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Winter Horse
Materials ~
● Medium Weight (4) Yarn in the
● 3.75 mm Hook following colors:
● Tapestry Needle
● Stitch Marker ○ Body Color (10 oz)
● Scissors ○ Mane/Tail Color (7 oz)
● Poly Pellet Beads (could substitute ○ Ivory or White Color (7oz)
rice) ○ Collar/Berry Color
○ Leaf Color
● Nylon Stocking to hold beads
● PolyFiber Filling
● Hot Glue Gun - optional for
attaching eyes & used in place of
sewing some pieces
● 24mm Safety Eyes
● ¾” Jingle Bells
★ I used Hobby Lobby, I Love This Yarn in the following colors:
Brown, Ivory, Black, Red, Dark Olive
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Abbreviations, Tips & Tutorials~
MR - magic ring V ideo Tutorial for Magic Ring
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
slst - slip stitch
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
inc - increase, work 2 sc into next stitch
dec - decrease (I recommend using the invisible decrease method) Video
Tutorial for the Invisible Decrease Method
BLO - work in back loop only
rnd(s) - round(s)
st(s) - stitch(es)
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Head
With Body Color~
1 - MR, sc 6 (6)
2 - inc x 6 (12)
3 - (sc 2, 3 sc in next) x 4 (20)
4 - sc 3, 3 sc in next, (sc 4, 3 sc in next) x 3, sc (28)
5 - sc 4, 3 sc in next, (sc 6, 3 sc in next) x 3, sc 2 (36)
6-10 - sc around, 5 rnds (36)
11 - sc 24, (inc, sc 2) x 4 (40)
12 - sc around (40)
13 - sc 25, (inc, sc 2) x 4, sc 3 (44)
14 - sc around (44)
15 - sc 6, (inc, sc) x 6, sc 11, inc x 3, sc 2, inc x 4, sc 6 (57)
Ears
1 - MR, sc 6 (6)
2 - (sc 2, inc) x 2 (8)
3 - (sc 3, inc) x 2 (10)
4 - sc around (10)
5 - (inc x 2, sc 3) x 2 (14)
6 - sc, inc x 2, sc 5, inc x 2, sc 4 (18)
7 - sc 2, inc x 2, sc 7, inc x 2, sc 5 (22)
8-10 - sc around, 3 rnds (22)
11 - sc 2, dec x 2, sc 7, dec x 2, sc 5 (18)
12 - sc, dec x 2, sc 5, dec x 2, sc 4 (14)
Sc 2 more times to get to the edge of the ear and ch 1, hold the bottom edges
together, make 7 sc through both sides to close the opening.
Pinch the bottom of the ear together, ch 1 and make 2-4 sc back through both
sides to secure. Finish Off, leaving a long tail. Sew the ears to the head at
approx. rnds 25-27. *See photo on page 4 for reference.
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Body
1 - MR, sc 6 (6)
2 - inc x 6 (12)
3 - (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 - (sc 2, inc) x 6 (24)
5 - (sc 3, inc) x 6 (30)
6 - (sc 4, inc) x 6 (36)
7 - (sc 5, inc) x 6 (42)
8 - (sc 6, inc) x 6 (48)
9 - (sc 7, inc) x 6 (54)
10 - (sc 8, inc) x 6 (60)
11-47 - sc around, 37 rnds (60)
48 - (sc 8, dec) x 6 (54)
49 - (sc 7, dec) x 6 (48)
50 - (sc 6, dec) x 6 (42)
51 - (sc 5, dec) x 6 (36)
52 - (sc 4, dec) x 6 (30)
Begin Stuffing
53 - (sc 3, dec) x 6 (24)
54 - (sc 2, dec) x 6 (18)
55 - (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
56 - dec x 6 (6)
Finish Off.
Assembly: Place the front of the neck at approx. rnd 4 of the body, the back
of the neck will reach to approx. rnd 23. Stuff
the neck firmly, then sew the head to the top of
the neck. I sewed the head at an angle so it
looks like the horse is looking off to the side but
you can sew it straight on, or however you like.
Add additional stuffing before closing up the
last few stitches to make sure the neck is nice
and firm and can support the head.
Legs
The bottom portion of all the legs will be
made the same, however, each leg will have
different instructions towards the top. Each leg
will have a partial ‘flap’ at the top which will be
sewn up onto the sides of the body, while the
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rest of the leg is sewn to the bottom of the horse. This helps with placement
and the look of the legs. *See instructions for adding leg hair on page 10 before
attaching the legs to the body.
Left Front Leg
Start with Ivory Color~
1 - MR, sc 6 (6)
2 - inc x 6 (12)
3 - (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 - (sc 2, inc) x 6 (24)
5 - (sc 3, inc) x 6 (30)
6 - (sc 4, inc) x 6 (36)
7 - BLO, sc 10, (inc, sc 2) x 6, sc 8 (42)
8-9 - sc around, 2 rnds (42)
10 - sc 10, (dec, sc 2) x 6, sc 8 (36)
11 - sc around (36)
12 - sc 15, (dec, sc 2) x 2, sc 13 (34)
13 - sc around (34)
14 - sc 14, (dec, sc 2) x 2, sc 12 (32)
15 - sc around (32)
16 - sc 15, dec x 2, sc 13 (30)
Insert nylon with poly-pellets *see page 3
17-24 - sc around, 8 rnds (30)
25 - sc 15, inc x 4, sc 11 (34)
26-28 - sc around, 3 rnds (34)
Change to Body Color
29-36 - sc around, 8 rnds (34)
37 - (sc 4, inc) x 6, sc 4 (40)
38-39 - sc around, 2 rnds (40)
Here is where we will begin working back & forth to create the flap.
40 - sc 10, hdc 21, ch 1, turn
41 - hdc 21, ch 1, turn (21)
42 - hdc 3, dc 15, hdc 3 (21)
Finish Off, leaving a long tail. Stuff firmly.
Right Front Leg
Follow the same instructions as the Left Front Leg through rnd 36
37 - inc, sc 8, (inc, sc 4) x 5 (40)
38-39 - sc around, 2 rnds (40)
Sc 4, ch 1, turn (this is a partial rnd to get to starting place)
40 - hdc 21, ch 1, turn (21)
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top, where it connects to the leg, and pull down, separating the strand in two.
This is a bit tedious but it makes the hair look more realistic and ‘flowy’ which
I felt was important to the overall look of the horse. I found it was easier to
start at the tip of the triangle and work down, moving the separated strands up
and away from the others so they didn’t get tangled as I worked. *See photo on
previous page. Trim the hair to where it reaches the bottom of the hoof after
you’re finished separating the strands.
Attaching the legs~
Sew the legs to the body. When
attaching the back legs, be sure to place
the inside of the leg at the center point of
the body. The legs are pretty large so
you’ll want to be sure to leave enough
room for the second one. *see photo
Add stuffing before closing up the last
few stitches to insure the bottom of the
legs are firm. Add some lighter stuffing
to fill in the flap area, making sure the
stuffing doesn’t pull gaps in the hdc/dc
stitches. *see photo on next page for a
view of the front legs.
Ch 1 and fold the 2 strips together, sc across to join. Finish Off, leaving a long
tail. This section will go next to the inside of the left ear, attach it at an angle
so that it lays off to the right side of the horse’s head.
Front mane - Section 2: With Mane/Tail Color~
Strip 1: ch 21; Strip 2: ch 31. This goes next to the inside of the right ear; the
hair will fall off to the right side without having to angle this section.
Now, we will make a single strip that is 31 ch long. This piece goes between the
2 sections and is angled to lay off to the right side as well.
*The lines on the photo show the top of each section/strip & their placement
between the ears and the angle of placement.
Side mane -
With Mane/Tail Color~
Next, we will make the part of the
mane that goes down the back of the
horse’s head and neck. For this piece
I made 5 continuous sections. I made
2 strips and joined them together but
instead of finishing off, I made the
next starting ch, making my next 2
strips and joined those 2 strips
together and so on. You will have 5
sections total that are all connected.
Then I just single crocheted across
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the top of all five sections for a cleaner look and to make the piece easier to
attach. Every strip will start with a ch of 41.
Sew the Mane down the middle of the back of the horse’s head and neck.
Tail~
With Mane/Tail Color~
For the tail we will make 2 continuous
sections (total of 4 strips). After single
crocheting across the top of the 2nd
section, ch 1, fold one section over the top
of the other and sc across the top to join.
(you’ll have 4 strips stacked one on top of
the other). Make 2 separate pieces that
have 4 strips each. Make each strip 49 ch
long.
Finish off each piece, leaving a long tail.
Sew the first piece to approx. rnd 48 of
the horse’s body. Sew the next piece
directly above the first.
collar around the horse’s neck and sew the ends
together.
Finished!
Please share photos of your finished horse with me at
violetsnheather@gmail.com, or on Instagram: @violets.and.heather. If you
have any questions or find any mistakes, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you!!
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