Free Crochet Pattern for Horse

This sweet colorful amigurumi will brighten up a loved one´s day! It will become an inseparable friend! A great gift. You can make it in any desired colours.

SUPPLIES

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in four colors: beige, brown, green and purple, crochet hook 3 mm and 2,5 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, 2 black beads, 2 buttons, scissors, yarn needle.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

SIZE

The ready doll is approx. 28 cm. You can make the pattern larger (or smaller) by changing the yarn weight and/or hook size or by adding rounds

SKILLS YOU NEED

chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch =chain

St = stitch

Sc =single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)

inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

hdc = half double crochet

Rnd = Round

TIPPS

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations)
• Numbers at the end of each round in parentheses ( ) = total number of stitches for that round or row.
• Please note that I use US crochet terms. 
• Amigurumi can be made in any desired colours.

SHIFT STITCH

Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.

Front Post Double Crochet:

Yarn over, insert your hook between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches

Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. You now have 3 loops on the hook

Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice. 

One front post double crochet (FP dc) is complete.

Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round

Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.

INSTRUCTIONS

BOOTIES (2x)

Start with brown color yarn

Rnd 1: chain 10 stitches

Rnd 2: sc in the second st from hook and each of next 7 sts, 3 sc in next st, working in other side of  foundation ch: sc in each of next 7 sts, inc (20 sts).

Rnd 3: inc, sc in each of next 7 sts, inc 3 times, sc in each of next 7 sts, inc twice (26 sts).

Rnd 4: inc, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in next st* 3 times, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in next st* twice (32 sts).

Rnd 5: inc, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in each of next 2 sts* 3 times, sc in each of next 8 sts, *inc, sc in each of next 2 sts* twice (38 sts).

Rnd 6: (working into the back loop): sc in each of next 38 stitches

Rnd 7-9: sc in each of next stitch till the end od the round

Rnd 10: dec, sc in each of next 8 stitches, *dec, sc in next stitch* six times, dec, sc in each of next 8 stitches, dec (30 stitches)

Rnd 11: sc in each of next 9 stitches, *dec* 6 times, sc in each of next 9 stitches (24 stiitches)

Crochet one Rnd in single crochet all around the sole if desired.

Change the color

Rnd 12 (working in the back loop): sc in each of next 9 stitches, *dec* 3 times, sc in each of next 9 stitches (21 stitches)

Rnd 13-15: sc in each of next 21 stitches

Don´t cast off.

LEG (2x)

Change the color

Rnd 16 (working in the back loop): *sc in each of next 5 stitches, dec*, repeat from* to* 3 times (18 stitches)

Rnd 17: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Crochet hook 2,5 mm. Use green color yarn.

Working in the front loop: *sc in the next stitch, chain 3*, repeat from* to* until the end of the round

Cast off. Weave in all ends

Working with beige color yarn:

Rnd 18-30: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 31: *sc in next st, dec* (12 sts)

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 32: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Rnd 33: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times

Cast off the first leg. Weave in all ends.

Work the second leg the same way.

BODY

Work with beige color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)

Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 sts)

Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 sts)

Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (42 sts)

Rnd 8: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (48 sts)

Rnd 9: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 sts)

Rnd 10-15: sc in each of next 54 sts

Rnd 16: *dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (48 sts)

Rnd 17-19: sc in each of next 48 sts

Rnd 20: *dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 sts)

Rnd 21-23: sc in each of next 42 sts

Rnd 24: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 sts)

Rnd 25-27: sc in each of next 36 sts

Rnd 28: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 sts)

Rnd 29-30: sc in each of next 30 sts

Rnd 31: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 sts)

Rnd 32: sc in each of next 24 sts

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 33:*dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 sts)

Rnd 34: *dec, sc in next st* (12 sts)

Rnd 35: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times

Cast off. Weave in all ends

HEAD

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 sts)

Rnd 5: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (30 sts)

Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (36 sts)

Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (42 sts)

Rnd 8: *sc in each of next 6 sts, inc* (48 sts)

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 48 sts

Rnd 10: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 sts)

Rnd 11-16: sc in each of next 54 sts

Rnd 17: dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (42 sts)

Rnd 18-21: jsc in each of next 48 sts

Rnd 22: dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 sts)

Rnd 23-25: sc in each of next 42 sts

Rnd 26: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 sts)

Rnd 27-28: sc in each of next 36 sts

Rnd 29: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 sts)

Rnd 30: sc in each of next 30 sts

Rnd 31: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 sts)

Rnd 32: *dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 sts)

Stuff firmly.

Rnd 33: *dec, sc in next st* (12 sts)

Rnd 34: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times

Cast off. Weave in all ends

ARM (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 sts)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 sts)

Rnd 4-8: sc in each of next 18 sts

Stuff slightly.

Change the color

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 10: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (15 sts)

Rnd 11-19: sc in each of next 15 stitches

Rnd 20: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (12 stitches)

Rnd 21: sc in each of next 12 sts

Rnd 22: *dec*, repeat from* to* 6 times

Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Work the second arm the same way.

EAR (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic circle.

Rnd 2: *sc in next st, inc* (9 sts)

Rnd 3: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (12 sts)

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (15 sts)

Rnd 5-8: sc in each of next 15 sts

Rnd 9: jede 3.+4. M zus ab (12 M)

Rnd 10: sc in each of next 12 sts

Rnd 11: jede 2.+3. M zus ab (9 M)

Rnd 12: jsc in each of next 9 sts

Rnd 13: *dec*, repeat from* to* 4 times

Cast off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second arm the same way.

ASSEMBLY

Sew arms and legs to the body.

Position eyes and sew them to the head of the horse.

You can embroider nostrils, smile and eyebrows if desired.

Sew ears to the head of the horse.

Sew head to the body of the horse. Weave in all ends.

Cut the yarn twice as long as the length you want. Mine are approx 25 cm.

Put the hook through the loop where you want the hair, grab a strand of your yarn and pull it through. Grab the end of the yarn and pull that through the loop.

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!

The pattern for the doll´s clothes you can find hier