I was making a few items for a friends little girl and what makes a better gift then a stuffed animal. I jumped on Ravelry and found this happy fluffy unicorn and got to work. Link below
www.1dogwoof.com/rainbow-crochet-unicorn-pattern
Great fun pattern that I really didn't have any problems following along with. You should know a few amigurumi crochet tricks to make it look amazing.
Tricks I used
Color Changing- all the limbs are crochet in continuous rounds so switching colors can look a little funny if you don't know how. I use youtube a lot when learning new crochet techniques. Here is a link for a concealing color change video. Love this method.
www.youtube.com/watchconcealingcolorchange
Decreases- This may sound funny but this one really makes a difference. Whenever I decrease (join two stitches from the last row) I use an invisible decrease. Instead of going through both loops in the stitches I only go through the front loops only, this makes your decreases less bulky and noticeable. Another video to help
www.youtube.com/watchinvisibledecrease
Attaching Amigurumi Limbs- This one is pretty easy, no video needed. I like to use safety pins to attach and hold all of my limbs on. Make sure that your color changes are all facing inward and your limbs are where you want them and stitch them on. I like to knot my yarn end and then weave it in.
Stuffing- Depending on your project you may want to lightly fill your pieces or you may need to seriously stuff that stuffing haha. The only part of the unicorn I didn't put poly fill in was the ears, I liked how they bent in and laid flat. All of my other pieces are overly stuffed and its a good thing. When you think your project is as full as you can get it, give it another good shove and you might find there is more room.
Things I did differently
The only thing I change on this pattern was the mane, I stuck with the curly-q's instead of the fluff. This was a project, There was a lot to make, attach and a ton of ends to weave in. In the end, totally worth it! I later added a small bow to this unicorns tail.
This was a really fun and longish project, the hair took the longest but it is beautiful. tHead on over to the facebook page and check out some of the other great things I've created. www.facebook.com/LyssaLousCustomCraft If you are interested in a crochet item just let me know. Thanks for looking everyone and enjoy!
Alyssa
