St. Patrick’s Day Crochet Unicorn Applique

 

My popular crochet Unicorn, which I designed earlier, is getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day! This St. Patrick’s Day crochet Unicorn applique would be perfect for those who celebrate this holiday and love this mystical creature.

 

 
 

The face of this crochet Unicorn is made in the shape of a heart and this applique is another addition to my series of Heart Shaped Creations. Make sure to check out my other Unicorns: Easter Unicorn, Candy Corn Unicorn, Thanksgiving Unicorn and Christmas Unicorn ornament.

 

 

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This adorable crochet Unicorn applique has a green horn, green muzzle and is embellished with green shamrocks with beads. With this St. Patrick’s Day crochet Unicorn, the luck of the Irish will be yours!

 

 

 

 

See more of my crochet patterns for St Patrick’s Day HERE.

 

 

If you are looking for more St. Patrick’s Day crochet patterns, check out these patterns on the Etsy website!

 

 

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St. Patrick’s Day Crochet Unicorn Applique – Free Crochet Pattern

 

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Abbreviations:

(See a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn industry designers and publishers HERE):

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

HDC – half double crochet

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

TR – treble crochet

 

Materials:

For the face: medium weight yarn, color – white

For the horn: medium weight yarn, color – green

For the muzzle: cotton light weight yarn Patons Grace, color – ginger

For the eyes: cotton light weight yarn Patons Grace, color – black (you can use black embroidery floss instead)

For the shamrocks: cotton crochet thread size 10, color – green, dark green

Crochet hook size H/8 – 5 mm

Crochet hook size E/4 – 3.5 mm

Crochet hook size 6/1.8 mm

Beads – optional

 

 

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Finished size:

This St Patrick’s Day Unicorn applique is about 5-1/2” (14 cm).

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

1. Make a Face

With white yarn and hook size H/8 (5 mm) – Ch 4;

 

Rnd 1. Working under both loops, make all of the next stitches into the 4^th Ch from hook (the first Ch made) – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1,  DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC, Ch 3, Sl St.

Rnd 2.  Ch 3, in top of first St of previous Row make HDC+DC, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, DC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC into next St (this is Ch1 stitch),  (DC+TR+DC) in next St (Heart point), HDC into Ch 1 stitch, DC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 DC in next St, 3 TR in next St, DC and HDC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC in top of first St of previous round, 2 SC in next St; making first Ear – Ch 6, SC in 2^nd Ch from hook, SC in next Ch, HDC in each of next 3 Chs; SC in next St of the Rnd 2, 2 SC in each of next 3 Sts, then SC in each of the next 6 Sts, (DC+TR+DC) in next St (Heart point), SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 3 Sts, SC in next St;  making second Ear – Ch 6, SC in 2^nd Ch from hook, SC in next Ch, HDC in each of next 3 Chs; 2 SC in next St, SC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

 

 

 

2. Make a Horn

With green yarn and hook size H/8 – 5 mm:

Ch 10, SC in 2^nd Ch from hook, SC in next Ch, HDC in each of next 3 Chs, DC in each of next 4 Chs.

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

 

3. Make a Muzzle

With green cotton light weight yarn and hook size E/4 – 3.5 mm:

Ch 6, DC in 4^th Ch from hook, DC in next Ch, 6 DC in next Ch, now working on opposite side of Ch- DC in next Ch, 4 DC in next (last Ch), join with Sl St.

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

 

4. Make crochet Shamrocks.

 

5. Sew Horn, Muzzle and Shamrocks on the Unicorn’s face.

 

6. With black yarn (or embroidery floss) embroider the eyes, with green yarn (or embroidery floss) embroider the ears.

 

 

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this St. Patrick’s Day crochet Unicorn!

 

 

With Love,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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