Mini Horse

Free Mini Horse crochet tutorial by @scandistyle_dolls.

With this pattern, you can crochet a small horse. Any acrylic, cotton, or blended yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work well for this amigurumi project. You can also turn it into a keychain.

Finished toy size: 8 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Vita Brilliant yarn (380 m / 100 g) in 4 colors
• 1.5 mm crochet hook
• 3 mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Needle
• Thread
• Pins
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Mini Horse Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

Start with gold.

1. 6 sc in MR
2-6. inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5. 18 sc (2 rounds)
Change to brown (br), do not cut the gold (gold) yarn.
6. br: 8 sc, gold: 2 sc, br: 8 sc (18)
7. br: 7 sc, inc, gold: 2 inc, br: 1 inc, 7 sc (22)
8. br: 7 sc, inc, 1 sc, gold: 4 sc, br: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc (24)
9. br: (3 sc, inc) x 2, 2 sc, gold: 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, br: 1 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) x 2 (30)
Cut the gold yarn. Continue crocheting with brown.
10-12. 30 sc (3 rounds)
13. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
14. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Stuff.
15. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
16. 6 dec

Fasten off, cut the yarn, and hide the end inside.

Ears (2 pieces)

With brown yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
4. 12 sc
5. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)

Fold the edges together and sew. Leave a yarn tail for sewing.

Body

With brown yarn.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-7. 24 sc (3 rounds)
8. 6 dec, (1 sc, dec) x 4 (14)
9-11. 14 sc (3 rounds)
12. (5 sc, dec) x 2 (12)
13. 12 sc

Leave a yarn tail for sewing. Stuff.

Legs (2 pieces)

Start with black.

1. 6 sc in MR
2-6. inc (12)
Change to gold.
3. BLO: 12 sc
4. 12 sc
Change to brown.
5. 12 sc
6. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
7-10. 9 sc (4 rounds)

Stuff. Pull the opening closed, fasten off, and hide the yarn end inside.

Arms (2 pieces)

Start with black.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Change to gold.
3-4. 9 sc (2 rounds)
Change to brown.
5. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
6-7. 6 sc (2 rounds)

Stuff. Pull the opening closed, fasten off, and hide the yarn end inside.

Assembly

• Sew the ears onto rounds 12-13 of the head, leaving 5 sc between the ears
• Glue the eyes between rounds 7 and 8 of the muzzle, leaving 6 sc between them, then embroider a smile and nostrils with thin black thread
• Sew the head to the body
• Attach the arms with thread jointing (or sew them on) 1 round below the seam between the head and body
• Attach the legs with thread jointing (or sew them on) between rounds 4 and 5 of the body on the sides
• For the mane and tail, cut yarn strands to the desired length. Pull the mane strands through with a crochet hook on round 12 (between the ears), and on rounds 13 and 14. Pull the tail strands through on rounds 4 and 5 at the back. You can brush the strands out for more volume.