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BY SWEET SOFTIES - JULY 11, 2020

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Dear fellow amigurumi enthusiasts,

I'm super excited to share with you my latest ami design, the Unicorn Pixie!!  She is an adorable, little pocket sized doll that is
quick and easy to crochet.  This magical fantasy creature has a unicorn horn and ears, ower crown, highlights in her hair, and
a lacy frill skirt.  

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The Unicorn Pixie pattern is very versatile and can easily be customized by using di erent yarn colors to change up the pastel
cotton candy theme, making di erent hairstyles, or adding embellishments such as beads, buttons, and appliques.  This
beautiful doll is a great gift for kids who love to play with small toys.  She also makes for a great birthday, Christmas, or
holiday present! 

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If you're into unicorns or other sweet treats, you might also be interested in crocheting these other delightful amigurumis! 

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UNICORN PIXIE
 Free Crochet Pattern

Copyright Notice -- © 2020 Sweet Softies (www.sweetsofties.com). You have permission to sell finished products made from this pattern, but you must credit Sweet Softies as the owner/creator of this pattern by linking to my

website (www.sweetsofties.com) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SweetSofties). No wholesale. You may not copy, alter, or sell my patterns in part or in whole in any way. My patterns may not be used in teaching online

classes. My patterns may be used in teaching in-person classes ONLY with written consent from me. You may link to this pattern but you may not copy any part of the pattern instructions on other websites.

Introduction:
The Unicorn Pixie is an adorable, little pocket sized doll that is quick and easy to crochet.  This magical fantasy creature has
a unicorn horn and ears, ower crown, highlights in her hair, and a lacy frill skirt.  This amigurumi design is very versatile and
can easily be customized by using di erent yarn colors to change up the pastel cotton candy theme, making di erent
hairstyles, or adding embellishments such as beads, buttons, and appliques.  This beautiful doll is a great gift for kids who love
to play with small toys.  She also makes for a great birthday, Christmas, or holiday present! 

The Unicorn Pixie’s PDF pattern le includes complete written instructions for the doll-making process, hair tutorial, and
helpful visual references.

Size: 
Height: 7 inches (18 centimeters)

Level: 
★★☆☆☆  Easy / Beginner 

Requires familiarity with stitches used (below), attaching plastic safety eyes,
changing yarn colors, and sewing parts together.

Stitches/Terms Used (US Terminology):

FO: fasten o  

MR: magic ring 

Ch: chain

Sl st: slip stitch 

Sc: single crochet 

Hdc: half dc 

Inc: increase 

Dec: decrease

I-cord (video tutorial available)

Materials:
Medium weight 4 yarn in desired colors (I used peach, white, o -white, pink,
purple, grey)

2.75mm crochet hook

7mm plastic safety eyes

Fiber ll stu ng

Yarn needle

Scissors

Optional: blush powder & q-tip (for adding blush)

~ CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS ~
Important Notes (Read before beginning!)
Use your preferred yarn colors for each part. (My selection is written in parenthesis.)

Video tutorials are available for some portions of this pattern.  Scroll down to the Video section to view them.   
Head
Use skin-colored yarn (peach).
R1: In MR, sc 6. (6 sts)
R2: Inc around. (12 sts)
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts)
R4: (Sc 2, inc) x 6. (24 sts)
R5: (Sc 3, inc) x 6. (30 sts)
R6-R12: Sc around. (30 sts)
R13: (Sc 3, dec) x 6. (24 sts)
Insert 7mm plastic safety eyes between R10-R11, 6 sts apart.
R14: (Sc 2, dec) x 6. (18 sts)
R15: (Sc, dec) x 6. (12 sts)
FO and weave in the ends.

Hair Cap
Use main hair-colored yarn (grey).
Repeat R1-R10 instructions from the ‘Head’ section.
FO with a long tail for sewing later.  Attach hair to the doll's hair cap.  A step-by-step tutorial with photos is available in the PDF
pattern le.

Flowers (x3)
Use pink/purple/o -white yarn. 
In MR, (ch 4, sl st) x 5. Pull the ring tight. 
FO with a long tail for sewing later.

Ears (x2)
Use white yarn. 
R1: In MR, sc 4. (4 sts) 
R2: (Sc, inc) x 2. (6 sts) 
R3: (Sc 2, inc) x 2. (8 sts) 
R4: (Sc 3, inc) x 2. (10 sts) 
FO with a long tail for sewing later.

Horn
Use yellow yarn. 
R1: In MR, sc 4. (4 sts) 
R2: Inc, sc 3. (5 sts) 
R3: Inc, sc 4. (6 sts) 
R4: Inc, sc 5. (7 sts) 
R5: Inc, sc 6. (8 sts) 
R6: Inc, sc 7. (9 sts) 
FO with a long tail for sewing later.

Dress Collar
Use collar-colored yarn (pink). 
Ch 16. Start your rst st in 2nd ch from hook. (Inc, sl st 2) around. 
FO with a long tail for sewing later.

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Body
Use dress-colored yarn (white). 
R1: In MR, sc 6. (6 sts) 
R2: Inc around. (12 sts) 
R3: (Sc, inc) x 6. (18 sts) 
R4-R8: Sc around. (18 sts) 
R9: In BLO, (sc 4, dec) x 3. (15 sts) 
R10: Sc around. (15 sts) 
R11: (Sc 3, dec) x 3. (12 sts) 
R12: Sc around. (12 sts) 
FO with a long tail for sewing later.

Dress Skirt
Note: You may sew the arms and legs onto the body before starting the dress skirt. Alternatively, you can also choose to do so after
the dress skirt is complete. 
Start with skirt-colored yarn (purple). Attach yarn to back loops created in R9 of Body. 
R1: Ch 2, (hdc 5, inc) x 3. *Join with a sl st to the rst hdc. (21 sts) 
R2: Ch 2, (hdc 6, inc) x 3. *Join. (24 sts) 
R3: Ch 2, (hdc 5, inc) x 4. *Join. (28 sts) 
R4: Ch 2, (hdc 6, inc) x 4. *Join. (32 sts) 
Switch to frill-colored yarn (pink). 
R5: Ch 1, (inc, sl st) around. *Join. 
FO and weave in the ends.

Arms (x2)
Note: Arms and legs are made using the “i-cord” crochet technique. Click here for the i-cord tutorial, or scroll down to see videos for
this pattern below.
Use skin-colored yarn (peach).
Set up the i-cord: Ch 3. Insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, YO, pull up a loop, insert hook into next ch, YO, and pull up a loop.
(3 loops on hook)
R1: Drop 2 loops from hook, but hold onto them tightly with your non-hook hand so that they do not come undone. YO, pull
through loop on hook. Insert hook into rst dropped loop, YO, pull through. (2 loops on hook.) Insert hook into second
dropped loop, YO, and pull through. (3 loops on hook)
R2-R8: Repeat R1.
To nish, YO and pull through all 3 loops on hook.
FO with a long tail for sewing later.

Legs (x2)
Start with shoe-colored yarn (purple).
Set up the i-cord the same way as you did for the Arms (above).
R1: Repeat R1 instructions from the ‘Arms’ section.
Switch to skin-colored yarn (peach).
R2-R12: Repeat R1 instructions from the ‘Arms’ section.
FO with a long tail for sewing later.

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~ FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS ~
1. Use plastic safety pins to help position the owers, ears, and horn onto the top of the doll’s head. Once satis ed with 
their placement, sew them securely using each piece’s long yarn tail and a yarn needle. 
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As always, you are more than welcome to SHARE this post with any fellow crocheters who'd like to try this pattern! Thank you for reading, and I
wish you all a wonderful day!

Best wishes,

 TAGS : AMIGURUMI, FREE PATTERN, PIXIE, POCKET PIXIE, SWEET SOFTIES DESIGN ANIMAL, SWEET SOFTIES DESIGN DOLL, UNICORN

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Angelina
July 12, 2020 at 2:28 AM

This doll is sooo beautiful!!! I am going to purchase her pattern RIGHT THIS INSTANT!
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Hi Angelina, you are so sweet! Thank you for the compliment on my design, and I
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 2. If you haven’t already, sew the arms and legs to the doll’s body.  Then, make sure the body and head are stu ed well
and sew them together. 

3. Sew the dress collar around the doll’s neck.  

4. If desired, style the doll’s hair. 

5. Lastly, add blush to cheeks using blush powder & q-tip.  Click here for a blush tutorial, or scroll down to watch the video
tutorial on this page.

And that's it!  Congratulations on nishing your sweet Unicorn Pixie!

~ RELATED VIDEOS ~

Below are some videos that go along with parts of this pattern.

I-Cord

This is used for the arms and legs. Click here for the written instructions and blog post, or view the
video below.

How to Crochet an I-Cord || A Step-by-Step Croc…

Croc…

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Adding Blush

This tutorial provides tips and instructions on how to quickly and easily add blush to your amigurumi doll, using blush powder
and a q-tip.  Click here for the written instructions and blog post, or view the video below.

How to Add Blush to Amigurumi & Crochet Doll…

Doll…

 
Hair Tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to attach a full head of hair to the hair cap.  This is a technique di erent from the "shortcut"
method outlined in the instructions above for the Unicorn Pixie.

How to add Yarn Hair to Amigurumi Crochet Dol…

Dol…

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Butter y Fairy Wings

This is an optional accessory that you can add to these dolls.  Click here for the written instructions and blog post, or view the
video below.

Crochet Butter y Fairy Wings Appliqué || Easy B…

B…

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yarn and supplies I use to keep creating new designs!

Also, if you'd like to download the beautifully-formatted, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF version with photo references (see preview below), click
here to purchase it for a small fee in my Ravelry shop or Etsy shop. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies designs!

Printable ad-free PDF pattern 

(Includes detailed step-by-step hair tutorial and photo references)