RNDS
starts in white· magic ring· Piece 5 of 9· mirrors the ears
First three rounds[6] [12] [12]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
6
06The front legs
A gold hoof for four rounds, then the change to white on a back-loop…10 RNDS
starts in gold· magic ring· Piece 6 of 9
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [12] [9]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[12]
6[9]
7[9]
8[9]
9[9]
10[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneStuff the hoof and the lower half only. The open end stays soft so it curves against the body.
7
07Right front leg
— the same 10 rounds again, worked from piece 0610 RNDS
starts in gold· magic ring· Piece 7 of 9· mirrors the front legs
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [12] [9]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[12]
6[9]
7[9]
8[9]
9[9]
10[9]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
8
08The back legs
The front leg with a haunch: the shaft widens again at round 9, which…10 RNDS
starts in gold· magic ring· Piece 8 of 9
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [12] [9]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[12]
6[9]
7[9]
8[9]
9[12]
10[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSew them further back and slightly lower than the front pair, with the wider top spread against the body.
9
09Right back leg
— the same 10 rounds again, worked from piece 0810 RNDS
starts in gold· magic ring· Piece 9 of 9· mirrors the back legs
First six rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [12] [9]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[12]
6[9]
7[9]
8[9]
9[12]
10[12]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
You are here
Nine pieces from six lists. Three lists — the ears, the front legs and the back legs — are written once and worked twice, identical round for round; the grey bars are piece length, all drawn to the same scale.89 ROUNDS IN ALL
Nine notes on the unicorn
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Everything is worked in a continuous spiral. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned, so keep a marker in the first stitch of each round.
03Round 5 of each leg is worked in the back loops only, on the round where gold changes to white. That gives a crisp hoof line. It is still a plain round of 12 sc — twelve stitches in, twelve stitches out — so the count screen shows it as any other round.
04The mane and tail are not crocheted. Cut 20 cm lengths of pastel pink and pastel lilac, fold each in half, and knot them on like fringe: hook the folded loop through a stitch, pass the two ends through the loop, pull tight. Work a line of about 20 knots from between the ears down the back of the head and neck, alternating the two pastels, and a bunch of about 14 at the back of the body for the tail. Trim once everything is knotted on.
05Put the safety eyes in at round 9 of the head, about 9 stitches apart, while the head is still open. After round 12 you cannot reach the backs of them.
06Stuff the hooves before round 6 of each leg closes them in. Stuff the head and body firmly as you work the last decrease rounds.
07The horn is left unstuffed for the first four rounds — it is too narrow for a fingerful of stuffing. Push a little in from round 5 onward with the end of a hook.
08Increases in the horn stack in the same column on purpose, so the horn leans into a soft spiral rather than standing perfectly straight.
09For a child under three, embroider the eyes in black yarn instead of using safety eyes.
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