9 Free Crochet Unicorn Patterns (Linked to Each Designer)

Every free crochet unicorn pattern below is a real published pattern with written round-by-round instructions, and each links straight to the designer who wrote it. Nothing is behind a paywall. They range from a 15 cm baby unicorn on a 2 mm hook to a 20-inch standing one in super bulky yarn, so the first thing to decide is how big you want it.

Amigurumi unicorns differ mainly in two places: how the legs attach, and how the mane is made. Those two choices decide whether the finished toy stands up and how long it takes, far more than the stitch count does.

What you will need

Amigurumi is worked on a hook smaller than the yarn label suggests — that is what keeps the stitches tight enough that stuffing does not show through. Every pattern here follows that rule, which is why you will see 2 mm hooks paired with yarn that would normally take 3.5 mm.

You will also need safety eyes, polyester stuffing, and a yarn needle for assembly. Two of these patterns need something extra: eyelash yarn for the fluffy mane, and pipe cleaners for the posable legs.

1. Sparkle the Unicorn

At 20 inches tall this is by far the biggest unicorn on the list, and the construction is the reason to make it: the four legs are attached to a belly piece first, then the body is crocheted around them. That is what lets Sparkle stand on all fours instead of flopping over, which almost no free amigurumi unicorn manages. Megan Kreiner — a Disney feature animation animator — designed it for Marly Bird in super bulky Bernat Baby Blanket Sparkle on a 9 mm hook, with a 3.75 mm hook for the eyes. Rated adventurous beginner. Free pattern: Sparkle the Unicorn.

2. Poppy the Unicorn

Nicole Chase’s unicorn sits at 8.5 inches or stands at 11, worked in worsted weight on a 4 mm hook. The mane is the standout: individually crocheted curls in purple, blue and pink, attached in layered diagonal rows down the back of both head and body rather than looped through in a single line. It takes longer than a yarn-strand mane but it is what makes the finished toy look designed instead of improvised. Rated advanced beginner, with photo tutorials throughout. Free pattern: Poppy the Unicorn.

3. Lizzie the Unicorn

Mariska Vos-Bolman of DIY Fluffies joins all four legs together in a single round and sews a separate belly panel between the hind legs — a sturdier approach than sewing finished legs onto a finished body, and it keeps the seams hidden. Sport weight cotton, Schachenmayr Catania in the sample, on a 2.5 mm hook, finishing at 26 cm. She pitches it at beginners who have already made an amigurumi or two, and the post includes video links for the fiddlier steps. Free pattern: Lizzie the Unicorn Amigurumi.

4. Free Unicorn Crochet Pattern by Cuddly Stitches

Petra Salisbury’s unicorn is the one to choose if you care about the face. Before the safety eyes go in, you thread yarn back and forth between the eye holes to pull them inwards, which gives a sculpted, indented eye socket rather than two beads sitting on a sphere. The curly mane and tail use a chainless technique that is explained step by step. Sport or DK weight on a 3 mm hook, 24.5 cm seated and 32 cm from horn tip to toes. Rated intermediate. Free pattern: Cuddly Stitches Unicorn.

5. Baby Unicorn Amigurumi

The smallest and simplest here — about 15 cm sitting, worked in Gazzal Baby Cotton on a 2 mm hook. Amigurumi Today crochets the head in continuous rounds out to 60 stitches and back down again with the nose shaped as part of that same piece, so there is no muzzle to sew on and no risk of it ending up crooked. Rated easy, and the small hook means tight stitches with no stuffing showing through. Free pattern: Baby Unicorn Amigurumi.

6. Free Unicorn Amigurumi by Stella’s Yarn Universe

Stella Sharafi’s version is a standing unicorn roughly 18 cm long and 17 cm tall, and the legs are reinforced with pipe cleaner or craft wire. That makes it posable — the legs hold a position instead of splaying — but it also means it is not a toy for a baby who chews. Aran or worsted for the body on a 3.5 mm hook, DK for the horn on a 2.5 mm. She writes it for intermediate and seasoned crocheters. Free pattern: Stella’s Unicorn Amigurumi.

7. Fluffy Unicorn Amigurumi

Sharon at Ami Amour uses eyelash yarn — ICE Extra Long or Lion Brand Fun Fur — for the mane and tail, which gets you a genuinely shaggy unicorn without crocheting a single curl. The head is striped, worked in slip stitches followed by back-loop-only single crochet. Red Heart Super Saver worsted on 5 and 5.5 mm hooks, finishing at a substantial 16 inches. Eyelash yarn is awkward to work with the first time; the post is worth reading before you buy it. Free pattern: Fluffy Unicorn Amigurumi.

8. Crochet Plush Unicorn

Julia Deinega works this one in Himalaya Dolphin Baby, a plush chenille-style yarn, which is why it reads as a soft toy rather than a firm amigurumi. The horn is the clever bit: front-loop-only slip stitches worked from round 12 back down to round 3, producing the spiral ridge without any separate shaping. Main body on a 4 mm hook, horn on a 2 mm in YarnArt Jeans. About 25 cm tall. Free pattern: Crochet Plush Unicorn.

9. Amigurumi Unicorn by A Little Love Everyday

Anita Doma builds the mane from three separate crocheted pieces assembled together, with the horn attached to the main mane section rather than to the head — so the whole mane-and-horn assembly goes on as one unit and lines up straight. The tail is the quick kind: strands of yarn pulled through the back with a hook, no crochet involved. Acrylic in white and pastels on a 3 mm hook. Free pattern: Anita Doma’s Amigurumi Unicorn.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do most crochet unicorns sit instead of stand?

Because legs sewn onto a finished body cannot carry weight — the stuffing shifts and the toy topples. The two standing unicorns here solve it differently: Sparkle attaches the legs to a belly piece and crochets the body around them, and Stella’s version reinforces the legs with pipe cleaner. If you want a unicorn that stands, choose one of those rather than adding wire to a sitting pattern.

What is the easiest way to make the mane?

Pulling strands of yarn through the back of the head with a hook, latch-hook style, as Anita Doma’s pattern does for the tail — it takes minutes. Crocheted curls, as in Poppy, look far better but each curl is worked separately. Eyelash yarn, as in the Fluffy Unicorn, is the middle ground: shaggy with no extra assembly, but awkward to crochet with because you cannot see your stitches.

Are safety eyes suitable for a baby’s toy?

Safety eyes are secure once the washer is fitted, but for a child under three, embroidered eyes are the safer choice — and they let you skip the eye sculpting step entirely. The same goes for pipe cleaner legs and eyelash yarn, neither of which belongs in a toy that will be chewed.

How long does a crochet unicorn take?

The 15 cm Baby Unicorn on a 2 mm hook is an afternoon. A worsted weight unicorn with a crocheted curl mane is realistically two or three evenings, most of it spent on the mane and assembly rather than the body. The super bulky Sparkle works up fastest per centimetre but has the most pieces to join.

Decide the size first, then the mane — those are the two choices you cannot change halfway through. For a first amigurumi unicorn, the Baby Unicorn or Lizzie will teach you the shaping without the assembly work; if you want something that stands on a shelf, Sparkle is the one.