Hoshi the Horse

A free crochet pattern for Hoshi the Horse by Yulia Sinakova.

With this pattern, you can crochet Hoshi the Horse as a hand puppet. This little horse is perfect for puppet shows. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi project, including YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, and similar yarns.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn in beige, brown, and white
• 2 mm crochet hook
• Black thread for embroidering the muzzle
• Safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Needle for sewing the 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

Hoshi the Horse Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Teeth

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
R8-16: 42 sc

Cut and fasten off the yarn.

Lower and Upper Lips

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
R8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
R9-13: 48 sc
R11: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)

Fold each piece in half and work 21 sc through both layers. Fasten off and cut the yarn on one piece, but do not cut the yarn on the other. Now join the lips to the teeth.

R1: Join the lower lip to the white piece and work 21 sc through both layers. Join the upper lip in the same way, working 21 sc through both layers.
R2: 42 sc
R3: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
R4: 48 sc
R5: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
R6: 36 sc, ch 9, skip 9 sts, 9 sc (54) (this creates an opening for your finger)
R7: 54 sc
R8: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
R9: 60 sc
R10: (3 sc, inc) x 6, 36 sc (66)
R11: 66 sc
R12: 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 34 sc (72)
R13: 72 sc
R14: 2 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 26 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 28 sc (66)
R15: 66 sc
R16: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
R17: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
R18: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
R19: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
R20: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
R21: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R22: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R23: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
R24: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Close the opening and weave in the yarn tail.

Ears (Make 2)

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
R3: 9 sc
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
R5: 12 sc
R6: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
R7: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
R8: 18 sc
R9: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R10: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R11-13: 30 sc
R14: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R15: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
R16-17: 18 sc

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arms (Make 2)

R1: With brown yarn, work 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
R5-7: 24 sc
R8: Switch to beige yarn and work (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R9-14: Work these rounds in hdc (30)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Finger Sleeve

R1: At the opening left for the finger in the horse's head, join beige yarn to the stitches and work 20 sc around
R2: Work 20 sc in BLO

Continue for about 12 rounds of 20 sc, adjusting the length to fit your finger. Once it is long enough, work the decrease rounds: make 10 dec in one round, then close the opening in the following round and tuck the finger sleeve inside the head.

Body

R1: Join the yarn to the unworked front loops on the finger sleeve and work 20 sc.
R2: 20 sc
R3: 20 inc (40)
Continue working in hdc
R4-5: 40 hdc
R6: (3 hdc, inc) x 10 (50)
R7-8: 50 hdc
R9: (4 hdc, inc) x 10 (60), ch 2, turn

Beginning with the next row, work in turned rows.

R10: 30 hdc, ch 2, turn
R11: 30 hdc, ch 2, turn
R12: 30 hdc, ch 2, turn
R13: 30 hdc, ch 2, turn
R14: 30 hdc, ch 2, turn
R15: 30 hdc, sl st, fasten off, cut the yarn, and weave in the end.

Next, join the yarn to the other half of the body and work 6 rows in the same way. On the seventh row, join the two halves and work in the round for as many rows as needed to achieve your desired length, using hdc (60 hdc per round). Cut and fasten off the yarn, then weave in the end.

Legs (Make 2)

R1: With brown yarn, work 6 sc in MR
R2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
R3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
R4: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
R5: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
R6: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
R7: 21 sc
R8: Work 21 sc in FLO, then cut the yarn and weave in the end
R9: Join beige yarn to the back loops of the previous round and work (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
Stuff the hooves. Add only a very small amount of stuffing to the legs.
R10: 18 sc
R11: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
R12-20: 15 sc
R21: 5 sc, 5 hdc, 5 sc (15)
R22: 5 sc, 5 dc, 5 sc (15)
R22: 5 sc, 5 dc, 5 sc (15)
R23-24: 15 sc
R25: (4 sc, inc) x 3 (18)
R26-27: 18 sc
R28: (5 sc, inc) x 3 (21)
R29-33: (21)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Eye Whites (Make 2)

R1: 6 sc in MR
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

• Sew a black half bead into the center of each eye white.
• All the horse pieces are now ready. Sew the arms into the armholes.
• Sew the legs to the body, then sew the eyes and ears to the head.
• For the nostrils, crochet two circles of 6 sc each and sew them to the muzzle.
• Embroider the teeth with fine black cotton thread.
• Attach the mane using the same method used to attach hair to dolls.
• For the tail, cut equal lengths of yarn, secure the bundle at the center, and sew it to the toy.
• Your toy is ready!