Horse
Free Horse crochet tutorial by Vladlena Stadnyuk @plushiki_milart.
With this pattern, you can crochet a simple horse. Any plush yarn and a matching crochet hook will work for this amigurumi. The muzzle and two legs are made separately and then joined into one piece as you crochet. For decoration, you can make a bridle for the horse using thin cotton yarn. You can also embroider a cute heart on its side or sew on another decorative element.
Materials and Tools
- Plush yarn
- 4-4.5 mm crochet hook
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Needle for sewing pieces together
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR — magic ring
- ch — chain stitch
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- hdc — half double crochet
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (...) x n — repeat n times
Amigurumi Horse Crochet Pattern
Begin by crocheting the pieces that will be joined in as you work.
Muzzle
Round 1. 8 sc in MR
Rounds 2-3 (2 rounds). 8 sc (8)
Fasten off and cut the yarn. This piece will be joined in later.
Legs (make 2)
Round 1. 8 sc in MR
Rounds 2-5 (4 rounds). 8 sc (8)
Fasten off and cut the yarn on one leg. Continue crocheting the body from the second leg.
Body
Work a sl st into the next stitch of the leg and ch 5. Join the second leg with a sl st in the stitch after the last stitch of the round.
Round 1. Work 7 sc around the second leg.
Make a decrease using an extra loop: pull up the extra loop between the last stitch worked and the chain stitch. Next, work 4 sc along the chain, then make another decrease using an extra loop. Now work 7 sc around the first leg and 5 sc along the chain (25)
Rounds 2-4 (3 rounds). 25 sc (25)
Round 5. 3 sc, dec, 16 sc — do not finish this round. Count back 10 stitches from the last stitch worked and insert the hook into that stitch. Work 1 sc. This separates the neck. It should be directly above the front leg. If yours does not line up, work offset stitches as needed.
Rounds 6-7 (2 rounds). 10 sc (10)
Round 8. 3 sc, 4 sc through the stitches of the muzzle, 3 sc (10)
Round 9. 3 sc, decrease using an extra loop (pull it up from the join between the neck and muzzle), 5 sc through the stitches of the muzzle, decrease using an extra loop, 2 sc (12)
Round 10. 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc (10)
Stuff the horse. Firmly stuff the legs, muzzle, and neck.
Round 11. 5 dec
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Close the opening, then use the same yarn tail to sew the back closed.
Ears
Join the main yarn at the top of the final round of the head and work as follows: sl st, ch 2, hdc in the second chain from the hook, and sl st into the base. Make the second ear in the same way on the other side. Weave in all yarn tails.
