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 Heart Shaped Creations series. 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!

Here are some other St. Patrick’s Day patterns you might like: Crochet Shamrock Garland, Crochet Horseshoe Applique, Crochet Heart Shamrock and Lucky Clover Applique, and Happy Shamrock in a Hat.

More crochet patterns for St. Patrick’s Day can be found in these posts: St. Patrick’s Day Crochet Patterns, Crochet Patterns for St. Patrick’s Day on Etsy, and under the tag St. Patrick’s Day.

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

St. Patrick’s Day 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 #4 yarn, color – white

For the horn: medium weight #4 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 crochet St. Patrick’s Day Unicorn applique is about 5-1/2” (14 cm).

Instructions:

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

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, HDC+DC in first St, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, DC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC into next Ch-1 St ,  (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 first St, 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.

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.

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.

Shamrock

Free pattern for the heart shamrock is available on this website HERE.

The video tutorial is HERE.

Finishing

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

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

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