Amigurumi Cute Horse Crochet Free Pattern

Designer: Fairy Crochet
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This one’s for all the amigurumi lovers out there…
Bring a touch of handmade charm to your amigurumi collection with this Amigurumi Cute Horse Crochet Free Pattern, beautifully designed by Fairy Crochet. This adorable horse measures approximately 20 cm (7.8″) standing and 16 cm (6.3″) sitting, making it the perfect size for gifts, nursery décor, or a whimsical crochet shelf buddy. Crafted with soft and versatile YarnArt Jeans yarn, the pattern is step by step, beginner friendly, and ideal for anyone who loves creating cute animals with clean shaping and smooth color transitions. Essentials like 12 mm safety eyes, a 2.25 mm crochet hook, and a bit of fiberfill help bring this sweet little horse to life.

In the full pattern below, you’ll find clear instructions using shades such as sand (#07), brown (#40), graphite (#28), and turquoise (#76), along with simple tools like a stitch marker, tailor’s pins, and a needle with a big eye. Many materials such as white, brown, and black threads are used for the final detailing to give your horse its charming personality. Huge thanks to Fairy Crochet (YouTube) for sharing this delightful design. And don’t forget—at the end of the tutorial you’ll also discover wonderful amigurumi horse ideas to inspire your next crochet project!

Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 50 g/160 m): sand #07, brown #40, graphite #28, turquoise #76
• Hook size: 2.25 mm
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Needle with big eye
• Tailor’s pins
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• White, brown and black threads
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:

R = row
mc = magic circle (magic ring)
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
FLO = front loop only
F. o. = fasten off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( )* 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

AMIGURUMI HORSE FREE PATTERN

Head

With sand color yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)* 6 (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)* 6 (54)
R 10-21: 54 sc (12 rows)

Insert safety eyes between R 15 and R 16 at the distance of 6-7 stitches from each other.
R 22: (7 sc, dec)* 6 (48)
R 23: (6 sc, dec)* 6 42)
R 24: (5 sc, dec)* 6 (36)
R 25: (4 sc, dec)* 6 (30)
R 26: (3 sc, dec)* 6 (24)
Sl st, 1 ch.
Stuff the head.
F. o.

Muzzle

With sand color yarn:
Make 5 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn: 2 sc, inc (opposite side) (10)
R 2: inc, 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, inc (14)
R 3: inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc (18)
R 4: 2 sc, inc, 5 sc, 2 inc, 7 sc, inc (22)
R 5: (inc, 10 sc)* 2 (24)
R 6: (inc, 11 sc)* 2 (26)
R 7: 26 sc
R 8: dec, 7 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 3 sc (22)
Sl st, 1 ch.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)

With sand color yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 3 (9)
R 3: (2 sc, inc)* 3 (12)
R 4: (3 sc, inc)* 3 (15)
R 5-7: 15 sc (3 rows)
R 8: (3 sc, dec)* 3 (12)
R 9: (2 sc, dec)* 3 (9)
R 10: (1 sc, dec)* 3 (6)
Sl st, 1 ch.
Do not stuff.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2)

Stuff as you go.
With graphite color yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5: BLO: 24 sc
R 6-7: 24 sc (2 rows)

Change to sand color yarn:
R 8: (2 sc, dec)* 6 (18)
R 9-11: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 12: (4 sc, dec)* 3 (15)
R 13-15: 15 sc (3 rows)
R 16: (3 sc, dec)* 3 (12)
R 17-19: 12 sc (3 rows)
R 20: (2 sc, dec)* 3 (9)
R 21-23: 9 sc (3 rows)
Fold the top opening flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
1 ch. F. o.

Attach graphite color yarn to the front loop of R 5 of the leg.
R 5: FLO: 24 sl st
F. o.

Arms (make 2)

Stuff as you go.
With graphite color yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4: BLO: 18 sc
R 5-6: 18 sc (2 rows)
Change to sand color yarn:
R 7: (1 sc, dec)* 6 (12)
R 8-10: 12 sc (3 rows)
R 11: (2 sc, dec)* 3 (9)
R 12-14: 9 sc (3 rows)
R 15: (1 sc, dec)* 3 (6)
R 16-18: 6 sc (3 rows)
Fold the top opening flat and 3 sc through both sides across.
1 ch. F. o.

Attach graphite color yarn to the front loop of R 4 of the arm.
R 5: FLO: 18 sl st
F. o.

Body

Stuff as you go.
With sand color yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)* 6 (48)
R 9: 48 sc

R 10: 10 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 20 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg, 10 sc (48)
R 11: (14 sc, dec)* 3 (45)
R 12-13: 45 sc (2 rows)
R 14: (13 sc, dec)* 3 (42)
R 15-16: 42 sc (2 rows)
R 17: (12 sc, dec)* 3 (39)
R 18-19: 39 sc (2 rows)
R 20: (11 sc, dec)* 3 (36)
R 21-22: 36 sc (2 rows)
R 23: (10 sc, dec)* 3 (33)
R 24-25: 33 sc (2 rows)
R 26: attach the arms on the sides of the body with single crochet so that they are over the legs (9 sc, dec)* 3 (30)
R 27: (8 sc, dec)* 3 (27)
R 28: (7 sc, dec)* 3 (24)
Sl st, 1 ch.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Mane
With brown color yarn:

Strand 1 (make 7)
Make 51 ch. From the 2nd ch from hook: 50 sc. We curl a strand. 1 ch, f. o. We cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Strand 2 (make 6)
Make 41 ch. From the 2nd ch from hook: 40 sc. We curl a strand. 1 ch, f. o. We cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Strand 3 (make 6)
Make 31 ch. From the 2nd ch from hook: 30 sc. We curl a strand. 1 ch, f. o. We cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Strands for forelock (make 3)
With brown color yarn:
Make 16 ch. From the 2nd ch from hook: 15 sc. We curl a strand. 1 ch, f. o. We cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Strands for tail (make 5)
With brown color yarn:
Make 31 ch. From the 2nd ch from hook: 30 sc. We curl a strand. 1 ch, f. o. We cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Bridle
With turquoise color yarn:
Leaving a very long yarn tail, make 40 ch (try on from one edge of the muzzle to the other). F. o. and cut the yarn. We return to the left yarn tail and make 28 ch, we try it on around the muzzle. F. o. and cut the yarn.

We sew the bridle (I do this directly on the horse itself).

Assembly

Sew the muzzle and ears to the head. Embroider eyelashes, eyebrows, nostrils and eye whites.
Sew the head to the body.
We sew the mane like this: long strands at ear level (50 ch), then below the medium ones (40 ch) and even lower the short ones (30 ch).
Then we sew on the forelock and tail.
We put on the bridle. If desired, it can be sewn on the back of the head.

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