If you know a child who loves fidget toys, they’ll love this free reversible unicorn crochet pattern! If unicorns are not your thing, check out my other free reversible Flippy Friends crochet patterns. The amigurumi unicorn plush has a different colour on both sides. You can get creative and change their facial expressions too. To reverse your crochet unicorn just simply pop it through, easy!
How to crochet a reversible unicorn
The unicorn crochet tutorial is easy and it works up really quick with blanket yarn. The only toy stuffing you’ll need for this free crochet pattern is enough to fill up the unicorns little horn. You’ll also need 2 sets of safety eyes or some tapestry skills to make your own.
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Crochet pattern information
Supplies
- 8mm crochet hook
- Blanket yarn
- Toy stuffing
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Black tapestry yarn
- 14mm safety eyes x 4
Yarn
- Weight: Super bulky / Super chunky / #6
- Brand: Marriner get cosy blanket yarn
- A: White 35yd
- B: Lavender 35yd
- C: Tutti Frutti 26yd
- Total: 96yd
Sizes & Gauge
- 4” x 4” gauge swatch = 8 rows of 8 sc
- Finished size – Width 7″ x Length 5″ x Height 6″
Abbreviations
USA Terminology (UK Translation)
- BLO – Back loop only
- ch – Chain
- FLO – Front loop only
- MR – Magic ring
- R – Round/Row
- sc – Single crochet
- 2sc – 2 sc in 1 space (increase)
- sl st – Slip stitch
- st/sts – Stitch/Stitches
Pattern notes
- Chains and slip stitches are not included in stitch count.
- Stitches separated with a comma are to be made in separate spaces. EG. “sc, dc” would mean “single crochet in first space, double crochet in the next space”.
- Change colour while completing the previous stitch.
- Use tapestry eyes only for babies or young children.
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Reversible unicorn – free crochet pattern
Let’s begin the flippy unicorn free crochet pattern! Don’t forget you can purchase a premium version of this pattern if you’d like to see more progress photos and less ads.
Unicorn Body
Crochet 2 unicorn bodies, 1 in lavender & 1 in white
Round 1
- sc x 8 into a magic ring
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
- Do not weave in the magic ring tail
8 sts
Round 2
- 2sc x 8
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
16 sts
Round 3
- (2sc, sc) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
24 sts
Round 4
- (2sc, sc x 2) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
32 sts
Rounds 5 – 10
- sc x 32
- sl st to first st & ch
- Fasten off after round 10
6 rounds
Faces
- Insert eyes on R6, 3 sts between them
- Make tapestry nostrils between R7 & R8
- Make a tapestry mouth over R8 & R9
Body Assembly
Round 11
- With both pieces inside out, tie the magic ring yarn ends together
- Fold white body over lavender body
- Make sure the both faces are in the same position
- Use lavender yarn
- Join both pieces by sl st inside loops together (white BLO & lavender FLO)
- Fasten off & weave in ends
32 sts
Unicorn Mane
Crochet 2 unicorn manes.
Row 1
- Use tutti frutti yarn
- ch x 11 then start in 2nd ch from the hook
- 2sc x 10
- do not fasten off
20 sts
Row 2
- ch x 11 then start in 2nd ch from the hook
- 2sc x 10
- do not fasten off
20 sts
Row 3
- ch x 11 then start in 2nd ch from the hook
- 2sc x 10
- Fasten off leaving tail for sewing
20 sts
Assembly
Sew unicorn mane over round 1 of bodies
Unicorn Horns
Crochet 2 unicorns horns. 1 lavender and 1 white.
Round 1
- sc x 5 in a magic ring
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
5 sts
Round 2
- 2sc, sc x 4
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
6 sts
Round 3
- 2sc, sc x 5
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
7 sts
Round 4
- 2sc, sc x 6
- sl st to first st
- Fasten off leaving tail for sewing
8 sts
Assembly
- Fill the unicorn horns with toy stuffing
- Sew horn in front of the unicorns mane. It should cover rounds 1, 2 & 3.
Unicorn Ears
Crochet 4 unicorn ears, 2 of each colour
Round 1
- sc x 8 into a magic ring
- sl st to first st
- fasten off leaving long tail for sewing
8 sts
Assembly
- Fold the unicorns ear in half & sew base together
- Sew ears between rounds 2 & 3 of the unicorns body
Unicorn Legs
Crochet 4 unicorn legs.
Round 1
- Use tutti frutti yarn
- sc x 8 in a magic ring
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
8 sts
Round 2
- sc x 8
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
8 sts
Round 3
- sc x 8
- sl st to first st
- Fasten off leaving tail for sewing
8 sts
Assembly
- Use tutti frutti yarn
- Sew one side of leg to R10 lavender BLO & R11 sl sts
- Sew other side of leg to R10 white FLO & R11 sl sts
- Gap of 7 sts between front paws
- Gap of 3 sts between front & back paws
