“Unicorn Rooni”

Crochet pattern with photo tutorial by NansyOops.

Hi there! Today, I invite you to crochet a loveable and slightly naive unicorn with me.
This little guy will fit into every pocket since he’s only 6 cm [2.4 in] tall. If you let him keep you
company, a little magic will stay with you, too – because unicorns are magical creatures!

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Materials and tools.

 Any suitable yarn in two colors: white and brown + a few colorful strands
for the mane (pink, mint, lilac). I used Iris Gamma crochet thread [10 g /
82m – 95 yds / 0.35 oz].
 A piece of black sewing thread for the eyebrows.
 Stuffing (polyester fiberfil).
 Crochet hook 0.75 mm [US14 steel hook].
 Toy eyes 4.5 mm diameter [0.18 in]. I used safety eyes, but cut off the
shank with cutters (diagonal pliers).
 Glue, if eyes are not sew-on or safety ones.
 Sewing needle, scissors, cutters (diagonal pliers).
 Round-nose pliers (for pulling out needles).
 Removable marker or paper clip for the beginning of the round, since toy is
worked in spiral rounds, without joining rounds

Abbreviations.

 sc – single crochet (US) = double crochet (UK)

 inc – increase (2 sc worked into the same stitch = with a shared base and
separate tops)
 dec – decrease (next 2 sc crocheted off together = with separate bases and
a shared top)
 AMR – adjustable magic ring
 ch – chain
 sl-st – slip stitch

Numbers in parenthesis (xx) at the end of a row/round show the stitch count after
completion of this row/round. If no number is given, the stitch count stays the
same as in the previous row/round.

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Head, starting at the bottom:

1. ch5, into the 2nd loop from the hook, make an inc, 2 sc, into the last chain, work 3 sc,
rotate work 180⁰ and, continuing into the unused loops at the other side of the chain,
work 3 sc. (10)

2. 2 inc’s, 2 sc, 3 inc’s 2 sc, inc (16)

3 2 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc s, 5 sc, inc (22)
4. (1 sc, inc) * 2 times, 5 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 3 times, 6 sc, inc (28).

5. 28 sc
6. – 12. (7 rounds) 28 sc.

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Now, a little note. After having worked all 12 rounds of the head, turn your attention to
the spot where the marker is, and inspect your work.
In my sample, it turned out as shown in the photo below, the end of the round is marked
with an orange arrow.

Green arrows show where decreases will take place in the next round. If your
beginning/end of the round has shifted backward, just make another stitch (one or more
sc’s), to shift the begin of the round to where it belongs.
So, work one or more sc’s and just move the marker for the beginning of the round
forward as needed so that the decreases in the following row will end up symmetrically
at both sides of the head.
Sometimes, the beginning of the round moves backwards, depending on gauge and
type of yarn used, which is not a big problem, just move the marker to where it should
be.
When everything looks as in my photos, you can continue.

13. 3 dec’s, 10 sc, 3 dec’s, 6 sc (22)

14. (1 sc, inc) * 2 times, 5 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 2 times, 9 sc. (26)
15. 26 sc.
16. – 17. 26 sc.
18. (11 sc, dec) * 2 times (24)
19. (2 sc, dec) * 6 times (18)
20. (1 sc, dec) * 6 times (12)
21. Stuff the head sufficiently tightly, make 6 dec’s, finish off and secure end.

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The head now resembles a snowman, as shown above. Break the working yarn and exit
between Rounds 13 and 14. Here we will attach the neck.

Body, from the bottom

up:

1. 6 sc into an AMR (6)

2. 6 inc (12)
3 (1 sc, inc) * 6 times (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) * 6 times (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 times (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) * 6 times (36)
7. 36 sc
8. – 10. (3 rounds) 36 sc.
11. (4 sc, dec) * 6 times
(30)
12. 30 sc.
13. – 14. 30 sc.
15. (3 sc, dec) * 6 times
(24)
16. 24 sc
17. – 18. 24 sc.
19. (2 sc, dec) * 6 times
(18)
20. 18 sc.
21. (1 sc, dec) * 6 times (12)
22. 12 sc.

Fill the body with stuffing, stuffing less firmly in the upper
part. Flatten the edge of the crocheted piece and seam, as
shown in the photo on the next page.

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Arms, make two, starting with

brown yarn:

1. 6 sc into an AMR
2. (2 inc, sc) * 2 times (10)
3. 10 sc, change yarn to white.
4. – 7. (4 rounds) 10 sc.
8. (4 sc, inc) * 2 times (12)
9. 12 sc
10. – 13. (4 rounds) 12 sc.
14. (3 sc, inc) * 3 times (15)
15. (3 sc, dec) * 3 times (12)
16. Stuff the arms very lightly,
make 6 dec’s, finish off and
secure end.

Break the working yarn, leaving a tail of about 15 cm [5.9 in] for seaming and exit
between Rounds 13 and 14.

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Legs, make two, starting

with brown yarn.

1. 6 sc into an AMR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc, change yarn to
white.
4. – 6. (3 rounds) 12 sc.
7. 4 sc, 3 inc’s, 5 sc (15)
8. 6 sc, 3 inc’s, 6 sc (18)
9. 7 sc, 4 inc, 7 sc. (22)
10. 22 sc
11. 22 sc
12. (3 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc, dec) * 2
times (18)
13. 18 sc
14. (1 sc, dec) * 6 times (12)
15. Stuff the leg, make 6
dec’s, finish off and secure
end.

Leave a tail of 15 cm [5.9 in]

for seaming, and exit the end
between Rounds 13 and 12.

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Ears, make two:

1. 4 sc into an AMR
2. (1 sc, inc) * 2 times (6)
3. (2 sc, inc) * 2 times (8)
4. (1 sc, inc) * 4 times (12)
5. 12 sc
6. 6 dec’s, сс. Leave and
end of about 20 cm [7.9 in]
for seaming and to make
eyelids.

Horn, with brown yarn,

starting at the bottom:

1. 7 sc into an AMR
2. 7 sc.
3. 5 sc, 1 dec (6)
4. 6 sc
5. 4 sc, 1 dec (5)
6. 3 sc, 1 dec (4)

Now, all parts of our unicorn have been completed, what’s left to do is assembling them.
Start shaping the muzzle. I used eyes with discs for this toy, but because the crocheted
fabric is very dense, I cut off the eyes’ shanks and just glued them on with superglue,
between Rounds 13 and 14:

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The eyes come out a little slanted, which just adds to the little guy’s charm, in my
opinion.

After having glued on (or sewn on) the eyes, pin the ears with the help of tailor pins
directly onto the nape, check for symmetry and sew them on:

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Exit the tails from the ears underneath the eyes, the one from the left ear – in the
bottom left edge of the left eye and that of the right ear accordingly at the right.
Make eyelids:

Make a small loop underneath the eye, inserting the needle under one of the sc’s,
adjacent to the exit spot of the yarn tail:

From the resulting loop, crochet a chain of 6:

Sew the free end of this chain to the head, and the eyelid is completed. Repeat steps
for the other eye.

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Now, embroider nostrils

Make two symmetrical stitches between Rounds 5 and 6:

and afterwards, give them some volume by placing small stitches around the strand of
the initial stitch:

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To embroider eyebrows, make a few stitches with black thread above the eyes:

Now, sew on the horn above the eyes:

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Exit all yarn tai s at the back of the head, between Rounds 13 and 14. Fasten off and
secure
Pin the torso to the head (all the same Rounds 13 and 14) with the help of tailor pins
and accurately sew them on along the line:

After having sewn on the head, hide the yarn tail inside the body.

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Now, sew on the legs. Since the unicorn froze in a seated thinking pose, we’ll just sew
on the legs seated, between Rounds 7 and 8 of the torso. For symmetry, first pin on the
legs with tailor pins at both sides:

After this, sew them on for good.

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The arms, however, will be attached with thread joints so the are poseable and can be
spun around.
Little reminder:

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Pin on the arms using tailor pins between Rounds 4 and 5, counted from the top of the
body, and sew them on:

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Mane.
The mane contains three colors. First, take up lilac and crochet a chain of 12, break the
yarn, leaving a tail of about 15 cm [5.9 in]. Also cut off the beginning tail.
Now, simply curl this chain with two fingers – this construction very nicely stays in
shape:

This created a little lock. To sew it on, choose a spot next to the horn, insert the sewing
needle there, аnd exit it at the back of the head:

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In the back, form a loop, and crochet a chain of 12 from it:

This way, we ve at ached our lock and made another one, all at the same time.
Repeat all steps for the other colors of the mane:

Continue round and round, until the whole area at the back of the neck has been filled
in.

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All that remains to do now is the tail. For this, using 4 different colors, crochet 4 chains
of ch25 ea and sew on the whole of this beauty in the spot where the tail needs to be.

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That was all! The unicorn is finished.

Now you can show it off.
I hope that you liked this pattern and are happy with
the outcome of your project.

Regards, Anastasia Kirsanova

Any questions regarding this tutorial should be
directed to me personally.

How to find me:

Instagram: @nansyoops

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