LANGUAGE

Pattern is in ENGLISH language

SKILL LEVEL: Experienced

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

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FINISHED SIZE:

The toy is approx. 1514 cm (without the tail).

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Changing colors
Tinting (explained in the pattern)
Working with beads (explained in the pattern)

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

These materials are necessary:
- Any smooth yarn, preferably not very stretchy, but not too thick as well. It is better to choose wool/mohair yarn with nylon. I used YarnArt Angora RAM (40% mohair, 60% acrylic; 500 m/100 g). I used about 33 g. To make a flame-colored horse: color No 520 (dried apricot). To make a black horse: color No 585 (black).

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• 1.5 mm cooper wire - approx. 2 m. You can buy this wire in a craft s hop, but I suggest buying it in an electronic goods store. There you can buy a 31.5 cord. Before buying the cord, make sure that the wire inside it is whole and does not consist of several thin wires. With a paper knife, remove the insulation. Make sure you are buying the right diameter of the wire.
• Stuffing polyester.
• White fabric plaster or insulation tape.
• Toy eyes or beads or semi beads to make eyes. You will need 2 items. The size of the beads is 8-10 mm (or bigger or smaller depending on your toy.) I used Czech glass cabochons: For the flame-colored horse - oval cabochon 10x8 mm pomegranate
  For the black horse -round cabochon 7 mm, iron glass
• sewing thread to sew on the mane, eyelids and legs.
• Strong thread to do sculpting. I use Vita Pelican yarn - I like thus yarn because it is strong enough, doesn’t damage the fabric. Some crocheters like using dental floss or thick nylon thread. Optional materials:
• Transparent glue (if you want to glue the eyes on instead of sewing them on).
• If you want to make a unicorn, you will need thin yarn / plastic clay / beads Toho No 15 of two colors.
• Dry pastel paints of the following colors: for the flame-colored horse: dark-brown to tint the body and white to tint the cheeks. for the black horse: white. You can also add a bit of silver tint.
• black ballpoint pen to tint the eyes of the flame-colored horse. To make the mane you can use for the flame-colored horse: Czech round beads No 10 or No 11 or Japanese rounds beads No 11 of the following colors: yellow, orange, red and the color of petrol. To make the mane of the black horse you can use felting wool - tops or lamb wool. You can also make the mane of yarn - I like the mane made of Alize Diva yarn.

TOOLS:

• needles: to do sculpting, to attach legs, bead mane and eyelids. Bead needle No 15.
• 1.25 mm crochet hook. Attention: choose the size of the hook according to the yarn you use or your manner to crochet.
• wire cutter
• scissors
• hard synthetic paint brush to tint the toy

ABOUT THIS PATTERN

Pattern written using USA terminology

This pattern is easy to follow with step-by-step instructions (52 pages with detailed instructions, tips, photos illustrating the process)

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