Crochet Despicable Me Unicorn

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Written by Riri (@lillyums)

Last summer, I decided to go challenge myself with a new crochet project and decided to give that Unicorn from Despicable Me a shot.  OMG IT'S SO FLUFFY IM GONNA DIE!!!

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Ahem, anyway.  I wanted to make this post and show everyone my success photos! I DID write down the crochet pattern...BUT I won't be posting the pattern publicly (for a small cost) yet! When I do, it will be via Ravelry.  

Anyway check it out! Let me know WHAT I should improve on! This was my first BIG amigurumi/stuffed animal and I want YOUR feedback! :)

The unicorn came out to be about a foot long, and 8 inches high. However, I also used thinner yarn instead of the medium/worsted weight yarn I preferred to use, so next time I make this (which may never happen, who knows) if I follow the same pattern I drafted, this will be BIGGGGERRR...

Here are some photos of my progress along with some helpful hints in case you plan to make one yourself, or even modify a previous pattern that you may be currently working on.

All the parts!

all the parts laid out :) Time to assemble!

Eyes

This is how I did the eyes; I have the eye bead, and then just created the pink iris color using pink yarn around the bead.

Legs

The back legs were crocheted a certain way to shape the curves of the body.

Attaching the head

This part is probably the only part that I feel could be improved - maybe I should have placed the neck a little higher and stuffed it a little tighter. 

Unicorn horn

You can see I used gold thread to create the spiral in the horn.

Making the tail

I started looping yarn in this area.

Making the tail

This had yarn loops in each stitch in this circular area. 

Making the mane

Beginning the mane

Making the mane

Filling the mane up with more looped yarn!

Fluffing it up

I literally used a cat brush to brush out the yarn so it would fluff it up.  But to start, I had to separate each individual strands within the yarn! This is a time consuming process.

Fluffed up mane

And this is how it should look after it is brushed out! I did end up having to add a little bit more, but it's up to you!

Fluffy tail

Tongue, Mouth, Nose!

Here's an up close on how I did the shape of the smile, placement of the tongue, and the cute little swirly nose details!

And after the assembly, MY FINAL PROJECT WAS A SUCCESS!

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The only thing I would want to personally improve is the placement of the neck.  I think if it was a placed just a little bit further back, and stuffed a little bit more, and maybe a little bit shorter neck, the head wouldn't weigh it down as much.  

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed my progress photos of my first super big amigurumi!