Amigurumi Cute Horse Free Pattern
For knitting you will need:
– yarn in TWO colors, yarn for the mane;
– 100% white cotton yarn for knitting the whites of the eyes;
– hook for your yarn;
– a little black cotton for embroidering the mouth, eyebrows and eye contour;
– two black beads for the eyes (if there are no beads, the eyes can be embroidered);
– plastic or thick cardboard for the stability of the horse, I take a regular corner for repairs white color, can also be cut from a plastic jar lid.
– synthetic winterizer or other filler of your choice;
– long needle.
For knitting I use the yarn “Children’s whim”, for the whites of the eyes cotton Iris, for the mane
Designations for knitting:
– single crochet (SC);
– double crochet (DC);
– air loop (CH);
– connecting posts (SL-ST);
– method of tying “Rachey step”;
– DEC. – DEC, single crochet, skip 1 stitch of the previous row and again single crochet;
– İNC. – In the loop of the previous row, knit 2 loops.
Dear needlewomen, I do not knit in a spiral, but in a circle. At the junction of rows it forms like a seam. This way of knitting suits me more, because there is no the need to use an offset loop and the parts do not warp during knitting
We knit legs
Brown thread. Close the chain of 5CH into a ring.
Row 1: CH instep, 6SC in ring, SL-ST.
Each next row starts with CH rise and ends with SL-ST.
Row 2: In each SC of the previous row, work 2 SC (12).
İNC – knit two from one loop.
3 row: *1 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (18)
4 row: *2 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (24)
5 row: *3 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (30)
6 row: Knit behind the back wall of the loops 30 SC (30)
7 row: 30 SC (30)
8 row: * 3 SC, DEC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (24);
Place
connections
ranks
We insert the insole that you cut out of plastic or cardboard. For the insole I circle
5 ruble coin.
9 row: 24 SC (24)
10 row: *4 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (20)
We stuff the part in the process of knitting quite tightly.
11 row: We pass to a thread of a different color, 20 SC (20)
12 – 22 rows 20 SC (20)
Leave a thread of 20 cm for sewing the legs.
If desired, the bottom of the leg can be obligated with one row of SC for the left front walls of the loops,
and then oblige in the “Step step” method. The crayfish step is the usual SC, they only fit in reverse direction.
Knit 3 more legs in the same way.
We knit ears
Horse body color. Close the chain of 5CH into a ring.
Row 1: CH instep, 6SC in ring, SL-ST.
Each next row starts with CH rise and ends with SL-ST.
2 row: *1 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (9)
3rd row: 9 SC (9)
4 row: *2 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (12)
5 row: *3 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (15)
6 row: 15 SC (15)
7 row: *3 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (12)
8 row: *2 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (9)
Leave 15 cm of thread for sewing.
Similarly, tie the second ear.
We knit the torso
Close the chain of 5CH into a ring.
Row 1: CH instep, 6SC in ring, SL-ST.
Each next row starts with CH rise and ends with SL-ST.
Row 2: In each SC of the previous row, work 2 SC (12).
İNC – knit two from one loop.
3 row: *1 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (18)
4 row: *2 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (24)
5 row: *3 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (30)
6 row: *4 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (36)
7 row: *5 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (42)
8 row: *6 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (48)
9 – 14 rows: 48 SC (48)
15 row: * 7 SC, İNC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (54)
16 – 28 rows: 54 SC (54)
29 row: * 7 SC, DEC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (48)
30 row: * 6 SC, DEC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (42)
31 row: *5 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (36)
32 row: * 4 SC, DEC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (30)
33 row: * 3 SC, DEC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (24)
Fill the body with filler tightly enough.
34 row: *2 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (18)
35 row: *1 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (12)
36 row: 6 decreases, fasten the thread, cut off, hide.
We knit a neck
1 way:
Dial 25 air loops, close them in a ring.
1 – 6 rows: 25 SC. Leave the thread for sewing on the head.
Sew the neck in such a way that the center of the opening of the neck is between the 11th and 12th rows.
torso.
2 way:
Set a marker (I use a tailor’s pin) between rows 11 and 12 of the body.
Cast on 25 sts around marker.
1 – 6 rows: 25 SC. Leave the thread for sewing on the head.
I am using the 2nd method.
I don’t stuff the neck with filler, but I use a wooden bead with a diameter of 18 mm, I just put it in the resulting hole. So the head will hold much better.
Head
We knit with white thread. Close the chain of 5CH into a ring.
Row 1: CH instep, 6SC in ring, SL-ST.
Each next row starts with CH rise and ends with SL-ST.
Row 2: In each SC of the previous row, work 2 SC (12).
İNC – knit two from one loop.
3 row: *1 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (18)
4 row: *2 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (24)
5th row: *3 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (30)
6 row: *4 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (36)
7 row: 36 SC (36)
8 row: *5 SC, İNC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (42)
9 row: 42 SC (42)
10 row: 42 SC (42)
11 row: We pass to the thread of the color of the body. 42SC (42)
12 row: 42 SC (42)
13 row: * 6 SC, İNC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (48)
14 – 22 rows: 48 SC (48)
23 row: * 6 SC, DEC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (42)
24 row: 42 SC (42)
25 row: *5 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (36)
26 row: *4 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (30)
27 row: * 3 SC, DEC *, ** – knit to the end of the row (24)
Stuff your head with filler tightly enough.
28 row: *2 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (18)
29 row: *1 SC, DEC*, ** – knit to the end of the row (12)
30 row: 6 decreases. Fasten the thread, cut off, hide.
whites of the eyes
Squirrels can be knitted in a spiral. The detail is small.
Knit with white cotton thread. Close the chain of 5CH into a ring.
1 row: 6SC in ring (6)
Row 2: In each SC of the previous row, work 2 SC (12).
3 – 4 rows: 12 SC (12)
5 row: 6 decreases
Similarly, tie the second part.
Making the face of the horse
1. Sew on the ears in the places indicated by red pins. The distance between ears 12 – 13 columns. Pull the ears at the base a little. Sew on with leftover thread.
2. Sew on the eyes.
There is no need to sew on the squirrels separately, I attach them together with black eye beads. The place for the eye is marked with a yellow pin. When sewing the eyelet, pull them slightly towards each other.
You can embroider a black outline around the proteins – the eyes will become more expressive. Finish the eyebrows and mouth with black cotton thread. While our horse looks like a donkey.
Making the horse’s mane
Cut the strands about 25 cm long. The excess can be trimmed when the mane is ready.
We fasten 1 row of the mane from ear to ear. For this:
– fold the thread in half;
– for the place of the fold we stretch the loop with a crochet hook on both sides of the SC
– we stretch the free ends of the thread into a loop
– tighten the thread I fasten the mane to the place marked with blue pins. You can attach the threads through the row or each row, depending on how thick the mane will be.
When you have made the first row of the mane, make a couple more rows in front of it towards the muzzle. If you had 10 threads in the first row, make 8 in the second and 6 in the third.
Horse assembly
1. Sew the legs very carefully. First the front, then the back. The distance between
front and back legs – 6 rows.
2. Make a ponytail. Cut the threads about 20 cm long. Pull them in at the location
ponytail. Tie a knot.
3. If desired, you can tie a bridle to the muzzle. To do this, tie a chain of 150 air loops and sew it on the muzzle. I do not sew, I just pull the knitted chain on the muzzle, and then tie a knot under the mane.
The size of my horse: 16 cm in height, 13-14 cm in length.
That’s all. Our horse is ready.
I hope you enjoy knitting it.
