The Cutest Little Unicorn Babies, Sleeping Unicorns,

In preparing for a craft show this fall, we have decided to make unicorns one of our featured items.  This means we want to have unicorns is different sizes and styles to offer.  My friend sent me a pic of the cutest little sleeping unicorn babies!  I fell in love with them and could just imagine happy little children playing with and sleeping with these adorable stuffed toys!

The pattern is not my own creation, ( I wish I had thought of it) but it was offered free online.  You can find it here.   There is also the option of purchasing the digital download for a modest price.  I decided to purchase the pattern because it is so cute and I felt the designer totally deserved some compensation for her labor.  Being a designer myself, I understand all the time and work that goes into a design from conception of the idea to the finished pattern.

I did find a few flaws in the pattern in regards to stitch counts, but these were easily figured out by paying attention to the final stitch counts in each round. 

One thing that was missing that would have made the pattern easier to complete were assembly instructions.  While this may seem to be a no-brainer, it does help those not experienced in amigurumi to put their pieces together without worrying that they are doing it wrong. 

The center unicorn was the first one I made.  See how awkward
it looks?

I also tweaked the leg attachment a bit.  Since I didn't have the assemble instructions to tell me how to attach the legs, I wasn't sure if they should be attached to be stiff and unmovable or not.  So I made the first unicorn with legs attached by stitching it on in a circle around the  end of the leg.  This looked ok, but felt stiff.  The legs on my second unicorn were much more to my liking.   I stitched them closed in a line and then sewed them to the body.  This gave me legs that would flow down more naturally for a sleeping animal and would be easier for a child to hold and snuggle.

I'm quite satisfied with the two behind.  So much more flexible!

I love the Pipsqueak yarn and happened to get it by accident.  I couldn't find the white I was looking for, but my hubby found a cake with white and several other colors as well.  It was just a matter of winding the different colors into separate balls (including the white I originally wanted) and suddenly I have a great selection of colors without buying a separate skein for each color!  Now that's a win-win situation thanks to my hubby who is now a better yarn shopper than I am!

 You can find these cute little unicorns in my  Etsy shop if you're interested in buying one.  For those of you who love making your own here is the pattern  link.

Blessings!
Reny