Zombie Unicorn Crochet Pattern: Cute & Creepy Amigurumi
Meet the Cutest Undead Creature You’ll Ever Make
Hello, my slightly spooky crochet friend! Have you ever looked at a rainbow unicorn and thought, “You know what this needs? A little bit of zombie chaos”? Well, today is your lucky day.
Meet the Zombie Unicorn – a glorious mashup of pastel rainbows, undead stitches, and the most adorable creepy-cute energy you’ve ever seen. With his mismatched eyes, stitched scars, colorful mane, and little zombie bite marks, he is equal parts adorable and delightfully disturbing
So grab your green yarn, your rainbow scraps, and your sense of humor – let’s make a zombie unicorn
Materials You’ll Need
Yarn – YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% polyacrylic, 160m/50g)
| Color | Number | Used For |
|---|---|---|
| Green (main) | #29 | Body, head, neck, limbs |
| Green (color 1) | #69 | Nostril accents |
| Green (color 2) | #63 | Nostrils, hooves |
| Orange | #23 | Horn accents, mane/tail |
| Red | #26 | Scars, eye details, horn stripe |
| Purple | #59 | Mane, tail, decorations |
| Blue | #33 | Mane, tail, decorations |
| White | #01 | Eyes |
Other Supplies
- Crochet hook: 1.5 mm (steel hook recommended – Clover Amour or similar)
- Wire: 50 cm total (two 25 cm pieces for arms, two for legs)
- Stuffing: Hollow fiber or polyfil
- Yarn needle: For sewing parts
- Red and black embroidery thread: For scars, pupils, and details
- Pins: For positioning parts before sewing
Important note: This pattern uses a very small hook (1.5 mm) and fine cotton yarn. The finished unicorn will be small, firm, and perfectly detailed. Do not use bulky yarn unless you adjust the hook size significantly
Abbreviations (US Terms)
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| MR | Magic ring |
| sc | Single crochet |
| inc | Increase (2 sc in one stitch) |
| dec | Decrease (sc two together) |
| sl st | Slip stitch |
| ch | Chain |
| hdc | Half double crochet |
| dc | Double crochet |
| BLO | Back loop only |
| FLO | Front loop only |
Part 1: Nostrils (Make 2)
Start with Color #2 (green #63)
- Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- Round 2: 6 inc (12)
- Round 3: (inc, sc) × 6 (18)
- Round 4: (inc, 2 sc) × 6 (24) – switch to Color #1 (green #69) after this round
- Round 5: FLO – 24 sc (24)
- Round 6: 24 sc (24)
- Rounds 7-8: BLO – 24 sc (24) – two rounds
- Round 9: 24 sc (24)
Fold the nostril as shown in the pattern diagram.
- Round 10: (inc, 3 sc) × 6 – working together with the FLO from Round 5 (30)
- Round 11: (inc, 4 sc) × 6 (36)
- Round 12: (inc, 5 sc) × 6 (42)
- Round 13: (inc, 6 sc) × 6 (48)
- Round 14: (inc, 7 sc) × 6 (54)
Do not cut the yarn on the second nostril – we will join them next
Part 2: Joining the Nostrils & Head
Joining
- Round 15: 36 sc (nostril 1), then 36 sc (nostril 2) – now work in the round around both (72)
- Round 16: dec, 32 sc, 2 dec, 32 sc, dec – switch to main color (green #29) (68)
- Round 17: dec, 30 sc, 2 dec, 30 sc, dec (64)
- Round 18: dec, 28 sc, 2 dec, 28 sc, dec (60)
Shaping the Snout
- Round 19: 3 hdc, 24 sc, 6 hdc, 24 sc, 3 hdc (60)
- Round 20: 28 sc, 6 hdc, 26 sc (60)
- Round 21: 60 sc (60)
Sew the nostrils together (the inner seam). Begin stuffing the head firmly.
Continue the Head
- Round 22: (dec, 8 sc) × 6 (54)
- Rounds 23-25: 54 sc (54)
- Round 26: (dec, 7 sc) × 6 (48)
- Rounds 27-29: 48 sc (48)
- Round 30: (dec, 6 sc) × 6 (42)
- Rounds 31-33: 42 sc (42)
- Round 34: (dec, 5 sc) × 6 (36)
- Rounds 35-37: 36 sc (36)
- Round 38: (dec, 4 sc) × 6 (30)
- Round 39: 30 sc (30)
Eye Opening (for the “dead” eye)
- Round 40: sc, ch 6, skip 6 stitches, 23 sc (30) – this creates a hole for the empty eye socket!
- Rounds 41-42: 30 sc (30) – work around the chain space
Continue stuffing.
- Round 43: (dec, 3 sc) × 6 (24)
- Round 44: (dec, 2 sc) × 6 (18)
- Round 45: (dec, sc) × 6 (12)
- Round 46: (dec, sc) × 4 (8)
Fasten off, close the opening, and leave a long tail for sewing later.
Part 3: Neck & Body
Work with main color (green #29). Start at the marked spot on the pattern diagram.
- Round 1: ch 2, sc in the same stitch, 5 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc – now working in the round (16)
- Rounds 2-5: 16 sc (16)
- Round 6: (7 sc, inc) × 2 (18)
- Rounds 8-10: 18 sc (18)
- Round 11: (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
- Rounds 12-13: 24 sc (24)
- Round 14: (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
- Round 15: 30 sc (30)
- Round 16: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
- Round 17: 36 sc (36)
- Round 18: (4 sc, inc) × 6 (42)
- Round 19: 42 sc (42)
- Round 20: (5 sc, inc) × 6 (48)
- Round 21: 48 sc (48)
