UNICORN TOY
LEGS, BODY AND HEAD (MAKE 2)
FIRST HIND LEG **Cast on 18 sts using 3mm needles and Yarn E. Row 1 (RS) *K1 tbl; rep from * to end. Rows 2 to 4 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Row 5 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [16 sts] Rows 6 to 10 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Row 11 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [14 sts] Rows 12 to 18 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Change to Yarn B.
Rows 19 to 22 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st. Change to Yarn C.
Rows 23 to 26 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st. Change to Yarn B.
Rows 27 to 42 Rep Rows 19 to 26 twice.
Rows 43 to 46 Rep Rows 19 to 22.***
Break yarns but leave sts on the needle. SECOND HIND LEG
Rep First Hind Leg from ** to ***. BODY
Break Yarn B and join in Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) Knit across sts of second leg and then across sts of first leg. [28 sts]
Rows 2 to 4 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Row 5 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [2 sts inc’d] Rows 6 to 8 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Rows 9 to 16 Rep Rows 5 to 8 twice. [34 sts] Rows 17 to 36 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st. Row 37 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d] Rows 38 to 40 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Rows 41 to 44 Rep Rows 37 to 40. [30 sts] Row 45 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [28 sts] Row 46 Purl.
Row 47 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d] Rows 48 to 51 Rep Rows 46 to 47 twice. [22 sts] Rows 52 to 54 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. HEAD
Row 1 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [24 sts] Rows 2 to 4 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Row 5 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [2 sts inc’d]
Row 6 Purl.
Rows 7 to 12 Rep Rows 5 and 6 three times. [32 sts] Rows 13 to 18 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st. Row 19 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d] Row 20 Purl.
Rows 21 to 36 Rep Rows 19 and 20 eight times. [14 sts]
Cast off. FIRST FORELEG
With RS facing, Yarn B and starting at neck indent, pick up and knit 13 sts working downwards towards the hind leg.
***Rows 2 to 4 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st. Change to Yarn C.
Rows 5 to 8 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st.
Change to Yarn B.
Rows 9 to 12 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st.
Rows 13 to 28 Rep Rows 5 to 12 twice. HOOF
Change to Yarn E.
Rows 29 to 34 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st. Row 35 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [2 sts inc’d] Rows 36 to 40 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st.
Rows 41 to 46 Rep Rows 35 to 40. [17 sts] Cast off leaving a 20cm yarn tail for making up.*** SECOND FORELEG
With RS facing, Yarn B and counting 13 rows down from the neck indent pick up and knit 13 sts working upwards towards the neck indent.
Work as given for First Foreleg from *** to ***.
MAKING UP
Tighten any loose sts where the Hind Legs were joined. With RS together, place the two pieces together. Pin in place and sew around the edges using matching yarn colours for each section and leaving a 5cm turning space between the legs. Turn the right way out, stuff carefully, making sure you get adequate stuffing to the ends of the hoofs and head. Sew up the turning hole neatly.
EARS (MAKE 4)
Cast on 16 sts using 3mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) *K1 tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d] Row 4 Purl.
Rows 5 to 14 Rep Rows 3 and 4 five times. [4 sts] Row 15 (K2tog) twice. [2 sts]
Row 16 Purl. Cast off.
Working from the cast-on edge upwards, Swiss darn triangles onto the RS of two Ear pieces in Yarn B and following the Ear Chart. With Yarn A, sew one plain and one Swiss-darned ear piece together working around the outside of two sides and leaving the cast-on edge unsewn. Repeat using the other two ear pieces. Sew the ears onto the top of the head with the Swiss-darned section facing forward and leaving 5cm between each Ear.
SNOUT (MAKE 2)
Cast on 20 sts using 3mm needles and Yarn C. Row 1 (RS) *K1 tbl; rep from * to end.
Row 2 Purl
Row 3 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [2 sts inc’d] Row 4 Purl. Rows 5 to 8 Rep Rows 3 and 4 twice. [26 sts] Row 9 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d] Row 10 Purl. Rows 11 to 14 Rep Rows 9 and 10 twice. [20 sts] Cast off.
MAKING UP
With RS facing, sew around the perimeter of the Snout piece leaving a small gap for turning. Turn RS out and stuff lightly. Sew up the gap neatly. Swiss darn two groups of 4-sts onto the Snout for nostrils, using photos as a guide and making sure they are evenly spaced. Use Yarn C to attach the Snout to the front of the Head, squeezing the short edges slightly to make it more prominent as you sew it in place.