You might recognize these from Gwent (the standalone card game based on the card game that appears in the Witcher video game series). Both of these plushies are based on the cosmetic items available for the Geralt of Rivia skin in the game. Geralt names all of his horses Roach, after the fish not the insect. Yen loves unicorns, who doesn’t?

TOOLS AND MATERIALS
• Size F crochet hook
• One (1) stitch marker – optional but recommended to mark your rounds
• Yarn needle
• Pins to hold pieces in place while attaching – I used bobby pins!
• Worsted weight yarn
o Roach: three (3) shades of brown – light, medium, dark – white and black
o Yen’s Unicorn: light brown, light gray, white
• Two (2) black button eyes, 20mm or whatever size you prefer (light brown for Yen’s Unicorn)
• Two (2) buttons, smaller than above for nostrils – or you can stitch nostrils
• Polyfil or other stuffing material

Gauge: approx. 4 sts/inch and 4 sc rows/inch, but gauge isn’t that important

The finished Roach/Unicorn measures about 13” from nose to tail and 12” tall. The Unicorn is a bit taller due to horn, coming in around 14” tall, give or take.

SKILLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Crochet
• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• sl: slip stitch
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• st/sts: stitch/stitches
• rnd/rnds: round/rounds

All rnds are continuous and I worked in back loops only (BLO), unless specified. You can work in standard sc if you would like and it should only change the texture.

In addition to sewing to join pieces, you will also need to add detail stitches to give it the patchwork look seen in the game.