Knitting

Knitting vs Crochet is back, this time with two seriously cute unicorns. All together now: aww! As always, SACHIYO ISHII pleases everyone – because it doesn’t matter if you only knit or only crochet, either way you can create this wonderful toy. Make sure you embroider a really loopy smile to add tons of character, and have fun placing the ringlets too. Isn’t our variegated yarn perfect for it?

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KNITTED UNICORN

body

Using 3.75mm needles and Light Vanilla cast on 12 sts

Row 1 (WS) and every odd-numbered row: p

Row 2: (k1, kfb) three times, (kfb, k1) to end. 18 sts

Row 4: (k2, kfb) three times, (kfb, k2) to end. 24 sts

Row 6: (k3, kfb) three times, (kfb, k3) to end. 30 sts

Row 8: (k4, kfb) three times, (kfb, k4) to end. 36 sts

Rows 9-17:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 18: (k4, k2tog) to end. 30 sts

Rows 19-23:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 24: (k3, k2tog) to end. 24 sts

Rows 25-27:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 28: (k2, k2tog) to end. 18 sts

Row 29: p Cast off

head

Using 3.75mm needles and Soft Yellow cast on 12 sts

Rows 1-8: rep Rows 1-8 of Body. 36 sts

Rows 9-15:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 16: (k4, k2tog) to end. 30 sts Change to Light Vanilla

Rows 17-21:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 22: (k3, k2tog) to end. 24 sts

Rows 23-25:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 26: (k2, k2tog) to end. 18 sts

Rows 27-29:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 30: (k1, k2tog) to end. 12 sts Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread tail onto tapestry needle and thread through rem sts, fasten off

front leg

Make two

Using 3.75mm needles and Lovely Pink cast on ten sts

Row 1 (WS): (p1, pfb) to end. 15 sts

Row 2: k

Row 3 (edge): k

Rows 4-7: starting with a k row work in st st Change to Light Vanilla

Row 8: k5, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k5. 13 sts

Rows 9-17:

starting with a p row work in st st Cast off

back leg

Make two

Using 3.75mm

needles and Top Turquoise cast on 12 sts

Row 1 (WS): (p1, pfb) three times, (pfb, p1) to end. 18 sts

Row 2: k

Row 3 (edge): k

Rows 4-9: starting with a k row work in st st

Row 10: k7, (k2tog) twice, k7. 16 sts

Row 11: p

Row 12: k7, k2tog, k7. 15 sts

Rows 13-15:

starting with a p row work in st st Cast off

ear

Make two

Using 3.75mm needles and Light Vanilla cast on six sts

Rows 1-3: starting with a p (WS) row work in st st

Row 4: k1, (k2tog) twice, k1. Four sts

Row 5: p

Row 6: (k2tog) twice. Two sts

Pass first st over second and fasten off

horn

Using 3.75mm needles and Top Turquoise cast on seven sts

Rows 1-3: s