Meet Starlight Unicorn, a magical amigurumi friend who's ready to bring a little sparkle and whimsy to your crochet collection! With her beautiful lavender coloring, long pointed horn, sweet floppy ears, and flowing pastel mane, this enchanting unicorn is full of personality. Her soft, rounded body, adorable oversized muzzle, and playful curly tail make her an irresistibly cuddly companion that's sure to delight unicorn lovers of all ages.
This easy amigurumi crochet pattern is worked primarily in continuous rounds using simple techniques like single crochet, increases, and invisible decreases. You'll crochet Starlight Unicorn's legs, arms, muzzle, and ears before joining the pieces as you work her body and head. Her signature spiral horn adds a magical finishing touch, while seven curly mane pieces in soft pastel shades and a playful tasseled tail bring Starlight Unicorn to life.
Whether you're making a thoughtful handmade gift, looking for a whimsical crochet project, or simply adding another magical creature to your amigurumi collection, Starlight Unicorn is sure to bring a little extra handmade magic to every stitch!
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What You’ll Need
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Yarn:
KnitPal Chenillique XL (weight #6 - 100% Polyester, 88 yds per 100 g)
Color A: Approximately 3 balls in Lavender Bliss
Color B: Approximately 1 ball in Pastel Dreams -
Hook:
US 7/4.5mm
Or size needed to obtain gauge -
Notions:
Stitch marker
Scissors
2-Plastic safety eyes - 18 mm
Stuffing for toys
Tapestry needle
Sewing pins
Details
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Skill Level: Easy
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Gauge: A 4-round gauge swatch = 3" (7.5 cm) in diameter with a US 7 / 4.5 mm
hook
Swatch:
Round 1: 6sc in a Magic Ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: Inc around. (12 sts)
Round 3: (Sc, inc)x 6. (18 sts)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc)x 6. (24 sts) - Size: 18" (45.7 cm) tall
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch: chain
- dec: invisible decrease (see below)
- inc: increase (work 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch)
- sc: single crochet
- st(s): stitch(es)
- (...)x # - work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed (#)
- (# sts) - indicates the total number (#) of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
Special Stitches
invisible decrease: insert hook in FRONT LOOP ONLY of next two stitches (which results in two more loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops on hook, yarn over, pull through last two loops on hook
Notes
Unless indicated otherwise, this pattern is worked in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round, moving it up each round.
Pattern
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ARMS (MAKE 2)
Color A
Round 1: 8sc in a Magic Ring. (8 sts)
Round 2: Inc around. (16 sts)
Round 3: (Sc 3, inc)x 4. (20 sts)
Rounds 4-7 (4 rounds): Sc 20.
Round 8: (Sc 8, dec)x 2. (18 sts)
Round 9: Sc 18.
Round 10: (Sc 4, dec)x 3. (15 sts)
Round 11: Sc 15.
Stuff the Arm up to Round 9.
Round 12: (Sc 3, dec)x 3. (12 sts)
Rounds 13-14 (2 rounds): Sc 12.
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
MUZZLE
Color A
Round 1: 8sc in a Magic Ring. (8 sts)
Round 2: Inc around. (16 sts)
Round 3: (Sc, inc)x 8. (24 sts)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc)x 8. (32 sts)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc)x 8. (40 sts)
Rounds 6-11 (6 rounds): Sc 40.
Round 12: (Sc 8, dec)x 4. (36 sts)
Round 13: Sc 36.
Round 14: (Sc 7, dec)x 4. (32 sts)
Round 15: Sc 32.
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
EARS (MAKE 2)
Color A
Round 1: 6sc in a Magic Ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: (Sc 2, inc)x 2 (8 sts)
Round 3: (Sc, inc)x 4. (12 sts)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc)x 4. (16 sts)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc)x 4. (20 sts)
Round 6: (Sc 2, inc, sc 2)x 4. (24 sts)
Round 7: (Sc 5, inc)x 4. (28 sts)
Rounds 8-10 (3 rounds): Sc 28.
Round 11: (Sc 5, dec)x 4. (24 sts)
Flatten the top of the Ear, aligning opposite sts; ch1, then sc opposite sides together to close (12 sc).
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
LEGS (MAKE 2)
Color A
Round 1: Ch4, skip 1st ch, inc, sc, 4sc in last ch; working on the other side of the foundation ch, sc, inc. (10 sts)
Round 2: (Inc)x 2, sc, (inc)x 4, sc, (inc)x 2. (18 sts)
Round 3: Inc, sc, inc, sc 3, inc, sc, (inc)x 2, sc, inc, sc 3, inc, sc, inc. (26 sts)
Round 4: (Inc)x 2, sc 11, (inc)x 2, sc 11. (30 sts)
Rounds 5-11 (7 rounds): Sc 30.
Round 12: (Sc 8, dec)x 3. (27 sts)
Rounds 13-14 (2 rounds): Sc 27.
Round 15: (Sc 7, dec)x 3. (24 sts)
Rounds 16-17 (2 rounds): Sc 24.
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
BODY
With both Legs facing the same direction (their foundation chains are parallel to each other) mark a stitch on the center inside of each Leg. These marked stitches are where you will join both Legs together before continuing with the Body.
Count 12 sts away from the marked st of the First Leg. This will be where you start Round 1 below.
With Color A, make a slip knot on your hook.
Round 1: Sc 12 in First Leg; working in the Second Leg, sc 24; working in remaining sts of First leg, sc 12. (48 sts)
Stuff the Legs.
Round 2: (Sc, inc, sc) x 8 (this is the belly at the front of the Body), sc 24. (56 sts)
Rounds 3-9 (7 rounds): Sc 56.
Round 10: (Sc 6, dec, sc 6)x 4. (52 sts)
Round 11: Sc 52.
Round 12: (Sc 11, dec)x 4. (48 sts)
Round 13: Sc 48.
Round 14: (Sc 5, dec, sc 5)x 4. (44 sts)
Round 15: Sc 44.
Round 16: (Sc 9, dec)x 4. (40 sts)
Round 17: Sc 40.
Round 18: (Sc 4, dec, sc 4)x 4. (36 sts)
Round 19: Sc 36.
Round 20: (Sc 7, dec)x 4. (32 sts)
Round 21: Sc 32.
Round 22: (Sc 3, dec, sc 3)x 4. (28 sts)
Stuff the Body.
In the next round, you will crochet the Arms on the Body. When indicated in the pattern, flatten the opening of the Arm and line it up against the next sts of the Body, insert your hook in 2 opposite sts of the Arm, then insert your hook in the next st of the Body, then complete a sc through all 3 layers. Continue to sc through all 3 layers across the Arm (6 sc total).
Note: You want the Arms to be on the sides of the Body. Adjust their position for your Unicorn if necessary.
Round 23: Sc 4, (join first Arm) sc 6, sc 8, (join second Arm) sc 6, sc 4. (28 sts)
Round 24: (Sc 5, dec)x 4. (24 sts)
Rounds 25-26 (2 rounds): Sc 24.
Do not fasten off. You will sew the Muzzle to the Body before continuing.
Next, sew the Muzzle to the Body. Mark a section in Round 26 of the Body, 7 sts long, at the center
front of the Body (see photo in downloadable PDF).
Using a tapestry needle and a 10-inch-long piece of yarn, sew 7 sts of the Muzzle (with the nose pointing down) to the marked section of 7 sts of the Body (see photo in downloadable PDF).
In the next round, you will crochet around both the Muzzle and the Body.
Round 27: Sc in each st until you reach the Muzzle, dec (using the next sts that have already been sewn together, the first st of the dec is from the Body and the second st is from the Muzzle), 25 sc (around Muzzle), dec (using the next sts that have already been sewn together, the first st of the dec is from the Muzzle and the second st is from the Body), sc in each remaining st. (44 sts)
Rounds 28-31 (4 rounds): Sc 44.
Continue stuffing.
Round 32: (Sc 9, dec)x 4. (40 sts)
Round 33: Sc 40.
Round 34: (Sc 4, dec, sc 4)x 4. (36 sts)
Attach the eyes in Round 31, 19 sts apart.
Round 35: (Sc 7, dec)x 4. (32 sts)
In the next round, you will crochet the Ears on the Body. When indicated in the pattern, fold the first Ear in half lengthwise, lining up opposite sts, and, starting at the fold, insert your hook in 2 opposite sts of the Ear (see photo in downloadable PDF), then insert your hook in the next st of the Body, then complete a sc through all three layers. Repeat across the folded Ear (6 sc total). Do the same for the second Ear, but start crocheting at the opening of the Ear so that the Ear openings face the same direction.
Note: You want the Ears to be on the sides of the Body. Adjust their position for your Unicorn if
necessary.
Round 36: Sc 6, (join first Ear) sc 6, sc 13, (join second Ear) sc 6, sc 1. (32 sts)
Round 37: (Dec)x 16. (16 sts)
Stuff the remaining part of the Body.
Round 38: (Dec)x 8. (8 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Using a tapestry needle, thread the yarn tail through each st of the last round and pull to close. Hide the yarn end inside the Body.
HORN
Color A
Round 1: 4sc in a Magic Ring.
From the next round onwards, work in the 3rd loop only.
Round 2: (Sc, inc)x 2. (6 sts)
Round 3: (Sc, inc)x 3. (9 sts)
Round 4: Sc 9.
Round 5: (Sc 2, inc)x 3. (12 sts)
Round 6: Sc 12.
Round 7: (Sc 3, inc)x 3. (15 sts)
Round 8: Sc 15.
Round 9: (Sc 4, inc)x 3. (18 sts)
Round 10: Sc 18.
Round 11: (Sc 5, inc)x 3. (21 sts)
Sl st in the 1st st of Round 11.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the Horn to the Body.
Stuff the Horn.
TAIL (MAKE 2)
Color A.
Row 1: Ch15, skip 1st ch, sc in each remaining ch.(14 sts)
Cut the yarn and fasten off.
Cut eight 8-inch-long strands of the yarn and attach 2 strands to each end of the Tail pieces (see photos in downloadable PDF).
Using a tapestry needle and a 10-inch-long strand of yarn, attach both Tail pieces at their centers to Rounds 6-8 of the Body. Do not cut the yarn; wrap this yarn around the base of the Tail (see photos
on downloadable PDF). Secure the yarn ends and hide them inside the toy. Trim the Tail ends so they are even.
MANE (MAKE 7)
Color B.
Row 1: Ch34, skip 1st ch, (sc, inc)x 14, sc 5. (47 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach the Mane to the Body.
ATTACHING THE HORN
Using sewing pins, pin the Horn across 6 Rounds, starting at Round 12 of the Muzzle, centered between the eyes.
Using the yarn tail from the Horn, sew the Horn to the Body.
Secure the yarn end, then hide it inside the toy.
ATTACHING THE MANE
Using sewing pins, pin the seven Mane pieces on the Body in a line down the back of the neck. Keep them centered between both Ears.
Using the yarn tail from each Mane piece, sew the Mane pieces to the Body.
Secure the yarn ends, then hide them inside the toy.
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