Unicorn Fridge Magnet Crochet Pattern
Add a little magic to your refrigerator with a Unicorn Fridge Magnet! With tiny flowers, pink cheeks, and of course a spiraling horn, they’re sure to brighten up your day. They make great gifts too, so make a few!
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2021 Fridgies CAL
This unicorn fridge magnet is the March pattern in the 2021 Fridiges CAL! Crochet along through 12 magnet patterns. At the end of the year, you’ll have an adorable set of fridgies for yourself or for a gift! You may want to make 2 sets, so you don’t have to decide.
Enter the Giveaway
There will be several giveaways throughout the Fridgies CAL. This quarter, you could win this gift set of fiber wash products from Unicorn Clean. It even includes an adorable plush!
Learn all about the Fridgies Crochet Along here, including how to enter the giveaways!
Lion Brand DIY Yarn
Lion Brand provided all the yarn for this crochet along. Their DIY yarn comes in small balls, which is just perfect for the small amounts needed for each magnet. For the unicorn fridge magnet, you will need mostly white, with small amounts of pink, yellow, and sky blue.
If you’re not able to get this yarn or the colors you need, Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice or Basic Stitch are also good options.
Xyron Glue Gun
The easiest way to attach your magnet to your crochet is with hot glue. For my magnets, I’m using this mini hot glue gun that Xyron gave me to try out.
I used it on this unicorn fridge magnet and on the previous 3 magnets as well. I’ve been very happy with it. It heats up quickly and produced a nice steady bead of glue. Watch it in action in the tutorial video below!
Materials
- Yarn: Lion Brand DIY Yarn (100% acrylic, worsted weight, 65 yds / 30g per ball)
- 40 yds white
- 10 yds hot pink (pink)
- 5 yds yellow
- 2 yds sky (blue)
- 1/2 yd black OR black embroidery thread
- Hook: Size H / 5 mm crochet hook or size needed to match gauge.
- Notions:
- Yarn Needle
- Strong, flat magnet that will fit inside the unicorn (sample shown is 1 inch diameter)
- Xyron hot glue gun and glue stick
- Stitch marker
Project Level
Intermediate: Worked in the round with some sewing and embroidery required. Working in front and back loops and with multiple layers.
Size
About 2.5 inches in diameter, not counting ears and horn.
Gauge
12 sc x 13 rounds = 4 inches
Use pattern as gauge swatch – After rnd 4, back circle should measure about 2.25 inches in diameter. Exact gauge is not critical. Your fabric should be tight enough that the magnet won’t show through.
Abbreviations used
(Pattern is written in US terms)
blo = back loop only
ch = chain
dec = decrease (see Special Stitches)
flo = front loop only
inc = increase (see Special Stitches)
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
Special Stitches
Increase (inc): Sc in back loop only of indicated st, then sc in both loops of same st. This counts as two stitches in the end of round stitch counts.
See this tutorial for a more detailed look.
Decrease (dec): Insert hook into front loop only of both of next 2 stitches, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook. This is an alternative to a single crochet 2 together (sc2tog) stitch. If you prefer, you can use the standard sc2tog instead.
Instructions
The unicorn has 2 main sections: The back with ears and magnet, and the front with the cheeks and embroidered face. You can make these 2 sections in any order you prefer. The horn and flowers are added after the front and back are joined together.
Join rounds where indicated with a slip stitch in the first stitch of the round. Slip stitches are not included in stitch counts unless otherwise specified. Mark first stitch of rounds if desired. Do not turn your work unless indicated.
Back
Back circle
With white, ch 2.
Rnd 1 (RS): 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, inc in each st around, join. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, inc in first st, sc in next st, (inc in next st, sc in next st) around, join. (18 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, inc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, (inc in next st, sc in next 2 sts) around, join with sl st in flo of first st. Do not fasten off. (24 sts)
Work should now measure about 2.25 to 2.5 inches in diameter.
Ears
First outer ear:
Continuing from the end of rnd 4.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc in flo of first st, sc in flo of next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked. (3 sc)
Place a marker in the base of the last stitch you worked. This will be used for joining later.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sk first st, dec. (1 st)
Fasten off.
2nd outer ear
Turn to RS. Skip next 3 unworked sts on back circle, join white with a sl st in flo of next st.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc in flo of same st (where the sl st was made), sc in flo of next 2 sts. (3 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sk first st, dec. (1 st)
Fasten off.
Inner ear:
Stay on wrong side. Working into unused loops in front of either outer ear, join pink with sl st in flo of first st.
Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, sc in flo of same st (where the sl st was made), sc in flo of next 2 sts. (3 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sk first st, dec. (1 st)
Fasten off.
Repeat inner ear instructions for the other inner ear.
Weave in all ends.
Magnet
Using hot glue gun, glue magnet to center of back circle, on the WS of work.
Set back piece aside.
Front
Front circle
With white, ch 2.
Rnds 1-3: Repeat rnds 1-3 of back circle. (18 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, inc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, (inc in next st, sc in next 2 sts) around, join. Fasten off. (24 sts)
Cheeks (make 2)
With pink, ch 2
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, do not join. Fasten off leaving an 8 inch tail for sewing.
Weave in the shorter, starting tail.
Face
Using the pictures as a guide:
- Sew cheeks into place, being careful not to interfere with the tops of the stitches in the last round. You’ll need to work into those for the assembly.
- Separate the black yarn into individual strands (plys). Using only one of the plies, embroider the eyes and eyelashes.
If you prefer, you can use thread or embroidery floss for the eyes instead.
Weave in all ends.
Assembly
Join front and back
Starting with back piece only and with WS (pink) facing, join white with sl st in marked st at base of ear.
Working through both layers of ear, ch 1, sl st in side of ear, ch 1, sl st in top of ear, ch 1, sl st in other side of ear, ch 1, sl st in base of ear. (4 sl sts)
Place the front circle on top of the back circle so that the right sides are facing out and wrong sides are together. Make sure the face is upright and centered between the ears.
Working through both the front and back layers, (ch 1, sl st) in each st around to base of other ear. (15 sl sts).
Working on back piece only, and through both layers of ear, ch 1, sl st at base of ear, ch 1, sl st in side of ear, ch 1, sl st in top of ear, ch 1, sl st in other side of ear, ch 1, sl st in base of ear. (5 sl sts)
There should be 9 remaining, unworked stitches on the front circle. 3 will be in front of each ear, and 3 in the center for the horn.
Fasten off
Weave in all ends.
Horn
Horn is worked in continuous rounds – do not join rounds, but rather continue working around in the same direction.
With RS facing, sk the first 3 stitches (in front of the first ear) on front circle. Join yellow with sl st in next st on front circle.
Rnd 1: Sc in same st and next 2 sts, turn to continue working into the 3 unworked sts between the ears on the back circle, sc in each of the 3 sts. (6 sc)
Rnd 2: Sc in blo of each st around. (6 sc)
Rnd 3: (Sk next st, sc in blo of next st) twice. (4 sc)
Fasten off
Weave tail through the back loops only of each of the 4 sts, and pull tight to form a point.
Weave in tails and stuff horns with the ends. If you need more stuffing, use a few tiny pieces of yellow yarn, cut to a length of 1 inch or less.
Flowers
Make 2 in blue and 1 in pink.
Ch 4, sl st in 4th ch from hook, (ch 3, sl st in same ch) 4 times.
Fasten off, leaving an 8 inch tail for sewing.
Arrange the two blue flowers at the base of the horn and sew them in place with their tails, sewing the front and back layers closed in front of the ears as you do.
Place the pink flower on top of the 2 blue flowers and sew that in place with its tail as well.
Weave in all ends.
Unicorn Fridge Magnet Video Tutorial
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2 Comments
zakia
Do you need to double layer this projects
Pia Thadani
It is 2 layers with a magnet inside, but you could modify it to be one layer. You’d have to turn the fabric the opposite way when working the ears, then skip the front circle entirely and just do the face on the back. Not sure how you’d do the horn – you could make it separately and sew it on maybe.