Florence the Unicorn in Scheepjes Catona - Downloadable PDF

Florence the Unicorn Crochet Pattern – Scheepjes Catona Amigurumi Toy

Florence the Unicorn is a charming crochet amigurumi toy designed by Nienke Jongstra and published as part of the Scheepjes After Party series (Number 116). This downloadable PDF pattern guides crocheters through constructing a fully three-dimensional stuffed unicorn figure, complete with a textured mane and tail worked in a distinctive scale stitch. The pattern is rated advanced beginner, making it an excellent step up for those who have mastered basic amigurumi construction and are ready to explore more decorative techniques.

What Is Being Made

Florence is a stuffed unicorn amigurumi — a soft, sculptural crochet toy designed to sit upright. The finished figure includes a shaped body with a rounded bottom half, a head, four legs, ears, a horn, and a flowing mane and tail. A wobble ball (110mm, item no. 6556-009) is incorporated into the base of the body, giving Florence a gentle rocking motion. The overall construction combines classic amigurumi shaping with a decorative crocodile stitch section, resulting in a toy that is both playful and visually striking.

Techniques Used

• Amigurumi construction: The majority of the pattern is worked in the round using the continuous spiral method — rounds are not closed with a slip stitch but worked continuously, with a stitch marker moved up each round to track the beginning of each new round. This is the standard approach for seamless, rounded amigurumi shapes.
• Crocodile stitch (10tr-scale): The bottom half of the body is worked back and forth in rows using the crocodile stitch, a technique that creates overlapping, scale-like texture. Each scale is formed by working 5 treble crochets around one post, rotating the work 180 degrees, and then working 5 treble crochets around the adjacent post, creating a layered, feather-like or fish-scale effect. This gives Florence's lower body a beautifully decorative, dimensional finish.
• Working in the round (magic ring start): Most components begin with a magic ring (mr), allowing stitches to be drawn tightly closed at the centre for neat, hole-free beginnings — essential in amigurumi work.
• Working in back loops only (blo) and front loops only (flo): Selective loop working is used at key points to create ridges, joins, or textural definition between sections.
• Colour changing: Multiple yarn colours are joined and changed throughout the pattern to create the multicoloured mane, tail, and body details.
• Stuffing and assembly: Completed pieces are stuffed with polyester stuffing before being sewn together. The pattern notes that stuffing density should be checked to ensure it is not visible through the fabric.
• Wobble ball integration: A 110mm wobble ball is enclosed within the body during construction, a fun engineering detail that gives the finished toy its signature rocking movement.

Stitches Used

• Double crochet (dc) — the primary stitch used throughout the amigurumi body, head, legs, ears, and horn
• Double crochet 2 together (dc2tog) — the standard decrease stitch used to shape rounded amigurumi forms
• Treble crochet (tr) — used specifically within the 10tr-scale (crocodile stitch) construction of the lower body
• Slip stitch (ss) — used for joining and finishing
• Chain (ch) — used for foundations, turning chains, and chain spaces
• Magic ring (mr) — adjustable loop start for all circular components
• Increases (inc) — working two double crochets into the same stitch to expand circumference
• Decreases (dec / dc2tog) — reducing stitch count to shape the body

Materials Required

The pattern is designed specifically for Scheepjes Catona, a 100% mercerised cotton yarn in a 4-ply weight.