Big Unicorn

Free crochet pattern for a Big Unicorn by Natalia @maresya_handmade.

With this tutorial, you can crochet a plush unicorn. Himalaya Dolphin BIG plush yarn works well for this amigurumi. If you want to make a smaller toy, you can use only Himalaya Dolphin baby.

The finished toy is about 50 cm tall.

Materials and Tools

• Himalaya Dolphin BIG plush yarn: 1.5-2 skeins in any color
• Himalaya Dolphin baby plush yarn: 0.5-1 skein each in 5-7 different colors (for the mane)
• YarnArt Bright yarn in gold (236): a small amount for the mane
• YarnArt Jeans yarn in black: a small amount for embroidering the face
• Crochet hooks: 8 mm (for Dolphin BIG), 4 mm (for Dolphin baby), 1.5 mm (for YarnArt Bright)
• 30 mm safety eyes
• Sewing needle, stitch markers, scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi Big Unicorn Crochet Pattern

Head

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-7. 24 sc (3 rounds, 24)
8. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
9. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
10-11. 36 sc (2 rounds, 36)
12. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
13. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
14. 24 sc (24)
Insert the 30 mm colored safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9, with 9 sc between the eyes. 15. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
16. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
17. 6 dec (6)

Add fiberfill as you crochet.

Ears (make 2)

1. 4 sc in MR (4)
2. (1 sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3. 6 sc (6)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)
6. 10 sc (10)
7. (3 sc, dec) x 2 (8)

Do not stuff. Sew the bottom of the ear closed, pulling it tight.

Arms (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. 9 sc (9)
Add a little fiberfill.
4. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
5-7. 6 sc (3 rounds, 6)
8. Crochet 3 sc together.

Legs (make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3-7. 12 sc (5 rounds, 12)

Body and Neck

Chain 3, join the second leg.

8. 30 sc (crochet 12 sc around the leg, 3 sc along the chain, 12 sc around the leg, 3 sc along the chain) (30)
9. 30 sc (30)
10. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
11. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
12. 42 sc (42)
13. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
14. 36 sc (36)
15. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
16. 30 sc
17. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Crochet the arms into round 18:
18. 24 sc (24)
19. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
20-21. 18 sc (2 rounds, 18)
22. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
23-25. 15 sc (3 rounds, 15)

Add fiberfill as you crochet. Leave the opening unclosed.

Horn

YarnArt Bright yarn, 1-1.5 mm crochet hook

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-4. 9 sc (9, 2 rounds)
5. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
6-7. 12 sc (12, 2 rounds)
8. (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
9. 14 sc (14)
10. (6 sc, inc) x 2 (16)
11. 16 sc (16)
12. (7 sc, inc) x 2 (18)
13. 18 sc (18)
14. (8 sc, inc) x 2 (20)
15. 20 sc (20)
16. (9 sc, inc) x 2 (22)
17. 22 sc (22)
18. (10 sc, inc) x 2 (24)
19. 24 sc (24)
20. (11 sc, inc) x 2 (26)
21-29. 26 sc (26, 9 rounds)

Leave the opening unclosed. Add fiberfill.

Mane and Tail

Dolphin baby yarn, 4 mm crochet hook

The mane and tail are made from curls of different lengths.

1. Chain the required number of ch (chain stitches)
2. Starting from the second chain from the hook, work the following repeat along the chain: (2 sc, inc)

For the whole Unicorn (mane, bangs, and tail), I made chains from:

• 25 ch - 15 pieces (for the bangs and tail)
• 50 ch - 15 pieces (for the tail and mane)
• 75 ch - 15 pieces (for the tail and mane)
• 100 ch - 10 pieces (for the mane)

I used the shortest curls (25 ch) for the bangs. For the tail, I used curls of different lengths (25 ch, 50 ch, 75 ch). The longest curls went into the mane (50 ch, 75 ch, 100 ch). The more curls you crochet, the fuller the mane and tail will be.

Sew on the curls, then carefully secure and hide the yarn tails.