Sleeping unicorns are just the most precious thing. These magical angels rule the dreamworld and sleep in the clouds. I had to create this pattern to go along with my other Unicorn minis! It works up at a mere 5″ with sport-weight yarn. I really like this design because it can be other things. Add some wings and it could be a flying dragon or a flying pig 😀 For sure add some puppy ears and work up a few so they can sleep in a pile like adorable doggies do. For this project, I stuck with the unicorn… and made three!
SUPPLIES
yarn! I used sport weight yarn (you could use worsted with a 3.5mm hook)
2.75 mm crochet hook (or similar size)
yarn needle
black yarn or embroidery thread
fiberfill stuffing (or a pillow)
felt or fabric
hot glue or sewing thread and needle
doll hair (optional)
Crochet Glossary
Magic Ring. Here’s a trick if you haven’t gotten the magic ring yet.
SC – single crochet
INC – increase. Single crochet two times in the same stitch
DEC – decrease. In this pattern, pull up a loop, pull up a loop in the next stitch, and crochet through all 3 loops
START AT THE BOTTOM
Little Legs
Round 1- Magic Ring. SC 6 in the Ring
2- SC 2 in each (12)
3-6 SC in each
Slip Stitch and bind off. (this will be your left leg)
Now make one more. (but don’t bind off)
COMBINE LEGS
Chain 2 on your right leg.
Make a Single Crochet on the left leg from the right leg.
START ROUNDS
Round 7- SC around (including the 2 in the crotch on the front and on the back side) (28)
MAKE A LITTLE BUTT
8- Back – INC (SC 2 in each) (24)
Front – SC in each. DEC one time above the crotch (16)
9- Back – * SC1. INC * Repeat (30)
Front – SC in each. DEC one time above the crotch (14)
10- SC around (48)
11- Back – * SC1. DEC * (18)
Front – SC in each. DEC one time above the crotch (16)
12- Back – * SC2. DEC * (16) Pic front and back
Front – SC in each. DEC one time above the crotch (14)
13- Back – * SC3. DEC * (16)
Front – SC in each. DEC one time above the crotch (11)
CONTINUE WITH THE BODY
14- SC around (26)
15- * SC3. DEC * (20)
16- repeat (18)
17- SC (18)
18- * SC3. DeC * (14)
19- SC (14)
20- * SC3. DEC * (12)
21- SC (12)
Slip Stitch. Bind off and stuff.
HEAD
Start a new piece
Round 1- Magic Ring. SC 6 in the Ring
2- SC2. INC. (8)
3- SC ea to 10 (change color here and mark start of rounds)
4- INC each
5-6 SC ea
7- * SC2. INC. *
8- * SC2. DEC. *
9- * SC1. DEC. *
10- SC (12)
stuff head and body, mold and shape
sew head to body
When sewing on the head, pull the yarn through the body and out where a tail should be.
MAKE A FELT HORN
Cut felt or material in this shape.
roll from the point, and tack closed with hot glue or sew it.
trim to the size you want for your horn.
glue or sew it to your dolls head.
EARS
slip knot. chain 4.
sc 3 back. bind off
make 2 and sew to the head
pull thread through the body and out where a tail should be.
ARMS
Magic Ring. SC6 in Magic Ring
SC 5 more rounds
make 2 arms & sew to the body
pull thread through the body and out where a tail should be.
ATTACH HAIR
I have quite a bit of doll hair lying around the house, so I opt to glue these stands onto most of my crochet dolls. Besides, I’ll accept any reason to pull out the hot glue gun. You also can make yarn look like hair just by brushing it. Run it through a straightening iron and you have smooth realistic-looking hair. If you have a little animal brush, that works wonders. Be warned! You will lose a lot of fibers and may experience breakage in the process. It’s good to experiment and get the hang of it prior to attaching it to your precious cutie. The absolute easiest answer to creating an adorable mane would be to merely hook pieces of yarn through the holes of the crochet (like a latch hook rug). Plain ole yarn adds a special charm when used for hair. You could also untwist the ‘plys’ with a yarn needle. This method is also super cute.
EMBROIDER SLEEPY EYES
Difficulty to cuteness ratio one to a thousand! Pull black embroidery thread through the head from the back. Come out where your eye starts, and pull across to where the eye ends. Leave some slack. Tack it down with 3 little eyelashes. Try making the shape of a starburst. If you didn’t follow a word I said, here’s Jen from Wee Warrior Crafts to show you how (you’ll have to adjust her stitch count for smaller dolls. I only crossed 4 stitches.)
