What’s better than a cute crochet Unicorn Baby Lovey to welcome a new baby’s life? Loveys are in between a stuffed toy and a comforter blanket and they’ll accompany your baby for many years!
This baby lovey has a cute, sleeping Amigurumi unicorn attached to a rainbow solid granny square, and you can crochet it for both baby girls and baby boys.
Moreover, a rainbow unicorn cuddler or safety blanket is the perfect gift for rainbow babies, i.e. all the babies who are born after a miscarriage, a stillbirth, or infant loss.
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Ad-Free Printable Pattern
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MATERIALS
- DK (3, Light) Yarn
- 3.0 mm (11 UK) Crochet Hook
- 3.5 mm (E/4 US, 9 UK) Crochet Hook
- 4.5 mm (G/7 US, 7 UK) Crochet Hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Stuffing
- Black Embroidery Floss (or Safety Eyes)
- Optional: White Terry Cloth Fabric, 13″ (33 cm) by 13″ (33 cm)
YARDAGE
I used Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/6 (50 g, 115 yds / 105 m) in the following colors:
- White – Natural White (002)
- Light Pink – Baby Pink (043)
- Purple – Pastel Purple (041)
- Blue – Baby Blue (032)
- Green – Dusty Light Green (075)
- Yellow – Pastel Yellow (053)
- Orange – Peach (049)
- Dark Pink – Light Coral (050)
- Grey – Pearl Gray (073)
SIZE
- Lovey – 12″ (30.5 cm)
- Unicorn Head – 3″ (7.5 cm) long by 2.8″ (7.0 cm) at the largest point
GAUGE
4 rounds of the lovey in 4″ (10 cm) crocheting with your 4.5 mm hook.
CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
- Ch – Chain
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Inc – Increase
- Inv Dec – Invisible Decrease
- MC – Magic Circle
- RS – Right Side
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- St – Stitch
- Tr – Treble Crochet
- Yo – Yarn Over
Special Stitches
Increase (Inc)
One increase consists of 2 sts worked in the same indicated st.
Invisible Decrease (Inv Dec)
Find a step-by-step tutorial on how to crochet an invisible decrease HERE.
Magic Circle (MC)
Learn how to crochet a magic circle HERE.
PATTERN NOTES
- If the pattern says “sc 2”, you need to sc 1 in each of the next 2 sts.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within parenthesis for the indicated number of times.
- […] – Crochet the instructions within brackets all in the same indicated stitch.
Amigurumi Unicorn Baby Lovey – FREE Crochet PATTERN
Lovey
With your 4.5-mm (G/7 US, 7 UK) hook, crochet a solid granny square without gaps according to the following color scheme:
Rounds 1-6. With white;
Round 7. With purple;
Round 8. With blue;
Round 9. With green;
Round 10. With yellow;
Round 11. With orange;
Round 12. With dark pink.
Find the step-by-step tutorial and video tutorial on how to crochet a solid granny square without any gaps HERE.
Unicorn Head
Crochet in the round working in a spiral.
With your 3.0-mm hook and light pink, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6. (6 sts)
Round 2. Sc inc 6. (12 sts)
Round 3. (Sc inc 1, sc 1) 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 4. Sc 1, (sc inc 1, sc 2) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 1. (24 sts)
Round 5. (Sc inc 1, sc 3) 6 times. (30 sts)
Round 6. Sc 2, (sc inc 1, sc 4) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 2. (36 sts)
Round 7. (Sc inc 1, sc 5) 6 times. (42 sts)
Round 8. Sc 3, (sc inc 1, sc 6) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 3. (48 sts)
Round 9. (Sc inc 1, sc 7) 6 times. (54 sts)
Round 10-13 (4 rounds). Sc around. (54 sts)
Round 14. (Inv dec 1, sc 7) 6 times. (48 sts)
Switch to white.
Round 15-18 (4 rounds). Sc around. (48 sts)
Round 19. Sc 3, (inv dec 1, sc 6) 5 times, inv dec 1, sc 3. (42 sts)
Round 20-23 (4 rounds). Sc around. (42 sts)
Round 24. (Inv dec 1, sc 5) 6 times. (36 sts)
Round 25. Sc 2, (inv dec 1, sc 4) 5 times, inv dec 1, sc 2. (30 sts)
Round 26. (Inv dec 1, sc 3) 6 times. (24 sts)
Round 27. Sc 1, (inv dec 1, sc 2) 5 times, inv dec 1, sc 1. (18 sts)
Round 28. (Inv dec 1, sc 1) 6 times. (12 sts)
Round 29. Inv dec 6. (6 sts)
Fasten off and close the top 6 sts.
Horn
Crochet in the round working in a spiral.
With your 3.0-mm hook and yellow, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6. (6 sts)
Round 2. (Sc inc 1, sc 2) twice. (8 sts)
Round 3. Sc around. (8 sts)
Round 4. (Sc 3, sc inc 1) twice. (10 sts)
Round 5. Sc around. (10 sts)
Round 6. (Sc inc 1, sc 4) twice. (12 sts)
Round 7. Sc around. (12 sts)
Round 8. (Sc 5, sc inc 1) twice. (14 sts)
Round 9. Sc 3, sc inc 1, sc 6, sc inc 1, sc 3. (16 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Arms
Crochet in the round working in a spiral.
(Make two)
With your 3.0-mm hook and the color of your choice (I made one with purple and one with grey), make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6. (6 sts)
Round 2. Sc inc 6. (12 sts)
Round 3. (Sc inc 1, sc 1) 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 4. Sc 1, (sc inc 1, sc 2) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 1. (24 sts)
Round 5. (Sc inc 1, sc 3) 6 times. (30 sts)
Round 6-8 (3 rounds). Sc around. (30 sts)
Switch to white.
Round 9. Sc around. (30 sts)
Round 10. (Inv dec 1, sc 3) 6 times. (24 sts)
Round 11. Sc around. (24 sts)
Round 12. Sc 5, inv dec 1, sc 10, inv dec 1, sc 5. (22 sts)
Round 13. Sc around. (22 sts)
Round 14. (Inv dec 1, sc 9) twice. (20 sts)
Round 15. Sc 4, inv dec 1, sc 8, inv dec 1, sc 4. (18 sts)
Round 16. (Inv dec 1, sc 7) twice. (16 sts)
Round 17. Sc 3, inv dec 1, sc 6, inv dec 1, sc 3. (14 sts)
Round 18. (Inv dec 1, sc 5) twice. (12 sts)
Round 19. Sc 2, inv dec 1, sc 4, inv dec 1, sc 2. (10 sts)
Round 20-21 (2 rounds). Sc around. (10 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Ears
Crochet in the round working in a spiral.
(Make two)
With your 3.0-mm hook and white, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6. (6 sts)
Round 2. (Sc inc 1, sc 2) twice. (8 sts)
Round 3. (Sc 3, sc inc 1) twice. (10 sts)
Round 4. (Sc inc 1, sc 4) twice. (12 sts)
Round 5. Sc around. (12 sts)
Round 6. Inv dec 6. (6 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Hair
A
(Make two, one with purple and one with dark pink)
With your 3.5-mm hook, ch 31.
Row 1. [Sc 3] in second ch from hook, [sc 3] in each of next 27 sts, sc 2. (86 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
B
(Make two, one with green and one with yellow)
With your 3.5-mm hook, ch 34.
Row 1. [Sc 3] in second ch from hook, [sc 3] in each of next 30 sts, sc 2. (95 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
C
(Make three, one with orange, one with blue, and one with white)
With your 3.5-mm hook, ch 36.
Row 1. [Sc 3] in second ch from hook, [sc 3] in each of next 32 sts, sc 2. (98 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
assembly
Optional
- Cut a 13″ (33 cm) square from your white terry cloth fabric.
- Fold 0.5″ (1 cm) all around the edges of the fabric toward the wrong side of the terry cloth.
- Place the terry cloth and the crochet lovey on top of each other with both right sides facing out.
- Sew all around the edges. You can either sew by hand or use a sewing machine.
Assemble the unicorn.
Start by sewing the hair between rounds 26 and 29 of the head.
Attach the horn in the middle of the head between rounds 21 and 26.
Sew the ears on the side of the horn.
With your black embroidery floss, embroider the eyes on the sides of the horn between rounds 17 and 19 of the head.
With a length of dark pink, embroider the nostrils between rounds 10 and 11 of the head, and the cheeks just below the eyes.
Sew the arms below the head as shown in the photo below.
Finally, with a length of white, sew the unicorn to one of the corners of the lovey.
Weave in all your ends.
YOUR CROCHET Amigurumi Unicorn Baby Lovey IS READY!
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