I’m excited to share my squishy unicorn free crochet pattern with you, I hope your kids love it as much as my little girls do! This amigurumi unicorn can be used as a toy or a small pillow, it even has a secret pocket for your children to store their bits and bobs. This cute squishy animal also comes in different versions.
How to crochet a squishy unicorn toy
The squishy unicorn free crochet pattern is easy skill level and is made with super bulky blanket yarn. It works up really quickly making it ideal for last minute gifting or making in bulk to sell or donate.
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Crochet pattern information
Supplies
- Super Bulky / Super Chunky yarn
- 8mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Sewing needle
- 16mm Safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
Yarn
- Weight: Super bulky / Super chunky / #6
- Brand: Marriner get cosy blanket yarn
- A – White: 85 yards
- B – Yellow: 5 yards
- C – Fruit salad: 22 yards
- D – Black: 1 yard
- Total: 113 yards
Abbreviations
USA Terminology (UK Translation)
- ch – Chain
- MR – Magic ring
- R – Round/Row
- sc – Single crochet
- 2sc – 2 sc in 1 space (increase)
- sc2tog – sc 2 together (decrease)
- sl st – Slip stitch
- st/sts – Stitch/Stitches
Sizes & Gauge
- 4” x 4” gauge swatch = 8 rows of 8 sc
- Finished size – Width 7″ x Height 12″ Diameter 18.5″
Pattern notes
- Chains & finishing slip stitches are not included in stitch count.
- Stitches separated with a comma are to be made in separate spaces. EG. “sc, 2sc” would mean “sc in first space, 2sc in next space”.
- Change colour while completing the previous stitch. You do not need to carry the yarn around between colour changes. You can work ‘in the round’ by excluding finishing slip stitches and chains.
- Use tapestry eyes only for babies or young children.
- You can work ‘in the round’ by excluding finishing slip stitches and chains.
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Squishy unicorn – free crochet pattern
Squishy Body
Round 1
- Use white (A) yarn
- ch x 7 then start in second ch from hook
- 4sc, sc x 4, 4sc
- sc x 4 in chains on opposite side
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
16 sts
Round 2
- 2sc x 4, sc x 4, 2sc x 4, sc x 4
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
24 sts
Round 3
- (2sc, sc) 4 times
- sc x 4
- (2sc, sc) 4 times
- sc x 4
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
32 sts
Round 4
- (2sc, sc x 2) 4 times
- sc x 4
- (2sc, sc x 2) 4 times
- sc x 4
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
40 sts
Round 5 – 12
- sc x 40
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
8 rounds
Round 13
- (sc2tog, sc x 8) 4 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
36 sts
Round 14
- sc x 36
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
36 sts
Round 15
- (sc2tog, sc x 7) 4 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
32 sts
Round 16
- sc x 32
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
- Insert safety eyes on R16, 3 st gap between them
32 sts
Round 17
- (sc2tog, sc x 6) 4 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
28 sts
Round 18
- sc x 28
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
28 sts
Round 19
- (sc2tog, sc x 5) 4 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
24 sts
Round 20
- (sc2tog, sc) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
- Fill with toy stuffing (Do not over fill or it will not be ‘squishy’)
16 sts
Round 21
- sc2tog x 8
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
8 sts
Round 22
- sc2tog x 4
- sl st to first st & fasten off
- Weave in ends
4 sts
Unicorn Horn
Round 1
- Use yellow (B) yarn
- sc x 5 into 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 & leave tail for sewing
8 sts
Assembly
- Fill horn with toy stuffing
- Position horn over R19 – R21
- Sew horn onto the head
Unicorn Ears
Make 2 unicorn ears:
Round 1
- Use white (A) yarn
- sc x 6 into a magic ring
- sl st to first st, fasten off & leave tail for sewing
6 sts
Assembly
- Fold the circle in half & sew the bottom to create an ear shape
- Sew the ears on R19, 2 unworked stitches between ear and horn
Unicorn Mane
Make 3 hair curls
Row 1
- Use fruit salad (C) yarn
- ch x 11 then start in second ch from hook
- 2sc x 10
- Fasten off leaving tail for sewing
20 sts
Assembly
- Sew 3 parts of the mane behind the horn
Round 1
- Use fruit salad (C) yarn
- ch x 5 then start in second ch from hook
- 4sc, sc x 2, 4sc
- sc x 2 in chains on opposite side
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
12 sts
Round 2
- 2sc x 4, sc x 2, 2sc x 4, sc x 2
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
20 sts
Round 3
- (2sc, sc) 4 times
- sc x 2
- (2sc, sc) 4 times
- sc x 2
- sl st to first st & fasten off leaving tail for sewing
28 sts
Assembly
- Position the pocket over R5 – R10
- Sew the sides and bottom, leave the top open
Unicorn Face
- Use black (D) yarn
- Sew nostrils to R14, 1 st between them
- Sew mouth over R13, 4 sts wide
